☰

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Best Crime TV Series of 2017

427 Crime series that started in 2017, ranked by popularity

All Crime series All series from 2017

Filter & sort

Genres

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

Action 61 Adult 1 Adventure 14 Animation 3 Biography 9 Comedy 47 Crime 427 Documentary 63 Drama 211 Family 1 Fantasy 4 Game-Show 1 History 7 Horror 9 Music 0 Musical 1 Mystery 77 News 1 Reality-TV 4 Romance 13 Sci-Fi 4 Short 0 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 41 War 0 Western 1

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 1 Grew the Beard 1 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 6 Gritty 17 Dark tone 34 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 31 Unsettling 9 Whimsical 0 Campy 3 Cynical 4 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 3 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 6 Fast-paced 4 Episodic 1 Serialized 27 Procedural 5 Mystery box 8 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 6 Sprawling saga 3 Tight limited run 16 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 2 Absurdist 1 Satirical 3 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 6 Warm humor 1 Raunchy 0 Parody 2 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 19 Detective mystery 26 True crime 7 Heists & cons 3 Legal 4 Medical 0 Political intrigue 6 Espionage 1 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 1 Love story 2 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 4 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 2 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 1 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 2 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 8 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 2 Class divide 2 Immigrant experience 1 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 8 Social commentary 7 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 2 Revenge 3 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 31

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 16 Morally gray 17 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 11 Central duo 3 Strong female lead 16 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 2 Genius lead 1 Working class 5 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 2 Character study 7 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 3 Intellectual challenge 3 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 3 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 3

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 3 Visually striking 3 Stylized direction 4 Naturalistic 5 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 13 Distinctive score 3 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 3

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 1 Event miniseries 4 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 3 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 8 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 1

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 14 Nordic noir 3 K-drama 5 Turkish drama 1 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 6 Disturbing 6 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 6 Easy watching 1

Sort

427 series

Claws

8K 40 2017–2022

Campy · Criminal underworld

The Blacklist: Redemption

8K 8 2017–2017

Espionage · Tight limited run

The Loch

7K 6 2017–2017

Detective mystery · Small town

APB

7K 12 2017–2017

Near-future tech · Procedural

Trial & Error

7K 23 2017–2018

Parody · Small town · Satirical

Little Boy Blue

7K 4 2017–2017

True crime · Emotionally heavy

Snatch

6K 20 2017–2018

Three Girls

6K 3 2017–2017

Disturbing · Social commentary

The Confession Tapes

6K 11 2017–2019

True crime · Docuseries

Fearless

6K 6 2017–2017

Political intrigue · British TV

Black

5K 18 2017–2017

K-drama · Supernatural

Chicago Justice

5K 13 2017–2017

Legal · Procedural

Bancroft

5K 7 2017–2020

Antihero lead · Morally gray

Grenseland

5K 8 2017–2017

Nordic noir · Morally gray

Ransom

5K 39 2017–2019

Procedural · Fast-paced · Tense

Tunnel

4K 16 2017–2017

Time travel · Detective mystery

Prime Suspect: Tennison

4K 6 2017–2017

Detective mystery

In the Dark

4K 4 2017–2017

Detective mystery · British TV

Training Day

4K 13 2017–2017

Small Crimes

4K 45 2017–2018

Criminal underworld

The Moorside

4K 2 2017–2017

True crime · Working class

Ingobernable

4K 27 2017–2018

Political intrigue

The Indian Detective

4K 4 2017–2017

Detective mystery · Outsider lead

The Replacement

4K 3 2017–2017

Tight limited run · Tense

‹ Prev 1 2 3 4…18 Next ›

‹ 2016 2017 2018 ›

Browse by genre

Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Rating data from IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets.

About Contact Privacy Impressum © 2026 Bingerator