New Crime Thriller TV series in 2024
Top series up for release in 2024-
Black Doves
CREATOR: Joe Barton CAST: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw & Sarah Lancashire Helen is a woman seeking passion and finds it with a lover. While this man may know of Helen in a romantic sense, he has no idea about her true identity. But he’s about to learn all when he becomes the target of the London underworld. With Helen in danger, her employer has hired Sam to be her protector. But can she survive in this dangerous tale of spies and murder? This British spy thriller series comes from creator Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project) and stars Keira Knightley (The Aftermath, Boston Strangler), Sarah Lancashire (Wuthering Heights, The Accident), and Ben Whishaw (Paddington, Women Talking). Watch the trailer of Black Doves
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After the flood
CREATOR: Mick Ford CAST: Sophie Rundle, Nicholas Gleaves & Lorraine Ashbourne A destructive flood leaves a mysterious man dead within the elevator of a car park. The body is discovered by Joanna of the police. While the rest of the police believe that the man died while being trapped in such a confined space, Joanna doesn’t believe it. She thinks something else may have killed this man and aims to get to the bottom of this case. Created by Mick Ford (Scum, Ashes to Ashes) and directed by Azhur Saleem (Anansi Boys), this mystery-thriller stars the talents of Sophie Rundle, Matt Stokoe, Faye McKeever, Ray Castleton, Jacqueline Boatswain, Daniel Betts, Steve Cooper, and James Quinn. Watch the trailer of After the flood
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CREATOR: Alfonso Cuarón CAST: Cate Blanchett, Lesley Manville & Kevin Kline Catherine Ravenscroft was known for her work as a documentary journalist. Through her investigations, she has been able to reveal the decay that exists in institutions that deserved to be questioned. But is she hiding something herself? There is something she doesn’t want others to know and it may be revealed sooner rather than later. Based on the novel of the same title by Renée Knight, this psychological thriller comes from writer and director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Roma) and stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, HoYeon Jung, Louis Partridge, Lesley Manville, and Leila George. Watch the trailer of Disclaimer
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Monsieur Spade
CREATOR: Scott Frank CAST: Clive Owen, Cara Bossom & Denis Ménochet Sam Spade was once the most revered detective for his expert skills in cracking the toughest of cases. Years pass and the detective finds himself in his sixties. Despite his age, he continues to solve mysteries in 1960s France, furthering his name as one of the best detectives. Directed by Scott Frank (Godless, The Queen’s Gambit, Shameless) and based on the character created by Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man), this detective TV series stars the talents of Clive Owen (Children of Men), Rebecca Root (The Sisters Brothers), Cara Bossom (Deep State), Oscar Lesage, Inès Melab, and Clotilde Mollet. Watch the trailer of Monsieur Spade
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Tracker
CREATOR: Hilary Weisman Graham CAST: Justin Hartley, Mary McDonnell & Robin Weigert Colter Shaw is a nomad who travels across the United States in his RV. He’s all about solving crimes for those who need his help, be they private citizens or the police force. His expert skill is tracking down missing people. But he may be facing his toughest case yet that even Shaw fears he might not be able to solve. Based on the novel by Jeffery Deaver, this crime drama TV series comes from director Ken Olin (This Is Us) and stars the talents of Justin Hartley, Mary McDonnell, Lee Tergesen, Nicole Anthony, Eric Graise, Oscar Chark, and Abby McEnany. Watch the trailer of Tracker
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Death and Other Details
CREATOR: Heidi Cole McAdams CAST: Violett Beane, Lauren Patten & Rahul Kohli There’s a murder on the Mediterranean when a cruise ship at sea becomes the scene of an unfortunate death. But who could be behind it? Detective Rufus Cotesworth and his protégé Imogene are on the case as they dig into the passengers and crew of this wealthy cruise. But finding the killer will not be an easy task, even if there’s nowhere for the suspects to run. This murder mystery comes from creators Heidi Cole McAdams (Stumptown) and Mike Weiss (Chicago P.D.) with a cast that includes the talents of Violett Beane, Mandy Patinkin, Lauren Patten, Angela Zhou, Hugo Diego Garcia, Linda Emond, Pardis Saremi, and Karoline. Watch the trailer of Death and Other Details
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Criminal Record
CREATOR: Paul Rutman CAST: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo & Shaun Dooley DCI Daniel Hegarty and DS June Lenker are two detectives trying to crack a murder case that could change the course of history. The two of them debate over the evidence and find themselves in a heated battle amid a tense Britain polarized by racism and corruption. Will these two detectives be able to see eye to eye or will they only further the hate? This intense crime drama comes from creator Paul Rutman (Five Days, Indian Summers) and stars Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife), Aysha Kala, Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley, Tom Moutchi, Charlie Creed-Miles, and Stephen Campbell Moore. Watch the trailer of Criminal Record
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Elsbeth
CREATOR: Michelle King CAST: Carrie Preston, Wendell Pierce & Continuing on from The Good Wife, the quirky lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni continues to seek the truth with her unconventional tactics. Plucked from Chicago, she takes off for New York City to aid the NYPD in their many criminal investigations. Dealing with case after case, she continues to prove herself amid some of the toughest mysteries in need of a legal expert. As a procedural drama focusing on legal and criminal elements, this spin-off was developed by obert King (The Good Fight, BrainDead) and Michelle King (The Bite, Evil). The show stars Carrie Preston (reprising her role as Elsbeth from The Good Wife), Wendell Pierce (The Watch, Jack Ryan), and Carra Patterson (The Arrangement, Bloodline). Read more
