TV Shows Like Power
If you like Power, here are 12 similar TV shows — each with its current AI renewal verdict, so you can see which are still going and which have been cancelled.
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Power works because it refuses to let its protagonist be simply good or simply bad. James "Ghost" St. Patrick is polished, charming, and genuinely wants out, but he keeps making choices that drag him deeper in. The tension between his legitimate world, the nightclub, the suits, the family dinners, and his drug empire is what gives the show its engine. It is not just a crime drama; it is a story about a man who built two lives and cannot figure out which one is real.
The best shows like Power
1. Sons of Anarchy
Like Ghost, Jax Teller is a man who sees himself as better than the world he runs, and the show is largely about how that self-image holds up under pressure. The club politics, shifting alliances, and the cost to family and relationships will feel immediately familiar to Power fans. It is grittier and more rural, but the emotional DNA is the same.
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2. Godfather of Harlem
If Power's New York setting is part of the appeal, Godfather of Harlem delivers it with a sharper historical edge. Bumpy Johnson returning from prison to find his territory gone is a story about reclaiming power rather than escaping it, but the show understands the same thing Power does: that running a criminal enterprise is as much about politics and relationships as it is about muscle.
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3. Mayans M.C.
A direct spinoff of Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C. follows EZ Reyes trying to rebuild his life inside a world that has its own rigid rules and hierarchies. Fans of Power who liked the idea of a smart, once-promising man navigating a criminal organization he is not sure he belongs in will find a lot to recognize here. The border setting gives it its own distinct atmosphere.
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4. Queen of the South
Queen of the South shares Power's interest in the drug trade as a business, with all the strategy, trust, and betrayal that involves. Teresa's rise from refugee to cartel boss is driven by the same kind of cold intelligence that defines Ghost, and the show does not flinch from showing what that climb costs her personally. It earns its place alongside Power as a serious crime drama with a lead character you cannot stop watching.
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5. The Penguin
Oz Cobb is an outsider trying to seize control of a criminal city that has never taken him seriously, which puts him in surprisingly similar territory to Ghost. The Gotham setting is stylized, but the show is genuinely interested in power dynamics, family loyalty, and what it means to want respect in a world that deals in fear. Fans of Power who do not mind a comic book backdrop will find it has more in common with their show than the premise suggests.
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More on shows like Power
Fans of Power are drawn to that specific combination: the criminal enterprise plot running alongside something more personal and domestic. They want characters who are smart, ambitious, and compromised. They want the show to take the business of crime seriously, the logistics, the alliances, the betrayals, without losing sight of what it costs people emotionally. They also tend to appreciate a strong sense of place. Power's New York is not backdrop; it shapes who these characters are and what they want.
The recommendations here cover a lot of that ground from different angles. Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C. trade New York for California but keep the same core tension: a man trying to steer a criminal organization toward something better while the organization resists. Godfather of Harlem stays in New York entirely and leans into the period crime boss story, with Bumpy Johnson fighting to reclaim his neighborhood from forces that have moved in during his absence. Queen of the South follows a woman building a drug empire from scratch, which gives it a different energy but the same interest in strategy, loyalty, and survival. The Penguin is the most stylized of the group, rooted in Gotham mythology, but strip away the comic book origin and you have a story about an outsider clawing for power in a city run by established criminal families, which is Ghost's story too.
None of these shows are identical to Power, and that is fine. What they share is a serious interest in the mechanics of criminal ambition and the personal cost it extracts. The best moments in all of them, like the best moments in Power, come not from the violence but from the conversations just before it, when characters reveal exactly how much they are willing to sacrifice.
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Frequently asked
- What is the most popular show like Power?
- Sons of Anarchy is the most popular show similar to Power in the IsItRenewed catalogue.
- Are shows like Power still on the air?
- Of the 12 shows similar to Power listed here, 0 currently carry a renewed verdict — the rest are cancelled, ended, or awaiting a decision.
- How does IsItRenewed pick shows like Power?
- The recommendations come from TMDB's similar-titles data, and each is shown with its current AI renewal verdict so you know which are still going.