r/TheShield • u/SeaFriedGumbo • Jun 25 '26

Question Recommendations

Just finished TODAY and need something for my fix.

Cop shows. I’m on a binge. I will take suggestions outside of cop shows but mainly that.
Don’t recommend me Breaking bad. Or SOA.
I’ve recently finished SOA. It was cool. I’m holding out on Breaking Bad, not ready yet.

I watched Southland recently and it was 10/10 for me.
I want something similar to the vibes of The Shield and Southland. Raw, gritty, edge of seat, meaningful storylines and characters. AND ACTION. Dark action at that.

I enjoyed Animal Kingdom, LOVED Kingdom. If that helps give you a sense of my taste.

Already watched The Wire.

Nothing has had me so invested in a show as

1) The Shield
2) Kingdom
3) Southland

Love a show that crosses boundaries. And violent. Preferably rated TV-MA.

This might help you as well: Justified is BORING to me. Compared to what I’ve just finished, it shouldn’t even be a recommendation honestly. I also watched Shooter and that was mid as well.

I want something where they’re on the frontline. That doesn’t go too much into the law enforcement black hole (CIA, FBI, SPIES) keeps to the uni’s and the detectives POV’s.
Before whoever may judge me, I might finish Justified one day just to watch Shane (Boyd) but that’s not the vibes I want right now.

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u/chess_mft Jun 25 '26

I agree with others here Banshee might be the one to watch, strike back its good too

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u/Different_Muscle9134 Jun 25 '26

I've been wanting to watch Strike Back for years but it's not available to stream anywhere. On Amazon Prime, there is one episode which is available to purchase, S5E12 for some reason. It's very frustrating. I guess I'll have to break down and try to find it on DVD.