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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

A Difficult Woman

★ 6.2
155 3 1998–1998
Drama · Mystery

Beyond Reality

★ 7.3
153 44 1991–1993
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Keizoku

★ 7.8
149 11 1999–present
Crime · Mystery

La mujer del presidente

★ 8.7
148 78 1997–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Dose detektiva Dubrovskogo

★ 6.1
147 18 1999–1999
Crime · Mystery

The Fifth Corner

★ 3.5
146 6 1992–1992
Mystery · Thriller

Celeste

★ 6.2
146 172 1991–1991
Drama · Mystery · Romance

The Uninvited

★ 6.3
144 4 1997–1997
Horror · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Criminal Russia

★ 8.1
143 267 1995–2011
Crime · Documentary · Mystery

Al-Ragol Al-Akhar

★ 6.9
138 1999–present
Drama · Mystery

BloodHounds, Inc

★ 6.8
138 6 1999–2012
Mystery

Sjätte dagen

★ 7.7
134 48 1999–2001
Drama · Horror · Mystery

The Hardy Boys

★ 6.7
132 13 1995–1995
Crime · Family · Mystery

Second Chances

★ 6.1
129 10 1993–1994
Crime · Drama · Mystery

My Better Halves

★ 5.8
129 210 1997–present
Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Iz Pesinde

★ 7.6
129 29 1990–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Voci notturne

★ 7.5
128 5 1995–present
Horror · Mystery · Thriller

A Twist in the Tale

★ 6.4
126 15 1999–1999
Drama · Family · Mystery

Vkhod v labirint

★ 6.8
123 5 1990–1990
Crime · Mystery

Off the Map

★ 7.3
120 6 1991–1991
Drama · Mystery

Riverdale

★ 7.0
113 1997–2000
Drama · Mystery

Under Suspicion

★ 8.1
111 18 1994–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Twisted Tales

★ 7.0
111 12 1996–1998
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Janus

★ 8.6
110 25 1994–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
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