Series like Snowfall

Find more than 50 similar TV shows like Snowfall

Snowfall

Snowfall

Description: During the budding drug epidemic in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, a crime family decides to make money selling cocaine. Meanwhile, a CIA operative also gets involved.
Genre: Talk-Show, Crime, Drama
Year Released: 2018
Number of seasons: 5
Number of episodes: 51
First episode air date: July 4, 2018
Network: FX
Composer: Jeff Russo
Program Creators: John Singleton, Dave Andron, Eric Amadio
Watch Trailer

Snowfall similar series:

1


0

0
Dope
Plot: The war on drugs is fought on a daily basis on the streets of virtually every major city in America. This reality series offers a sobering look at the drug trade and its effects on the people involved. Filmed from the perspectives of dealers, users and law enforcement, the series covers topics that...

2


0

0
Queen of the South
Plot: Teresa flees to the United States after her drug-peddling boyfriend is murdered by a cartel boss. There, she sets out to become a drug lord and vows to avenge her lover's death.

3


0

0
4 Blocks
Plot: Toni Hamady is tired of living a life of crime and wants to change things so he can have a quiet existence with his wife and daughter. That plan doesn't come to fruition, though, when a police sting that has devastating consequences crosses his path. He is forced to again step up as the leader of his...

4


0

0
David Makes Man
Plot: "David Makes Man" is a drama series created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Set in South Florida, this lyrical coming-of-age story centers on a teenage prodigy named David who lives in the projects but attends a magnet school for academically gifted youngsters...

5


0

0
Insecure
Plot: Best friends Issa and Molly belong to the same social background and face similar experiences. They always strive to find solutions to their problems by facing them together.

6


0

0
Monogamy
Plot: Four couples from all over the USA travel to Los Angeles to undergo a new "Swap Therapy" to try to repair their broken marriages.

7


0

0
Justified
Plot: Enforcing his own brand of justice, US Marshal Raylan, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.

8


0

0
Greenleaf
Plot: The Greenleaf family, which runs sprawling Memphis megachurch Calvary Fellowship World Ministries, appears to be a loving and caring clan. Beneath the surface, though, exists scandalous secrets and lies. Greed, adultery and sibling rivalry are among the issues that threaten to test the family's faith...

9


0

0
Animal Kingdom
Plot: After the death of his mother, Joshua decides to live with his grandmother, who heads a criminal clan. His life takes a turn as he gets involved with his cousins and their criminal activities.

10


0

0
Mayans MC
Plot: The first season of the American television drama series Mayans M.C. premiered on September 4, 2018 and concluded on November 6, 2018, after 10 episodes aired on cable network FX. Mayans M.C. is an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James. Wikipedia

11


0

0
Narcos: Mexico
Plot: This continuation of "Narcos" explores the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, starting at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose, disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers. It's the 1980s, and Felix Gallardo takes the helm of the Guadalajara...

12


0

0
Narcos
Plot: Netflix chronicles the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the gripping real-life stories of drug kingpins of the late '80s in this raw, gritty original series. Also detailed are the actions taken by law enforcement as they battle in the war on drugs, targeting notorious and powerful figures that...

13


0

0
Claws
Plot: At the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon in Central Florida, five diverse, hardworking manicurists try to make ends meet in a staid economy while managing perilous personal lives awash in drama. Amidst all the silk wraps, pedicures and polish treatments, salon owner Desna, who lives with and cares...

14


0

0
El Chapo
Plot: Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is notorious for being one of the biggest drug kingpins in history, but he obviously didn't start out at the top. This crime drama tracks El Chapo's life in crime, from his lowly beginnings in the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s through his rise to power -- and eventual...

15


0

0
Suburra: Blood on Rome
Plot: Inspired by a real-life political scandal, "Suburra: Blood on Rome" features a fight over development land in a coastal town near Rome. The church, political figures, members of organized crime, local gangs and real estate developers all collide in the battle, with the lines between the legal and the...

16


0

0
The Last Narc
Plot: The Last Narc is a docuseries about the 1985 death of U.S. DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. The series interviews DEA agents and witnesses to Camarena's death who state that he was murdered by Mexican drug lords, with the complicity of the CIA. The series was released by Amazon in July 2020. Wikipedia...

17


0

0
Seven Seconds
Plot: When 15-year-old black cyclist Brenton Butler dies in a hit-and-run accident -- with a white police officer behind the wheel of the vehicle -- Jersey City explodes with racial tension. This crime drama explores the aftermath of the accident, which includes an attempted cover-up by the police department...

18


0

0
Atlanta
Plot: Atlanta is one of the top cities for young rappers looking to make a name for themselves in the business. Among those up-and-comers is Alfred Miles, a hot new artist who is trying to understand the line between real life and street life. He is managed by his cousin, Earn, who gets caught up in the...

19


0

0
Yankee
Plot: While on the run from police, a young American crosses the border into Mexico and becomes deeply involved in drug trafficking.

20


0

0
Better Call Saul
Plot: Ex-con artist Jimmy McGill turns into a small-time attorney and goes through a series of trials and tragedies, as he transforms into his alter ego Saul Goodman, a morally challenged criminal lawyer.

21


0

0
Queen Sugar
Plot: "Queen Sugar" tells the story of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Louisiana. At the center of the family are Nova, a journalist and activist; Charley, the wife and manager of an NBA player; and formerly incarcerated father Ralph Angel, who is searching for redemption. Following a tragedy in the family...

