Best Mystery TV shows
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Best Mystery TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Sherlock (2010), The Mentalist (2008), Forever (2014), Person of Interest (2011), Elementary (2012), Castle (2009), Perception (2012), Endeavour (2012), Lie to Me (2009), Mare of Easttown (2021), Broadchurch (2013), Death in Paradise (2011), Life (2007), White Collar (2009), Grantchester (2014), The Night Of (2016), Criminal Minds (2005), The Blacklist (2013), Fringe (2008).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
clever, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, murder, private detective, murder mystery, who done it, private investigator, murder investigation, uncover truth, multiple suspects, riddles and clues, sleuth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom, london
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941K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, witty, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, mastermind, private detective, friendship, british, partners, mind game, riddles and clues, murder, talented ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, scotland yard, europe
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188K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, partners, murder, police investigation, police, law enforcement, justice, talented, outsmarting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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59K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, supernatural, investigation, friendship, law enforcement, supernatural ability, immortal, murder investigation, female detective, friends, deduction, laboratory ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, mysterious character, privacy invasion, hacker, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer genius, secret ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 with ...
Style:
witty, talky, suspenseful, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, sherlock holmes, talented, female partner, unconventional method, prodigy, mastermind, partners, riddles and clues, private detective, resourceful, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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165K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Style:
witty, realistic, entertaining, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
writers, investigation, female detective, crime investigation, romancing partners, partners, homicide detective, police investigation, police detective, riddles and clues, resourceful, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
exciting, mind bending, intellectual, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, fbi, prodigy, college professor, talented, riddles and clues, hallucination, genius, intelligence, schizophrenia, law enforcement, professor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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28K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style:
serious, intellectual, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
police, police detective, talented, investigator, murderer, coworker, police investigation, intelligence, who done it, murder, british, oxford ...
Time:
60s, future, 20th century
Place:
england
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122K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his ...
Style:
clever, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, psychology, talented, expert, deception, crime investigation, riddles and clues, outsmarting, human nature, sign language, lie, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, sentimental, anime, anthology
Plot:
small town, murder, homicide detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, small town life, female detective, mother daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, incest, drug abuse, lesbian daughter ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania
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117K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
emotional, clever, serious, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, police investigation, murder, twists and turns, police detective, multiple suspects, small town, grief, legal, who done it, murderer, whodunit ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, stylized, semi serious, light ...
Plot:
investigation, police detective, whodunit, police investigation, law enforcement, lifestyle change, murder, island, new job, suspicion, coworker, multiple suspects ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
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34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, ex convict, police detective, uncover truth, homicide detective, frame up, police investigation, murder, partners against crime, suspicion, who done it, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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134K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, light, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, con artists, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, criminal, partners, unlikely partners, friendship, cons and scams, talented ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious ...
Style:
tense, serious, slasher, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, murder, priest, partners against crime, village, police detective, partners, whodunit, clergy, haunted by the past, amateur detective ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1953
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe
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156K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 525 min.
TV show
Story:
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, tense, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, suspense, murder investigation, lawyer, courtroom, justice, investigation, murder mystery, jail, legal, vengeance, district attorney ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
psychological, exciting, serious, rough, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, serial killer, law enforcement, special agents, team, murder, forensics, profiler, investigator, intelligence, crime investigation ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
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255K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, intrigue, partners, special agents, secret, mind game, killings, twists and turns ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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246K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
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 larger, ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, surreal, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, investigation, mad scientist, time travel, fbi, special agents, alternate dimension, parallel universe, alternate reality, experiment, top secret, paranormal activity ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
harvard university, usa, massachusetts, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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 their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, spooky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder mystery, legal, defense attorney, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, law student, murder, court case, college, courtroom, lgbt, teachers and students ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, philadelphia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mental illness, police, crime investigation, murder investigation, murder mystery, psychologist, ritual, private detective, investigation, homicide detective, reporter ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
new york
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77K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
witty, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, mental illness, private detective, talented, mastermind, prodigy, unconventional method, police investigation, riddles and clues, intelligence, obsessive compulsive disorder ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Body of Proof is an American medical drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013 and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Chris Murphey and produced by ABC Studios. The ...
Style:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
medical, investigation, forensics, who done it, murder investigation, law enforcement, bodies, unconventional method, talented, medical examiner, ambitious, female protagonist ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
A writer gets caught up in a murder investigation involving his mentor, an esteemed American author. Based on the book of the same name, by Joël Dicker.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, young girl, writers, seaside town, uncover truth, evidence, crime investigation, crime solving, framed for murder, investigation, murder mystery ...
Place:
maine
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
neo noir, serious, atmospheric, gloomy, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murder, murderer, drinking problem, partners, partners against crime, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, california, usa
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123K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, monster, legends and myths, creature, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, hunt down, protector ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical ...
Style:
exciting, serious, humorous, funny, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, artifact, ancient mystery, secret place, riddles and clues, top secret, partners, investigation, legends and myths, undercover, paranormal activity, secret agents ...
Place:
usa, south dakota
Is relevant ?
164K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification ...
Style:
witty, suspenseful, intellectual, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, partners, partners against crime, forensics, law enforcement, expert, crime investigation, scientist, killings, teamwork, police investigation ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, intellectual, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, who done it, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, law enforcement, murder, riddles and clues, priest, social relations, friendship, church ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
england, united kingdom
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