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Best Crime TV Series of 2013

247 Crime series that started in 2013, ranked by popularity

All Crime series All series from 2013

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Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 38 Adult 0 Adventure 5 Animation 3 Biography 5 Comedy 26 Crime 247 Documentary 38 Drama 125 Family 2 Fantasy 2 Game-Show 0 History 1 Horror 7 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 31 News 0 Reality-TV 5 Romance 8 Sci-Fi 0 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 11 War 1 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 3878 2010s 3389 2000s 1316 1990s 639 1980s 375 1970s 303 1960s 201 1950s 98 1940s 7 1930s 1 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 267 2025 556 2024 572 2023 641 2022 682 2021 630 2020 530 2019 572 2018 489 2017 427 2016 361 2015 341 2014 305 2013 247 2012 236 2011 229 2010 182 2009 161 2008 165 2007 175 2006 141 2005 127 2004 113 2003 127 2002 106 2001 103 2000 98 1999 68 1998 77 1997 79 1996 71 1995 62 1994 69 1993 56 1992 66 1991 49 1990 42 1989 40 1988 47 1987 44 1986 39 1985 48 1984 35 1983 36 1982 19 1981 28 1980 39 1979 31 1978 31 1977 29 1976 34 1975 28 1974 40 1973 31 1972 35 1971 25 1970 19 1969 22 1968 21 1967 26 1966 24 1965 17 1964 21 1963 21 1962 9 1961 19 1960 21 1959 31 1958 12 1957 11 1956 8 1955 9 1954 8 1953 2 1952 7 1951 4 1950 6 1949 4 1947 1 1945 1 1940 1 1938 1

Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 3 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 4 Gritty 11 Dark tone 15 Feel-good 1 Cozy 1 Wholesome 1 Melancholic 1 Tense 15 Unsettling 3 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 3 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 8 Fast-paced 3 Episodic 6 Serialized 15 Procedural 7 Mystery box 3 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 6 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 5 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 1 Witty banter 2 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 1 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 12 Detective mystery 14 True crime 1 Heists & cons 1 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 1 War & military 0 Family saga 4 Coming of age 1 Workplace 1 School & campus 1 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 3 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 2 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 2 Female perspective 5 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 13

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 10 Morally gray 12 Villain's POV 2 Ensemble cast 6 Central duo 6 Strong female lead 6 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 6 Banter chemistry 2

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 4 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 2 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 2

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 4 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 11 Distinctive score 2 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 1

Format & audience

Sitcom 2 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 1 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 1 Event miniseries 1 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 7 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 1

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 6 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 1

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 5 Disturbing 4 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 2 Emotionally heavy 5 Easy watching 4

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247 series

Peaky Blinders

786K 36 2013–2022

Criminal underworld

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

421K 153 2013–2021

Workplace · Feel-good

Orange Is the New Black

337K 91 2013–2019

Ensemble cast · Social commentary

Hannibal

312K 39 2013–2015

Stylized direction

The Blacklist

302K 218 2013–2023

Antihero lead · Mystery box

Banshee

150K 38 2013–2016

Graphic violence · Antihero lead

Broadchurch

143K 24 2013–2017

Small town · Detective mystery

The Fall

133K 17 2013–2016

Slow burn · Villain's POV

The Americans

125K 75 2013–2018

Espionage · Secrets & lies

Ray Donovan

100K 82 2013–2020

Family saga · Antihero lead

The Following

97K 45 2013–2015

Cliffhanger-driven · Serialized

Sleepy Hollow

67K 62 2013–2017

Supernatural · Urban fantasy

Almost Human

54K 13 2013–2014

Near-future tech · Procedural

Top of the Lake

40K 13 2013–2017

Female perspective · Atmospheric

The Fosters

33K 104 2013–2018

Found family · Family saga

Shetland

32K 62 2013–present

Atmospheric · Detective mystery

Wentworth

27K 100 2013–2021

Criminal underworld · Gritty

The Bridge

22K 26 2013–2014

Gritty · Detective mystery

Graceland

18K 38 2013–2015

Morally gray · Secrets & lies

Father Brown

18K 140 2013–present

Cozy · Detective mystery

Hinterland

16K 13 2013–2016

Atmospheric · Detective mystery

Crossing Lines

14K 34 2013–2015

Procedural · Criminal underworld

The Tunnel

12K 24 2013–2018

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

The Thundermans

10K 99 2013–2018

Kids & family · Family-safe

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