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Silent Witness

Silent Witness is a British television drama exploring crime investigations through forensic pathology. The show follows...

Detective Crime Medical British

9.3 Excellent

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Sherlock

Sherlock is a British crime drama television series adapting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. Benedict...

Classic Drama Detective Mystery

8.9 Great

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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost that initially aired on ABC from 1990...

Mystery Horror Surreal United States

8.8 Great

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Narcos

Narcos is a television series depicting the activities of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel in Colombia. The show ch...

Netflix Crime Historical Gangster

8.8 Great

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Person of Interest

Person of Interest is a science fiction crime drama centered on Harold Finch, a vigilante operating outside legal bounda...

Sci Fi Mystery Thriller United States

8.6 Great

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Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire is a television drama set in Atlantic City during the 1920s. It explores the complex world of organized...

Crime Gangster Period Drama 1920S

8.6 Great

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Justified

Justified is a crime drama set in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky and Lexington, Kentucky. The show follow...

Action Crime Legal Western

8.6 Great

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Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy is a crime drama television series centered around the Charming, California-based Sons of Anarchy motorc...

Family Motorcycle Crime Gangster

8.5 Great

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Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is a teen mystery drama set in Neptune, California, which ran on UPN from 2004 to 2007. The show starred K...

Drama Detective Crime Neo Noir

8.3 Great

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Reacher

Reacher is an Amazon Prime Video series adapting Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels. Alan Ritchson portrays a former milita...

Action Crime Thriller United States

8.2 Great

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The Missing

The Missing is a British crime drama series centered around investigating missing persons cases. The show gained attenti...

Detective Mystery Crime Suspense

8.2 Great

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Strike

Strike is a British television series based on the novels of Robert Galbraith, the pen name for J.K. Rowling. It follows...

Mystery Crime Suspense British

7.9 Good

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Grimm

Grimm is an NBC television series that ran for six seasons from 2011 to 2017. The show centers on a Portland homicide de...

Detective Dark Fantasy Crime United States

7.8 Good

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Sugar

Sugar is a neo-noir mystery drama television series developed by Mark Protosevich for Apple TV+. It premiered in April 2...

Mystery Crime Neo Noir United States

7.4 Good

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DCI Banks

DCI Banks is a British crime drama series adapted from Peter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks novels. Stephen Tompkinson...

Police Drama Detective Mystery

7.4 Good

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Midnattssol

Midnattssol is a Swedish-French crime drama centered around detectives Anders Harnesk and Kahina Zadi. They investigate...

France Mystery Crime Suspense

7.3 Good

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Kojak

Kojak is an American crime drama television series that aired from 1973 to 1978. Lieutenant Theophilus “Theo” Kojak, por...

Police Detective Crime 1970S

7.2 Good

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Absentia

Absentia is an American thriller drama television series created and directed by Oded Ruskin. Stana Katic leads the cast...

Drama Mystery Crime Suspense

7.2 Good

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Alcatraz

Alcatraz is a television series centered around the former Alcatraz prison and its inhabitants. Following the closure of...

Mystery Crime Historical Suspense

6.9 Fair

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Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries is an American mystery series initially airing from 1989 to 1991. Produced by NBC and later ABC...

Classic Family Friendly Retro Detective

6.9 Fair