Best thriller TV series

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  1. #1
    Stranger Things (2016) Rating: 86

    When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

  2. #2
    Riverdale (2017) Rating: 84

    Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

  3. #3
    Wednesday (2022) Rating: 83

    Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

  4. #4
    Supernatural (2005) Rating: 83

    When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners an

  5. #5
    Elite (2018) Rating: 80

    When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

  6. #6
    The Mentalist (2008) Rating: 84

    Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

  7. #7
    Black Mirror (2011) Rating: 83

    Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

  8. #8
    American Horror Story (2011) Rating: 81

    An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

  9. #9
    Dexter (2006) Rating: 82

    Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

  10. #10
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) Rating: 80

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. Th

  11. #11
    Lost (2004) Rating: 80

    Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

  12. #12
    Criminal Minds (2005) Rating: 83

    An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who

  13. #13
    FROM (2022) Rating: 85

    Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest

  14. #14
    True Detective (2014) Rating: 83

    An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

  15. #15
    The Blacklist (2013) Rating: 76

    Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the l

  16. #16
    You (2018) Rating: 80

    A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.

  17. #17
    The X-Files (1993) Rating: 84

    The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is as

  18. #18
    Grimm (2011) Rating: 83

    After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm

  19. #19
    Fringe (2008) Rating: 81

    FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a l

  20. #20
    Charmed (1998) Rating: 82

    Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlock

  21. #21
    Twin Peaks (1990) Rating: 83

    The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him dee

  22. #22
    Desperate Housewives (2004) Rating: 79

    Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, f

  23. #23
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) Rating: 76

    A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

  24. #24
    Elementary (2012) Rating: 76

    A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live wit

  25. #25
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Rating: 84

    Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

  26. #26
    CSI: Miami (2002) Rating: 77

    The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and

  27. #27
    How to Get Away with Murder (2014) Rating: 78

    A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of

  28. #28
    Outer Banks (2020) Rating: 82

    On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

  29. #29
    The White Lotus (2021) Rating: 76

    Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idy

  30. #30
    Monk (2002) Rating: 79

    Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he deve

  31. #31
    NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) Rating: 75

    The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

  32. #32
    Slow Horses (2022) Rating: 80

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

  33. #33
    Columbo (1971) Rating: 81

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures al

  34. #34
    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016) Rating: 81

    Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the o

  35. #35
    Detective Conan (1996) Rating: 80

    The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of rea

  36. #36
    CSI: NY (2004) Rating: 73

    Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".

  37. #37
    High Potential (2024) Rating: 82

    Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.

  38. #38
    The Apothecary Diaries (2023) Rating: 86

    Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in

  39. #39
    Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) Rating: 82

    From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

  40. #40
    Midsomer Murders (1997) Rating: 75

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the g

  41. #41
    Lanterns (2026) Rating: 81

    Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

  42. #42
    Murder, She Wrote (1984) Rating: 75

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

  43. #43
    Cold Case (2003) Rating: 77

    The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about

  44. #44
    Death in Paradise (2011) Rating: 74

    A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

  45. #45
    The Closer (2005) Rating: 79

    Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues th

  46. #46
    Murdoch Mysteries (2008) Rating: 77

    A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.

  47. #47
    Without a Trace (2002) Rating: 72

    The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

  48. #48
    A Shop for Killers (2024) Rating: 85

    A niece who lost her parents and grew up in the hands of an uncle who runs a shopping mall faces a new truth after her uncle's sudden death.

  49. #49
    Perry Mason (1957) Rating: 77

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

  50. #50
    Vera (2011) Rating: 74

    A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile