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- CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.✔ Mystery/Drama (ABC) ● 1990 - 1991 ● US
- CreatorAlan BallStarsPeter KrauseMichael C. HallFrances ConroyWhen death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.✔ Drama (HBO) ● 2001 - 2005 ● US
- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.✔ Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 1999 - 2007 ● US
- CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.✔ Crime/Drama (AMC) ● 2008 - 2013 ● US
- CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
- CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanSheryl LeeMichael HorsePicks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.✔ Mystery/Drama (Showtime) ● 2017 - 2017 ● US
- StarsHarry Dean StantonAlex RoccoDanny AielloThe Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.✔ Crime/Drama (NBC) ● 1977 - 1977 ● US
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.✔ Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 2002 - 2008 ● US
- CreatorSteven KnightStarsCillian MurphyPaul AndersonSophie RundleA gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.➽ Start Season 5: 2019 | Crime/Drama (BBC) ● 2013 - (open) ● UK
- CreatorsLeonardo FasoliStefano BisesRoberto SavianoStarsSalvatore EspositoMarco D'AmoreIvana LotitoCiro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.➽ Start Season 4: 29.03.2019 | Crime/Drama (Sky) ● 2014 - (open) ● IT
- CreatorTerence WinterStarsSteve BuscemiKelly MacdonaldMichael ShannonAn Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.✔ Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 2010 - 2014 ● US
- StarsKinnosuke NakamuraKazutaka NishikawaTakumi SatôThe adventures of a samurai and his young son.✔ Drama/Chambara (NTV) ● 1973 - 1976 ● JP
- CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison TolmanVarious 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.➽ Start Season 4: 2020 | Crime/Comedy/Drama (FX) ● 2014 - (open) ● US
- CreatorBruce MillerStarsElisabeth MossYvonne StrahovskiAnn DowdSet in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.➽ Start Season 3: April 2019 | Drama/Dystopia (Hulu) ● 2017 - (open) ● US
- CreatorsNic PizzolattoIssa LópezStarsVince VaughnColin FarrellRachel McAdamsAnthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.➽ (3x01) | Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 2014 - 2015 ● US
- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.✔ Drama/Comedy (AMC) ● 2007 - 2015 ● US
- StarsFrances McDormandRichard JenkinsAnn DowdA middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.✔ Drama (HBO) ● 2014 - 2014 ● US
- CreatorsVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan BanksThe trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to and past his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.➽ Start Season 5: 2019 | Drama/Comedy (AMC) ● 2015 - (open) ● US
- StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon LivingstonThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.✔ Drama/Action (HBO) ● 2001 - 2001 ● US/UK
- CreatorsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.✔ Comedy (BBC) ● 1969 - 1974 ● UK
- CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.➽ (5x01) | Crime/Drama (BBC) ● 2010 - (open) ● UK
- CreatorsMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen 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 share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.✔ Mystery/Crime (SVT1/DR1/ZDF) ● 2011 - (open) ● DK/SE
- CreatorsJ. Michael StraczynskiLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsBae DoonaJamie ClaytonTina DesaiA group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.✔ Drama/Sci-Fi (Netflix) ● 2015 - 2018 ● US
- CreatorShawn RyanStarsMichael ChiklisMichael JaceJay KarnesFollows a gang of corrupt Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) cops called The Strike Team, who uses illegal methods to maintain law and order, whilst engaging in a series of undercover dealings secretly in order to get rich.✔ Crime/Drama (FX) ● 2002 - 2008 ● US
- CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonTerry KinneyJ.K. SimmonsA series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.✔ Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 1997 - 2003 ● US
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsReese WitherspoonNicole KidmanShailene WoodleyThe apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.➽ Start Season 2: 2019 | Crime/Drama (HBO) ● 2016 - (open) ● US
- CreatorsCarlo BernardChris BrancatoDoug MiroStarsPedro PascalWagner MouraBoyd HolbrookA chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.✔ Crime/Drama (Netflix) ● 2015 - 2017 ● US
- CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone JuniorA biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.✔ Crime/Drama (FX) ● 2008 - 2014 ● US
- StarsKida Khodr RamadanVeysel GelinSami NasserBased in Neukölln, Berlin, Toni manages the daily business of dealing with the Arab gangs and ends up wanting to leave his old life behind for his family, but as expected, it's never that simple.➽ Start Season 3: Winter 2019 | Crime/Drama (TNT) ● 2017 - (open) ● DE
- CreatorLiz FeldmanStarsChristina ApplegateLinda CardelliniSam McCarthyA series about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret.
