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Crime Shows

60 crime shows. Includes Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, and The Wire.

Common vibes here: Procedural · Detective · Mafia & Mob

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Breaking Bad
94
Netflix

Breaking Bad

2008 · 5 Seasons

Drama

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live.

The Sopranos
91
Max

The Sopranos

1999 · 6 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting…

The Wire
91
Max

The Wire

2002 · 5 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which…

Sherlock
89
Hulu

Sherlock

2010 · 4 Seasons

ProceduralMedical DramaDetective

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Better Call Saul
89
Netflix

Better Call Saul

2015 · 6 Seasons

Neo-Noir & Film NoirLegal DramaLegal

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White.

Dexter: Resurrection
89
Paramount+

Dexter: Resurrection

2025 · 2 Seasons

Serial KillerDramaMystery

Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail…

Fargo
87
Hulu

Fargo

2014 · 5 Seasons

ProceduralNeo-Noir & Film NoirTrue Crime

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

Monster
87
Netflix

Monster

2004 · 1 Season

Medical DramaAnimeMonsters

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former…

Peaky Blinders
86
Netflix

Peaky Blinders

2013 · 6 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce…

Dark
86
Netflix

Dark

2017 · 3 Seasons

Time-Travel Sci-FiProceduralDetective

A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

The Shield
86
Prime

The Shield

2002 · 7 Seasons

HeistDramaAction

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates…

Dexter
85
Paramount+

Dexter

2006 · 8 Seasons

Psychological ThrillerProceduralNeo-Noir & Film Noir

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who…

Marvel's Daredevil
85
Disney+

Marvel's Daredevil

2015 · 3 Seasons

SuperheroRevenge ThrillerLegal Drama

Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen…

The X-Files
85
Disney+

The X-Files

1993 · 11 Seasons

Alien InvasionProceduralUrban Fantasy

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.

Sons of Anarchy
85
Disney+

Sons of Anarchy

2008 · 7 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas.

Narcos
85
Netflix

Narcos

2015 · 3 Seasons

Based on a True StoryDrama

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

MINDHUNTER
85
Netflix

MINDHUNTER

2017 · 2 Seasons

ProceduralPrisonSerial Killer

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

The Penguin
85
Max

The Penguin

2024 · 1 Season

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobSuperhero

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and…

Deadwood
85
Max

Deadwood

2004 · 3 Seasons

Medical DramaMedicalWestern

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people.

Oz
85
Max

Oz

1997 · 6 Seasons

PrisonDystopianDrama

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos,…

Snowfall
85
Disney+

Snowfall

2017 · 6 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

Los Angeles.

The Bridge
85

The Bridge

2011 · 4 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveMystery

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…

Mr. Robot
84

Mr. Robot

2015 · 4 Seasons

CyberpunkDrama

A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them.

Hannibal
84
Netflix

Hannibal

2013 · 3 Seasons

Serial KillerDrama

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.

Person of Interest
84
Prime

Person of Interest

2011 · 5 Seasons

CyberpunkProceduralRevenge Thriller

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New…

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
84
Netflix

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

2022 · 2 Seasons

Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkAnime

In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an…

Boardwalk Empire
84
Max

Boardwalk Empire

2010 · 5 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobPolitical

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply.

Vincenzo
84
Netflix

Vincenzo

2021 · 1 Season

Dark ComedyMob / MafiaLegal Drama

During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian Mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicine with a side of justice.

MobLand
84
Paramount+

MobLand

2025 · 2 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

Justified
84
Hulu

Justified

2010 · 6 Seasons

Drama

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S.

The Mentalist
83
Hulu

The Mentalist

2008 · 7 Seasons

ProceduralDramaMystery

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious…

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
83
Netflix

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 · 8 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveComedy

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced…

Marvel's The Punisher
83
Disney+

Marvel's The Punisher

2017 · 2 Seasons

SuperheroActionAdventure

A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

Ozark
83
Netflix

Ozark

2017 · 4 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveDrama

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

Mare of Easttown
83
Max

Mare of Easttown

2021 · 1 Season

ProceduralWhodunit & MysteryDetective

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

Banshee
83
Max

Banshee

2013 · 4 Seasons

HeistCyberpunkDrama

Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a…

The Night Of
83
Max

The Night Of

2016 · 1 Season

ProceduralLegal DramaPrison

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.

Brazil Avenue
83

Brazil Avenue

2012 · 2 Seasons

DramaMystery

Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s…

The Americans
83
Hulu

The Americans

2013 · 6 Seasons

EspionageDrama

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an…

Slow Horses
83
Apple TV+

Slow Horses

2022 · 6 Seasons

EspionageDramaMystery

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and…

Psych
83
Prime

Psych

2006 · 8 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveDrama

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad).

Money Heist
82
Netflix

Money Heist

2017 · 3 Seasons

HeistHostage & KidnappingDrama

To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single…

Prison Break
82
Hulu

Prison Break

2005 · 5 Seasons

PrisonConspiracyAction

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…

Criminal Minds
82
Prime

Criminal Minds

2005 · 19 Seasons

ProceduralDramaMystery

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.

Chicago P.D.
82
Prime

Chicago P.D.

2014 · 14 Seasons

Drama

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect…

24
82
Hulu

24

2001 · 9 Seasons

ActionAdventureDrama

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time.

White Collar
82
Hulu

White Collar

2009 · 6 Seasons

Con Artists & GriftersHeistDrama

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive…

Narcos: Mexico
82
Netflix

Narcos: Mexico

2018 · 3 Seasons

Based on a True StoryDrama

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

Lucifer
81
Netflix

Lucifer

2016 · 6 Seasons

SuperheroScience FictionFantasy

Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD…

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
81
Hulu

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · 28 Seasons

ProceduralLegal DramaDetective

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous.

The Rookie
81
Hulu

The Rookie

2018 · 9 Seasons

ProceduralDramaComedy

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD…

Homeland
81
Netflix

Homeland

2011 · 8 Seasons

Spy / EspionageConspiracy & Political ThrillerEspionage

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable.

Only Murders in the Building
81
Disney+

Only Murders in the Building

2021 · 6 Seasons

ComedyMystery

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

Castle
81
Prime

Castle

2009 · 8 Seasons

ProceduralDrama

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of…

Bates Motel
81
Prime

Bates Motel

2013 · 5 Seasons

Serial KillerDramaMystery

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in…

Reacher
80
Prime

Reacher

2022 · 4 Seasons

Spy / EspionageHitman & AssassinsEspionage

Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life.

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
80
Netflix

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

2022 · 1 Season

ProceduralBiopicTrue Crime

This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most…

Tulsa King
80
Paramount+

Tulsa King

2022 · 4 Seasons

Mafia & MobDramaComedy

New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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