7 Great Police Procedurals to Stream NOW!
18Hi, all! Sean here, back with some more recommendations. Last time, we talked podcasts. Now, we’re looking at TV. I don’t know about you, but I’m an absolute junkie when it comes to police procedurals. And with this being the golden age of television, there are more to choose from than ever! Here are my top seven new detective dramas to stream TODAY!
1. Not A Cop
Darryl is not a cop, so when criminals ask him if he’s a cop, he can answer honestly that he is not a cop, which might just make him the ultimate cop.
2. The Coast Isn’t Clear
Detective Sheryl Hane needs a break from working homicide on the gristly streets of Philadelphia, so she books a two week stay at a charming bed-and-breakfast in the British seaside village of Ffordfforshirre. It’s rustic and quiet, the perfect getaway! Then, one night, Hane’s host, Mrs. Hardybutton, offers her pudding but instead brings a piece of apple cake. The detective can’t help but wonder, what other lies might be hiding under the town’s quant veneer?
3. Mobes
Cormac Mobes is a drunk, a drug addict, a womanizer, a deadbeat dad, a gambler, a cheat, and he also just happens to be the best damn detective in all of Baltimore’s brother (who the show is actually about).
4. Cheese Inspector
“One last case.” That’s what cheese inspector Donna Holmes tells her daughter before responding to an anonymous tip in the middle of the night concerning an issue involving sharp cheddar being packaged as extra sharp cheddar. Little does she know it will be the case of a lifetime!
5. Coo Detective
Following detectives Woody Pecker Harrelson and Matthew McCAWnaughey as they investigate a murder (of crows), this series is being hailed as the best bird-related police procedural since C.H.I.R.P.S.
6. Checkmate
Hillary Torrence and Clyde Merrick are masters of the chessboard, but they couldn’t be more different. Torrence is a veritable socialite, out all night at the clubs, even before important early morning chess tournaments. Merrick’s idea of nightlife, on the other hand, is sneaking a mug of green tea into the rare books wing of the public library for an evening of meditation. But what happens when you team them up and put them in charge of catching a serial killer whose calculated moves follow the pattern of a famous chess match from the 1960s? In the words of Police Chief Alex Horner: “Honestly, not much progress, and a lot of paperwork errors.”
7. Detective Murder
Is it just a coincidence that a homicide detective would have the last name “Murder”? Yes, and actually it’s pronounced Mwer-door.
Those are mine! Now, tell me about yours!
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I love Coo Detective!
Getting Too Old for This
Sam Watkins was the best damn cop to walk the beat… 40 years ago. Today, Sam resides in an upscale retirement village just trying to enjoy his golden years. Much to Sam’s chagrin, his old precinct has come seeking his advice in taking down an interstellar crime ring. Does this crotchety hero from the past still have what it takes? “Sometimes, the old dog teaches you a new trick.”
Cop a Feel
They say the best detectives seem to have a sixth sense. Those people have never met Detective Daisy Drumbler! A freak accident at a saltwater taffy factory caused Daisy to lose the use of her eyes, nose, ears, and tongue. That hasn’t stopped, Daisy. Using the sense of touch alone, she has solved more cases than all the other detectives on the force combined! This endearing drama is a testament to humankind’s resolve.
The Beet
Charley Slam was the drummer for a punk band. But that was before his sticks split onstage and the splinters killed a man. Then he was playing a tune… called manslaughter. When he got out, he was just a guy named Chuck Ignwizski with a modest monthly royalty check due to sales from a well-regarded best of compilation and a newly-earned correspondence degree in criminal justice. Chuck just wants to forget his past and run a little organic beet farm in Portland. But before long, the farm’s secondary irrigation network is running red with blood, and Chuck’s gotta beat something new this time: the rap.
She’s a master of disguise with a crime spree as impressive as her impersonations, but she’s finally met her match when she comes face-to-face with A Detective With Capgras Delusion.
YOU PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WANT TO SEE THESE SHOWS. I HAVE COPPED A FEEL A FEW TIMES BUT NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THIS.
MALL WALKING COP
Bob walks the local shopping mall. He retired decades ago from his job selling insurance. Always on the alert, he stops and sometimes yells at those whippersnappers that are misbehaving.
His sidekick, Ethyl, is equally vigilant and adds to the excitement as she waves her walking cane at the youth behaving badly.
@daveinwarsh Bunch of miscreants all hopped up on goofballs no doubt!
Current favorite (real) cop procedurals, in no particular order:
Netflix:
Amazon:
@mike808 Have you watched Absentia? It’s awesome! On Amazon.
@mike808 Happy Valley on Netflix
@mike808
Netflix: River
Amazon: The Night Manager, Whitechapel
My brain glitched reading this:
"he also just happens to be the best damn detective in all of Baltimore’s brother "
Two amazing show pitches:
@ELUNO MOMMY!! What’s this red thing on my salad???
@mehbee The Amazing Tomato Show is such a great title.
@ELUNO It truly is!
After My Pension
Their pension plans are something all TV cops have fretted over at some point in their career. Go behind the scenes to see the administrative heroes who manage these pension plans and deal with the constant grief of worried officers loudly complaining about it.
I just keep remembering actual shows…
That are already parodies…
NAKED COP
Dick had been on the police force for 18 years. Slightly overweight and slowing down, every day was tough. His life changed when that call came in.
He was responding to a pickpocket call at a ‘Nudist Resort’ when he saw his calling in life. He will never wear clothes again. With the aid of duck tape to hold his badge and gun on his body, he fights crime where ever he finds it.
Join him as he swings into action with his partner, Peter Johnson.
@daveinwarsh
And just to make sure Dick doesn’t get too cocky giving the beat down to hardened criminals, Captain Phil McGroyne keeps him in line. He may have a tough skin on the outside, but he has a warm gooey soft heart on the inside.
Criminals know they’re in a hole too deep to get out of when they hear “Spread 'em! Assume the position!”
Copperplate Gothic
Date: 1995. Place: Kinko’s Copies.
Frieda Goudy works the graveyard shift, helping restaurants sharpen up their menus, and tightening up resumés for the local unemployed. But while the laser printer warms up, she’s solving the coldest cases around.
@dave +1 for the title alone!
Juan and Dunn
Juan Portillo is a freshman college hoops standout who is wrestling with finishing college versus an early exit to the NBA. He’s mentored by coach Seamus Dunn who diagrams plays when not solving the crimes that eat at the periphery of State’s basketball program - with the help of his standout star.
Gwangi’s Law
T-Rex maintains law and order in a quicky growing gold rush mining town, but has his hands full raising three daughters on his own.
STRIPPER COP
Trixie Delite is the best pole-dancer in Seattle, but during the day she’s the best damn detective on the West coast.
After years of stripping, she saw a detective course advertised on a matchbook cover. Police work will never be the same again.
When a case is too tough to solve, Trixie is there to shake things up!
Star Justice
Out-of-work actors team up with extraterrestrials to help the Hollywood Homicide Squad solve a string of murders at prominent movie studios.