10 Shows Like Blindspot You Must See

Created by Martin Gero, ‘Blindspot’ chronicles a mysterious woman (Jaimie Alexander) whom the New York City Police Department discovers crammed inside an unclaimed duffel bag. Completely naked and covered in fresh ink, the woman monikered Jane Doe has no recollection of her identity or her past, and attracts the attention of the FBI. Agent Kurt Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) and his team get on the case to find that every tattoo on Jane’s body is a clue to unlock who she is.

However, as the mystery unravels, Jane and Kurt both realize that the secret runs deep and involves people they believed could be trusted. The fast-paced NBC crime drama has a woman leading the narrative, stunning people as well as herself with her ever-new discovery of skill sets. If you miss the show that concluded its run after five seasons in 2020, here is a curated list of others similar to ‘Blindspot’ that you may consider to binge.

10. Dollhouse (2009-2010)

‘Dollhouse,’ from the mind of Joss Whedon, is set around a secret, eponymous facility that temporarily erases the minds of young, willing participants while assigning them new characters according to the wishes of their wealthy patrons. After every assignment, the participants are made to forget the details so that they can approach a new task at hand with a fresh mind. However, trouble brews when a participant regains her memory in the middle of her assignment, making everyone involved panic about the appropriate protocol to follow. The memory wiping and its subsequent return are what Jane Doe experiences over the course of the first season in ‘Blindspot.’

9. Intelligence (2014)

‘Intelligence’ by Michael Seitzman revolves around Gabriel Vaughn (Josh Holloway), an Army veteran and high-tech intelligence operative with a super-computer microchip implanted in his brain. As the first human with a direct link to the global information grid, Gabriel keeps the US safe from cyberattacks by enemy nations. However, he also uses the chip to help locate his wife, CIA officer Amelia Hayes (Zuleikha Robinson), who disappeared while trying to infiltrate a terrorist organization to try and stop them from carrying out an attack on India. The chip in Gabriel’s head, while greatly enhancing his ability to perform in his field, also puts him in danger of his memory being wiped, as happened in ‘Blindspot’ with Jane Doe.

8. The Enemy Within (2019)

Ken Woodruff’s ‘The Enemy Within’ tells the story of Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter), Deputy Director of Operations of the CIA, who betrays the organization to protect her daughter from Russian terrorist leader Mikhail Vassily Tal (Lev Gorn). Her action costs four agents their lives and earns her 15 consecutive life sentences in a Supermax prison. However, when Tal strikes again three years later, FBI agent Will Keaton is forced to bring Erica out of prison to go up against him. Erica’s return to active duty is one of the things Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot’ seemingly goes through.

7. Treadstone (2019)

Based on ‘Operation Treadstone’ from the Bourne series of novels by Robert Ludlum, ‘Treadstone’ is a covert network operation by the CIA where young recruits are turned into assassins with nearly superhuman abilities. However, things go south as they suddenly receive covert orders to abandon their regular work and eliminate targets across the globe. With their personalities fractured and memories removed, the agents do not have much choice but to follow orders. The memory-wiped agents bring to mind the initial situation of Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot.’

6. Tabula Rasa (2017)

‘Tabula Rasa,’ created by Veerle Baetens and Malin-Sarah Gozin, revolves around Mie (Veerle Baetens), who finds herself locked up in a psychiatric institution. A detective visits her while investigating a missing person’s case, claiming her to be a witness to a disappearance. While she is key to solving the case, the police refuse to let her check out of the hospital. She is thus forced to reconstruct memories from her past from within the boundaries of the institution itself, and finds the reason why she opted to have her memory removed. Mie goes through a fate similar to Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot,’ finding it increasingly difficult to trust other people as her purpose slowly reveals itself.

5. The Tourist (2022-2024)

Created by Harry and Jack Williams, ‘The Tourist’ stars Jamie Dornan as an unnamed Irishman who wakes up with amnesia in a hospital in Australia. Searching for answers about himself, he encounters a local woman who remembers him as a helpful soul. She volunteers to help him on his search, but with very few solid clues, they are left fumbling in the dark. Much like the Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot,’ the Irishman becomes the John Doe in the narrative of ‘The Tourist,’ on a hunt to discover his true self.

4. In From the Cold (2022-)

Adam Glass’ creation, ‘In From the Cold,’ follows Anya Petrova (Margarita Levieva), a former Russian spy who is living in the United States under the name Jenny Franklin. She has the hidden power to shapeshift and camouflage her appearance based on her surroundings. When the CIA becomes aware of her presence, Anya is forced back into the life she left behind, even as her future in the US becomes increasingly uncertain. Like Jane in ‘Blindspot,’ Anya is kept under close observation, though she becomes an asset to law enforcement.

3. Citadel (2023-)

From the minds of Josh Appelbaum, Bryan Oh, and David Weil, ‘Citadel’ is set around two spies, Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra). As part of an eponymous agency, Mason discovers a new organization, Manticore, led by Dahlia (Lesley Manville). The competition leads to an accident that results in the memories of the Citadel agents being wiped. Later, when an old colleague reaches out to them for help, Mason and Nadia attempt to do whatever it takes to get themselves back in the game, as did Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot.’

2. Absentia (2017-2020)

‘Absentia’ by Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick tells the story of FBI special agent Emily Byrne (Stana Katic), who returns after being declared dead in her absence for over six years. Emily was on the hunt for one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers when she disappeared without a trace. She turns up in a cabin in the woods years later, with no recollection of what she has been through in the time she fell off the radar. Much like Jane Doe in ‘Blindspot,’ Emily is left scrambling to rebuild her life and tries to bury herself with work to cope with everything else that is going on.

1. Alias (2001-2006)

Created by J.J. Abrams, ‘Alias’ is about Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), a woman who works under the assumption of being a double agent for the Central Intelligence Agency. She works as an operative for the worldwide criminal and espionage organization, SD-6, and carries out missions across continents. However, she faces a rude awakening when she discovers the true nature and purpose of her work. While Jane Foe in ‘Blindspot’ is kept in the dark about her original line of work as a result of losing her memory, for Sydney in ‘Alias,’ it is the result of being wilfully misled. However, both women turn out to be excellent agents and end up working for law enforcement to take down dangerous criminals.