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Best Mystery TV Series of 2011

104 Mystery series that started in 2011, ranked by popularity

All Mystery series All series from 2011

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

Action 6 Adult 0 Adventure 3 Animation 2 Biography 0 Comedy 9 Crime 36 Documentary 5 Drama 51 Family 1 Fantasy 3 Game-Show 1 History 1 Horror 10 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 104 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 6 Sci-Fi 2 Short 0 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 10 War 2 Western 0

Decades

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

2020s 2074 2010s 1614 2000s 629 1990s 274 1980s 195 1970s 146 1960s 77 1950s 46 1940s 8 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 152 2025 296 2024 326 2023 319 2022 362 2021 317 2020 302 2019 259 2018 221 2017 241 2016 176 2015 155 2014 152 2013 115 2012 108 2011 104 2010 83 2009 76 2008 77 2007 84 2006 75 2005 80 2004 55 2003 45 2002 48 2001 46 2000 43 1999 34 1998 27 1997 44 1996 25 1995 24 1994 23 1993 25 1992 21 1991 28 1990 23 1989 23 1988 19 1987 21 1986 20 1985 24 1984 19 1983 17 1982 14 1981 14 1980 24 1979 16 1978 12 1977 14 1976 14 1975 10 1974 17 1973 18 1972 16 1971 18 1970 11 1969 12 1968 9 1967 16 1966 5 1965 9 1964 7 1963 4 1962 3 1961 5 1960 7 1959 6 1958 5 1957 8 1956 7 1955 3 1954 6 1952 4 1951 5 1950 2 1949 5 1947 1 1946 2 1938 1 1930 1

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

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

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

Tone & mood

Bleak 3 Gritty 3 Dark tone 7 Feel-good 0 Cozy 1 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 4 Tense 6 Unsettling 2 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 2 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 2 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 5 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 4 Serialized 6 Procedural 5 Mystery box 3 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 4 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 7 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 1 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 1 Detective mystery 10 True crime 1 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 1 War & military 0 Family saga 2 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 2 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 2 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 2 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 1 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 8

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 4 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 0 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 7 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 1 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 1 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 5 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 2 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 3

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 3 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 1 Atmospheric 10 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 3 Event miniseries 2 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 1 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 2 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 1 Emotionally heavy 3 Easy watching 2

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104 series

Sign

101 20 2011–2011

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Viso d'angelo

83 4 2011–2011

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Igra

77 40 2011–2011

Crime · Mystery

The Magicians

66 11 2011–2012

Comedy · Mystery

Hell's Kitty

62 20 2011–present

Comedy · Horror · Mystery

Splinter Cell: Extinction

60 9 2011–2012

Action · Crime · Mystery

Summer of Wolfs

57 6 2011–present

Drama · Mystery · War

Ragged Isle

55 22 2011–2014

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Vanished with Beth Holloway

53 10 2011–2011

Crime · Mystery

O Último Tesouro

50 13 2011–2011

Action · Adventure · Mystery

The Chadwick Journals

49 14 2011–present

Drama · Mystery

The Unexplained

48 15 2011–present

Documentary · Mystery

My Lover, My Wife

47 63 2011–present

Drama · Mystery · Romance

Killer Outbreaks

46 6 2011–present

Hitman 101

41 13 2011–present

Action · Crime · Mystery

Glistening

39 8 2011–present

Amar y Temer

38 90 2011–present

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Bloody Cuts

36 16 2011–present

Drama · Horror · Mystery

Su Nombre es Joaquín

36 87 2011–2012

Drama · Horror · Mystery

Sengyô shufu tantei: watashi wa shadow

35 9 2011–2011

Prokurorskaya proverka

35 635 2011–2014

Crime · Mystery

Al caer la noche

35 20 2011–present

Lesnik

35 48 2011–2011

Sisid

33 2011–present

Drama · Mystery · Romance

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