American series about gangsters

List of the best American TV shows about gangsters, selected by visitors to our site: The Making of The Mob, El Chapo, Gangs of London, Joe Pickett, Fresh Off the Boat, Trial & Error, Z Nation, The Exes, Never Have I Ever, Wisdom of the Crowd.

In the top there are new series of 2023, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, documentary, crime, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:30

A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:06

A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.

Genredetective
CountryUSA

A game warden and his family navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming on the verge of economic collapse. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:35

A bright-eyed New York lawyer takes his first big case defending an eccentric poetry professor accused of murdering his wife.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

    Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A sitcom about three divorced men sharing an apartment across the hall from their female divorce attorney, who is also their landlord.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration05:07

    A tech innovator creates a cutting-edge crowd-sourcing hub to solve his own daughter's murder, as well as revolutionizing crime solving in San Francisco.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:22

    Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan's alpha-male boss, Stephen, has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the air. A reluctant Ryan finds himself in a support group for "life change," where he meets an oddball cast of characters, all with their own backstories filled with varying degrees of loss.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA

    A horror anthology series based on urban legends that takes viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath the surface of America.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction
    CountryUSA

    The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Sweden
    Duration01:00

    In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Six years ago, Annie and Jake bonded over their mutual love of nachos and they've been inseparable ever since. Now, after returning from a romantic two-week island vacation, Jake’s all set to pop the question. Before he can ask, though, Annie lets loose on Jake for his inability to commit. She was expecting him to “put a ring on it” in paradise and now Jake’s perfect proposal is ruined. Not wanting to spend the next 60 years talking about that mess of a proposal, Jake and Annie decide to hold off on the engagement until they can do it right. Yet if history tells us anything, it’s when we really want things to go right that they all tend to go wrong. The only thing we know for sure is these two are destined to be together whether they can get it together or not.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Take a journey into the provocative and hilariously wicked mind of Amy Schumer as she explores topics revolving around sex, relationships, and the general clusterf*ck that is life. Through a series of scripted vignettes, stand-up comedy, and man-on-the street candid interviews, Schumer tackles various themes such as "Denial," "Getting Your Way," and "Threesomes."

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A dual coming-of-age comedy exploring the impact of internet porn and social media, Mrs. Fletcher follows empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher — as she reinvents her life to find the happiness and sexual fulfillment that’s eluded her, and her college freshman son Brendan.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUSA

    A widowed mom sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her young son's emerging superpowers while keeping his extraordinary gifts under wraps.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

    Madeline Scott, a fierce and uncompromising lawyer with a hunger for justice, runs an underdog criminal defense firm. There is no one who understands the power of setting an innocent person free more than Madeline. At age 18, she was wrongfully convicted, along with her brother, in a sensational murder case. Madeline defends others as she fights to maintain her innocence and searches for the real killer in her own case.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Consumed by the mystery surrounding the donor heart that saved her life, a young patient starts taking on sinister characteristics of the deceased.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Pursued by intergalactic bounty hunters, the Critters return to Earth on a secret mission and encounter lovelorn high-schooler Christopher, his crush Dana, his best friend Charlie, and his mom Veronica, whose past will come back to bite them—literally.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, western, history
    CountryUSA

    An epic romantic adventure series based on the life of famous American outlaw Billy the Kid — from his humble Irish roots, to his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:43

      A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.

      Markimdb: 2.7
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA

      A 14-year-old Persian boy desperately tries to fit in, cope with his mother's dating life, and figure out his cultural identity.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA

      This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, comedy, cartoon
      CountryUSA

      A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:15

      Based on a true story, "Harley and the Davidsons" charts the birth of this iconic bike during a time of great social and technological change beginning at the turn of the 20th century.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, fantasy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      The last in a line of Chosen Ones, a wannabe chef teams up with a homicide detective to unravel an ancient mystery and take down supernatural assassins.

      Markimdb: 9.2
      Genredrama, western
      CountryUSA

      Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      A diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City discover that hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:46

      The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredocumentary, crime, detective, history
      CountryUSA

      The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:46

      Buddy Dobbs, a slacker on the run from a loan shark, steals a man's identity and ends up posing as a small town's new gay pastor.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecrime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
      CountryUSA

      The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      After choking on a hero sandwich in her kitchen and suffering a dramatic near-death experience, Beth Harper - an absentee wife and mother - is revived and claims she can now talk to God. Her teenage daughter, Emily, is horrified and her husband, Tom, is skeptical. To make matters worse, Tom's ex-mistress, Carly McKenna, is in a coma after a close encounter with lightning in the Harper's front yard.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:56

      A brilliant surgeon searches for proof of life after death.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      The story of the mysterious and brilliant Jack Parsons in 1940s Los Angeles as by day he helps birth the discipline of American rocketry and by night is a performer of sex magick rituals and a disciple to occultist Aleister Crowley.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genredrama, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:45

        Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. John Thackery is a brilliant surgeon pioneering new methods in the field, despite his secret addiction to cocaine. He leads a team of doctors including his protégé Dr. Everett Gallinger; the young Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. and Dr. Algernon Edwards, a promising surgeon who's been recently thrust upon him. The lively cast of characters at the hospital also includes Cornelia Robertson, the daughter of its benefactor, Captain August Robertson; surly ambulance driver Tom Cleary; Lucy Elkins; a fresh-faced nurse from the country; the crooked hospital administrator Herman Barrow; and Sister Harriet, a nun who isn't afraid to speak her mind.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:30

        A radical group of young men band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA

        Detective Jane Timoney finds that being a homicide detective in New York City is tough enough and having to contend with a male-dominated police department to get respect makes it that much tougher. She's an outsider who has just transferred to a new precinct dominated by an impenetrable clique of a boys' club. Timoney has her own vices too – with a questionable past – and she tends to be forceful, rude and reckless. But she's also a brilliant cop who keeps her eye on one thing: the prime suspect.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA

        An aspiring actor and his sister Brooke, a former professional dancer, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA

        Happily Divorced is an American sitcom created by Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Inspired by their experiences, the series, which became TV Land's third original scripted series following Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35, ran from June 15, 2011, to February 13, 2013, and revolves around a Los Angeles florist who finds out her husband of 18 years is gay. Happily Divorced was canceled on August 23, 2013.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
        CountryUSA

        In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:00

        The true story of a decades-long conflict between the Los Angeles Police Department, under the determined leadership of Police Chief William Parker, and ruthless criminal elements led by Mickey Cohen, a one-time boxer who rose to the top of L.A.'s criminal world. The series is a fast-paced crime drama set in Los Angeles during the 1940s and '50s. It's a world of glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads, returning war heroes, a powerful and corrupt police force and an even more dangerous criminal network determined to make L.A. its West Coast base.




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