Shows Like Knight Rider

Direct reboot of the original with the AI supercar KITT and Glen A. Larson involvement

Larson's other 80s show pairing a hero with a high-tech AI sidekick fighting crime

Same-era Larson crime-fighter with a fantastical gimmick, sister show to Knight Rider

Larson 80s action series about a lone hero chasing bad guys with vehicular flair

80s solo hero working for a private agency, light tech-driven action with same family-friendly tone

80s vigilante-justice duo with a signature car chasing criminals the law can't catch

Same-era Cannell action show featuring tech gadgets and a team helping people in trouble

Iconic crime-fighting duo defined by their muscle car, a clear ancestor to Knight Rider's vibe

Larson 80s undercover-action series with the same glossy syndicated feel

80s lone-wolf investigator with a signature sports car, contemporaneous Larson-adjacent hit

Larson sci-fi action with an AI companion (Twiki) and lone-hero adventures

Same-year 80s street-cop action series with Knight Rider's syndicated network audience

Lone superpowered crime-fighter with high-tech gadgets and a similar comic-book action tone

Modern lone driver-hero with a hyper-capable car taking on criminals — the spiritual descendant

Masked vigilante with a tricked-out crime-fighting car (Black Beauty), forerunner of the formula

Modern team using high-tech tricks to right wrongs the system can't, descendant of the vigilante-helper formula

Larson's other flagship show — different genre but shares creator DNA and 70s/80s sensibility

Charming lone-hero righting wrongs outside the law, a clear template Knight Rider draws on

70s tough-cop crime drama in the action-detective tradition that Knight Rider modernized

Larson action-detective series in the lighter crime-fighting mold that led into Knight Rider