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Shows like The Gold

Start with the closest matches, then branch into broader nearby picks tuned to slow-burn crime, heist aftermath, and long-running investigations.

  • 1980s britain
  • true crime
  • stolen gold
  • long investigations
The Gold poster

6 shows to try next

Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.

  1. The Bombing of Pan Am 103 poster

    Closest match

    Netflix · Jul 30, 2026

    The Bombing of Pan Am 103

    IMDb 7.3

    Why this fits: The Gold and The Bombing of Pan Am 103 both take their time with real crimes, letting the human cost build alongside the investigation. The Gold follows stolen bullion through years of criminal fallout, while Pan Am 103 gives space to a grieving Scottish community and the patient work of uncovering what happened.

    • forensic investigation
    • historical terrorism
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  2. The Hack poster

    Direct match

    ITVX · Sep 24, 2025

    The Hack

    IMDb 7.3

    Why this fits: The Gold’s appeal lies in watching a British crime story unfold through patient reporting, tense interviews, and consequences that keep spreading. The Hack offers that same steady accumulation of evidence, shifting between a journalist inside a compromised newsroom and a detective pursuing a cold-case murder, with less physical danger and more workplace tension.

    • investigative journalism
    • cold cases
    More shows like The Hack
  3. The Lady poster

    Direct match

    ITVX · Feb 22, 2026

    The Lady

    IMDb 7.1

    Why this fits: The Gold and The Lady make documented British crime compelling through close attention to the people and choices caught in its aftermath. The Gold tracks a robbery’s long trail through criminal and legal circles, while The Lady moves from intimate domestic scenes to the exposure of a murder trial, making one woman’s unraveling the focus.

    • high-profile trial
    • british courtrooms
    More shows like The Lady
  4. Someone Has to Know poster

    Deeper cut

    Netflix · Apr 15, 2026

    Someone Has to Know

    IMDb 5.4
    Why this fits

    The Gold’s slow-burn investigations make Someone Has to Know a natural deeper cut for viewers drawn to crime that unfolds patiently. It centers on an unresolved disappearance and grief, trading the Gold’s criminal money trails for the uncertainty of a missing-person case.

    • unresolved disappearance
    • slow-burn investigation
    • true crime tragedy
    More shows like Someone Has to Know
  5. Les disparues de la gare poster

    Deeper cut

    Hulu · Oct 8, 2025

    Les disparues de la gare

    IMDb 6.8
    Why this fits

    The Gold’s long-running investigations lead naturally to Les disparues de la gare, where patient crime drama follows an obsessive hunt for a serial killer. Both take a true-crime approach, but this series leans into long-form dread rather than the Gold’s focus on heist aftermath and criminal money.

    • true crime
    More shows like Les disparues de la gare
  6. The Chelsea Detective poster

    Deeper cut

    Acorn TV · Aug 3, 2026

    The Chelsea Detective

    IMDb 7.2
    Why this fits

    For The Gold’s British crime setting and drawn-out investigations, The Chelsea Detective offers a gentler route through weekly murder mysteries and tidy case resolutions. Its dry humor and class-conscious cases bring lighter, more self-contained viewing than the Gold’s criminal money trails.

    • gentle crime drama
    • weekly murder mysteries
    • tidy case resolutions
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