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TV Shows & Series: Best "buddy cop" TV Shows/Series

Buddy cop is a film and television genre with plots involving two people of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process. The two are normally either police officers (cops) or secret agents, but some films or TV series that are not about two officers may still be referred to as buddy cop films/TV series. It is a subgenre of buddy films. They can be either comedies or action-thrillers. Frequently, although not always, the two heroes are of different ethnicity or cultures. However, regardless of ethnicity, the central difference is normally that one is "wilder" than the other: a hot-tempered iconoclast is paired with a more even-tempered partner. Often the "wilder" partner is the younger of the two, with the even-tempered partner having more patience and experience. These films sometimes also contain a variation on the good cop/bad cop motif, in which one partner is kinder and law-abiding, while the other is a streetwise, "old school" police officer who tends to break (or at least bend) the rules. Another frequent plot device of this genre is placing one of the partners in an unfamiliar setting (like a different city or foreign country) or role (like requir... ()
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Jake and the Fatman(1987-1992)

NR
| 1h per episode | Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
3.0/5 (with 21 votes)

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

With William Conrad

Hubert und Staller(2011-)

45min per episode | Crime, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 12 votes)

A show about two Bavarian police officers, Franz Hubert and Johannes Staller, who sometimes work a bit differently. Where Franz wants to follow regulations, Johannes likes to do things his own way.

With Christian Tramitz, Helmfried von Lüttichau

Lethal Weapon(2016-2019)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 339 votes)

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

With Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Jordana Brewster, Kevin Rahm, Keesha Sharp

Dalziel & Pascoe(1996-2007)

1h per episode | Crime, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour.

With Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan

Fastlane(2002-2003)

TV-14
| 44min per episode | Action & Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003.

With Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen, Jay Mohr, Mark Famiglietti, Big Boy, ...

Ghosted(2017-2018)

TV-14
| 22min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 50 votes)

A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.

With Craig Robinson, Adam Scott, Amber Stevens West, Ally Walker

East West 101(2007-2011)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Zane Malik and theMajor Crime Squad investigate crime and murder in all quarters of multicultural Sydney.

Directed by Peter Andrikidis - With Don Hany, William McInnes, Susie Porter, Aaron Fa'aoso, Gerald Lepkowski, Daniela Farinacci, ...

The Good Guys(2010)

NR
| 1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 26 votes)

Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time drunk or re-hashing his glory days. Dan's new partner, Jack Bailey, is an ambitious, by-the-book and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long.

With Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Diana-Maria Riva, Jenny Wade

Rush Hour(2016)

NR
| 42min per episode | Crime, Comedy, Action & Adventure
2.6/5 (with 43 votes)

The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership

Directed by Jon Turteltaub - With Jon Foo, Aimee Garcia, Wendie Malick, Page Kennedy, Jessika Van, Kirk Fox, ...

Almost Human(2013-2014)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Drama, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
3.7/5 (with 232 votes)

The year is 2048. By mandate, every cop must partner with a robot. Detective John Kennex returns to work after waking up from a 17-month coma. As he adjusts to working with his new partner, Dorian, a discontinued android with unexpected emotional responses, John also must learn to get along with his new colleagues.

With Karl Urban, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook, Michael Ealy, Michael Irby, Minka Kelly, ...

CHiPs(1977-1983)

TV-G
| 48min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure
3.4/5 (with 59 votes)

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

Directed by Jon Cassar - With Larry Wilcox, Heather O'Rourke, Robert Pine, Brianne Leary, Bruce Penhall, Michael Dorn, ...

Killer Instinct(2005-2006)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005, and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005. Fox ordered 13 episodes, only nine of which were broadcast in the United States; the remaining four premiered in the UK on Five. The series also been broadcast in France, New Zealand, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, and Poland.

With Johnny Messner, Kristin Lehman, Chi McBride
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Alien Nation(1989-1990)

47min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
3.5/5 (with 59 votes)

Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.

With Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Sean Six, Terri Treas, ...

