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Best Mystery TV Series of 2020

302 Mystery series that started in 2020, ranked by popularity

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Genres

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

Action 14 Adult 0 Adventure 13 Animation 9 Biography 3 Comedy 29 Crime 108 Documentary 16 Drama 159 Family 3 Fantasy 23 Game-Show 3 History 12 Horror 31 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 302 News 1 Reality-TV 2 Romance 27 Sci-Fi 12 Short 3 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 33 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 0 Grew the Beard 1 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 2 Gritty 4 Dark tone 23 Feel-good 0 Cozy 1 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 23 Unsettling 13 Whimsical 2 Campy 1 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 1 Serialized 20 Procedural 2 Mystery box 19 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 17 Puzzle plot 4 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 2 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 4 Detective mystery 16 True crime 3 Heists & cons 0 Legal 2 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 2 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 3 Love story 4 Friendship 0 Found family 1 Survival 2 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 4 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 2 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 3 Addiction & vice 2 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 2 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 1 Real history 2 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 3 Class divide 5 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 6 Social commentary 5 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 1 Revenge 4 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 33

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 10 Villain's POV 1 Ensemble cast 6 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 9 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 2 Genius lead 2 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 3 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 3 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 4 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 2

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 5 Stylized direction 4 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 13 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 2 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 1

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 4 Soap & telenovela 4 Event miniseries 9 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 4 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 5 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 3 Nordic noir 2 K-drama 5 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 7

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 2 Disturbing 5 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 7 Easy watching 2

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302 series

The Haunting of Bly Manor

146K 9 2020–2020

Melancholic · Bittersweet

The Undoing

118K 6 2020–2020

Elites & privilege

Upload

91K 29 2020–2025

Near-future tech

Defending Jacob

80K 8 2020–2020

Suburban underbelly

Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side

72K 16 2020–present

Dark tone · Indian TV

The Stranger

70K 8 2020–2020

Secrets & lies · Mystery box

The Flight Attendant

67K 16 2020–2022

Addiction & vice

Little Fires Everywhere

62K 8 2020–2020

Suburban underbelly · Class divide

Aashram

59K 34 2020–present

Faith & religion · Indian TV

Devs

58K 8 2020–2020

Philosophical · Existential dread

Hunters

57K 18 2020–2023

Revenge · Stylized direction

Messiah

50K 10 2020–2020

Faith & religion · Mystery box

The Frog

32K 15 2020–2021

Secrets & lies · Slow burn

Big Sky

28K 47 2020–2023

Detective mystery

The Wilds

28K 18 2020–2022

Young adult · Survival

The King: Eternal Monarch

20K 16 2020–2020

K-drama · Love story · Time travel

White Lines

20K 10 2020–2020

Secrets & lies · Mystery box

Flower of Evil

20K 16 2020–2020

Secrets & lies · K-drama

Code M

17K 16 2020–present

Indian TV · Detective mystery

Utopia

17K 8 2020–2020

Graphic violence · Mystery box

Young Wallander

15K 12 2020–2022

Detective mystery · Nordic noir

Unsolved Mysteries

14K 30 2020–present

True crime · Docuseries

Home Before Dark

13K 20 2020–2021

Child's perspective · Small town

The Third Day

13K 6 2020–2020

Unsettling · Atmospheric

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