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Shows like The Shield

Not everyone loves The Shield for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Shield

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable.

  2. You like a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season.

  3. You like cops, gangs and politicians trading favors.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Wire2002

    • cops, gangs and politicians trading favors

    Good for you if you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.

  • Mayor of Kingstown2021

    • cops, gangs and politicians trading favors

    Good for you if you like a fixer making deals between cops, gangs and guards.

  • Gomorrah2014

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable
    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like alliances where any meeting can end in a shooting.

  • Breaking Bad2008

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable

    Good for you if you like rooting for someone you know you shouldn't.

  • Snowfall2017

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable

    Good for you if you like a smart kid you watch turn into something worse.

  • El Capo2009

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable
    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you can root for a drug lord at war with the state.

  • Oz1997

    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like never knowing who will be killed next.

  • Falling Down1993

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable
    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like following a man you understand less and less as the day goes on.

  • Chicago P.D.2014

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable
    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like a sergeant like Voight who breaks rules to get results.

  • Heat1995

    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like two men who respect each other and must collide.

  • Sons of Anarchy2008

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable
    • a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season

    Good for you if you like Jax Teller trying to clean up the club while doing worse to protect it.

  • Scarface1983

    • following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable

    Good for you if you like following a ruthless Cuban refugee building a cocaine empire in Miami.

Reasons taken from The Shield's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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