3 TV series similar to Criminal Minds

If you are a fan of Criminal Minds these three TV series will be a must among crimes to solve and suspense

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Veronica Nicosia Scientific journalist

Graduated in astrophysics, scientific journalist and SEO content editor, she writes about technology for online and print magazines. In 2020 she arrives at Libero Tecnologia

The series broadcast by the American network CBS in America and Fox Crime first and then RAI, in Italy, has come to an end: after 15 seasons and 324 episodes Criminal Minds is over. The series has been able to humanize the serial killers, has made them human and close to be understood.

The secret of this popular TV series is to be found in the important contribution to the design and writing by a former police officer. This has been able to give a true and raw trait to all the episodes of this successful series. Starting from the opening theme song, where some of the most famous American serial killers appear. Each episode opens with a crime in which the local police ask for the help of the BAU: Behavior Analysys Unit that deals with the elaboration of the psychological profile of the killers.

The dark side of The Mentalist 

Patrick Jane is the protagonist of this crime series and he is the one who reads through lies. The Mentalist owes its name to Patrick’s mentalist ability, who as a consultant helps the team of the CBI, California Bureau of Investigation, to shed light on various crimes thanks to his talent. Patrick notices every little detail, even the one that escapes and doesn’t seem connected to the crime. He focuses it and connects the dots. Each case he follows will find a solution. However, there is a dark side to the mentalist: arrogance in the use of his talent, has in the past provoked the wrath of a murderer who exterminated his family.

The series is available on Amazon Prime Video.

Perception

The protagonist of Perception is a schizophrenic neuroscientist: Dr. Daniel Pierce.

Daniel is eccentric and yes, he has this disease: schizophrenia. He is contacted by the FBI to consult on the most complex cases in which they collaborate Agent Moretti, one of his former students, his assistant and then his best friend Natalie Vincent. So far so normal, except that Natalie appears to Daniel in the form of hallucinations and perceptions. These are the foundation of the resolutions in Daniel’s crimes. An exciting series in which the prejudice against people with mental problems is finally cleared.

The series is available on Disney +

Every body has a secret: Bones

A forensic anthropologist specializing in the analysis of human remains and working with an FBI agent in solving complex murder cases. Bones starts off quietly, the first episodes leave a little strange, affected by the year of publication 2005, but past this stage becomes compelling and magnetic. The series is inspired by the novels of adventures of Temperance Brennan, whose author Kathy Reichs is really an anthropologist, and is also producer of the series.

The series is available in the catalog of Amazon Prime Video