Basically, if you watched White Collar for Neal/Peter, Suits for Harvey/Mike, or The Rookie for the ensemble + Chenford, please tell me what I should watch next. I'm VERY open to anything cop shows, crime, legal, FBI, whatever. I just want characters I can get ridiculously attached to.
I'm looking for recommendations because I feel like l've reached the point where I need a new comfort show fe
Some of my absolute favourites are White Collar, Suits, The Rookie, and Lucifer. I think the common thread for me is that I LOVE character dynamics more than the actual premise of the show. In White Collar, I absolutely adored Neal and Peter's relationship, and Neal specifically is one of my favourite characters. In Suits, I loved Harvey and Mike's bond. And The Rookie has basically everything I want in a comfort show . the friendships, the found-family feeling, the humour/lightheartedness, the cop element, and especially Chenford.
I love relationships where there's a really strong platonic bond like Neal and Peter or really fun romance, rather than the romance being the only interesting relationship in the show. I also recently watched Lucifer and LOVED it, so clearly I have a weakness for charismatic, slightly chaotic characters and fun ensemble dynamics. Chloe and Lucifer were amazing!!! I recently finished Castle tooo! Loved it but not as much as these!
I'm ideally looking for something with good chemistry between the characters, banter, friendships/platonic relationships, humour, and an engaging plot. A slow-burn romance or enemies-to-lovers situation is definitely a bonus, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the main focus. Anything like chenford maybe? or just like amazing chemistry!
Tlike shows that can get serious when they need to but still have that lighthearted, fun feeling where you actually enjoy spending time with the characters.
For reference, l've tried The Mentalist, but it just didn't grab me. I also tried Bones and found it pretty flat/boring, and I tried Lincoln Lawyer, Burn Notice, Leverage, and Blacklist but couldn't really get into it either. So I'm probably looking for something with a bit more personality and stronger character chemistry than a straightforward procedural.