Crime TV Shows
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant Crime 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:
Carnival Row(2019) , Broadchurch(2013) , Queen Sono(2020) , Forever(2014) , Narcos(2015) , Rillington Place(2016) , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999) , Appropriate Adult(2011) , Chicago Justice(2017) , Magnum P.I.(2018) , Medium(2005) , In Plain Sight(2016) , Hawaii Five-0(2010) , Power Book III: Raising Kanan(2021) , Law & Order: LA(2010) , Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021) , The Staircase(2022) , Clickbait(2021) , Gotham(2014) , Blue Bloods(2010) , Perry Mason(2020) , Dirty John(2018) , Swarm(2023) , Mare of Easttown(2021) , Search Party(2016) , JAG(1995) , Line of Duty(2012) , Why Women Kill(2019) , Oz(1997) , Dead to Me(2019)
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Carnival Row (2019)
7.7
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The human empire has overrun a wealthy homeland in a Victorian fantasy world populated by legendary creatures of migration. These expanding immigrant groups struggle to live among humans in the seediest parts of the city, forbidden from loving, living, or flying freely. However, hope endures, and a dangerous romance is rekindled between human detective Rycroft Philostrate and a fairy refugee named Vignette Stonemoss.
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney, Tamzin Merchant, David Gyasi
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Broadchurch (2013)
8.4
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Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: The English seaside town of Broadchurch is thrown into chaos when an eleven-year-old goes missing. Within days, the murdered child is found, the media reports the case, and detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller descend upon the town to begin their search for the killer. Every townie and family member turns against one another since they all have ulterior motives. The community appears to be disintegrating from the ground up as the mystery gradually comes to light, driving the formerly cordial neighbors to become enemies.
Cast: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Mark Bazeley, Lenny Henry
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Queen Sono (2020)
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Release Date: 2020-02-28
Duration: 30min
Country: ZA
Plot: Queen Sono has received training as an undercover spy, and she frequently undertakes risky operations on the African continent as a member of the Special Operations Group (SOP), a South African intelligence organization that deals with terrorism, European neo-colonialism, and corruption. At the same time, she has been investigating the motives behind her mother's murder for a long time. Her mother was slain when she was a young girl.
Cast: Pearl Thusi, Vuyo Dabula
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Forever (2014)
8.2
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Henry Morgan has lived for 200 years, but he has no idea why he never ages or dies. He only knows that he always rises from the dead nude in the closest body of water. Working at the NYPD morgue, he tries to figure out the secret of his immortality by studying the dead. Jo Martinez is a detective working with him and is intrigued by him. She invites Henry to be her medical examiner. He makes every effort to find the truth and the key to his 200-year immortality along the journey.
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Judd Hirsch, Alana de la Garza, Lorraine Toussaint, Donnie Keshawarz
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Narcos (2015)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The true-life tale of the global expansion and rise of the cocaine drug cartels, as well as the ensuing murderous struggle by law enforcement to stop them, is shown in Narcos. Pablo Escobar, the infamous cocaine kingpin from Colombia, is the main character, while Steve Murphy is a DEA agent who was sent there as part of a mission by the United States to apprehend and kill him.
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Matias Varela, Damián Alcázar, Francisco Denis, Alberto Ammann
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Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: John Christie strangled at least eight women in his residence, including his wife Ethel, three of whom were found hiding in the kitchen. He was convicted and sentenced to hang for killing his wife. Before this, his neighbor Timothy Evans was charged with killing his wife Beryl and daughter Geraldine and was sentenced to hang. Although John Christie admitted that he was the real murderer of Beryl after his arrest, Timothy Evans had already been hanged in 1950.
Cast: Tim Roth, Samantha Morton, Nico Mirallegro, Jodie Comer, John Paul Hurley
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A detective assigned to the Manhattan 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department works in the new, elite Special Victims Unit (SVU), which investigates the dark side of New York's criminal underworld. Look into and prosecute a range of sexual offenses, such as rape, pedophilia, and domestic violence. They also check into persons with disabilities, abused children, and elder abuse victims of non-sexual crimes who may require special treatment.
