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Best Mystery TV Series of the 1990s

274 Mystery series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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274 series

Saturday Suspense

★ 7.8
20 36 1997–1999
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Mavri hrysallida

★ 6.4
20 1 1990–1991
Mystery

Tercer milenio

★ 8.4
19 9 1997–present
Mystery · Talk-Show

Operation Phoenix - Jäger zwischen den Welten

★ 5.4
19 11 1997–present
Horror · Mystery

Yûkan club

★ 5.9
18 1992–present
Animation · Comedy · Mystery

Fantômes en héritage

★ 6.8
18 4 1990–1990
Mystery

La mujer del presidente

★ 8.1
18 60 1999–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Cluedo

★ 7.9
18 13 1995–1995
Game-Show · Mystery

Sarajevske price

★ 6.3
18 4 1991–1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Zlatko i detektivi

★ 7.6
18 1 1992–1993
Mystery

Crónicas del mal

★ 4.9
18 13 1992–1993
Horror · Mystery

Alas, poder y pasión

★ 6.6
18 120 1998–present
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel

★ 6.6
17 12 1993–present
Mystery

Bajamar, la costa del silencio

★ 6.8
16 3 1998–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Secret Cabaret

★ 8.2
15 12 1990–1992
Mystery

Kanoon

★ 6.6
15 111 1993–1996
Crime · Mystery

Ta hamena grammata

★ 5.7
15 13 1997–1998
Drama · Mystery

The Midnight Movie

★ 7.0
15 16 1998–2005
Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Blue Days

★ 7.4
14 11 1998–1998
Crime · Mystery · Romance

La grande collection

★ 5.0
14 11 1990–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Archivo negro

★ 7.8
14 20 1997–1997
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

What Happened?

★ 8.1
14 4 1992–present
Documentary · History · Mystery

Douce nuit

★ 7.3
14 1 1997–present
Mystery

Kodeks molchaniya

★ 6.9
14 4 1990–1990
Crime · Mystery
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