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Full Circle
CREATOR: Ed Solomon CAST: Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes & Jim Gaffigan Written by Ed Solomon (Now You See Me) and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Logan Lucky, Unsane), Full Circle centers around a crime gone wrong. A kidnapping does not go off as planned and the botched attempts leads to an investigation that uncovers many secrets amid the cultures of present-day New York City. With a massive ensemble for this crime series, the show stars Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes, Jim Gaffigan, Jharrel Jerome, Timothy Olyphant, CCH Pounder, and Dennis Quaid. Watch the trailer of Full Circle
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Copenhagen Cowboy
CREATOR: Nicolas Winding Refn CAST: Angela Bundalovic, Lola Corfixen & Zlatko Burić Miu has spent nearly her entire life in slavery and is now on the warpath to seek the bloody revenge she believes will bring her peace. Seeking this justice, she teams up with an unlikely ally, her nemesis. The two combine their forces as they probe into the dark corners of the criminal underworld. The further they go, however, the more they discover that there’s a supernatural force behind the ugly side of humanity. Created and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Driver, The Neon Demon), this surreal and cerebral crime thriller stars Angela Bundalovic, Andreas Lykke Jørgensen, Li Ii Zhang, Jason Hendil-Forssell, Hok Kit Cheng, and Zlatko Buric. Watch the trailer of Copenhagen Cowboy
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Poker Face
CREATOR: Rian Johnson CAST: Natasha Lyonne, Adrien Brody & Ron Perlman The ability to sniff out lies is an extraordinary power that Charlie happens to have. She can find out if someone is lying. Taking her gift on the road, she sets off for Plymouth Barracuda. She is in for an unpredictable adventure of solving crimes with an incredible ability to read the honesty of individuals. Created by Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), this exciting case-of-the-week mystery saga features a cast that includes Natasha Lyonne, Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Castañeda, Benjamin Bratt, Lil Rel Howery, Dascha Polanco, Hong Chau, Ron Perlman, Cherry Jones, and Chloë Sevigny. Watch the trailer of Poker Face
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Love and Death
CREATOR: David E. Kelley CAST: Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons & Lily Rabe Based on a true story, Love and Death focuses on the life of Candy Montgomery, a housewife of Wylie, Texas. In 1980, she committed a vicious axe murder of her best friend Betty Gore. The small-town life of Christians and couples is shaken by this murder. This crime drama comes from director Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) and screenwriter David E. Kelley (Chicago Hope), starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit, Lily Rabe, Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel, Tom Pelphrey, and Krysten Ritter. Watch the trailer of Love and Death
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The Suspect
CREATOR: Peter Berry CAST: Aidan Turner, Tara Lee & Tom McKay Life seemed to be ideal for Joseph O'Loughlin, a doctor who made quite the living as a clinical psychologist. All his success may come crumbling down, however, when he is called in to investigate a murder. While Joe may be known for bending the rules, he may be hiding a darker secret that could destroy his family life and damage his career. How much of this criminal work can one man handle before he becomes a criminal himself? Based on the novel by Michael Robotham, this British police procedural stars Shaun Parkes, Anjli Mohindra, Sian Clifford, Camilla Beeput, Adam James, Bobby Schofield, Bronagh Waugh, and Angela Griffin. Watch the trailer of The Suspect
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East New York
CREATOR: William M. Finkelstein CAST: Amanda Warren, Kevin Rankin & Elizabeth Rodriguez Regina Haywood is a police captain who has recently been promoted within her department of the 74th Police Precinct in East New York and she has big plans. She wants to clean up her community with clever new ways to manage her team of diverse officers and detectives, despite her rather unorthodox methods that come under criticism. This police drama stars the talents of Amanda Warren, Ben Michael Brown, Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. Watch the trailer of East New York
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The Patient
CREATOR: Joel Fields CAST: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson & Linda Emond A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges. Watch the trailer of The Patient
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Surface
CREATOR: Veronica West CAST: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen & Stephan James Sophie is a woman with a fragmented past. Her memories are shattered into bits and pieces that she struggles to piece together after a suicide attempt. But she might not be ready for the dark and tragic secrets she’ll unearth when she peels back the mystery of her own mind. Created by Veronica West (Ugly Betty, High Fidelity), this psychological thriller stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, François Arnaud, and Millie Brady. Watch the trailer of Surface
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The Holiday
CREATOR: Michael Crompton CAST: Jill Halfpenny, Owen McDonnell & Aidan McArdle It’s vacation time for four families that have gathered at a luxurious dream location. The beautiful beachside spot is perfect for relaxing. Unfortunately, this will be a trip where dark secrets and betrayals will be revealed. The deceit soon leads to murder and the families find themselves at each other’s throats for their own temptations and to protect their reputations. This nightmare vacation thriller series stars Jill Halfpenny, Owen McDonnell, Liv Mjönes, Cat Simmons, and Lara McDonnell. Watch the trailer of The Holiday
