Crime shows have long intrigued audience with their suspenseful plots and complex characters. From classic mysteries to modern thrillers, these series captivate with gripping storytelling and unforgettable moments. Here’s a look at some of the best crime shows of all time that have left impact on the genre.
Breaking Bad
9.5
An American television series created by Vince Gilligan that aired from 2008 to 2013. The show follows Walter White, a high school teacher who turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer . With the intention of securing his family’s financial future, Walter descends into the criminal underworld leading to dramatic and morally complex situations.
The Boys
8.7
Premiering in 2019, the show is set in a world where superheroes are corrupt and controlled by powerful corporations. The series blends dark humor, action, and social commentary critiquing the commercialization and moral failures of superhero culture.
Only Murders in the Building
8.1
Centers on three strangers- Charles, Oliver,,, and Mabel- who lives in the same apartment building and share a fascination with true crime. When a murder occurs in their building and the fun begins.
Prison Break
8.3
A man who deliberately gets himself imprisoned to help has wrongly accused brother, Lincoln Burrows escape from death row. The series is known for its intricate plans, high stake drama, and complex plot twists.
Better Call Saul
9.0
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to and into his fateful run-in with Walter and Jesse Pinkman.
True Detective
8.9
An anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved bot within and outside the law.
Black Mirror 
8.7
An anthology featuring stand-alone dramas– sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explores techno-paranoia–“Black Mirror” is a contemporary reworking of “The Twilight Zone” with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.
Peaky Blinder
8.8
A British historical crime drama. Set in post-World War I Birmingham, England, the series follows the shelby family, led by the ambitious and cunning Tommy Shelby. Centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.
Fargo
8.9
Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota. This has dark humor, intricate plots, and unique characters.
Wednesday
8.1
It focuses on Wednesday Addams, the iconic characters from Charles Addams’ “The Addams Family.” The show follows Wednesday has a teenage student at Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts and supernatural beings. Balancing r own dark and peculiar nature wit solving a series of mysteries.
Reacher
8.0
Starred Alan Ritachson as Jack Reacher, a former Military Police officer who roams the U.S dispensing justice solves crimes and metes doubt his own brand of street justice. Based on the novels by Lee Child.
Psych
8.4
When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psych powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.4
A comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake peralta and his diverse, lovable colleague as they police the NYPD’s 99 Precinct. The series is known for its humorous take on police work strong ensemble cast, and endearing characters.
Sherlock
9.1
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle’s iconic sleuth pitches him as a “high-funtioning sociopath” in modernj-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson who’s introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintances.
Castle
8.1
When a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Castle’s books, Detective Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.
Dark
8.7
A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
Ozark
8.5
A financial advisor drags his family from Chicago to Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder money to appease a drug boss.
Mr. Robot
8.5
Elliot, a brilliant but unstable ccyber-security engineer and vigilant hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadow allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.
Lucifer
8.1
Lucifer Morningstar has decided he’s had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles-the city of Angels.
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