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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)

The Hunting Party

★ 6.7
10K 23 2025–2026
Tense · Fast-paced · Adrenaline

For Life

★ 7.6
10K 23 2020–2021
Social commentary · Legal

The Asunta Case

★ 6.8
10K 6 2024–2024
True crime · Emotionally heavy

Big Mouth

★ 7.8
10K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Cliffhanger-driven

Taxi Driver

★ 8.1
10K 48 2021–present
Revenge · K-drama · Cathartic

The Lowdown

★ 7.3
10K 16 2025–present
Outsider lead · Character study

The Pharmacist

★ 7.7
10K 4 2020–2020
True crime · Docuseries

The Woods

★ 6.5
9K 6 2020–2020
Detective mystery · Secrets & lies

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing

★ 7.5
9K 3 2023–2023
True crime · Docuseries · Tense

So Help Me Todd

★ 7.6
9K 31 2022–2024
Procedural · Witty banter

Professor T

★ 7.4
9K 30 2021–present
Genius lead · Detective mystery

Waco: American Apocalypse

★ 7.0
9K 3 2023–2023
Docuseries · Faith & religion

The Girl from Plainville

★ 6.4
9K 8 2022–2022
True crime · Emotionally heavy

Unfamiliar

★ 6.9
9K 6 2026–present
Criminal underworld · Tense

Rudra: The Edge of Darkness

★ 6.7
9K 7 2022–2022
Detective mystery · Dark tone

Alef

★ 7.8
9K 16 2020–2022
Criminal underworld

Longing for You

★ 4.6
9K 14 2023–2023
Crime · Drama · Mystery

FBI: International

★ 6.6
9K 78 2021–2025
Procedural

The Survivors

★ 6.6
9K 6 2025–2025
Small town · Secrets & lies

Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

★ 6.9
9K 8 2026–2026
Heists & cons · Antihero lead

You Don't Know Me

★ 6.8
9K 4 2021–2021
Legal · Tight limited run

Patience

★ 7.5
9K 14 2025–present
Detective mystery

Depp V Heard

★ 5.3
9K 3 2023–2023
Docuseries · Legal

A Friend of the Family

★ 7.3
9K 9 2022–2022
True crime · Disturbing
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