Vexed(2010-2012)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Comedy drama following a mismatched pair of police officers who disagree on everything with their partner, from policing to their personal life.

With Toby Stephens

Common Law(2012)

TV-PG
| 43min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell were LAPD's dream team on the homicide squad, but constant bickering got in the way of their work and the two ended up on probation. To revive their flagging professional relationship, their Captain sends them to couples therapy to help understand and resolve their conflicts.

With Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee

Houston Knights(1987-1988)

45min per episode | Drama, Crime
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger. Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy. During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.

With Michael Beck

Scott & Bailey(2011-2016)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 34 votes)

D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

Directed by Syd Macartney, China Moo-Young, Juliet May, Simon Delaney, Noreen Kershaw, Alex Kalymnios, ... - With Suranne Jones, Vincent Regan, Pippa Haywood, Danny Miller, Nicholas Gleaves, Lesley Sharp, ...

Hardball(1989-1990)

1h per episode | Crime, Action & Adventure
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990 television schedule.

Directed by Rob Bowman - With John Ashton, Richard Tyson

Battle Creek(2015)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

In this mismatched buddy cop dramedy, an amazingly handsome, happy-go-lucky FBI agent is paired with a local, hard scrabble Michigan homicide detective. As they solve crimes together, their polar opposite methods only slightly outweigh their disdain for each other.

With Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Kal Penn, Janet McTeer

Spy Game(1997)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama

Spy Game is a short-lived American action-adventure television series that aired on the ABC network for 13 episodes during the spring and summer of 1997. The series was created by screenwriter and physician Ivan Raimi, director Sam Raimi, and writer John McNamara.

Directed by Doug Lefler - With Linden Ashby

Tom Stone(2002-)

1h per episode | Drama
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Tom Stone is a crime drama series that ran in Canada on CBC Television for two 13-episode seasons beginning in 2002. In the United States, the series is syndicated by Program Partners and Sony Pictures Television under the title Stone Undercover. It is listed on Hulu as "Stone Undercover."

With Chris William Martin

Black Ops(2023-)

26min per episode | Crime, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

Dom and Kay join the Met Police in the hope of cleaning up their community, but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise. But for Dom and Kay it quickly becomes more of a fiasco than Donnie Brasco…

With Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Ariyon Bakare

Partners(2014)

TV-14
| 30min per episode | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Allen Braddock and Marcus Jackson are two attorneys with very different views on the law. After getting fired from his father's prestigious firm for employing questionable tactics, Allen is forced to team up with Marcus, a self-made man always willing to fight for the people of his neighborhood, even if it doesn't mean collecting a check. When the two partner up, they take on cases that challenge their moral, personal, and ethical boundaries, but always manage to find common ground.

100 Code(2015)

NR
| 43min per episode | Crime
3.3/5 (with 35 votes)

New York, USA. Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past twelve months young, blonde, blue-eyed women have been found dead in a meadow where Asphodel flowers grow. New York Detective Tommy Conley gets a special dispensation from the NYPD to go observe and act as an adviser to the Stockholm Police Department in order to help solve these crimes.

Mr. Grim Reaper(2021-)

50min per episode | Mystery, Crime

Detective Gido Kennin (Tanaka Kei) specialises in reinvestigations, and is the most shunned and loathed person at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He carries around a name card with no department written on it and takes pleasure in uncovering cases where the police created false charges. Gido reveals the negligence of the police such as mistakes in initial investigations and cover ups, reconsidering the testimonies and evidence from these cases to discover the real criminals. He hates it if people escape punishment and in order to prevent this from happening, he makes all other sacrifices. It is said that no one will be happy after Gido’s investigations, and this has earned him the nickname “grim reaper”.

Sunset Paradise(2021)

TV-PG
| Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Meggy Spletzer goes on a vacation to Port Aurora, however she is interrupted when her luggage gets stolen. Now she and sheriff Auri Bori must search for her missing luggage while stopping crimes along the way.