- CreatorsCyrill BossPhilipp StennertStarsMatthias HackJulia JentschNicholas OfczarekTwo detectives, Ellie and Gedeon, are tasked with investigating a dead body in the Alps. As they dig deeper, they uncover shocking clues connected to pagan rituals and local customs.
- CreatorChris LilleyStarsChris LilleyJudi YoungBrock ThornburghThis mockumentary series follows the peculiar lives of six eccentric - and sometimes obscene - misfits who march to their own beat.
- CreatorsJohn HyamsKarl SchaeferStarsJaime KingJustin Chu CaryChristine LeeIn the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.
- CreatorRicky GervaisStarsRicky GervaisTom BasdenTony WayAfter Tony's wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
- CreatorMarti NoxonStarsAmy AdamsPatricia ClarksonChris MessinaAfter treating her mental illness, crime reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to solve the murder of two young girls. However, she is forced to face and deal with her own demons too.
- CreatorLarry DavidStarsLarry DavidCheryl HinesJeff GarlinLarry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.
- CreatorsLeslye HeadlandNatasha LyonneAmy PoehlerStarsNatasha LyonneCharlie BarnettGreta LeeA cynical young woman in New York City keeps dying and returning to the party that's being thrown in her honor on that same evening. She tries to find a way out of this strange time loop.
- StarsJohn Paul TremblayRobb WellsMike SmithNova Scotia's favorite miscreants have always been super sketchy. Now, carrying on from the Season 12 finale, the boys have become complete cartoons.
- CreatorsPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.✔ Comedy/Drama (Showtime) ● 2011 - (open) ● US
- CreatorCharlie BrookerStarsWunmi MosakuMonica DolanDaniel LapaineFeaturing stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.➽ Start Season 5: 2019 | Drama/Sci-Fi (Channel 4/Netflix) ● 2011 - (open) ● UK
- CreatorsDamon LindelofTom PerrottaStarsJustin TherouxAmy BrennemanChristopher EcclestonThree years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.✔ Drama/Mystery (HBO) ● 2014 - 2017 ● US
- CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.➽ Start Season 8: 14.04.2019 | Fantasy/Drama (HBO) ● 2011 - (open) ● US
- CreatorsJ.J. AbramsJeffrey LieberDamon LindelofStarsJorge GarciaJosh HollowayYunjin KimThe survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.✔ Mystery/ Drama (ABC) ● 2004 - 2010 ● US
- CreatorVeena SudStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanBilly CampbellA police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.✔ Crime/Drama (AMC/Netflix) ● 2001 - 2014 ● US/CA
- CreatorsChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan PryceAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.➽ Start Season 2: 2019 | Drama (BBC One/FX) ● 2017 - (open) ● UK
- CreatorsJack AmielMichael BeglerStarsClive OwenAndré HollandJeremy BobbA look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.✔ Drama (Cinemax) ● 2014 - 2015 ● US
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.➽ Start Season 3: 2019 | Crime/Drama (BBC) ● 2014 - (open) ● UK
- CreatorVince GilliganStarsBob OdenkirkMatt JonesAaron PaulA side series that focuses on the other scenarios revolving around the characters of Breaking Bad.✔ Crime/Drama (AMC) ● 2009 - 2011 ● US
- CreatorsLinwood BoomerMichael GloubermanGary MurphyStarsFrankie MunizBryan CranstonJustin BerfieldA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.✔ Comedy (Fox) ● 2000 - 2006 ● US
- StarsAdrian HolmesJared KeesoMylène Dinh-RobicThe day to day of two unwilling patrol officers affected by troubled pasts.✔ Crime/Drama (Bravo/CTV) ● 2014 - 2017 ● CA
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerStarsTitus WelliverJamie HectorAmy AquinoAn L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.➽ Start Season 5: 13.04.2019 | Crime/Drama (Amazon) ● 2014 - (open) ● US
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, married KGB spies pose as Americans in Washington, D.C.✔ Thriller/Drama (FX) ● 2013 - 2018 ● US
- CreatorAlex HirschStarsJason RitterAlex HirschKristen SchaalTwin siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines spend the summer at their great-uncle's tourist trap in the enigmatic Gravity Falls, Oregon.✔ Cartoon/Mystery (Disney Channel) ● 2012 - 2016 ● US
- CreatorAllan CubittStarsGillian AndersonJamie DornanJohn LynchA Detective Superintendent from England investigates a politically-sensitive murder in Belfast.✔ Crime/Drama (BBC/Netflix) ● 2013 - 2016 ● UK
