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Best Mystery TV Series of 2017

241 Mystery series that started in 2017, ranked by popularity

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

Action 9 Adult 0 Adventure 6 Animation 13 Biography 3 Comedy 23 Crime 77 Documentary 9 Drama 126 Family 3 Fantasy 11 Game-Show 0 History 6 Horror 28 Music 2 Musical 1 Mystery 241 News 0 Reality-TV 0 Romance 9 Sci-Fi 8 Short 0 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 35 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 0 Stuck the Landing 1 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 5 Gritty 5 Dark tone 19 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 21 Unsettling 7 Whimsical 0 Campy 2 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 8 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 2 Serialized 15 Procedural 1 Mystery box 6 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 12 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

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

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 2 Detective mystery 17 True crime 3 Heists & cons 0 Legal 2 Medical 1 Political intrigue 5 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 2 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 1 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 2 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 2 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 2 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 2 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 7 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 2 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 4 Social commentary 3 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 1 Revenge 2 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 26

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 11 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 6 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 12 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 1 Working class 2 Elites & privilege 4 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 6 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 3 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 2

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 2 Visually striking 5 Stylized direction 3 Naturalistic 3 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 14 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 2 Tight writing 3

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 2 Kids & family 0 Young adult 2 Soap & telenovela 1 Event miniseries 2 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 2 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 6 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 9 Nordic noir 3 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 1

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 5 Easy watching 1

Sort

241 series

Dark

555K 26 2017–2020

Time travel · Puzzle plot

Mindhunter

402K 19 2017–2019

Slow burn · Unsettling · Dark tone

13 Reasons Why

342K 49 2017–2020

Mental health · Emotionally heavy

Big Little Lies

247K 15 2017–2026

Female perspective

Riverdale

167K 137 2017–2023

Soap & telenovela · Young adult

Taboo

164K 8 2017–2017

Antihero lead · Atmospheric

The Sinner

153K 32 2017–2021

Anthology · Detective mystery

American Gods

99K 26 2017–2021

Stylized direction

Mr. Mercedes

40K 30 2017–2019

Detective mystery · Tense

The Deuce

36K 25 2017–2019

Gritty · Big city life

C.B. Strike

33K 20 2017–present

Detective mystery · British TV

The Mist

31K 10 2017–2017

Monster horror · Survival · Bleak

The Keepers

28K 7 2017–2017

True crime · Docuseries

Absentia

27K 30 2017–2020

Tense · Secrets & lies

Innocent

22K 8 2017–2017

Tight limited run · Secrets & lies

Kakegurui

18K 24 2017–2019

Anime · School & campus

Midnight, Texas

16K 19 2017–2018

Supernatural · Urban fantasy

Cardinal

13K 24 2017–2020

Atmospheric · Detective mystery

Stranger

12K 32 2017–2020

Tight writing · Detective mystery

Riviera

10K 28 2017–2020

Elites & privilege

The Chalet

8K 6 2017–2018

Tense · Secrets & lies

Somewhere Between

7K 10 2017–2017

The Loch

7K 6 2017–2017

Detective mystery · Small town

Bose: Dead/Alive

7K 9 2017–2017

Real history · Indian TV

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