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Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
CREATOR: Ryan Murphy CAST: Richard Jenkins, Evan Peters & Niecy Nash Story of the Milwakee Monster told from the perspective of the victims and police incompetency that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree. Watch the trailer of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Magpie Murders
CREATOR: Anthony Horowitz CAST: Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan & Conleth Hill Susan Ryeland is an editor who finds herself editing the manuscripts of Alan Conway, a popular writer of murder-mystery novels. Alan, however, turns up dead and Susan is now in possession of an unfinished manuscript. But that manuscript may contain clues to a mystery that exists outside the text as the editor finds herself investigating his murder. Based on the series of books by Anthony Horowitz, this mystery series features a cast that includes Lesley Manville, Conleth Hill, and Tim McMullan. Watch the trailer of Magpie Murders
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Severance
CREATOR: Dan Erickson CAST: Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette & Britt Lower Lumen Industries is a company that is seeking a new means of controlling the mindset of their employees. A new program is developed entitled severance that aims to separate the memories of work from the memories outside of work. The goal is to give a better work-life balance for their employees so that they don’t feel as bound by their work. However, there may be a sinister force at play with this system that may not be functioning correctly. Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder), this thriller series stars Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken. Watch the trailer of Severance
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Dexter: New Blood
CREATOR: Clyde Phillips CAST: Michael C. Hall, Clancy Brown & Julia Jones In this sequel to the dark thriller series Dexter, New Blood takes place ten years after the conclusion of the series. The unhinged and secretive killer of Dexter Morgan was thought to have been lost at sea during Hurricane Laura. Instead of perishing, he now exists in Upstate New York under a new name. He’s a long way from his home of Miami and tries to make a new life for himself while still being haunted by the past with his darker side lingering ever present. The series features the return of many familiar actors with a cast that includes Michael C. Hall, Clancy Brown, David Magidoff, Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Johnny Sequoyah, Jack Alcott, and Jennifer Carpenter. Watch the trailer of Dexter: New Blood
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BMF
CREATOR: Randy Huggins CAST: Jerel Xavier Alston, & Based on a true story, BMF, short for Black Mafia Family, takes place in the late 1980s of southwest Detroit. Demetrius and Terry Flenory are brothers who find themselves rising in the world of crime. Their dealings in drugs and money crosses state lines as their criminal empire expands. But you don’t get very far in such a dangerous profession without making some powerful enemies. This crime thriller that centers around the issues of the American dream features an ensemble cast that includes Russell Hornsby, Steve Harris, Demetrius Flenory Jr., Eminem Da Vinci, Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Myles Truitt, and Markice Moore. Watch the trailer of BMF
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Before We Die
CREATOR: Niklas Rockström CAST: Issy Knopfler, Lesley Sharp & Vincent Regan Hannah Laing was a detective who didn’t count on a murder case involving her son. Unsure how to process this information, she struggles to deal with the development of her own child being involved in a murder investigation as an undercover informant. She’s used to seeing brutal and gruesome stuff on the job but may not be ready for her own family to become a part of her line of work. This intense English crime thriller stars Lesley Sharp, Patrick Gibson, and Vincent Regan. Watch the trailer of Before We Die
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Fall River
CREATOR: James Buddy Day CAST: Murray Farnell, & During 1979 in Fall River, MA, three young women were mysteriously murdered. The murders were carried out by a Satanic cult and the leader of the cult, Carl Drew, was sentenced to life in prison. But is that all there is to the story? A re-investigation into the murders may prove to hold some shocking revelations. This true-crime documentary series comes from Blumhouse studios with Jason Blum acting as executive producer on this investigative miniseries. Watch the trailer of Fall River
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Too Close
CREATOR: Clara Salaman CAST: Emily Watson, Denise Gough & Thalissa Teixeira A woman has been accused of a vile crime but she can’t seem to remember anything about such an event. The only one who may be able to uncover the truth is a forensic psychiatrist who takes note of the woman’s loss of memory. But she may not be ready for the secrets she discovers as she starts to unravel this mystery. Created by Clara Salaman (Holby City, EastEnders), this crime thriller miniseries stars Emily Watson, Denise Gough, and Thalissa Teixeira. Watch the trailer of Too Close
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Clarice
CREATOR: Alex Kurtzman CAST: Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn & Nick Sandow After having been the underdog FBI agent who went toe-to-toe with the cannibal killer of Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) continues her political career after the shocking and surprising events of Silence of the Lambs. Her cases following Lecter include dealing with serial murderers and sexual predators as she struggles to maintain her career in Washington D.C. as a women who is still seen as the underdog despite her previous accomplishments. The psychological horror series additionally stars Lucca De Oliveira, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, and Michael Cudlitz. Watch the trailer of Clarice
