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Best Mystery TV Series of 2016

176 Mystery series that started in 2016, ranked by popularity

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Genres

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

Action 6 Adult 0 Adventure 4 Animation 6 Biography 0 Comedy 16 Crime 60 Documentary 9 Drama 99 Family 1 Fantasy 11 Game-Show 1 History 4 Horror 18 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 176 News 0 Reality-TV 3 Romance 9 Sci-Fi 11 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 10 War 0 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

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

Fumbled the Finale 1 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 2 Gritty 4 Dark tone 17 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 19 Unsettling 4 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 2 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 5 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 0 Serialized 18 Procedural 0 Mystery box 10 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 7 Puzzle plot 6 Vignette style 0

Humor style

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

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 3 Detective mystery 13 True crime 0 Heists & cons 1 Legal 2 Medical 0 Political intrigue 3 Espionage 3 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 1 Found family 0 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 4 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 3 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 2 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 2 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 3 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 2 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 16

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 8 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 2 Central duo 2 Strong female lead 4 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 1 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 1 Unreliable narrator 3 Character study 2 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 2 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 11 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 4 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 1 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 6 Nordic noir 4 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 2 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 4 Easy watching 0

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176 series

Westworld

560K 36 2016–2022

Big-budget spectacle · Puzzle plot

The Night Of

198K 8 2016–2016

Legal · Bleak · Gritty

The Night Manager

141K 13 2016–present

Espionage · British TV · Tense

The OA

128K 16 2016–2019

Experimental · Mystery box

11.22.63

125K 8 2016–2016

Time travel · Event miniseries

Designated Survivor

116K 53 2016–2019

Political intrigue · Serialized

Travelers

73K 34 2016–2018

Time travel · Serialized

Marcella

41K 24 2016–2021

Detective mystery

The Exorcist

34K 20 2016–2018

Faith & religion · Unsettling

Frequency

15K 14 2016–2017

Time travel · Serialized

Bordertown

13K 31 2016–2020

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

The Five

13K 10 2016–2016

Mystery box · Secrets & lies

Good Behavior

13K 20 2016–2017

Antihero lead · Central duo

Berlin Station

12K 29 2016–2019

Espionage · Political intrigue

Chance

12K 20 2016–2017

Mental health · Dark tone

Paranoid

11K 8 2016–2016

Detective mystery · British TV

Secret City

11K 12 2016–2019

Political intrigue · Espionage

Thirteen

10K 5 2016–2016

Emotionally heavy

Retribution

9K 4 2016–2016

Tight limited run · Mystery box

Hap and Leonard

9K 18 2016–2018

Central duo · Gritty

Damien

9K 10 2016–2016

Supernatural · Dark tone

People of Earth

9K 20 2016–2017

Beyond

8K 21 2016–2018

Supernatural · Mystery box

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

7K 37 2016–2019

Docuseries · Faith & religion

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