Mystery TV Shows
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant Mystery TV Shows ordered by relevance. Trendflicks helps you find the most attractive TV Shows from all kinds of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO, etc.
Best TV Shows
Popular TV Shows:
Lie to Me(2009) , The Originals(2013) , American Horror Story(2011) , Ghost Whisperer(2005) , CSI: Miami(2002) , Dispatches from Elsewhere(2020) , True Detective(2014) , The Night Of(2016) , The Terror(2018) , The Undoing(2020) , Devious Maids(2013) , Castle Rock(2018) , Dexter(2006) , The Mentalist(2008) , CSI: NY(2004) , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000) , Lost(2004) , Gravity Falls(2012) , A Series of Unfortunate Events(2017) , The Haunting of Hill House(2018) , Evil(2019) , Chucky(2021) , Sherlock(2010) , House(2004) , The Crowded Room(2023) , The Blacklist(2013) , The Afterparty(2022) , Severance(2022) , Class of '09(2023) , Quantico(2015)
List of Best TV Shows
Lie to Me (2009)
8
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Dr. Cal Lightman is a body language instructor who earns a respectable living using body language. He works with several governmental agencies on various investigations, going above and beyond what the police and other agencies are willing to undertake. As a result, he can afford to assemble his staff, which, like clients, must put up with his mind tricks.
Cast: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Monica Raymund, Brendan Hines, Hayley McFarland
The Originals (2013)
8.3
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The Mikaelson siblings, Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah, are the main characters of The Originals, a New Orleans-based spin-off series from The Vampire Diaries. They are sometimes referred to as the original vampires. Now that Marcel, his protégé, has taken control of New Orleans, Klaus has to remove him from office so he may retake the city he founded. Marcel seized over while it was being built, and Klaus left the town after being pursued by his father, Mikael. After a long absence, Klaus has returned, and his ego has driven him to assume the role of city ruler. Klaus acknowledges the unborn child and says, "Every King needs an heir." It is the first hybrid and werewolf child ever born.
Cast: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Charles Michael Davis, Riley Voelkel, Yusuf Gatewood
American Horror Story (2011)
8
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Explore a variety of locales as a succession of dreadful physical and psychological horrors play out: a decaying family, asylum personnel, witches, circus freaks, hotel guests, a mystery farmhouse, a Michigan suburb, survivors of the apocalyptic event, and summer camp counselors. Themes of betrayal, sanity, injustice, prejudice, addiction, and exploitation are explored in this eerie collection. A gripping series that explores the dark sides of human existence in many settings and periods, each story spins a terrifying tale that plunges into the heart of suspense and terror.
Cast: Emma Roberts, Matt Czuchry, Kim Kardashian, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
6.5
TV-PG
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Melinda Gordon's grandmother taught her how to utilize her "gift," which is seeing and speaking with ghosts, in the television series Ghost Whisperer. Melinda, who runs an antique store in a small town and recently got married to a paramedic, helps spirits stuck between two worlds by assisting them in working out unsolved difficulties from their previous incarnations.
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Camryn Manheim, Jamie Kennedy, Connor Gibbs, David Conrad
CSI: Miami (2002)
6.5
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Former homicide investigator Horatio Caine is the head of an investigation team in Miami that works with crimes that occur in the lively, tropical metropolis. Walter Simmons, who is motivated by science, Eric Delko, a specialist in underwater recovery, and ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne make up the varied team. Along with coroners Tara Price and Alexx Woods, they solve crimes with the help of genetic master Ryan Wolfe, FBI agent Jesse Cardoza, and other allies. Sergeant Frank Tripp and Yelina Salas provide legal support as the team navigates intricate investigations, working with allies and taking on opponents to ensure the victims receive justice.
