Taste-matched follow-ups

Shows like Power Book III: Raising Kanan

If you want more mother son survival, 1990s nyc street, and escape and revenge, begin with the strongest matches and keep going.

  • mother-son
  • family revenge
  • street-level crime
  • survival choices
Power Book III: Raising Kanan poster

6 shows to try next

Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.

  1. Amsterdam Empire poster

    Closest match

    Netflix · Oct 30, 2025

    Amsterdam Empire

    IMDb 6.6

    Why this fits: Amsterdam Empire keeps the family-first danger that Power Book III: Raising Kanan delivers, with betrayal and revenge bubbling up through intimate relationships. Expect tense scenes of lovers, parents, and co-workers turning on each other, where survival depends on reading people fast, but the tone stays more glamorous and relationship-friction heavy.

    • infidelity
    • family conflict
  2. Dexter: Resurrection poster

    Direct match

    Paramount Plus · Jul 11, 2025

    Dexter: Resurrection

    IMDb 9.0

    Why this fits: Dexter: Resurrection scratches the same itch for a crime life colliding with family bonds, the way Power Book III: Raising Kanan pressures Kanan through his mother-son survival pact. You get father-son tension under pursuit pressure, with guilt and secrecy driving the danger, but it leans colder and more solitary than the tight 1990s NYC family circle.

    • serial killer
    • cat and mouse
  3. Gangs of London poster

    Direct match

    AMC+ · Jan 15, 2026

    Gangs of London

    IMDb 8.0

    Why this fits: Gangs of London brings the revenge-and-loyalty pressure of Power Book III: Raising Kanan into a bigger, more brutal street war. The show hits with constant betrayal across shifting factions and frequent physical confrontations, so the danger feels larger-scale and faster, even as family loyalty still determines who gets hurt.

    • gang politics
    • betrayal
  4. Paradise poster

    Deeper cut

    Hulu · Feb 23, 2026

    Paradise

    IMDb 7.8

    Why this fits: Paradise keeps the story-driven crime focus you get in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, but it leans into a flashback mystery and procedural investigation. Expect buried family secrets and institutional loyalty, with a small-town facade replacing 1990s NYC street survival.

    • flashback mystery
    • secret service thriller
    • small-town facade
  5. Power Book IV: Force poster

    Deeper cut

    STARZ · Nov 7, 2025

    Power Book IV: Force

    IMDb 8.1

    Why this fits: Power Book IV: Force scratches the street-level power and survival choices itch that Power Book III: Raising Kanan hits through mother-son survival and loyalty under fire. It’s more about a lone operator and betrayal fallout, so the reinvention arc feels sharper and more personal than the family conflict engine.

    • street-level crime
  6. No One Saw Us Leave poster

    Deeper cut

    Netflix · Oct 15, 2025

    No One Saw Us Leave

    IMDb 6.3

    Why this fits: No One Saw Us Leave turns the mother-son survival pressure of Power Book III: Raising Kanan into a desperate mother chase built around family betrayal and revenge survival. The pursuit is more intimate and cross-border, with father-daughter drama and abduction energy replacing the 1990s NYC street framework.

    • desperate mother chase
    • family conflict
    • revenge pursuit

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