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Top 500 most popular Crime series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Billion Dollar Code

★ 7.9
13K 4 2021–2021
Tight limited run · Legal

A Thousand Blows

★ 7.3
13K 12 2024–present
Criminal underworld · Period piece

Law & Order: Organized Crime

★ 7.7
13K 75 2021–2025
Criminal underworld

Dope Thief

★ 7.0
13K 8 2025–2025
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Harlan Coben's Shelter

★ 6.6
13K 8 2023–2023
Young adult · Mystery box

The Law According to Lidia Poët

★ 7.5
13K 18 2023–2026
Strong female lead · Period piece

Big Mistakes

★ 7.2
13K 9 2026–present
Dark comedy

Tell Me Your Secrets

★ 7.3
13K 10 2021–2021
Secrets & lies · Morally gray

D.P.

★ 8.2
13K 12 2021–present
War & military · Social commentary

Clarice

★ 6.6
13K 13 2021–2021
Detective mystery

The Thing About Pam

★ 7.2
13K 7 2022–2022
True crime · Dark comedy

Undekhi

★ 7.9
13K 36 2020–2026
Indian TV · Gritty · Morally gray

Black Snow

★ 7.3
12K 18 2022–present
Secrets & lies · Small town

Kohrra

★ 7.5
12K 12 2023–present
Slow burn · Gritty · Atmospheric

Sky Rojo

★ 6.6
12K 24 2021–2023
Fast-paced · Chaotic energy

P-Valley

★ 7.5
12K 28 2020–present
Female perspective

Long Bright River

★ 6.8
12K 8 2025–2025
Addiction & vice · Gritty

Cyber Vaar

★ 7.6
12K 13 2022–present
Indian TV · Procedural

Hit & Run

★ 7.0
12K 9 2021–2021
Fast-paced · Serialized · Tense

Annika

★ 7.3
12K 12 2021–2023
Detective mystery

The Mess You Leave Behind

★ 6.8
12K 8 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Small town

Extracurricular

★ 7.5
12K 10 2020–2020
K-drama · Morally gray

Tanaav

★ 7.5
12K 24 2022–present
Tense · Espionage · War & military

The Glass Dome

★ 6.7
12K 6 2025–2025
Nordic noir · Tight limited run
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