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Tell me your secrets
CREATOR: Harriet Warner CAST: Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater & Amy Brenneman Dark secrets are revealed in this series that follows three unique individuals. These characters include a woman who associated with a killer, a serial predator seeking to put aside his troubled past, and a mother distraught over her daughter that has gone on missing. They try to keep their secrets hidden but the truth can’t stay in the shadows for long as the trio soon find themselves being pushed to the brink of how much they can handle. Watch the trailer of Tell me your secrets
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Behind her Eyes
CREATOR: Steve Lightfoot CAST: Simona Brown, Eve Hewson & Tom Bateman Louise is a single mother who has taken up some part-time work at a psychiatrist's office. What she doesn’t count on with such a job is that she would become involved in an affair with her boss. Even more confounding for Louise is that she starts having a relationship with her boss’ wife, finding herself tangled in a tricky web of relationships. Based on the novel by Sarah Pinborough, this psychological thriller series stars Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman, and Robert Aramayo. Watch the trailer of Behind her Eyes
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The Pembrokeshire Murders
Serial killer John Cooper terrorized the Welsh countryside with his series of murders. Those cases happened in the 1980s but they’re opened back up in 2006 when Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins links the murders to some recent burglaries. Thanks to advancements in DNA analysis and artist impressions, the Dyfed-Powys Police find themselves closing in on the suspect. Directed by Marc Evans and based on the book by Steve Wilkins himself, this true-crime thriller features a cast that includes Luke Evans, Keith Allen, and Caroline Berry. Watch the trailer of The Pembrokeshire Murders
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Lisey’s Story
CREATOR: Stephen King CAST: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen & Jennifer Jason Leigh Based on the 2006 novel by Stephen King, this mysterious miniseries follows the character of Lisey Landon, dealing with the recent loss of her husband Scott. After putting it off for years, she finally decides to go through all of her husband’s old things. What she discovers is a series of buried secrets that reveals a rabbithole of repressed memories and uncomfortable truths. The series is produced by J. J. Abrams (Fringe), directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie), and stars Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen, Dane DeHaan, Sung Kang, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Watch the trailer of Lisey’s Story
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Mare of Easttown
CREATOR: Brad Ingelsby CAST: Kate Winslet, Jean Smart & Julianne Nicholson Within a small town in Pennsylvania, a detective finds herself trying to track down a murderer. But she also struggles to keep her life together while she keeps the case going, making her whole life a difficult balancing act. Created by Brad Ingelsby (American Woman) and directed by Gavin O'Connor (The Way Back), this crime thriller streaming on HBO features a cast that includes Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Cailee Spaeny, and David Denman Watch the trailer of Mare of Easttown
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Des
CREATOR: Luke Neal CAST: David Tennant, Daniel Mays & Jason Watkins Based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish the serial killer, Dennis Nilsen (David Tennant) proceeds down a dark path of murder. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay is tasked with a case where human remains are discovered in the drainage of 23 Cranley Gardens in North London. When questioned about the remains, Dennis admits there could be as many as 16 bodies could be in the drain. As he is convicted, biographer Brian Masters attempts to figure out just what was going through the head of Dennis when he killed. Watch the trailer of Des
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Murder on Middle Beach
CREATOR: Madison Hamburg CAST: Madison Hamburg, Jill Platt & Conway Beach Madison Hamburg is a filmmaker who finds himself making a documentary that is deeply personal. After the murder of his mother in 2010 in Connecticut, Madison seeks to uncover just who could be behind such a violent demise for his mom. Seeking answers to an unsolved case, he taps into the community and his broken family hoping he can get closer to closure through his questioning and filming, in this somber true-crime documentary miniseries that is sure to raise questions and intrigue about what happened that fateful day. Watch the trailer of Murder on Middle Beach
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The Old Man
CREATOR: Jonathan E. Steinberg CAST: Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow & Amy Brenneman Based on the novel by Thomas Perry, The Old Man follows the life of former intelligence officer, Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges). Trying to keep to himself and be safe about it, Dan keeps himself off the radar to avoid being discovered. That peace won’t last for long, however, as he soon finds himself targeted for assassination and thrust back in a dangerous job he thought he had left behind. Developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, this exciting thriller additionally stars John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, and Gbenga Akinnagbe. Watch the trailer of The Old Man
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The Flight Attendant
CREATOR: Steve Yockey CAST: Kaley Cuoco, Zosia Mamet & Deniz Akdeniz Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco) was just your average flight attendant, despite getting incredibly drunk while on the job. Her drinking leads to her sleeping with traveling guests on the many flights she boards. But one night in Bangkok turns into a mystery when she wakes up hungover next to a dead body. Unsure if she’s the killer, she struggles to put the pieces together while law enforcement are highly suspicious of her actions in this intense thriller miniseries. Watch the trailer of The Flight Attendant
