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Best Crime TV Series of the 2020s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga

★ 7.8
11K 9 2025–present
Criminal underworld · Family saga

In from the Cold

★ 6.3
11K 8 2022–2022
Espionage · Strong female lead

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

★ 7.7
11K 8 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Indian TV

Ray

★ 7.1
11K 4 2021–2021
Anthology · Indian TV

Dark Desire

★ 6.5
11K 33 2020–2022
Sexually explicit

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area

★ 5.9
11K 12 2022–2022
Heists & cons · Ensemble cast

Alaska Daily

★ 7.5
11K 12 2022–2023
Workplace · Strong female lead

Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein

★ 7.0
11K 14 2022–present
Indian TV · Small town

A Killer Paradox

★ 7.1
11K 8 2024–present
K-drama · Antihero lead

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors

★ 7.4
10K 2020–2020
Legal · Indian TV

McDonald & Dodds

★ 7.6
10K 11 2020–2024
Detective mystery · British TV

Lady in the Lake

★ 6.0
10K 7 2024–2024
Female perspective

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

★ 6.7
10K 2 2022–2022
Disturbing · Docuseries

Billionaires' Bunker

★ 5.7
10K 8 2025–2025
Elites & privilege

The Gold

★ 7.4
10K 12 2023–2025
British TV · Criminal underworld

Sleeping Dog

★ 7.0
10K 6 2023–present
Detective mystery

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

★ 7.4
10K 7 2020–2021
True crime · Docuseries

McMillions

★ 7.2
10K 6 2020–2020
True crime · Docuseries

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter

★ 7.6
10K 2 2024–2024
True crime · Docuseries

Criminal Justice: A Family Matter

★ 7.6
10K 1 2025–present
Indian TV · Legal · Family saga

Untold

★ 7.2
10K 31 2021–present
Docuseries · Sports · Anthology

Hightown

★ 6.9
10K 25 2020–2024
Addiction & vice

Magpie Murders

★ 7.6
10K 6 2022–2022
Detective mystery · Puzzle plot

Sins of Our Mother

★ 7.0
10K 3 2022–2022
True crime · Docuseries
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