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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

The Name of the Rose

5K 8 2019–2019

Period piece · Faith & religion

Typewriter

5K 5 2019–2019

Indian TV · Supernatural

The Mallorca Files

4K 24 2019–present

Procedural · Easy watching

The Family

4K 5 2019–2019

Docuseries · Faith & religion

DNA

4K 14 2019–present

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Grand Hotel

4K 13 2019–2019

Secrets & lies · Soap & telenovela

London Kills

4K 20 2019–2023

Detective mystery · Procedural

Queens of Mystery

4K 12 2019–2021

Cozy · Detective mystery

City of Dreams

4K 29 2019–present

Criminal underworld · Serialized

The Pier

4K 16 2019–2020

Secrets & lies · Melancholic

RejctX

4K 18 2019–2020

Young adult · Indian TV

Limetown

4K 10 2019–2019

Mystery box · Unsettling

Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries

4K 12 2019–2021

Detective mystery

The Fix

3K 10 2019–2019

Legal · Strong female lead

Hierro

3K 14 2019–2022

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Proven Innocent

3K 14 2019–2019

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Melting Me Softly

3K 16 2019–2019

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Doctor John

3K 32 2019–2019

Drama · Mystery · Romance

He is Psychometric

3K 16 2019–2019

Fantasy · Mystery · Romance

Briarpatch

3K 10 2019–2020

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Face to Face

3K 24 2019–2023

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Uspjeh

3K 6 2019–2019

Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Feed

3K 10 2019–2019

Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Astra Lost in Space

3K 12 2019–2019

Adventure · Animation · Mystery

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