☰
Genres
DramaComedyAnimationActionCrimeAdventureRomanceReality-TV More genres →
Decades
2020s2010s2000s1990s1980s1970s1960s1950s1940s1930s1920s1900s
Tags Search Sign in

Best Mystery TV Series of the 1990s

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

All Mystery series All series from the 1990s
Filter & sort
Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

Specific year
Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood
Pacing & structure
Humor style
Themes & subject matter
Characters & perspective
Emotional payoff
Craft & style
Format & audience
Viewing-culture clusters
Intensity & content character
274 series

Baantjer

★ 7.2
2K 124 1995–2006
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Da Vinci's Inquest

★ 8.1
1K 91 1998–2006
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Wycliffe

★ 7.2
1K 38 1993–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Woman in White

★ 7.0
1K 2 1997–present
Mystery · Thriller

Kavanagh QC

★ 7.7
1K 27 1995–2001
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Maigret

★ 7.8
1K 12 1992–1993
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Harsh Realm

★ 7.0
1K 9 1999–2000
Action · Drama · Mystery

Get Smart

★ 6.6
1K 7 1995–1995
Comedy · Crime · Mystery

Marmadesam

★ 9.5
1K 238 1997–1998
Mystery · Thriller

The Ice House

★ 7.3
1K 2 1997–1997
Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Alleyn Mysteries

★ 7.5
1K 9 1990–1994
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Maigret

★ 7.9
1K 54 1991–2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Murder Most Horrid

★ 7.2
853 24 1991–1999
Comedy · Crime · Mystery

Chandrakanta

★ 7.8
783 133 1994–present
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Cold Squad

★ 6.9
738 98 1998–2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery

North of 60

★ 8.4
733 90 1992–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Heat of the Sun

★ 8.0
732 3 1998–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Love, Lies and Murder

★ 7.0
709 2 1991–1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery

School

★ 8.0
691 154 1999–2002
Drama · Mystery

Prey

★ 7.4
674 14 1998–1998
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Fallen Angels

★ 6.5
607 15 1993–1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Faceless Murderer

★ 6.3
585 4 1995–1995
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Dynasty: The Reunion

★ 6.2
568 2 1991–1991
Drama · Mystery

The Next Victim

★ 8.2
562 203 1995–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Browse by decade
1900s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Browse by year
1999199819971996199519941993199219911990
Browse by genre
Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western