22


0

0
Mob City
Plot: Los Angeles in the 1940s is full of glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads and returning war heroes. But it's also the backdrop to a tug of war between a corrupt police force and a violent criminal network determined to make the city its West Coast home. Detective Joe Teague, an ex-Marine who...

23


0

0
Inside the Real Narcos
Plot: Ex-Special Forces soldier Jason Fox used to hunt down drug lords for a living. Now, in this dramatic new three-part series, he travels through Latin America meeting the kind of gangster he was once dispatched to take out. This time he's unarmed and at their mercy as he seeks to understand how the billion...

24


0

0
El Candidato
Plot: The story of a friendship between a CIA veteran and one of the top drug traffickers.

25


0

0
Empire
Plot: A tycoon in the music industry plans to secure the future of his company by pitting his sons against each other. Meanwhile, his ex-wife plots to reclaim her share of the business.

26


0

0
The Plot Against America
Plot: An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.

27


0

0
White Lines
Plot: Zoe Walker leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother's disappearance in Ibiza, where she quickly heads down a decadent and dangerous path.

28


0

0
McMafia
Plot: Alex, a legitimate businessman, tries to evade his family's dark past. However, a murder exposes his family's mafia ties and he has to enter the world of crime to protect his loved ones.

29


0

0
Top Boy
Plot: This drama takes viewers into the housing estates of east London. There is tension between the drug gangs that operate almost openly and those who strive to live honest lives against the odds in the crime-riddled area. That tension is explored through the interlocking stories of 20-something drug dealer...

30


0

0
Ozark
Plot: Created by Bill Dubuque ("The Accountant," "The Judge"), this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks. With wife Wendy and their two kids in tow, Marty is on the move after a money-laundering...

31


0

0
Lovecraft Country
Plot: Atticus Black joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father.

32


0

0
The Night Of
Plot: Nasir Khan gives a lift to a mysterious woman and takes her to a party hosted by his friend. However, he is charged with murder when she is found dead and must prove his innocence.

33


0

0
The Wire
Plot: In the city of Baltimore, Detective James McNulty and his team investigate crimes and try their best to solve the bridge that exists between the drug kingpins and the law enforcement agencies.

34


0

0
Sons of Anarchy
Plot: Jax Teller, a man in his early 30s, struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle gang.

35


0

0
Bad Blood
Plot: Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto is released from prison after serving 31 years for murder and seeks revenge on those who killed his family and friends.

36


0

0
La Reina del Sur
Plot: Teresa Mendoza, a naive woman and girlfriend of a Mexican involved in drug trafficking, becomes the leader of a drug cartel.

37


0

0
The Deuce
Plot: Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, who also collaborated on HBO's "The Wire" and "Treme," the semifictional drama series "The Deuce" tells of the germination of the sex-trade industry in the heart of New York's Times Square. It's the early 1970s, and the porn business begins a shift from...

38


0

0
Star
Plot: Three women, facing various difficulties in life, come together and form a successful musical group in Atlanta and find comfort in a surrogate mother's companionship.

39


0

0
The Sopranos
Plot: Tony Soprano, an Italian-American mafia head based in New Jersey, struggles to manage his family and criminal life and confides his affairs to his psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi.

40


0

0
Treme
Plot: Following the aftermath of one of the worst hurricanes in the USA, folks of a community in New Orleans try to rebuild their lives and homes while upholding their unique culture.

41


0

0
Succession
Plot: The Logan family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

42


0

0
El Chema
Plot: Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.

43


0

0
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Plot: Five Mafia families controlled New York in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents work to take them down.

44


0

0
Drug Lords
Plot: This docuseries shines a light on some of the most notorious drug kingpins in history and the law-enforcement officials who have sworn to bring them down. While the show profiles cartel leaders with global reach -- including infamous Pablo Escobar and his nearly 20-year stranglehold on the world's...

45


0

0
Boardwalk Empire
Plot: Enoch Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic City, is friends with gangsters and politicians alike, resulting in the federal government taking special interest in him.

46


0

0
The Oath
Plot: This crime drama explores a unique type of criminal gang that is made up of the very men and women who are sworn to uphold the law. Only select police officers make the cut, and the gang members do whatever they can to protect one another from enemies -- both inside and outside of their ranks. The...

47


0

0
Gomorrah
Plot: Set in the suburbs of Naples, Italy, the crime drama goes inside the Camorra, a fierce Neapolitan crime organization led by Pietro Savastano. The story is told through the eyes of Don Pietro's right-hand man, Ciro Di Marzio, whose faith in the family is tested when he realizes how far Don Pietro is...

48


0

0
The Inmate
Plot: A former US Marine poses as an inmate inside a Mexican prison, in order to infiltrate a dangerous gang suspected of kidnapping a US judge's teenage daughter.

49


0

1
Breaking Bad
Plot: Walter White, a chemistry teacher, discovers that he has cancer and decides to get into the meth-making business to repay his medical debts. His priorities begin to change when he partners with Jesse.

50


0

1
El Dragón: Return of a Warrior
Plot: A Tokyo-based financier must return to Mexico to replace his grandfather as head of a cartel. Two rivals are already causing trouble and he finds himself having to battle them for control.