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Shows like Castle

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

The 3 reasons people love Castle

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

  1. You like a murder to solve every episode.

  2. You like Castle and Beckett taking years to get together.

  3. You like a writer joking his way through crime scenes.

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.

  • Bones2005

    • a murder to solve every episode
    • Castle and Beckett taking years to get together

    Good for you if you like a murder solved from bones, insects and a chipped tooth.

  • The Mentalist2008

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie.

  • Elementary2012

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a new NYPD case cracked every week.

  • Mare of Easttown2021

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a small-town murder where every neighbour could be hiding something.

  • Lucifer2016

    • Castle and Beckett taking years to get together
    • a writer joking his way through crime scenes

    Good for you if you like a cocky lead who says exactly what he thinks.

  • NCIS2003

    • a murder to solve every episode
    • a writer joking his way through crime scenes

    Good for you if you like a crime show with jokes, where a goth lab expert and a chatty medical examiner lighten every case.

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a case a week, from the interrogation room to the courtroom.

  • CSI: Miami2002

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a case opened and closed in one episode.

  • iZombie2015

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a murder of the week solved through the victim's memories.

  • Zodiac2007

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like a cartoonist, a reporter and a detective trying to crack a killer's coded letters.

  • Sherlock2010

    • a murder to solve every episode

    Good for you if you like watching a genius solve a case from a stranger's shoes.

  • Only Murders in the Building2021

    • a murder to solve every episode
    • a writer joking his way through crime scenes

    Good for you if you like a whodunit with a new murder to solve each season.

Reasons taken from Castle'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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