Best Undercover Cops TV Shows
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1. Stingers (1998–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stingers reveals the shadowy and ambiguous world of undercover cops - people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. They are the police who defeat crime from within the criminal world.
Stars: Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake
Votes: 612
10*
2. Graceland (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rookie FBI agent is sent to a house for undercover agents in Southern California, where he is trained by a former legend FBI agent.
Stars: Daniel Sunjata, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Ferlito, Manny Montana
Votes: 17,686
9*
3. Murphy's Law (2003–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Del Synnott, Claudia Harrison, Owen Teale
Votes: 1,478
9*
4. In Deep (2001–2003)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Liam Ketman (Nick Berry) and Garth O'Hanlon (Stephen Tompkinson) are two undercover detectives who do whatever it takes to gather evidence against various criminal targets.
Stars: Nick Berry, Stephen Tompkinson, Karianne Henderson, Buster Reece
Votes: 202
5. UC: Undercover (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Action
As a federal team, the group responds to emergencies all over the country: taking down elite bank robbers, drug kingpins, domestic terrorists, spies, jewel thieves, and corrupt cops. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Oded Fehr, Jon Seda, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris
Votes: 312
6. Dark Blue (2009–2010)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Officer Carter Shaw and his team go undercover--sometimes too deep--among the criminals of modern-day Los Angeles.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Omari Hardwick, Logan Marshall-Green, Nicki Aycox
Votes: 4,239
7. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Melissa Sagemiller
Votes: 6,719
8* The Wiseguy post 9/11 version with a terrorist cell instead of organized crime, amazing show !
8. The Beast (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran F.B.I. agent is assigned a new partner, unaware that the partner was recruited to investigate the veteran's activities.
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Travis Fimmel, Lindsay Pulsipher, Kevin J. O'Connor
Votes: 3,042
9. Fastlane (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hotshot undercover cops and their equally tough female handler take down the highest and lowest criminals in L.A. in this pop-culture-heavy, dark, flashy, over-the-top action crime dramedy inspired by Bad Boys and Miami Vice.
Stars: Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen, Big Boy
Votes: 3,724
10. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vincent Terranova is an agent with the Organized Crime Bureau infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations, struggling to remain true to himself while becoming close to the criminal leaders he is sworn to bring down.
Stars: Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ken Wahl, Dwight Koss
Votes: 2,920
11. MI-5 (2002–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones
Votes: 18,363
12. New York Undercover (1994–2024)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Drugs, robbery, corruption, rape, murder. Cops versus criminals. The undercover war has started. Welcome to New York City.
Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Luna Lauren Velez
Votes: 2,957
13. The Ghost Squad (2005)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ghost Squad is an unofficial top secret Internal Affairs unit that recruits former police officers who've proved their honesty during their service and sends them undercover to investigate and root out corruption within the police.
Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Emma Fielding, Jonas Armstrong, James Weber Brown
Votes: 492
14. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
-Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.
Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Olivia Brown
Votes: 30,161
15. Played (2013–2014)
43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special police unit goes undercover to infiltrate criminal organizations.
Stars: Lisa Marcos, Vincent Walsh, Chandra West, Dwain Murphy
Votes: 354
16. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete
Votes: 14,074
17. By Any Means (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.
Stars: Shelley Conn, Gina McKee, Andrew Lee Potts, Warren Brown
Votes: 1,316
18. The Handler (2003–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
FBI agent Joe Renato trains and handles rookie agents who go undercover to solve crimes at all levels of Los Angeles' diverse society, interfacing with government and local law enforcement ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Pantoliano, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, Tanya Wright
Votes: 206
19. True Justice (2010–2012)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Elijah Kane, an ex-special forces operative and martial arts expert, is part of an undercover police team that carry out an often brutal style of law enforcement on the streets, similar to what Casey Ryback does on a boat.
Stars: Steven Seagal, Sarah Lind, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Meghan Ory
Votes: 2,541
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