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Shows Like Shetland

Shetland's remote island setting and slow-burn, character-first mysteries have built a devoted following. Here are the British crime dramas worth watching after Shetland, and where to stream each one in the US.

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Vera

Vera

2011–2025 · ITV · BritBox

Ann Cleeves' other great detective creation, and the closest match here — gruff, brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope working cases across atmospheric Northumberland.

Hinterland

Hinterland

2013–2016 · S4C/BBC · Acorn TV

A haunted detective investigates crimes in the remote, rain-soaked landscape of rural Wales, filmed in both Welsh and English versions with the same brooding, isolated atmosphere as Shetland.

Blue Lights

Blue Lights

2023–present · BBC · BritBox

Belfast rookie police officers navigate a fractured city with the same commitment to character and place over procedure that defines Shetland.

Annika

Annika

2021–present · UKTV/Alibi · PBS Masterpiece

Nicola Walker leads Scotland's Marine Homicide Unit with sharp wit and frequent asides to the camera, set against the same moody Scottish coastal backdrop as Shetland.

Happy Valley

Happy Valley

2014–2023 · BBC · Acorn TV

Sarah Lancashire's Yorkshire police sergeant carries the same weary, deeply human authority as Shetland's DI Perez, in a show built on character over spectacle.

Broadchurch

Broadchurch

2013–2017 · ITV · PBS Masterpiece

A small coastal town's community unravels after a murder, with the same slow-burn, atmosphere-heavy approach to investigation that Shetland fans know well.

Bloodlands

Bloodlands

2021–present · BBC · Acorn TV

A Northern Irish detective investigates a case tangled in his own past, against a windswept coastal backdrop with echoes of Shetland's remote-setting mysteries.

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Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

2022–present · ITV · BritBox

A young Scottish cold-case detective, underestimated by everyone around her, reopening decades-old murders with the same atmospheric Northern setting as Shetland.

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