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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

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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 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

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241 series

The Miniaturist

7K 3 2017–2018

Period piece · Female perspective

Trial & Error

7K 23 2017–2018

Parody · Small town · Satirical

Keeping Faith

7K 20 2017–2021

Strong female lead · British TV

Lore

7K 12 2017–2018

Anthology · Docuseries

Fearless

6K 6 2017–2017

Political intrigue · British TV

Before We Die

5K 18 2017–2019

Nordic noir · Secrets & lies

Erased

5K 12 2017–2017

Time travel · Anime · Mystery box

Bancroft

5K 7 2017–2020

Antihero lead · Morally gray

In the Dark

4K 4 2017–2017

Detective mystery · British TV

The Moorside

4K 2 2017–2017

True crime · Working class

Ingobernable

4K 27 2017–2018

Political intrigue

Rebecka Martinsson

4K 16 2017–2020

Nordic noir · Atmospheric

Frankie Drake Mysteries

4K 41 2017–2021

Detective mystery · Period piece

13 Commandments

4K 13 2017–2018

Detective mystery · Serialized

Trust Me

3K 8 2017–2019

Secrets & lies · Medical · Tense

Voice

3K 66 2017–2025

Action · Crime · Mystery

Law & Order True Crime

3K 8 2017–2017

Crime · Drama · Mystery

School 2017

3K 16 2017–2017

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Rellik

3K 6 2017–2017

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Save Me

3K 32 2017–2019

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Two Sentence Horror Stories

3K 34 2017–2022

Drama · Horror · Mystery

Defendant

2K 18 2017–2017

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Confess

2K 7 2017–2017

Drama · Mystery · Romance

Million Yen Women

2K 12 2017–2017

Crime · Mystery · Romance

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