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Best Crime TV Series of the 2010s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The A List

★ 5.5
4K 21 2018–2021
Young adult · Cliffhanger-driven

Gåsmamman

★ 7.4
4K 56 2015–2025
Nordic noir · Small town

Spotless

★ 7.7
4K 10 2015–2015
Criminal underworld

Gangland Undercover

★ 8.0
4K 14 2015–2016
Criminal underworld · Gritty

November 13: Attack on Paris

★ 8.2
4K 3 2018–2018
Docuseries · Emotionally heavy

In the Dark

★ 6.8
4K 4 2017–2017
Detective mystery · British TV

Homicide Hunter

★ 8.7
4K 147 2011–2023
True crime · Docuseries

Rush Hour

★ 5.6
4K 13 2016–2016
Banter chemistry · Procedural

Vexed

★ 7.2
4K 9 2010–2012
Detective mystery · British TV

The Truth Will Out

★ 7.4
4K 13 2018–2021
Detective mystery · Nordic noir

The Defenders

★ 7.4
4K 18 2010–2011
Legal · Procedural · Episodic

Queens of Mystery

★ 7.3
4K 12 2019–2021
Cozy · Detective mystery

Those Who Kill

★ 7.1
4K 10 2014–2014
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

King & Maxwell

★ 7.1
4K 10 2013–2013
Procedural · Easy watching

Jack Irish

★ 7.7
4K 16 2016–2021
Detective mystery

Golden Boy

★ 7.2
4K 13 2013–2013
Detective mystery

City of Dreams

★ 7.7
4K 29 2019–present
Criminal underworld · Serialized

Dicte: Crime Reporter

★ 7.2
4K 30 2013–2016
Nordic noir · Strong female lead

Deep Water

★ 6.8
4K 4 2016–2016
Queer stories · Detective mystery

Mosaic

★ 6.4
4K 6 2018–2018
Detective mystery
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