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Top 500 most popular Crime series that started in the 2010s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Hinterland

★ 7.6
16K 13 2013–2016
Atmospheric · Detective mystery

The Defiant Ones

★ 8.5
16K 4 2017–2017
Music scene · Docuseries

The Glades

★ 7.4
16K 49 2010–2013
Procedural · Detective mystery

This Is England '86

★ 8.3
16K 4 2010–2010
Working class · Gritty

Franklin & Bash

★ 7.6
16K 40 2011–2014
Legal · Witty banter

Search Party

★ 7.6
16K 50 2016–2022
Dark comedy · Cynical · Satirical

The Bletchley Circle

★ 7.9
16K 7 2012–2014
Detective mystery

Dogs of Berlin

★ 7.5
16K 11 2018–present
Gritty · Criminal underworld

Wu Assassins

★ 6.4
16K 10 2019–2019
Adrenaline · Fast-paced

Quarry

★ 8.0
16K 8 2016–2016
Gritty · Antihero lead

Deadwind

★ 7.3
15K 28 2018–2021
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

The Forest

★ 7.2
15K 6 2017–2017
Small town · Atmospheric

Carlos

★ 7.6
15K 3 2010–2010
Antihero lead · Real history

La Mante

★ 7.4
15K 6 2017–2017
Detective mystery

Black Spot

★ 7.3
15K 16 2017–2019
Atmospheric · Small town

Trinkets

★ 7.0
15K 20 2019–2020
Young adult · Friendship

Stumptown

★ 7.5
15K 18 2019–2020
Detective mystery

Crossing Lines

★ 7.3
14K 34 2013–2015
Procedural · Criminal underworld

Dublin Murders

★ 7.1
14K 8 2019–2019
Atmospheric · Detective mystery

Healer

★ 8.4
14K 20 2014–2015
K-drama · Love story

Stitchers

★ 6.8
14K 31 2015–2017
Procedural · Genius lead

The Bay

★ 7.2
14K 34 2019–present
Detective mystery · British TV

Aquarius

★ 7.0
14K 26 2015–2016
Period piece · Real history

Black Sun

★ 8.8
14K 29 2017–2026
Serialized · Tense · Dark tone
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