Shows Like Death in Paradise

The Short Answer

1. The Mallorca Files — A British detective and her German counterpart solve crimes amid the sun-drenched expat community of a Spanish island — a BritBox Original with the same fish-out-of-water charm and gorgeous scenery. (BritBox)
2. Beyond Paradise — the direct spin-off, DI Humphrey Goodman trades the Caribbean for a sleepy English coastal village with the same warm, low-stakes charm. (BritBox)
3. The Good Ship Murder — A former police detective, now pursuing his dream of cabaret singing on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship, keeps stumbling into murders — the same gorgeous scenery and comedic, low-stakes mystery formula, just afloat. (BritBox)
4. The Madame Blanc Mysteries — A recently widowed antiques dealer relocates to a sun-drenched fictional French village and can't stop finding bodies — the same warm, low-violence comfort as Death in Paradise, with more antiques and rosé. (Acorn TV)
5. Murder in Provence — Roger Allam stars as an investigating judge solving sophisticated mysteries amid the food, wine, and scenery of Aix-en-Provence — a BritBox co-production with the same appetite for beautiful backdrops and clever plotting. (BritBox)
6. Signora Volpe — A disillusioned British spy starts a new life in the beautiful Umbrian countryside, and trouble keeps finding her — an Acorn TV Original that deserves far more attention than it's gotten. (Acorn TV)
7. Return to Paradise — The franchise's second spin-off, trading Saint-Marie for a beachside Australian town and its first female lead detective — same beautiful scenery, same ingenious plots, brand-new setting. (BritBox)