Best Thriller TV shows
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Best Thriller TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Dexter (2006), Breaking Bad (2008), True Detective (2014), Fargo (2014), The Killing (2011), Bates Motel (2013), How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Mindhunter (2017), The Walking Dead (2010), Hannibal (2013), Prison Break (2005), Chernobyl (2019), The Fall (2013), Lost (2004), Sharp Objects (2018), The Blacklist (2013), Defending Jacob (2020), Prodigal Son (2019), Sherlock (2010), The X-Files (1993).
List of Best TV Shows
912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
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2.5M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
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464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
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133K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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125K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, motel, mental disorder, obsession, hotel, insanity, murder, family problems, half brother, dysfunctional family, small town, incestuous desire ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, usa, hawaii
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder mystery, legal, defense attorney, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, law student, murder, court case, courtroom, college, lgbt, attorney ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, chicago, idaho, usa
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390K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, thought provoking, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychology, psychopath, criminal psychologist, fbi, fbi agent, serial murder, police, murderer, police investigation, true crime, murder ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 80s
Place:
virginia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, pandemic, walking dead, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, peril, plague, fear ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia
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305K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him ...
Style:
psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, cannibal, psychopath, cannibalism, mind game, murder, psychiatrist, death, manipulation, graphic violence, mental patient, fbi ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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658K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, scheme, prison escape, conspiracy, determination, fbi, confined, siblings relations, brother ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, chicago, texas, california, usa
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1.0M
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatization of the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Style:
dark, atmospheric, harsh, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
radiation, nuclear power plant, nuclear holocaust, nuclear reactor, disaster, radiation poisoning, save the day, nuclear explosion, salvation, abandoned city, evacuation, nuclear threat ...
Time:
year 1986, 2010s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
chernobyl, ussr, soviet union, ukraine, europe ...
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131K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must ...
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, captivating, serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
serial killer, female detective, police detective, police investigation, policewoman, forensics, law enforcement, victim, murder mystery, crime investigation, violence against women, evidence ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, united kingdom, belfast
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665K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Style:
exciting, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, island, stranded, mysterious place, desert island, stranded on an island, lost, human nature, death, plane crash, destiny, air disaster ...
Time:
y2k, 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, hawaii, pacific ocean
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136K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
Style:
psychological, suspense, bleak, southern gothic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, haunted by the past, small town, mother daughter relationship, hometown, alcoholic, reporter, self harm, self mutilation, journalist, investigative reporter ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, missouri, usa
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298K
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:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, terrorism, mind game, outsmarting, murder investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Style:
suspense, detective, serious, captivating, social ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, false accusation of murder, husband wife relationship, bullying, mysterious villain, suspect, parents and children, uncover truth, father son relationship, boy ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
massachusetts
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspense, disturbing, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, criminal psychologist, psychological trauma, murder investigation, maniac, repressed memory, forensics, expert, criminal psychology, childhood trauma, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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1.1M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
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270K
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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 assigned to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, mind bending, atmospheric, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
ufo, supernatural, investigation, conspiracy, fbi, paranormal investigation, top secret, paranormal activity, alien contact, alien abduction, space and aliens, female fbi agent ...
Time:
2010s, jurassic, future, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, phoenix arizona, arizona
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134K
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, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, psychology, team, expert, talented, lie, crime investigation, outsmarting, deception, riddles and clues, sign language, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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381K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, sexy, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, spy, cia, national security, war on terror, treason, secret service, investigation, terrorist, danger, top secret ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, america ...
Is relevant?
163K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, crime drama, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, murder, police, talented, police detective, uncover truth, psychopath, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, serial killer, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe
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221K
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, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, partners against crime, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, murder, police, law enforcement, danger, talented, outsmarting, justice ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
california, 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, spy action ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, computer genius, privacy invasion, mysterious character, computer, fighting crime, law enforcer, hacker ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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116K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, thrilling, detective ...
Plot:
murder investigation, adultery, murder mystery, lie, therapist, affair, mysterious disappearance, life turned upside down, murder, female nudity, doctor, family drama ...
Time:
2020s, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, multiple suspects, murder, murder investigation, cop, police detective, twists and turns, partners against crime, mind game, riddles and clues, heroine ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
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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, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, serial killer, law enforcement, team, crime investigation, murder, forensics, danger, profiler, investigator, human nature ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
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120K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.
Style:
exciting, stylized, period piece, tense, intense ...
Plot:
time travel, assassination, stephen king, time, kennedy assassination, changing the past or future, altering history, time traveler, love, surveillance, conspiracy theory, sent to the past ...
Time:
60s, future, 2010s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place:
usa, dallas texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style:
brutal, enigmatic, tense, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, serial murder, murderer, unsolved crime, missing person, forest, police protagonist, female detective ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
copenhagen
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