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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

Anhonee

★ 8.3
37 41 1997–2001
Drama · Horror · Mystery

The Knickerbocker Gang

★ 6.1
35 13 1997–present
Adventure · Family · Mystery

Esperanza

★ 7.6
34 633 1997–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

La condena de Gabriel Doyle

★ 7.9
33 8 1998–present
Mystery · Thriller

Renters rente

★ 6.0
31 2 1996–1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery

UFO Diaries

★ 6.0
30 13 1995–present
Documentary · Mystery

Veronica Clare

★ 6.8
29 13 1991–1991
Crime · Mystery

Enigma

★ 7.2
29 1997–present
Animation · Mystery

L'avvocato Porta

★ 6.4
28 4 1997–present
Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Disappearance of a Man

★ 8.2
28 16 1992–1992
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Character

★ 8.3
27 3 1999–1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Sakhli dzvel ubanshi

★ 8.1
27 1994–1995
Drama · Horror · Mystery

It's a Mystery

★ 8.5
27 44 1996–2002
Family · Mystery

To mystiko tou Ari Bonsalenti

★ 7.4
26 7 1990–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Borrón y cuenta nueva

★ 6.9
26 108 1998–1998
Mystery · Romance

Murder in Eden

★ 6.4
26 3 1991–present
Crime · Mystery

Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts

★ 7.5
26 4 1996–present
Documentary · Mystery

GLO*RI*A

★ 4.5
25 1998–present
Adult · Animation · Mystery

Little Women Forever

★ 6.2
24 365 1995–1997
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Magiki nyhta

★ 7.5
24 7 1995–present
Fantasy · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Quarxs

★ 7.5
24 12 1993–1993
Animation · Fantasy · Mystery

Likely Suspects

★ 7.3
23 14 1992–present
Comedy · Crime · Mystery

Nini

★ 6.3
22 9 1998–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Mano Ya Na Mano

★ 6.5
21 104 1995–1995
Drama · Horror · Mystery
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