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Best Crime TV Series of 2014

305 Crime series that started in 2014, ranked by popularity

All Crime series All series from 2014

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Genres

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

Action 43 Adult 1 Adventure 3 Animation 6 Biography 3 Comedy 43 Crime 305 Documentary 25 Drama 159 Family 1 Fantasy 5 Game-Show 0 History 4 Horror 5 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 53 News 0 Reality-TV 7 Romance 10 Sci-Fi 2 Short 1 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 25 War 0 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

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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 1 Stuck the Landing 1 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 2 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 15 Dark tone 21 Feel-good 0 Cozy 2 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 2 Tense 21 Unsettling 2 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 3 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 4 Fast-paced 3 Episodic 5 Serialized 18 Procedural 8 Mystery box 4 Anthology 3 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 4 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 2 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 10 Detective mystery 14 True crime 1 Heists & cons 0 Legal 3 Medical 0 Political intrigue 2 Espionage 2 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 0 Workplace 1 School & campus 0 Love story 3 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 3 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 2 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 2 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 6 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 2 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 1 Revenge 2 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 14

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 9 Morally gray 11 Villain's POV 1 Ensemble cast 3 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 4 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 2 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 4 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 4 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 2 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 3

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 5 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 8 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 1

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 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 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 7 Nordic noir 1 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 1 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 3 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 4 Easy watching 3

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305 series

True Detective

763K 31 2014–present

Anthology · Atmospheric

Fargo

472K 51 2014–2024

Anthology · Dark comedy

Gotham

253K 100 2014–2019

Criminal underworld · Campy

How to Get Away with Murder

180K 90 2014–2020

Cliffhanger-driven · Mystery box

Bosch

98K 68 2014–2021

Detective mystery · Gritty

Happy Valley

74K 18 2014–2023

Gritty · Strong female lead

Forever

67K 22 2014–2015

Procedural · Detective mystery

Scorpion

64K 93 2014–2018

Genius lead · Procedural

Power

59K 63 2014–2020

Criminal underworld

Constantine

59K 13 2014–2015

Supernatural · Urban fantasy

Chicago P.D.

52K 265 2014–present

Procedural · Long-runner

Gomorrah

50K 58 2014–2021

Criminal underworld · Gritty

24: Live Another Day

48K 12 2014–2014

Fast-paced · Tense

The Missing

33K 16 2014–2016

Slow burn · Bleak

Inside No. 9

24K 55 2014–2024

Anthology · Tight writing

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

23K 31 2014–2016

Monster horror · Graphic violence

Grantchester

21K 75 2014–present

Faith & religion

Stalker

18K 20 2014–2015

Procedural · Tense · Unsettling

Terror in Resonance

18K 11 2014–2014

Anime · Distinctive score

Healer

14K 20 2014–2015

K-drama · Love story

Legends

14K 20 2014–2015

Hand of God

13K 20 2014–2017

Faith & religion · Revenge

Umbre

13K 21 2014–2019

Criminal underworld · Serialized

The Brokenwood Mysteries

11K 60 2014–present

Detective mystery · Small town

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