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The Undoing
CREATOR: David E. Kelley CAST: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant & Edgar Ramírez Based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz, psychologist Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) has a successful career. But her life is turned upside down when she makes the shocking discovery that her oncologist husband Jonathan (Hugh Grant) may have been responsible for the hideous murder of Emma, a woman who Grace had sought comfort in when they met at an auction event. Dark mysteries are revealed in this psychological thriller created by David E. Kelley. Watch the trailer of The Undoing
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Freud
CREATOR: Marvin Kren CAST: Robert Finster, Ella Rumpf, Georg Friedrich Before the iconic neurologist of Sigmund Freud rose to psychiatric fame, he was apparently solving mysteries in his younger years of 1886 Vienna. In this revisionist tale of historical fiction, Freud (Robert Finster) finds himself tackling crime on the dangerous streets with the aid of the lovely Fleur Salomé (Ella Rumpf) and policeman Alfred Kiss (Georg Friedrich). It’s a wild bit of a police procedural for anyone who ever wanted to see such a figure hot on the trail of crimes in 19th-century Austria. Watch the trailer of Freud
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The Stranger
CREATOR: Harlan Coben CAST: Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran & Jennifer Saunders Many consider this British Mystery series a new version of 'You', which was quite the hitseries on Netflix. The Stranger is also about a creepy stalker who makes the secrets of suburban families public. It's based on the book by Harlan Coben, of whom Netflix will be releasing a number of series in the coming years. Watch the trailer of The Stranger
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Deadwater Fell
CREATOR: Daisy Coulam CAST: David Tennant, Cush Jumbo & Anna Madeley UK's Channel 4 has created a detective show that feels a lot like Broadchurch. It also start the great David Tennant, and again a small and idyllic community is shocked by a gruesome murder, again by someone they all know. You can stream the 2020 thriller series on Acorn TV. Watch the trailer of Deadwater Fell
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The Outsider
CREATOR: Richard Price CAST: Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb The brutal murder, rape and mutilation of a child starts a dark investigation into who could commit such a vile act in Cherokee City, Georgia. The investigating Detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) believes the case seems fairly simple but soon discovers that there may be a supernatural force behind such a murder. Realizing he may be dealing with forces beyond his control, Ralph starts questioning everything he believes in as he digs further in this dark horror based on a Stephen King novel. Watch the trailer of The Outsider
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Truth Be Told
CREATOR: Nichelle D. Tramble CAST: Octavia Spencer, Lizzy Caplan & Aaron Paul Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spencer) is a true-crime podcaster that must put her knowledge of murder to the ultimate test. She is called to offer support for the case of convicted killer Warren Cave. Warren had previously been mentioned on her podcast as the murderer of the father of identical twins. But as Poppy investigates further, she’s forced to question her perceptions of guilt and innocence when the possibility of Warren being framed arises in this investigative drama. Watch the trailer of Truth Be Told
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Prodigal Son
CREATOR: Chris Fedak CAST: Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau Criminal psychologist Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) now works with the NYPD to solve murders after having been disgraced as an FBI profiler. He has the astounding ability to take on the perspective of killers to catch every detail that can aid in investigations. But this special gift has placed him in a state of fear that he’ll descend into becoming just as dangerous a sociopath as his imprisoned father, Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen), better known as “The Surgeon” of 23 murders. Watch the trailer of Prodigal Son
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Carnival Row
CREATOR: Travis Beacham CAST: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney In this neo-noir fantasy, the mythical creatures of a war-torn home have immigrated to a city where tensions rise between multiple races of fantasy species. Inspector Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) finds himself trying to solve the many murders of the city, though he is frowned upon by his superiors for being sympathetic to the creatures. He unravels dark conspiracies of social unrest and an uneasy peace between all manner of humans, fairies, fauns, witches, wolfmen and kobolds. Watch the trailer of Carnival Row
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The Widow
CREATOR: Jack Williams CAST: Kate Beckinsale, Alex Kingston & Babs Olusanmokun Kate Beckinsale stars as the widow of a man how mysteriously disappeared in the republic of Congo. She follows his tracks to find out what happened to him in this 2019 thriller show. Watch the trailer of The Widow
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I Am the Night
CREATOR: Sam Sheridan CAST: Chris Pine, India Eisley, Jefferson Mays Given away by her mother at birth, Fauna Hodel sets out to investigate her pasts and stumbles upon dark secrets. A Hollywood gynecologist is somehow related to it all, and stands at the center of one of Hollywood's biggest unsolved crimes. Watch the trailer of I Am the Night
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The ABC Murders
CREATOR: N/A CAST: John Malkovich, Eamon Farren, Michael Shaeffer Agatha Christie is stil considered the master of the whodunnit. ABC Murders has rebooted the detective Hercule Poirot (Played by John Malkovich), and has given the eccentric French ex-policemen a series of new mysterious murders to solve. Watch the trailer of The ABC Murders
