Shows Like Ludwig: 15 Puzzle Mysteries to Watch Next
Fifteen mystery recommendations for Ludwig fans, plus David Mitchell’s Peep Show, with UK and US streaming links checked 8 October 2026.
Updated 8 October 2026
Streaming availability checked 8 October 2026 on JustWatch’s UK and US listings. The selections below are the Casebook’s editorial recommendations. Services, tiers and individual seasons can change; follow the territory links before subscribing.
1. Jonathan Creek
1997 · BBC One. A magic designer helps unravel seemingly impossible crimes. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: The pleasure is in the method: odd circumstances become a reconstruction you can follow.
UK: Sky Go, Channel 4 and UPlay. Check UK availability. US: BritBox. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
2. Death in Paradise
2011 · BBC One. A Caribbean police team solves a fresh murder in each episode. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Try it for contained cases, an eccentric investigator and a lighter setting; Brotherhood’s selected credits include Series 4.
UK: Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: BritBox. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
Brotherhood’s selected agency credits include Death in Paradise Series 4. Source.
3. Father Brown
2013 · BBC One. A priest investigates crimes in a small English community. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Its gentle surface and interest in motive suit a cosy-mystery watch; Brotherhood’s credits include The Royal Visit.
UK: Sky Go and UPlay. Check UK availability. US: BritBox and Philo. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
Explore our Father Brown guide for more on the programme.
Brotherhood’s agent’s credit list includes Father Brown Series 10’s The Royal Visit (2023), Death in Paradise Series 4, Cold Feet, The Trouble with Maggie Cole, Benidorm and Shameless. This is a selected career record, rather than a claim that he wrote every episode of those programmes. Source.
4. Grantchester
2014 · ITV. A Cambridgeshire clergyman and detective investigate local murders. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Cambridge connections and the investigator partnership offer familiar pleasures with a different period mood.
UK: ITVX and STV Player. Check UK availability. US: PBS Masterpiece and Netflix. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
5. Professor T
2021 · ITV. An exacting Cambridge criminologist assists the police. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: A specialist who struggles with ordinary interactions makes this a close thematic neighbour.
UK: ITVX and STV Player. Check UK availability. US: PBS Masterpiece. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
6. McDonald & Dodds
2020 · ITV. Two contrasting Bath detectives solve elaborate cases. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Their contrasting approaches make reasoning and workplace friction part of the same story.
UK: ITVX and STV Player. Check UK availability. US: BritBox. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
7. Shakespeare & Hathaway
2018 · BBC One. A mismatched private-investigator pair works in Stratford-upon-Avon. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: The approachable cases and comic partnership make an easy change of pace.
UK: Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: BritBox. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
8. Magpie Murders
2022 · BritBox. An editor investigates a mystery intertwined with a manuscript. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Watch for nested stories and clues that require you to compare two kinds of narrative.
UK: Sky Go and ITVX Premium. Check UK availability. US: PBS Masterpiece. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
9. Moonflower Murders
2024 · PBS / BBC One. A disappearance leads an editor back to a crime novel and an earlier hotel murder. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Another layered puzzle rewards attention to the relationship between fiction and evidence.
UK: BBC iPlayer. Check UK availability. US: PBS Masterpiece. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
10. Sherlock
2010 · BBC One. A modern Sherlock Holmes solves London crimes with Dr Watson. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Its visual treatment of deduction may appeal if John’s diagrams are your favourite part.
UK: Disney+ and Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: BritBox, Hulu and PBS Masterpiece. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
11. Inside No. 9
2014 · BBC Two. Each episode tells a new darkly comic, tightly constructed story. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Try it for misdirection and formal ingenuity, with a darker tone than Ludwig.
UK: BBC iPlayer and Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: BritBox Apple TV channel. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
12. Annika
2021 · Alibi. A Glasgow marine-homicide detective addresses the audience while investigating. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: The distinctive narrative voice adds another way to enjoy a character-led case.
UK: Netflix and Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: PBS Masterpiece. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
13. Monk
2002 · USA Network. A brilliant former detective works as a consultant on unusual murders. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: An exceptional solver negotiating everyday life makes this a useful companion to John.
UK: Prime Video. Check UK availability. US: Prime Video and Philo. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
14. Poker Face
2023 · Peacock. A woman with an uncanny ability to detect lies encounters crimes on the road. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Its how-to-prove-it structure changes the question while retaining the pleasure of deduction.
UK: Sky Go. Check UK availability. US: Peacock Premium. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
15. Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Hulu. Three neighbours turn a murder investigation into a podcast. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: Comic friction, amateur curiosity and a continuing mystery make a lively alternative.
UK: Disney+. Check UK availability. US: Hulu and Disney+. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.
Bonus: Peep Show
2003 · Channel 4. Two incompatible flatmates navigate work, friendship and embarrassment. Programme and UK listing.
Why Ludwig fans may like it: This is Mitchell’s comedy back catalogue rather than a mystery recommendation: choose it for social discomfort and comic interior monologues.
UK: Channel 4, Netflix and Disney+. Check UK availability. US: Hulu and BritBox. Check US availability. Checked 8 October 2026.