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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 Lincoln Lawyer

★ 7.8
100K 50 2022–2027
Legal

Presumed Innocent

★ 7.7
97K 16 2024–present
Legal · Built to binge

Tiger King

★ 7.5
91K 12 2020–2021
True crime · Docuseries

His & Hers

★ 7.1
89K 6 2026–2026
Unreliable narrator

Defending Jacob

★ 7.7
80K 8 2020–2020
Suburban underbelly

Your Honor

★ 7.6
80K 20 2020–2023
Morally gray · Secrets & lies

Ratched

★ 7.2
80K 8 2020–2020
Stylized direction

Task

★ 7.9
77K 8 2025–present
Working class

Paatal Lok

★ 8.2
76K 17 2020–present
Indian TV · Social commentary

Mayor of Kingstown

★ 8.2
74K 48 2021–present
Gritty · Bleak · Cynical

Untamed

★ 7.1
73K 12 2025–present
Detective mystery · Atmospheric

The Perfect Couple

★ 6.5
73K 7 2024–present
Elites & privilege

Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side

★ 8.5
72K 16 2020–present
Dark tone · Indian TV

The Stranger

★ 7.2
70K 8 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Mystery box

Fool Me Once

★ 6.8
70K 8 2024–2024
Secrets & lies · Detective mystery

Dexter: Original Sin

★ 8.1
69K 10 2024–2025
Antihero lead · Morally gray

Bodies

★ 7.3
69K 8 2023–2023
Time travel · Puzzle plot

Ripley

★ 8.1
69K 8 2024–2024
Stylized direction · Antihero lead

Poker Face

★ 7.7
69K 22 2023–2025
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Chestnut Man

★ 7.6
69K 12 2021–present
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Clickbait

★ 7.2
68K 8 2021–2021
Tight limited run · Mystery box

The Recruit

★ 7.4
65K 14 2022–2025
Espionage · Fast-paced

The Residence

★ 7.7
65K 8 2025–2025
Detective mystery · Ensemble cast

Your Friends & Neighbors

★ 7.7
64K 20 2025–present
Elites & privilege
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