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Killing Eve
CREATOR: Phoebe Waller-Bridge CAST: Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Kim Bodnia British-American crime series Killing Eve was produced for BBC America. Based on Luke Jennings's Codename Villanelle, Eve Polastri is a desk-bound MI5 officer who tracks down the infamous psychopathic assassin Villanelle. Both women become obsessed with one another. Watch the trailer of Killing Eve
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Collateral
CREATOR: N/A CAST: Carey Mulligan, Jeany Spark, Nicola Walker, Nathaniel Martello-White A BBC Crime Drama starring Carey Mulligan as a detective in modern-day Britain that should give us an insight in the modern day state of the nation of the UK. It produced... Watch the trailer of Collateral
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The Alienist
CREATOR: N/A CAST: Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans & Dakota Fanning A nineteenth century thriller tale of John Moore, a crime reporter, and Dr. Laszlo a criminal psychologist who team up to hunt a serial killer active inNew York City. A... Watch the trailer of The Alienist
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The Shield
CREATOR: Shawn Ryan CAST: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace A very self-righteous cop has his own way to deal with criminals: by working together with them, for instance, or breaking the law to catch them. RATING: 87/100
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Top of the Lake
CREATOR: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee CAST: Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan This Sun dance Channel co-production, taking place in New Zealand, follows a female detective who returns to her hometown, and is asked to take on a case. A young girl who tried to kill herself by drowning in a local lake turned out to be raped and abused. In her search for the guy who did it, she has to overcome some buried childhood trauma’s of her own. In the lead we find Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss who gives a great performance, and turns it in to a great psychological drama. Perhaps near the end the show gets a little too metaphorical, but it remains thrilling throughout, and make me hopeful for the upcoming thriller series from Sundance in 2014 RATING: 76/100
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Broadchurch
CREATOR: Chris Chibnall CAST: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan According to many not only the best thriller or detective show of 2013, but the best tv show over-all. The charm of the show is comparable to True Detective, but even more so to Twin Peaks, in the sense that zooms into a little village and slowly lays bear its secrets. It is a great contribution to the small town murder mystery sub-genre, and quite possibly has created the best population of a tv town so far. The characters living in Broadchurch are easy to relate to and they evoke genuine sympathy and understanding on the part of the viewer. Next to that its smart plot makes you feel just as paranoid as the two detectives on the case. I do have to warn you that the ending is a bit of a letdown, and the epilogue is unequivocally cliche. RATING: 84/100
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Top of the Lake: China Girl
CREATOR: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee CAST: Ling Cooper Tang, Kim Gyngell, David Dencik The new story is so fresh we have labeled it an original new show separate from the previous one taking place in New Zealand (further down the list). Detective Robin Griffin played by Elisabeth Moss investigates the murder of a body with Hongkong-connections that was found on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Nicole Kidman is in it as well! RATING: 76/100
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Twin Peaks
CREATOR: Mark Frost, David Lynch CAST: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook We could not get more excited for this one. Our favorite series of all time is returning after more than 2 decades. David Lynch's crime mystery cult series from the 80's about the peculiars happenings in the little town of Twin Peaks is coming back to air on Showtime. It will undoubtably again be a blend of mysterious, surreal, supernatural and odd-ball elements wrapped up in a cozy strangely familiar blanket. RATING: 80/100
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Sharp Objects
CREATOR: Marti Noxon CAST: Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen Very little is known except that another big star from Hollywood has made the jump to television. Amy Adams has joined the project. She will play a reporter who returns home to cover a violent murder. There she gets confronted with psychological demons from her past. RATING: 80/100
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Mindhunter
CREATOR: John Douglas, Joe Penhall CAST: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Stacey Roca, Hannah Gross A look into the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. RATING: 80/100
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Banshee
CREATOR: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper CAST: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison HBO’s sub-tv factory Cine max produced a show that is one of the rawer thriller tv shows out there, and is definitely one of the best action tv shows we have ever come across. And indeed, it sets itself apart from the rest with long and tough action scenes backed up by sufficient dramatic development. By no means a sophisticated screenplay, but set in a small American town near an Amish community, it has more than enough to offer atmospherically. The series is about an ex-convict who wants to get back with his former partner in crime and lover who has moved to this small American town and made a life for herself. In order to win her back he stays in town, and pretends to be the new local sheriff. RATING: 84/100
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The Night Manager
