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Best Mystery TV Series of 1986

20 Mystery series that started in 1986, ranked by popularity

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20 series

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

★ 8.7
15K 11 1986–1988
Detective mystery · Genius lead

Matlock

★ 7.2
11K 181 1986–1995
Legal · Procedural · Episodic

The Singing Detective

★ 8.5
5K 6 1986–1986
Experimental · Unreliable narrator

Crime Story

★ 8.3
4K 43 1986–1988
Criminal underworld · Period piece

If Tomorrow Comes

★ 7.7
2K 3 1986–1986
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna

★ 6.6
1K 2 1986–1986
Biography · Drama · Mystery

Dress Gray

★ 7.0
420 2 1986–1986
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Brat Farrar

★ 7.8
148 6 1986–1986
Drama · Mystery

Dead Head

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

Satyajit Ray Presents

★ 8.8
69 1986–present
Mystery

El camino secreto

★ 8.2
50 120 1986–1987
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Hot Shots

★ 6.7
42 13 1986–1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery

K rassledovaniyu pristupit

★ 6.9
34 1986–present
Mystery

USA Saturday Nightmares

★ 8.5
26 1986–1994
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

El engaño

★ 6.8
26 130 1986–1986
Drama · Mystery

Le tiroir secret

★ 7.0
25 6 1986–present
Drama · Mystery

Dosije

★ 7.1
24 4 1986–1986
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Pokusheniye na Goelro

★ 7.0
20 3 1986–present
Mystery

Morgus Presents

★ 8.5
18 338 1986–1993
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

The ultimate reason for kings

★ 7.0
15 4 1986–1986
Drama · Mystery
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