Top 10 awesome shows like The Mentalist that you will enjoy watching

You just finished watching The Mentalist 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 Chris Long, Simon Baker and Robin Tunney . Here goes the list -

Elementary
The Closer
Shark
Without a Trace
Veronica Mars
Numb3rs
Rizzoli & Isles
American Gothic
How to Get Away with Murder
Luther

1. Elementary

   A modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with the detective now living in New York City.

   This show, created by Guy Ferland, Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, scores 7.9 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Hulu.

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2. The Closer

   Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.

   This show, created by Michael M. Robin, Kyra Sedgwick and J.K. Simmons, scores 7.6 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Directv.

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3. Shark

   Sebastian Stark is a Los Angeles hot-shot lawyer, who leaves his lucrative career as a defender of rich criminals to try public prosecution under the District Attorney. He forms a trial team of his own, consisting of young lawyers, like Casey Woodland, son of a legislator, who get an opportunity to learn straight from the master, if they can stand his hellish pace, and walk the tight rope between respecting the law while using it and winning whatever it takes. A Private Investigator helps out digging up factual information. In nearly every episode, a criminal is found out and put behind bars, after testing out tactics in Stark's private mock court, Sebastian often also has to deal with his daughter Julie, who surprisingly chose to live with him, rather than her mother, in New York City, after their divorce.

   This show, created by Adam Davidson, James Woods and Danielle Panabaker, scores 7.1 on IMDb.

   Genres - Drama | Crime | Mystery

   You can watch this on Hulu.

4. Without a Trace

   The cases of an FBI unit specializing in missing persons investigations.

   This show, created by John F. Showalter, Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery, scores 6.9 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Apple Itunes, Microsoft Store and Vudu.

5. Veronica Mars

   After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.

   This show, created by John T. Kretchmer, Kristen Bell and Percy Daggs III, scores 8.3 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Hulu.

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6. Numb3rs

   Working for the F.B.I., a mathematician uses equations to help solve various crimes.

   This show, created by Dennis Smith, David Krumholtz and Rob Morrow, scores 6.9 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Hulu.

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7. Rizzoli & Isles

   Detective Jane Rizzoli and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles team up to solve crimes in Boston.

   This show, created by Mark Haber, Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, scores 7.6 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Hulu and Directv.

8. American Gothic

   The members of a prominent Boston family suspect that one of their own is working with an infamous serial killer.

   This show, created by Greg Beeman, Juliet Rylance and Antony Starr, scores 6.7 on IMDb.

   Genres - Drama | Crime | Mystery

   You can watch this on Amazon Video.

9. How to Get Away with Murder

   A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.

   This show, created by Bill DElia, Viola Davis and Billy Brown, scores 8.1 on IMDb.

   Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

   You can watch this on Netflix.

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10. Luther

    DCI John Luther is a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

    This show, created by Sam Miller, Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley, scores 8.5 on IMDb.

    Genres - Mystery | Crime | Drama

    You can watch this on Directv, Hulu and Hoopla.

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