Best Thriller TV Shows of 2020 – page 5

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 8.1
 2K
Multifaceted (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story: Sokkar is a professional swindler who gets outdone by Omar, another swindler. As she enters into a series of conflicts to get her money back from him, she eventually decides to unite with him to carry out bigger defrauding operations.
Style: thrilling, semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating
Plot: con artists, fraud, scam, thief, money, escapades, burglar, relationships, stolen money, cons and scams, money problems, problem ...
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 7.5
 4K
Respect (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The protagonist of the story, Ercüment Çözer rebels against disrespect and rudeness that we tend to avoid, ignore and eventually forget. Ercüment Çözer is a sociopath obsessed with the idea of respect. However, this time, he is not alone on ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspenseful
Plot: murder, violence, vigilante, serial killer, businessman, revenge, corruption, danger, who done it, police investigation, partner, evidence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey
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 6.3
 1K
Thin Ice (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Iceland, France
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The series takes place in Greenland and revolves around a climate meeting for the Arctic Council, which is in the process of agreeing on a new and historic climate agreement that prohibits all environmentally harmful oil drilling in the area. Lena ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: arctic, police detective, police, politician, hostage, kidnapping, oil, climate change, female police detective, conspiracy, parent child relationship, oil company ...
Time: 2010s
Place: greenland, russia, eastern europe, scandinavia
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The Investigation (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, intellectual ...
Plot: police, journalist, true crime, law enforcement, murder mystery, female journalist, police investigation, murder investigation, brutal murder, uncover truth, investigation, murder of a woman ...
Time: 2020s, year 2017, 21st century
Place: copenhagen
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 7.4
 2K
Witch Hunt (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Ida Waage is a dynamic woman, working as the CFO at a prestigious law firm. One day, she spots a suspicious invoice and soon traces it back to a money laundering operation linked to the firm’s biggest client, Peer Eggen. She alerts her executive ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: money laundering, law firm, corruption, whistleblower, female protagonist, workplace, money, organized crime, co worker co worker relationship, insurance scam, stolen money, caper ...
Place: oslo norway
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Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.
Style: suspense, captivating, anime, deep, sad ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: witch, lesbian, lgbt, sorceress, female protagonist, military service, magic, female soldier, public service, supernatural, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, witchcraft ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, salem massachusetts
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The Victims' Game (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story: After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.
Style: detective, suspense, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: murder investigation, murderer, serial killer, police investigation, investigation, murder, serial murder, brutality, psychopath, violent, buddy, asperger's syndrome ...
Place: taiwan
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 7.3
 3K
Top Dog (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A mysterious disappearance makes two completely separate worlds collide, creating an extremely odd couple – the lawyer Emily and recently released convict Teddy. They have two opposing desires. She wants up. He wants out. She wants to secure her ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: mafia, lawyer, attorney, criminal underworld, investigation, ex convict, female lawyer, crime boss, law firm, prison, brother brother relationship, family tragedy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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 7.1
 2K
Red Light (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Three women become entangled in the world of human trafficking and prostitution when Esther's husband suddenly disappears. From completely different worlds, the lives of these women become intertwined. They discover that they need each other to ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking
Plot: human trafficking, prostitution, forced prostitution, prostitute, life is a bitch, women, female protagonist, social problems, lesbian, slave trader, slave trade
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 6.3
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It's Pony (2020)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: A normal girl’s life is made extraordinary by her best friend – an unpredictable, outrageous, and hilarious talking pony. No matter the complications he causes, Annie knows that everything is better when Pony is around.
Style: cute, 2d animation, fun
Plot: girl horse relationship, pony, talking animal, talking horse, best friend, friendship, young girl, horse, animal that acts human, slice of life, redhead, farmer ...
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 7.9
 9K
Aleph (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Two detectives try to unravel the mystery of the murders that followed the discovery of a body in the Bosphorus.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting, serious ...
Plot: police, murder, murder investigation, friendship, suspect, fight, mystery killer, police officer, christian, serial killer, killer, autopsy ...
Time: 16th century
Place: turkey, ottoman empire, istanbul turkey
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 7.1
 4K
Beartown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 288 min.
TV show
Story: Hockey is the last beacon of hope for the citizens of Björnstad, so when its junior hockey team makes the national semifinal, the burden of the entire town’s dreams weigh heavily on the shoulders of its teenage superstars. However, the day of the ...
Style: clever, psychological, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: small town life, athlete and trainer, gay, teenager, fictional city, violence against women, riddles and clues, social relations, suspect, family relations, partner, tragic event ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: In the year 2045, after global capitalism has defaulted, Japan's elite Section 9 begins conducting covert cyber operations.
Style: anime, seinen, futuristic, psychological, mecha ...
Plot: cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, police, capitalism, superhero, ghost in the shell, strong female lead, idealism, female protagonist, conspiracy, white supremacy, distopia ...
Time: distant future, 2040s, future, 21st century
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 7.1
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Grow (2020)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: When newly examined stockbroker Adam is told that his father has died, he flies into a destructive world alongside his childhood friends. At the father's funeral Adam big brother, Jakob resurfaces presenting himself as a policeman, having left ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: gangster, estranged brother, stock broker, dysfunctional family, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations, brothers, brother brother relationship, stock exchange, spy, friendship ...
Place: copenhagen
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The Minions of Midas (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 316 min.
TV show
Story: Victor Genovés, an influential businessman, is blackmailed: if he doesn't agree to pay a large sum of money, the self-styled Midas favorites will kill a person at random at a designated place and time and add a new victim periodically until ...