Cast: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Kevin Kane
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Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: Trainee social worker Janet Leach is a social worker who helps criminals face charges. She will assist a suspect this time, Fred West, who is suspected of killing his wife and their daughter and burying her in the garden of 25 Cromwell Street. West claimed that the death was an accident, and his wife knew nothing about it. However, horrific details gradually emerged and West confessed to nine more murders, the victims were all girls who lived in his house. Janet was terrified by Fred's cruelty. While facing confusion, she felt obligated to discover the truth about the victims' families.
Cast: Dominic West, Emily Watson, Robert Glenister, Monica Dolan, Anthony Flanagan
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Chicago Justice (2017)
6.8
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The state of Chicago has a very committed team of prosecutors and investigators who carefully navigate the city's complex political environment, face all kinds of fierce debates head-on, and fearlessly seek justice for the people. When they take on high-stakes, high-profile cases widely reported in the media, they must also balance public opinion, institutional power struggles, and their unwavering passion for the law.
Cast: Philip Winchester, Jon Seda, Joelle Carter, Monica Barbaro, Carl Weathers
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Magnum P.I. (2018)
6.3
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Release Date: 2018-09-24
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Following his return from Afghanistan, Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL, uses his military experience to work as a private investigator in Hawaii. He pretends to be the security detail of Hawaiian billionaire author Robin Masters and lives in his home, managed by former MI6 agent Juliet Higgins. Thomas has extraordinary abilities and can get involved in cases involving serious crimes. With encouragement and support from his close friends Rick and TC, they investigate various strange cases together.
Cast: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Tim Kang
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Medium (2005)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Because of her psychic abilities, Allison Dubois has been able to read people's minds and see, hear, and even converse with spirits. At first, she despises her psychic abilities, but eventually, she learns to utilize them to assist law enforcement in finding a criminal and closing a case. However, Allison's ability causes great stress for her family, so she attempts to balance both.
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Jake Weber, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva
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Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: In Plain Sight is a 2016 British television series based on real events. The plot focuses on the cat-and-mouse game between Scottish detective William Muncie and serial killer Peter Manuel in the 1940s and 1950s. Detective William Muncie works to uncover the truth about Peter Manuel's crimes with keen insight and determination. Peter Manuel, with his cunning and cruel methods, constantly challenges the detective's intelligence and patience. Two people in constant contest show a tense, exciting duel.
Cast: Martin Compston, Douglas Henshall, Shauna Macdonald, Bobby Rainsbury, Michael Nardone
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Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
7.4
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Release Date: 2010-09-20
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The governor of Hawaii formed the Five-0 task force to look into significant crimes committed on the islands, even though the state does not have its state police agency. Leading the squad is Danny Williams, a second-in-command of Reservist Naval Officer Steve McGarrett, and together, they combat a string of crimes with considerably more severe repercussions than those the Honolulu faced—police services, including the handling of major organized crime and terrorism.
Cast: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath, Beulah Koale
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Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
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Duration: 30min
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Plot: Raising Kanan is a family drama set in 1991 in South Queens, Jamaica. It centers on Kanan Stark's coming-of-age. Kanan's mother is Raquel "Raq" Thomas, a notorious cocaine dealer in the city. She offers a growing network of dealers. Kanan Stark, her 15-year-old son, yearned to get involved in his family's expanding drug operation in South Jamaica, Queens, and his mother, Raquel Raq Thomas, led this enterprise.
Cast: Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, Hailey Kilgore, Antonio Ortiz
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Law & Order: LA (2010)
6.7
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Rex Winters and TJ are the top investigators in the Los Angeles Police Department that investigates the Robbery and Murder. Every day, they track out the most severe offenders and prosecute them. Winters enlisted in the Marines at one point. He is quick-witted and has an upright demeanor, but he is also incredibly obstinate. His worldview is simple. TJ's father is a well-known and multiple Oscar winner, so he knows Hollywood's glitzy exterior conceals a lot of sinister and dark aspects since he was a little boy.