CREATOR: John le Carré CAST: Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Debicki, Olivia Colman A night manager of a European hotel is asked to be an alias for intelligence operations. RATING: 82/100
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The Wire
CREATOR: David Simon CAST: Dominic West, John Doman, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce Pitching The Wire to non-believers is a tough job. ‘An anti-cop show disguised as a cop show’ doesn’t tingle anyone. “Truthful, complex stories about the American people left behind in a postmodern urban society” may cover the series’ content, but will not invite a lot of people to start viewing the best tv show ever made. The cult status The Wire (slowly) received probably has a lot to do with word-of-mouth, and for good reason. The show is simply ingenious and will leave a lasting impression, leaving the restraint one might have before watching the show far behind. Despite it’s ambition to make a harsh point, it’s complexity and the vast amount of characters, The Wire tells unheard stories in an original and thought provoking way. We are confident we’ll see lots of great and innovative drama shows in the years to come, but none of them is probably going to beat The Wire in all its strength. RATING: 94/100
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Breaking Bad
CREATOR: Vince Gilligan CAST: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris A chemistry teacher has had enough of his boring, frustrating and unreasonable life. After being diagnosed with cancer, he starts cooking crystal meth. Brilliant. RATING: 95/100
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Narcos
CREATOR: Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro CAST: Pedro Pascal, Matias Varela & Damián Alcázar The tale of Pablo Escobar and the American cops chasing him. Brilliant, addictive and unbelievable. RATING: 89/100
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Sherlock
CREATOR: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat CAST: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves Sherlock is not yet another Sherlock Holmes brand rip-off. This British BBC Detective show takes the most famous fictional private detective to modern-day London, and finds an excellent form to do so. Sherlock, played by the incredibly talented Benedict Cumberbatch , describes himself aptly as a ‘highly functional sociopath’, but as the series progresses, we find that his kind heart pierces through - perhaps a bit too much in season 3, almost de-mystifying him. Together with his loyal friend Watson, he solves incredibly complex cases in the heart of London loosely based on original Arthur Conan O’Doyle stories. RATING: 92/100
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True Detective
CREATOR: Nic Pizzolatto CAST: Mahershala Ali, Stephen Dorff & Carmen Ejogo In terms of television shows, 2014 has been a very good year. If there is one show that gained momentum, it is True Detective: this show was a hype, perhaps even before the broadcast of the first episode. Luckily, True Detective is one of those shows that lives up to its very high expectations, even exceeds them in some episodes. One of light bearers of this series is director Cary Fukunaga. The brilliant depiction of Louisana’s landscape brings beautiful mystery to True Detective, along with McConaughey’s character and the unparalleled monologues he brings. The chemistry between McConaughey and Harrelson is everything one might hope for and more. If True Detective is the level of quality we can expect when good movie actors lend themselves to television drama, the medium of film is seriously under siege. It already is, actually. The third season is airing in 2019 on HBO. RATING: 91/100
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Dexter
CREATOR: James Manos Jr. CAST: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter & Desmond Harrington Dexter is a blood spatter analyst in service of the police in Los Angeles, but also likes to kill people who he thinks deserve it. For about five seasons, this show is an absolute winner. RATING: 88/100
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Fargo
CREATOR: Noah Hawley CAST: Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman Based of the acclaimed crime drama by the Coen Brothers, Fargo is a crime series that strongly reflects the dark humour of the film. Bringing films to the small screen is not always a good idea, but here they have done everything right. The show is funny, refreshing, odd, but also incredibly suspenseful. It is a different way of relating to characters, as they are rather caricatured, but it still works. It is a show that does not keep the viewer in the dark, but shows everything that is happening – it is therefore extra noteworthy that it remains so addictive and exciting. RATING: 90/100
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The Bridge
CREATOR: Elwood Reid, Björn Stein, Meredith Stiehm CAST: Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt & Mikael Birkkjær A Danish/Swedish production that stepped out of The Killing‘s shadow and made the Scandinavian crime genre its own. Although its main characters might be more unusual, with the police woman being autistic, and with us getting to know more about their private lives than in The Killing, the show is actually a lot more conventionally a thriller show than you might think. In this sense it relies much heavier on the thrilling aspect, and less on the whodunnit aspect. The storyline itself, with as its starting point a dead body that is found exactly where Denmark and Sweden are bordering and forces the two countries to work together, has inspired several remakes. An US one with the Mexican and American police working together, and a British-French one (in the Canal Tunnel). RATING: 86/100
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Homeland
CREATOR: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon CAST: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis The premise of the tv show is straightforward – a war hero and prisoner of war returning from Iraq is welcomed back to the US as a lost son, but a female CIA officer suspects him of being turned. The show not only gives us an insight into the intelligence work countering international terrorism and crime, but takes us on a paranoia trip as the main character Clair Danes’ character suffers from mental illnesses. There are few shows with such surprising and mind-blowing plot twists as Homeland so you better hold on tight. RATING: 84/100
