Shows Like Miami Vice

Miami-set spy/crime drama with stylish undercover operative — closest tonal and geographic match to Miami Vice.

Iconic 1970s undercover cop duo series, direct predecessor genre-template for Miami Vice's two-partner dynamic.

Direct spiritual successor — undercover detective duo, street crime, urban grit; produced by Dick Wolf inspired by Miami Vice's formula.

Same era, same network aesthetic, undercover police work; both define 1980s glossy crime-cop TV genre.

Miami crime drama with morally complex protagonist operating outside the law; shares city, tone, and prestige-drama quality.

Miami-set police procedural; same city, same Miami PD world, stylized crime investigation with strong visual identity.

Florida crime drama from same era/creator (Stephen J. Cannell), detective duo, sun-soaked aesthetic, shares Miami Vice DNA.

Landmark crime drama centered on drug trafficking and urban policing — thematic peer to Miami Vice at higher prestige level.

Drug cartel crime drama with DEA undercover agents fighting cocaine trafficking — the exact world Miami Vice depicted.

Florida police detective crime drama; shares the sun-soaked Florida setting and procedural crime-solving format.

Miami PD-based crime drama with charismatic unconventional protagonist assisting detectives — same city and police world.

Gritty police corruption and drug crime miniseries; shares the moral ambiguity and institutional crime themes of Miami Vice.

True-story drug trafficking crime drama; shares Miami Vice's drug-trade focus and rise-of-crime-family narrative.

Miami-set organized crime drama with underworld partnerships — shares the city and morally grey crime ensemble format.

Gritty cop drama with corrupt detective operating in moral grey zones — thematic heir to Miami Vice's anti-hero cop archetype.

Stylish crime drama with a charismatic maverick lawman; shares Miami Vice's cool-protagonist lone-wolf cop appeal.

Undercover detective drama with moral conflict and dangerous double life; shares Miami Vice's undercover-agent tension.

Drug empire crime drama with street-level stakes; shares the drug-trafficking subject matter but different era and style.

Crime procedural with investigative team; shares the crime-drama genre but focused on serial killers, not drug crime.

1991 Miami-set prequel; shares Miami setting and crime atmosphere but very different serial-killer premise from Miami Vice.