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Best Mystery TV Series of 2018

221 Mystery series that started in 2018, 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 10 Biography 1 Comedy 18 Crime 81 Documentary 13 Drama 134 Family 2 Fantasy 10 Game-Show 1 History 5 Horror 25 Music 3 Musical 0 Mystery 221 News 1 Reality-TV 3 Romance 13 Sci-Fi 6 Short 3 Sport 1 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 25 War 0 Western 1

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 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 1 Gritty 2 Dark tone 18 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 5 Tense 17 Unsettling 5 Whimsical 1 Campy 0 Cynical 1 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 3 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 8 Fast-paced 1 Episodic 0 Serialized 8 Procedural 3 Mystery box 9 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 4 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 13 Puzzle plot 4 Vignette style 0

Humor style

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

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 1 Detective mystery 16 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 2 Espionage 1 War & military 0 Family saga 3 Coming of age 2 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 2 Friendship 0 Found family 2 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 4 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 3 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 2 Suburban underbelly 2 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 1 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 6 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 21

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 1 Morally gray 5 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 3 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 5 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 2 Elites & privilege 1 Unreliable narrator 2 Character study 5 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

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

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 4 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 12 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 6 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 5 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 7 Nordic noir 3 K-drama 2 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 2 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 6 Easy watching 1

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221 series

The Haunting of Hill House

333K 10 2018–2018

Psychological horror · Unsettling

Bodyguard

172K 6 2018–2018

Tense · Political intrigue

Sharp Objects

140K 8 2018–2018

Character study · Atmospheric

Manifest

106K 62 2018–2023

Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven

The Alienist

65K 18 2018–2020

Period piece · Atmospheric

Safe

63K 8 2018–2018

Persona

57K 22 2018–2024

Anthology · Morally gray

Homecoming

30K 17 2018–2020

Unreliable narrator

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

26K 16 2018–2018

K-drama · Love story

Collateral

24K 4 2018–2018

Social commentary

Charmed

19K 72 2018–2022

Supernatural · Urban fantasy

Deadwind

15K 28 2018–2021

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Steins;Gate 0

15K 24 2018–2018

Time travel · Anime · Serialized

Nightflyers

15K 10 2018–2018

Ordeal by Innocence

13K 3 2018–2018

Secrets & lies · Detective mystery

Pagan Peak

13K 24 2018–2023

Atmospheric · Nordic noir

The ABC Murders

13K 4 2018–2018

Detective mystery · British TV

Harrow

12K 30 2018–2021

Detective mystery · Secrets & lies

Impulse

11K 20 2018–2019

Mental health · Coming of age

Deception

11K 13 2018–2018

Procedural · Detective mystery

Mrs. Wilson

10K 3 2018–2018

Secrets & lies · Period piece

Instinct

10K 24 2018–2019

Procedural · Detective mystery

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

9K 10 2018–2018

Secrets & lies · Mystery box

Origin

8K 11 2018–2018

Mystery box · Survival · Tense

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