Cast: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Omar Benson Miller, Jonathan Togo, Adam Rodriguez
Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
6.9
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Four everyday folks sense that something is lacking in the ten-episode 2020 television series. They uncover a puzzle piece beneath the surface of daily existence, whether by design or by mistake. Recognizing the enigmatic challenges presented by "Dispatches from Elsewhere," they realize that the mystery is more intricate than they initially believed. The extraordinary is revealed inside the commonplace as they journey through a world of wonder and possibilities. The enticing and enchanting unknown forever changes their lives as they learn to navigate this strange environment.
Cast: Jason Segel, André 3000, Sally Field, Richard E. Grant, Eve Lindley
True Detective (2014)
8.9
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: In the television series True Detective, eight men vanish during the winter night at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in Ennis, Alaska. To solve the murder, detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro must face their demons as they delve into the disturbing realities concealed beneath the everlasting ice. The investigators must cross the darkness inside and outdoors due to the strange disappearance act in the icy Arctic region, setting the atmosphere for a terrifying inquiry.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star LaBlanc
The Night Of (2016)
8.4
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Tensive-tempered. On a Friday night, Naz, a Pakistani-American student, uses his father's cab as the only means of transportation to go to a party in Manhattan that is much anticipated. But when an enigmatic young woman boards the ship needing a ride, his intentions to go out to a party are swiftly abandoned. Her compelling charm and attractive appearance draw in Naz, but he also succumbs to her demands. The lady dies after a hysterical night of drug use and love, and Naz finds himself at the center of a graphic murder investigation. He is disturbed and terrified, but there may be a hint of doubt about his innocence.
Cast: Riz Ahmed, John Turturro, Bill Camp, Payman Maadi, Jeannie Berlin
The Terror (2018)
7.9
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A maritime mishap impairs a Royal Navy expedition 200 miles from finding the Northwest Passage, requiring the officers to make a challenging choice. Scouting groups are sent in search of open water after spending a long winter trapped in the ice; one of the teams makes an unexpected discovery. The captains consider their options as something that stalks the ships, weighing their responsibilities to their people against their loyalty to one another.
Cast: George Takei, Kiki Sukezane, Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori, Miki Ishikawa
The Undoing (2020)
7.4
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Grace Fraser is leading the only life she could have imagined having. She's a successful therapist with a little boy who goes to a prestigious private school in New York City and a loving spouse. Suddenly, a rift appears in her life: a brutal demise, an absent spouse, and, instead of the guy Grace believed she knew, a series of horrifying disclosures. Trapped in the aftermath of a rapidly expanding and widely reported calamity and appalled by her disregard for counsel, Grace is forced to demolish one existence and construct a new one for both her offspring and herself.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramírez, Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The lives of five close-knit maids in Beverly Hills are portrayed in the comic drama Devious Maids. The unexpected death of Flora Hernandez at the Powell residence creates a curious atmosphere. Zoila Diaz watches her daughter Valentina's developing infatuation while attempting to manage her boss, Genevieve Delatour. Rosie has difficulties at the Westmore residence while Carmen works toward her musical career with the support of her employer. The arrival of Marisol Duarte as a new maid adds to the layers of secrets and aspirations that these servants possess.
Cast: Ana Ortiz, Grant Show, Dania Ramirez, Rebecca Wisocky, Roselyn Sánchez
Castle Rock (2018)
7.5
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Death penalty lawyer Henry Deaver confronts his dark history when an anonymous phone call entices him to return to Fort Rock, Maine, his birthplace. Henry goes for a new client while looking into what's going on in Shawshank. Porter is told by Pangborn about a letter Lacey made that might explain the obscene happenings involving "the child." The kid is an enigmatic inmate at Shawshank State Prison, which Warden Dale Lacey has been holding covertly for 27 years. After being freed from the empty septic tank under the abandoned cell at the prison, he expressly begged to meet Henry.
Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Yusra Warsama, Barkhad Abdi
Dexter (2006)
8.6
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Having seen his mother's death as a youngster, Dexter Morgan was left irrevocably scarred and became more likely to murder an adult. Dexter was trained to kill only the most terrible people to rescue society after his adoptive father, a police officer named Harry Morgan, learned of the situation. Dexter eventually becomes a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metropolitan Police Department after Harry shows him how to delete evidence to avoid being jailed.
