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Best Mystery TV Series of the 1980s

195 Mystery series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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195 series

Brivido giallo

★ 5.9
138 4 1987–1989
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Kanikuly Krosha

★ 6.9
137 4 1980–1980
Adventure · Family · Mystery

El maleficio

★ 8.2
126 320 1983–1984
Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Dead Head

★ 7.2
122 4 1986–1986
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Ace Crawford... Private Eye

★ 6.4
119 5 1983–1983
Comedy · Mystery

The Dark Side of the Sun

★ 7.3
112 6 1983–1983
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Shadow Chasers

★ 7.7
104 14 1985–1986
Fantasy · Mystery

O thanatos tou Timotheou Konsta

★ 7.8
96 22 1987–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

My Cousin Rachel

★ 6.6
94 4 1983–1983
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Vivir un poco

★ 7.3
91 165 1985–1986
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Killer

★ 8.0
84 3 1983–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Get Lost!

★ 7.5
79 4 1981–1981
Drama · Mystery · Romance

De pura sangre

★ 8.8
79 110 1985–1986
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Le grand secret

★ 7.5
79 6 1989–present
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Un nuevo amanecer

★ 7.7
78 80 1988–1989
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Cleopatra D.C.

★ 5.9
77 3 1989–1989
Action · Animation · Mystery

Snoops

★ 6.8
76 13 1989–1990
Comedy · Crime · Mystery

Satyajit Ray Presents

★ 8.8
69 1986–present
Mystery

The New Exploits of Arsène Lupin

★ 6.9
68 20 1989–1996
Adventure · Comedy · Mystery

I exafanisi tou John Avlakioti

★ 7.7
62 18 1985–present
Drama · Mystery

Petlya

★ 6.2
62 1984–present
Mystery

Bastard

★ 8.5
60 3 1989–present
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius

★ 8.0
60 6 1984–1984
Adventure · Crime · Mystery

Breakaway

★ 7.0
59 12 1980–1980
Mystery · Thriller
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