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Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: To combat organized crime, Elliot Stabler rejoins the NYPD following a tragic personal loss. But in the ten years since he departed, the city and the police force have undergone significant transformation, and he now needs to adjust to a time of reckoning inside the criminal justice system. Over the whole season, we will follow Stabler as he rebuilds his life and seeks forgiveness, all the while directing a new elite task force that aims to bust the most formidable crime syndicates in the city one by one.
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Rick Gonzalez
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The Staircase (2022)
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Duration: 30min
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Plot: Author and local politician Michael Peterson is reported to have phoned 911 after discovering his wife Kathleen unconscious and bleeding at the foot of the stairs on December 9, 2001, in Durham, North Carolina, but Catherine had died. Michael was charged with murder, nevertheless, because of the extent of her injuries, which made local police officials think he could have been involved in her death. The family is fighting a fierce legal struggle as the inquiry is ongoing. In the interim, a French documentary crew started to show interest in the subject.
Cast: Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge
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Clickbait (2021)
7.2
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: It narrates the tale of a family entangled in an odd, transient mystery. Recently, husband, father, brother, and son Nick Brewer made an appearance in a widely shared video, waving banners that said things like "I abuse women" and "Over 5 million views, I'm dead." In a matter of minutes, the video amassed thousands of views on the internet, dominating news networks and turning people's phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs into their sole sources of entertainment.
Cast: Adrian Grenier, Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Phoenix Raei, Camaron Engels
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Gotham (2014)
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Plot: Jim Gordon was raised in the Gotham City suburbs and had romantic ideas about this enchanting and fascinating city. He triumphantly emerged as a detective with the Gotham City Police Department, following in the footsteps of his late father, a well-known district attorney in the city. After just two weeks in the new position, he gets engaged to Dr. Barbara Kean, and he promises to make the city the way he remembers it from his early years.
Cast: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor
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Blue Bloods (2010)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Jamie came from a family of cops at birth. Following his father's desires and donning a police uniform, he chose to join the legal community instead of pursuing a career as a successful lawyer after graduating from Harvard Law School. Jamie became bewildered by a task from a supervisor. In an extremely risky situation, he was tasked with becoming an undercover police officer. Frank, the director, does not know Jamie's covert identity because it is vital and classified. Where should Jamie go when presented with this life-altering option?
Cast: Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
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Perry Mason (2020)
7.6
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Renowned American fiction criminal defense lawyer Perry Mason is going through a marital breakdown and is haunted by his wartime memories in France. Los Angeles was prospering in 1932, even though the rest of the nation was still getting over the Great Depression. A kidnapping case goes awry. While solving the crime, Mason will discover a broken city; perhaps this is also a route to salvation. Maslany portrays Sister Alice, the head of the Radiant Assembly of God, who addresses famished congregations and a national radio audience three times a day with sermons.
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Justin Kirk, Eric Lange
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Dirty John (2018)
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Duration: 30min
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Plot: The first season centers on investigative reporting on the John Meehan affair by Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Goffard, which includes details of his connection with businesswoman Debra Newell. Their relationship swiftly devolved into abuse and manipulation after they met through internet dating. The drama centers on how secrets, treachery, and deceit overwhelm Debra Newell and John Meehan's love affair, causing it to spin out of control and ultimately become a game of survival. In addition to completely upending Debra Newell's life, this episode also hurt her kids.
Cast: Amanda Peet, Christian Slater, Rachel Keller
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Swarm (2023)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The show centers around Dre, a young lady falling head over herself in love with a pop artist whose fan following is called "The Swarm." With her adopted sister Marissa, Andrea "Dre" Greene resided in Houston in 2016. As Marissa grew older, her interest in pop sensation Nija decreased, but Dre's obsession with her did not. The show explores Dre's life, passions, fans, and journey to unexpectedly dark places.
