Top 10 awesome shows like The Brief that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching The Brief and you can't get over how good this show was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar shows which are created by the likes of Jack Gold, Alan Davies and Cherie Lunghi . Here goes the list -
- Kavanagh QC
- City Homicide
- Dark Justice
- Cracker
- Just Cause
- The Division
- The Client
- Prime Suspect 2
- You Are the Jury
- Injustice
Kavanagh QC
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
This show, created by Charles Beeson, John Thaw and Oliver Ford Davies, scores 7.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama
You can watch this on Tubi Tv.
City Homicide
Set on the Homicide floor of a police headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, detectives work to bring justice for the deceased.
This show, created by Pino Amenta, Shane Bourne and Nadine Garner, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Crime | Mystery
You can watch this on Hulu and Tubi Tv.
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After his wife and daughter are murdered, Judge Nicholas Marshall loses faith in the judicial system. Selecting defendants from the cases appearing in his court, he presses them into a different kind of community service, as members of a vigilante group nicknamed "The Night Watchman".
This show, created by David Calloway, Dick ONeill and Clayton Prince, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Crime
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
Cracker
Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.
This show, created by Tim Fywell, Robbie Coltrane and Geraldine Somerville, scores 8.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Crime | Mystery
Just Cause
Alexandra DeMonaco was a good citizen and a devoted mom... until the day she was arrested. How could she know her no-good husband was running a medical insurance scam? Even so, he walked away with $5 million and their daughter... and Alexandra went to prison for five years. But she didn't waste a minute on self-pity and despair. Instead, Alexandra studied law and earned her degree. Now, she's out on parole, back in San Francisco, fighting to clear her name and - most of all - searching for her missing daughter, Mia. And when Alexandra lands a job at a law firm, it isn't long before things get interesting. As a paralegal for dashing mover-and-shaker Attorney Hamilton Whitney, Alexandra proves she has a remarkable gift for getting at the truth and bringing the bad guys to justice.
This show, created by Rob W. King, Elizabeth Lackey and Shaun Benson, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Crime
The Division
Five female cops in San Francisco struggle with their personal and professional lives.
This show, created by Aaron Lipstadt, Bonnie Bedelia and Nancy McKeon, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama
The Client
This series was based on the book by John Grisham about Reggie Love, a lawyer, who just started her practice and is also a recovering alcoholic which was made into a movie starring Susan Sarandon. Now Jobeth Williams is playing the part of Reggie. Her adversary in the movie, Roy Foltrig is also there. Only their relationship is not as adversarial as it was in the movie. Reggie occasionally calls on Roy for help, and at other times drives him crazy with high standards of ethics. Also Reggie is trying to convince her ex-husband to allow her access to her children.
This show, created by Helaine Head, JoBeth Williams and John Heard, scores 5.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | Thriller | Crime
Prime Suspect 2
Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.
This show, created by John Strickland, Helen Mirren and Colin Salmon, scores 8.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama
You can watch this on Hulu.
You Are the Jury
Viewers watch a reenactment of an actual courtroom trial and then call a special 900-telephone number to vote whether the defendant is innocent or guilty.
This show, created by Burt Brinckerhoff, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Robert Vaughn, scores 6.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Crime | Drama
Injustice
A defense barrister is faced with the proposition: what can you do when you have defended the indefensible?
This show, created by Colm McCarthy, James Purefoy and Charlie Creed-Miles, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Thriller | Crime | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi Tv and Hoopla.
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