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Best Mystery TV Series of 2019

259 Mystery series that started in 2019, ranked by popularity

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

Action 8 Adult 0 Adventure 8 Animation 9 Biography 0 Comedy 17 Crime 110 Documentary 10 Drama 146 Family 4 Fantasy 15 Game-Show 0 History 4 Horror 24 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 259 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 15 Sci-Fi 15 Short 0 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 41 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 3 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 3 Dark tone 20 Feel-good 0 Cozy 1 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 2 Tense 30 Unsettling 6 Whimsical 1 Campy 2 Cynical 2 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 4 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 5 Serialized 20 Procedural 6 Mystery box 18 Anthology 4 Cliffhanger-driven 6 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 15 Puzzle plot 7 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 4 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 1 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 2 Detective mystery 25 True crime 3 Heists & cons 0 Legal 3 Medical 0 Political intrigue 4 Espionage 1 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 2 Love story 1 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 3 Post-apocalyptic 1 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 3 Space & sci-fi 2 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 2 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 1 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 4 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 1 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 3 Social commentary 3 Philosophical 3 Existential dread 1 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 39

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 9 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 2 Central duo 2 Strong female lead 10 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 1 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 7 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

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

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 5 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 4 Naturalistic 4 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 14 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 2

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 5 Soap & telenovela 3 Event miniseries 3 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 3 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 7 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 2 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 1 Indian TV 4

Intensity & content character

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

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259 series

Dublin Murders

14K 8 2019–2019

Atmospheric · Detective mystery

The Bay

14K 34 2019–present

Detective mystery · British TV

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

12K 8 2019–2019

True crime · Docuseries

The Widow

12K 8 2019–2019

Mystery box · Tight limited run

Nancy Drew

12K 62 2019–2023

Young adult · Supernatural

Hell Is Other People

11K 10 2019–2019

Unsettling · Tense · Dark tone

Creepshow

11K 26 2019–2023

Anthology · Monster horror · Campy

High Seas

9K 22 2019–2020

Period piece · Secrets & lies

I Am the Night

9K 6 2019–2019

Atmospheric · Period piece

The Hateful Eight: Extended Version

9K 4 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Graphic violence

Emergence

9K 13 2019–2020

Mystery box · Serialized

The Victim

8K 4 2019–2019

Revenge · Morally gray

The Other Me

8K 24 2019–2023

Tense · Secrets & lies · Dark tone

Traces

8K 12 2019–2022

Detective mystery · British TV

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

7K 10 2019–2019

Secrets & lies · Young adult

Dare Me

7K 10 2019–2020

Female perspective

Capitani

7K 24 2019–2022

Detective mystery · Small town

Coroner

7K 38 2019–2022

Criminal: Germany

6K 3 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Tight writing

Hostages

6K 22 2019–2020

Indian TV · Serialized · Tense

Hudson & Rex

6K 134 2019–present

Procedural · Detective mystery

Criminal: Spain

5K 3 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Central duo

Criminal: France

5K 3 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Tense

Year of the Rabbit

5K 6 2019–2019

Parody · British TV · Period piece

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