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The Blacklist
CREATOR: Jon Bokenkamp CAST: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff When former government agent and fugitive Raymond "Red" Reddington surrenders to the FBI, he makes them an offer they can't refuse. On the mysterious condition that he work only with recent Quantico graduate Liz Keen, he agrees to help put away criminals from a list that he compiled, which includes politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists -- starting with long-thought-dead terrorist Ranko Zamani. As the two pursue their quarry, Red forces the rookie profiles to think like a criminal to see the bigger picture. RATING: 81/100
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The Americans
CREATOR: Joseph Weisberg CAST: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys & Noah Emmerich At first glance one might expect this international spy thriller to be one of American formula-driven television series, but it is so much more than that. It has managed to build up a sizeable fan-base in just one season, and that is mainly because of Kerri Russel’s solid performance as a fem me fatal, and the show’s low-paced sophisticated screenplay displaying great nuance. It is inevitable to make some comparisons to that other espionage thriller Homeland, and I feel The Americans tops that show because it is more than just a thriller, it is an unusual family drama as well. It is about two Russian spies who have been undercover in the US for years, with even their kids not knowing their parents work for the KGB. RATING: 83/100
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The Night Of
CREATOR: Richard Price, Steven Zaillian CAST: Riz Ahmed, John Turturro & Amara Karan A man and a female stranger go out together, one night, after which the man wakes up and is held responsible for the death of the woman. Very intruiging stuff. RATING: 87/100
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Mr. Robot
CREATOR: Sam Esmail CAST: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern The brilliant hacker Elliot has a normal day job as an engineer, but at night he attacks grand corporations by hacking them. Must see! RATING: 87/100
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Tokyo Vice
CREATOR: J.T. Rogers CAST: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe & Rachel Keller A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake... Read more
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Agent Hamilton
CREATOR: Jan Guillou CAST: Jakob Oftebro, Suzanne Reuter & Carl Hamilton has just returned to Sweden after many years of secret education in the US when Stockholm is shaken by a series of terrorist attacks. Hamilton is assigned to assist the Swedish... Read more
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The Name of The Rose
CREATOR: Andrea Porporati CAST: Damian Hardung, Roberto Herlitzka & Benjamin Stender A TV Adaptation of the famous mystery novel In The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. A detective is summoned to an abbey where a series of murders is taking place. Read more
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Wisting
CREATOR: Ole Sondegard CAST: Sven Nordin, Thea Green Lundberg, Mads Ousdal, Gard B. Eidsvold Detective William Histing, which you might know from HBO Production Lilyhammer, has to solve a number of violent and senseless murders commited in a small... Read more
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RATING: 81/100
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Den döende detektiven
CREATOR: N/A CAST: Angelika Prick, Savannah Issa & Rolf Lassgård A three episode mini-series from Sweden. The English title is 'The Dying Detective'. It is based on the 2010 Novel by the same name written by Leif G.W.... Read more
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It is not uncommon in certain circles to prefer the better foreign detectives & thriller tv shows over British & American crime tv shows. Whether it is out of pretentiousness (remember yourself or someone else insisting on using the foreign title? (and probably mispronouncing it)) or out of the feeling that English-spoken detectives lack authenticity, it is clear that many a seasoned crime tv watcher has experienced the recent influx of foreign crime television as a breath of fresh air. And I am not arguing that it has not been so – British crime thrillers could be quite a bore, and most American crime thrillers turned into superficial formula-generated products for mass consumption.
However, after having watched most foreign crime series up to 2020 (with Scandinavian police series as frontrunners) I could not help but realize that true innovation is still coming from America and Britain. The Danish detective The Killing (Forbrydelsen;)) is a good case in point. Enthusiastically heralded for its authentically grim tone and its clever storytelling, The Killing also swept me off my feet initially. However, in season 3 I had to admit that its characters were actually rather one-dimensional and downright cliché, and that screenplay-wise a true transformation had actually never occurred. Fortunately, now British and American show runners have caught up with the flavor foreign television had to offer, and make it come out beautifully by moving away from the cities to explore regional America. Regional tv America is no longer an ‘anywhereland’, but is given its own local identity, Twin Peaks style. For this reason, and because of its innovative dialogues and its cinematic atmosphere, I have awarded a number one place to the HBO 2014 detective show True Detective, a show that brings together everything good in modern television. That is why that in this article I am restoring the English-spoken police series to their rightful place – at the very top. Not to say that foreign crime thrillers are no longer relevant, certainly not. Below you can have a quick peak at what to expect from detective and crime television in 2020.