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Shows like Breaking Bad

If you liked Breaking Bad, the best matches are Narcos, Better Call Saul and Animal Kingdom.

If you love Breaking Bad, you are clearly a fan of suburban chemistry teachers turning into ruthless outlaws, sun-baked New Mexico vistas, and moral decay treated as a career path.

We have rounded up the best shows to watch next, featuring plenty of dangerous drug trade drama and characters making catastrophically bad life choices.

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  1. 1. Narcos 2015 · Series

    82

    ★ 8.13 seasons

    If you missed the desperate scramble of the drug trade, this gritty crime drama swaps high school chemistry for global cartels.

    • Netflix
    More like Narcos →

  2. 2. Better Call Saul 2015 · Series

    90

    ★ 8.76 seasons

    This prequel shares the same New Mexico soil, moral decay, and dark humor as it tracks another ordinary man sliding into crime.

    • Netflix
    More like Better Call Saul →

  3. 3. Animal Kingdom 2016 · Series

    77

    ★ 7.86 seasons

    It trades chemistry labs for beach towns, serving up the same family crime drama and outlaw dynamics you already know.

    • Netflix
    • Amazon Prime Video
    • Xive TV Documentaries
    More like Animal Kingdom →

  4. 4. Dark Winds 2022 · Series

    72

    ★ 7.55 seasons

    It returns to the New Mexico landscapes of the source, trading illegal drugs for a grim mystery and psychological dread.

    • Netflix
    • Amazon Prime Video
    • Philo
    • AMC+
    More like Dark Winds →

  5. 5. The Penguin 2024 · Series

    81

    ★ 8.41 season

    This grim crime drama hits the same dark notes of ambition and drug trafficking as a protagonist claws his way to power.

    • HBO Max
    • Spectrum On Demand
    More like The Penguin →

  6. 6. Snowfall 2017 · Series

    82

    ★ 8.46 seasons

    This gritty series dives deep into the drug crime and cartel chaos that fans of the source will instantly recognize.

    • Disney+
    • Hulu
    More like Snowfall →

  7. 7. Weeds 2005 · Series

    75

    ★ 7.58 seasons

    It shares the dark comedy and family crime premise of a desperate suburbanite turning to drug dealing to survive.

    • Paramount+
    • Lionsgate+
    • MovieSphere+
    More like Weeds →

  8. 8. Queen of the South 2016 · Series

    77

    ★ 7.65 seasons

    It matches the relentless drug cartel plots and outlaw ambition of the source, though centered on a different kingpin's rise.

    • Hulu
    More like Queen of the South →
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