- CreatorJed MercurioStarsRichard MaddenSophie RundleVincent FranklinWar veteran David Budd finds work as a police sergeant in the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch. He is assigned to protect the home secretary, the Rt. Hon. Julia Montague MP, a controversial and ambitious politician.➽ Start Season 2: TBA | Crime/Drama (BBC/Netflix) ● 2018 - (open) ● UK
- StarsMax RiemeltRonald ZehrfeldMarie BäumerThe worlds of a young Russo-German cop who investigates within the Berlin Russian mafia milieu and a young Russian woman who is forced into prostitution, intertwine when they meet and fall in love.✔ Crime/Drama (Arte) ● 2010 - 2010 ● DE/AT
- CreatorDennis KellyStarsAdeel AkhtarPaul HigginsNeil MaskellAfter a group of people, who meet online, discover a bizarre graphic novel which seems to hold mysterious answers, they find themselves being tracked down by a merciless organization known merely as 'The Network'.✔ Mystery/Drama (Channel 4) ● 2013 - 2014 ● UK
- CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.✔ Horror/Drama (Showtime) ● 2014 - 2016 ● UK/US
- CreatorGregory Thomas GarciaStarsJason LeeEthan SupleeJaime PresslyA ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization!✔ Comedy (NBC) ● 2005 - 2009 ● US
- CreatorRalf HusmannStarsChristoph Maria HerbstOliver WnukBjarne MädelA comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.✔ Comedy (ProSieben) ● 2004 - 2012 ● DE
- CreatorsRichard PriceSteven ZaillianStarsRiz AhmedJohn TurturroBill CampAfter a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.✔ Drama/Crime (HBO) ● 2016 - 2016 ● US
- CreatorsIvan RaimiSam RaimiTom SpezialyStarsBruce CampbellRay SantiagoDana DeLorenzoAsh has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.✔ Horror/Comedy (starz) ● 2015 - 2018 ● US
- CreatorsTeodora MarkovaGeorgi IvanovStarsIvaylo ZaharievZachary BaharovVladimir PenevTrained young policeman goes undercover in the gang of the most dangerous mafia boss in Bulgaria.➽ (5x04) | Crime/Drama (BNT) ● 2011 - 2016 ● BG
- StarsJack O'ConnellMichelle DockeryScoot McNairyIn the 1880s American West, murderous outlaw gang leader Frank Griffin hunts for ex-protege Roy Goode. Frank's chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico--a town inhabited, after a mining disaster, almost entirely by women.✔ Western/Drama (Netflix) ● 2017 - 2017 ● US
- CreatorJenji KohanStarsTaylor SchillingDanielle BrooksTaryn ManningConvicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.➽ Start Season 7: July 2019 | Comedy/Drama (Netflix) ● 2013 - (open) ● US
- CreatorsGeorge PelecanosDavid SimonStarsJames FrancoMaggie GyllenhaalLawrence Gilliard Jr.A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.➽ (2x02) | Crime/ Drama (HBO) ● 2017 - (open) ● US
- CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly ParkerA show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.✔ Western/Drama (HBO) ● 2004 - 2006 ● US
- CreatorSteve ConradStarsMichael DormanKurtwood SmithMichael ChernusFollows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner, whose latest assignment--to prevent Iran from going nuclear--requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous, non-official cover.➽ Start Season 3: TBA | Comedy/Drama (Amazon) ● 2015 - (open) ● US
- StarsRichard AyoadeMatt BerryMatthew HolnessThis parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.✔ Horror/Comedy (Channel 4) ● 2004 - 2004 ● UK
- StarsVicco von BülowHeinz MeierEvelyn Hamann✔ Comedy (Deutsches Fernsehen) ● 1976 - 1978 ● DE
- CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsHotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.✔ Comedy (BBC) ● 1975 - 1979 ● UK
- StarsBjarne MädelPeer MartinyJörg PoseThe bizarre everyday adventures of Heiko "Schotty" Schotte, whose profession is to clean up crime scenes.✔ Comedy (NDR) ● 2011 - (open) ● DE
- CreatorsDavid KajganichMax BorensteinAlexander WooStarsJared HarrisDerek MioTobias MenziesSupernatural, semihistorical horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real-life historical tragedy.➽ Start Season 2: 2019 | Horror/Drama (AMC) ● 2018 - (open) ● US
- CreatorJoe PenhallStarsJonathan GroffHolt McCallanyAnna TorvIn the late 1970s, two FBI agents broaden the realm of criminal science by investigating the psychology behind murder and end up getting too close to real-life monsters.➽ Start Season 2: 2019 | Crime/Drama (Netflix) ● 2017 - (open) ● US
- CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid ZayasHe's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.✔ Crime/Drama (Showtime) ● 2006 - 2013 ● US
