For fans of MobLand or Adolescence, one crime drama you can't sleep on is Blue Lights. Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the show has been a breakout hit not just in the U.K. but also in the U.S.

Based on the age-old "odd couple" trope, the buddy cop genre takes the concept and applies it to a law enforcement setting. Rising to prominence in the 1980s with movies like 48 Hrs. and Lethal Weapon ...