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson, David Zayas, James Remar
The Mentalist (2008)
8.2
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Patrick Jane works with the California Bureau of Investigation as a criminal consultant. His years of practicing pretending to be a psychic have given him a unique talent for perceptive observation and people reading. Because of his gift, he solves homicides with remarkable skill, which is why the CBI employs him. But his only motivation for accepting the assignment is retaliation: he wants to track down and murder Red John, the guy who killed his wife and kid.
Cast: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar, Joe Adler
CSI: NY (2004)
7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Forensic experts and detectives with the New York City Police Department determine the circumstances behind the strange and inexplicable death. Examples of such cases include those in which sewer rats testified, victims struck in the head by pizza ovens, commodities traders murdered, and, of course, Red Sox fan murders. Detective Mac Taylor, the captain, has been with the NYPD for a long time and must now manage the unit while trying to mend his personal life. He is incredibly efficient, committed, well-organized, and has a sensible management style.
Cast: Gary Sinise, Anna Belknap, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
7.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The second-largest crime lab in the US, the Criminology Division of the Las Vegas Police Department, solves crimes on which nearly all other crime labs have given up. Under the direction of the quirky Jill Gleason and the obstinate Captain Jim Brass, they employ the most sophisticated, high-tech methods of material analysis and "everything speaks for itself" reasoning to identify the culprit.
Cast: Ted Danson, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall
Lost (2004)
8.3
TV-14
Release Date: 2004-09-22
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Lost is a television show about an aircraft disaster on an unknown island. The survivors attempt to stay alive while learning the secrets of the island. The island possesses strange and deadly features like a hatch, black smoke, the Others, and bunkers. The survivors must collaborate, yet they sometimes quarrel and dispute. The show features many characters: 14 critical performers in season one out of 72 individuals and a dog.
Cast: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway, Michael Emerson
Gravity Falls (2012)
8.9
TV-Y7
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Mabel Pines and Dipper are the mysterious twins. When they are taken to their great uncle in the enigmatic town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, for the summer, they are in for it. When Dipper and Mabel arrive, their huckster great uncle Grunkle Stan asks them to assist him in operating his tourist trap, the Mystery Shack, which overcharges gullible patrons. Dipper and Mabel immediately realize that something really weird is going on in their new town, even though they eventually realize that the Mystery Shack is a fake. Working together, they start to uncover the real mysteries of Gravity Falls.
Cast: Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal, Alex Hirsch, Linda Cardellini
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
7.7
TV-PG
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The novel, television show, and movie A Series of Unfortunate Events all start on the beaches of Briny Beach when we first meet Violet, Sunny, and Klaus Baudelaire. The Baudelaires are a wealthy couple's three children, each with highly unique and unusual (but beneficial) talents. Fourteen-year-old Violet is an enthusiastic inventor, twelve-year-old Klaus is a voracious reader with an eidetic memory, and one-year-old Sunny's powerful teeth can gnaw through almost anything.
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, K. Todd Freeman
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
8.5
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A group of siblings reminisces about their tormented upbringing in a well-known mansion. They rejoin as adults owing to a crisis, confronting their former ghosts—some haunting their minds, others maybe lurking in Hill House's shadows. They face the mysteries and terrors of their upbringing together for the first time, confronting the lingering pain and odd recollections, reliving old wounds while navigating the present-day upheaval, and revealing the unsettling secrets of their family and the fabled Hill House.
Cast: Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Victoria Pedretti
Evil (2019)
7.8
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Examining the roots of evil along the boundary between science and religion is a psychological problem. The show centers on a cynical female psychologist who teams up with a contractor, a priest-in-training, and others to look into the Church's backlog of inexplicable mysteries, which includes purported hauntings, miracles, and demonic possession. Their task is to determine if a supernatural force is at play or whether there is a rational explanation.
Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson, Brooklyn Shuck
Chucky (2021)
7.2
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A sequence of horrific killings starts to reveal the town's secrets and hypocrisies when an antique Chucky doll turns up at a suburban garage sale, upending a picture-perfect American community. A danger to both the mystery of the demon doll's origins—a normal kid who has somehow evolved into this notorious monster—and the truth behind the killings is posed by the appearance of Chucky's former adversaries and allies.
Cast: Zackary Arthur, Brad Dourif, Björgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Devon Sawa
Sherlock (2010)
9.1
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Following his injuries in Afghanistan, John Watson, an army medic, was medically discharged. In quest of a place to reside, he returns to London and lives in an apartment with the sharp but quirky private detective Sherlock Holmes. They share a home in London in the twenty-first century, a place known for its mystery, murder, and treachery. There are a lot of thieves, blackmailers, smugglers, and serial murderers on the back alleys. In a moment of desperation, the police go to Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his nontraditional ways of thinking to figure out what went down. Together, they crack mysterious and sometimes weird murder mysteries. The criminal mastermind Moriarty, who is Holmes' opponent, must also be dealt with.
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
House (2004)
8.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: At Princeton University Hospital, there's a well-known doctor named Greg House. He's well-dressed, uses crutches, and doesn't give off the idea of being a strict, professional doctor shadow. Colleagues and patients are amazed, though, since underneath the attractive look lie exceptional medical talents and a wealth of information. Dr. House takes a different method of treatment than most doctors do.
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Odette Annable
The Crowded Room (2023)
7.7
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The Crowded Room: After a shooting in 1979 in New York, Danny is taken into custody. An interrogator named Rya is interested in learning more about him. She bombards him with inquiries. Danny relates his life narrative to her. He reveals to her the details of his background that shaped who he is now. He also shares with her the life-altering surprises.
Cast: Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Will Chase, Lior Raz
The Blacklist (2013)
7.9
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: "Red" Reddington is as cunning as he is elusive, managing a maze of artistic endeavors and has an amazing aptitude for quickly and deftly obtaining and manipulating information. Red offers to spar with the FBI on a new female profiler's first day of work once she moves from Quantico. In exchange for choosing his muse, Red demands to be sent a variety of crooks and plans that have never been discovered by any sector of law enforcement.
Cast: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee, Harry Lennix
The Afterparty (2022)
7.3
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: At the after-party for his high school reunion in Marin County, renowned pop music artist Travis was discovered deceased. Detective Danner decided to take the case over his superiors' advice. The several suspects in this humorous murder mystery narrate the tale in a range of film genres, giving the impression that the case is not as simple as it first appears.
Cast: Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser
Severance (2022)
8.7
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Mark is employed at an office. His squad and he had two recollections. One is for work, and one is for everyday life. They don't get along. A new employee arrives at the office. Mark notices him when he is not at work. He is inquisitive. He is interested in learning more about his career. He discovers a hazardous secret.
Cast: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock
Class of '09 (2023)
6.6
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The Class of '09 is made up of FBI officers who graduated from Quantico in 2009. They reconnected after the loss of a common acquaintance. The three-decade-long series dives at the essence of justice, humanity, and the decisions that shape our lives and have a lasting impact. The plot is told through three intertwined histories.
Cast: Kate Mara, Brian Tyree Henry, Sepideh Moafi, Brian J. Smith, Jon Jon Briones
Quantico (2015)
6.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A young lady named Alex Parrish enlists in the FBI. She receives training at the unique Quantico Virginian facility. She meets other recruits who each have a unique backstory and set of secrets. Her teachers, who also have personal goals, impart knowledge to her as well. A major attack occurred in New York one day. It's Alex's fault. To establish her innocence, she flees. She discovers that the true terrorist is a resident of Quantico.
Cast: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Russell Tovey, Blair Underwood