Cast: Dominique Fishback
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Mare of Easttown (2021)
8.4
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Mel works as a detective for the police department in East Township. She is worried since the delinquent girl hasn't made any progress in her disappearance after a year has gone by. Beyond the horizon rises another storm. A naked female body was discovered in the wilderness on the outskirts of town. Erin, the town's teenage mother, is the victim. Erin no longer maintains communication with her child's father, and she has a strained friendship with his new girlfriend. Her father was likewise violent at the same time. A gripping suspense drama is about to begin.
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters
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Search Party (2016)
7.6
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Duration: 30min
Country: ZA
Plot: The lives of flirty actress Portia Davenport, show-off Elliott Goss, meek boyfriend Drew Gardner, and Brooklyn dweller Dory Sief. Julian Marcus, a journalist whose outspoken nature frequently lands him in hot water with others, is Dory's ex-boyfriend and a sharp contrast to the group. During the first season, Drew, Elliot, and Portia grudgingly assist Dory in inquiring about the disappearance of her college friend, Chantal Weatherburton.
Cast: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner
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JAG (1995)
6.7
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Release Date: 1995-09-23
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The main character is Harmon Rabb, a former fighter pilot turned military lawyer. With his keen insight, outstanding legal skills, and unwavering sense of justice, he successfully resolves numerous complex military legal cases. In the process of solving the cases, he not only establishes a deep friendship with the team members but also gradually wins the respect and trust of his superiors and peers.
Cast: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux
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Line of Duty (2012)
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Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: British special police officers mistakenly shot dead a Middle Eastern migrant with a baby in his arms during an anti-terror operation due to an intelligence failure. The head of the action team decided to erase the scandal, so he brought in members who knew the truth to record false statements. Detective leader Steve is very dissatisfied with the chief's decision and is transferred to the secret operations team of the British Anti-Corruption Agency. Steve is tasked with investigating a detective Chief inspector named Tony, who has been placed on a watch list for suspected corruption. Steve and Kate, a female detective, infiltrate the team led by Tony, but Steve unexpectedly discovers that Kate has another secret identity.
Cast: Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Gregory Piper, Nigel Boyle
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Why Women Kill (2019)
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Duration: 30min
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Plot: Beth's dream since childhood has been to be a housewife, and now she is married to Robert, finally realized the ideal. She did not expect the appearance of the third party will tear her beautiful life illusion into pieces. Socialite Simone married Karl, who loved her very much, but unexpectedly, in an accident, found that Karl was a homosexual. Taylor and Eli are in an open marriage, and the appearance of Taylor's lover, Jade, makes Eli think adding another person to the mix might be a good idea.
Cast: Allison Tolman, Lana Parrilla, Nick Frost, B.K. Cannon, Jordane Christie
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Oz (1997)
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Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: OZ is Oswald's Maximum Security prison. It is a microcosm of society, encompassing everything that can happen in a prison. OZ is also a tiny, small society, and the common forces of American society can be reflected in this show. In OZ, there are no protagonists, no simple good and evil. There is no simple generalization of who is evil and who is a hero; each person makes the most natural choice from his point of view and position.
Cast: Lee Tergesen, Harold Perrineau, Dean Winters, Eamonn Walker, Ernie Hudson
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Dead to Me (2019)
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Duration: 30min
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Plot: Jen's husband died a few months ago in a hit-and-run car accident, and she still can't get over the sudden change. Her two children have also become more unruly as a result of the incident. While attending a meeting, Jen meets the enthusiastic Judy, and the two quickly become close friends. However, the reason Judy approaches Jen is not simple because she is the one who killed Jen's husband. Filled with guilt and conflict, Judy wrestled with whether to tell Jen the truth.
Cast: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Luke Roessler, Sam McCarthy