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, brutal
Plot: murder, violent, danger, conspiracy, brutality, anonymous letter, twists and turns, violence, threat to kill, embezzlement, investigation, dishonesty ...
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 7.6
 1K
Memorist (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When Dong Baek was a high school student, he suddenly gained a supernatural power. Whenever he touches somebody, he can read that person's memory. Dong Baek reveals his memory reading ability to people and he becomes a detective. He is gung-ho ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, bleak, captivating, tense ...
Plot: supernatural power, police, twists and turns, investigation, supernatural, murder investigation, police detective, supernatural ability, murder mystery, police investigation, maniac, sleuth ...
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Agent Hamilton (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Lithuania
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 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 intelligence service in their pursuit of the guilty, but ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: spy, terrorism, secret service, black ops, rogue agent, double agent, secret agent, disguise, investigation, conspiracy, terrorist attack, panic ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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 6.8
 2K
The Island (2020)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Denmark
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: A deadly virus hits a small community living on an island in the North Sea.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, apocalyptic
Plot: pandemic, virus, teenage girl, quarantine, teenage protagonist, island, epidemic, stranded on an island, struggle for survival, society, survival, lifestyle change ...
Time: 2020s
Place: fictional island
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The Mess You Leave Behind (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story: A teacher starts her job at a high school but is haunted by a suspicious death that occurred there weeks before and begins fearing for her own life.
Style: tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot: sex scene, murder investigation, marriage, blackmail, suicide, teacher student relationship, marital problem, relationships, male female relationship, crime solving, unhappy marriage, family relations ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: spain
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Every Week Has a Friday (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Hoping to leave her past behind and start anew, Laila strikes a deal that prompts her to marry and live with Emad, a mentally-challenged man. However, their life together gets complicated when henious crimes take place at their living place each ...
Style: detective, suspenseful, serious, captivating, dramatic
Plot: dark past, true crime, secret past, mentally challenged, mysterious past, mentally challenged person, crime spree, past, mental retardation, intellectual disability, mental breakdown, young woman ...
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 6.2
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Queen Sono (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A highly trained South African spy must face changing relationships in her personal life while taking on her most dangerous mission yet.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: female spy, female mercenary, spy, espionage, female agent, secret agent, terrorist plot, family problems, family in crisis, special agent, female protagonist, relationship problems ...
Place: africa, south africa
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 7.5
 4K
Tycoon (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Someone shoots at Serbian tycoon Vladan Simonovic. This makes Vladan initiate a private investigation that will open up "Pandora's box" with respect to his past and will lead to conflicts linked with the future of his mighty company.
Style: suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, tense, disturbing
Plot: father son relationship, murder investigation, revenge, evidence, murderer, murder, clue, chase, violence, who done it, rivalry, youth ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: serbia
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Someone Has to Die (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 149 min.
TV show
Story: In 1950s Spain, a couple summon their son home from Mexico to introduce him to his fiancée, but are shocked when he returns with a ballerino.
Style: suspense, enigmatic, psychological, disturbing, period drama ...
Plot: gay straight relations, sex with friend's mother, gay, male nudity, gay subtext, high society, gay lead character, gay interest, franco regime (francoism), older woman younger man sex, lgbtq, parent child relationship ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: spain
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Bad Genius: The Series (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story: Lin, a genius who cheats for revenge against the school. Hoping to reclaim the tea money her father paid to the Headmistress; Bank, a son who is dutiful to his mother but has to cheat because fate is always playing tricks with him; Pat, the son of a ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, captivating, tense ...
Plot: guy, young woman, university student, young girl, young man, ambition, ambitious, student, escapades, college student
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Operation Buffalo (2020)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and ...
Style: political, captivating, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot: espionage, political satire, british politics, missing person, colonialism, military base, cold war, satire, government agent, officer, military, british army ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, year 1956
Place: england, south australia, britain, adelaide south australia, united kingdom ...
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The Good Detective (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain ...
Style: detective, humorous, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: friendship, blackmail, police investigation, murder investigation, police station, partner, friends, friendship between men, gunfight, escapades, police chase, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
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Missing: The Other Side (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A village holds spirits of missing, deceased people. A search to find the missing bodies and discover the truth behind their disappearance occurs.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot: ghost, spirit, paranormal, paranormal investigation, mysterious disappearance, investigation, dark secret, uncover truth, paranormal activity, disappearance, paranormal phenomena, remote village ...
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 7.5
 3K
ID: INVADED (2020)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Sakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that invades a person’s identity. ...
Style: anime, disturbing, tense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot: virtual world, murder, surrealism, dark hero, police detective, murder mystery, crime solving, forensics, murder investigation, sleuth, virtuality, twists and turns ...
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 6.7
 2K
Black Space (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A rogue detective with unorthodox means leads an investigation into a massacre committed by unicorn mask-wearing assassins at an Israeli high school.
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, unusual plot structure
Plot: high school, murder investigation, police investigation, partner, crime investigation, violence, vengeance, partners against crime, suspicion, investigator, uncover truth, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel
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Lost Without Trace (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Latvia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Anna and Victoria left their homes at 8 a.m. And never came back. An investigator from Saint Petersburg arrived to a small Latvian town in an attempt to find the connection between the two missing women.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: investigation, uncover truth, mysterious disappearance, sleuth, police investigation, secret, murder mystery, crime investigation, disappearance, crime solving, police
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