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Best Thriller TV Series of 1985

15 Thriller series that started in 1985, ranked by popularity

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15 series

Röd snö

★ 7.6
630 6 1985–1985
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Maelstrom

★ 7.7
497 6 1985–1985
Thriller

Mujer, casos de la vida real

★ 6.5
389 1760 1985–2007
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Doubletake

★ 6.5
142 2 1985–1985
Drama · Thriller

Charters & Caldicott

★ 8.2
104 6 1985–1985
Comedy · Drama · Thriller

The Price

★ 8.4
84 6 1985–1985
Drama · Thriller

The Riddle of the Sands

★ 7.8
67 10 1985–present
Adventure · Thriller

Musta tuntuu

★ 7.7
34 5 1985–1988
Comedy · Thriller

The Man from Moscow

★ 7.8
31 3 1985–1985
Drama · History · Thriller

The Detective

★ 7.1
24 5 1985–present
Thriller

Murder of a Moderate Man

★ 7.8
24 5 1985–present
Thriller

Timeslip

★ 6.0
18 1 1985–present
Drama · Thriller

Hôtel de police

★ 5.3
15 26 1985–1991
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Yanusu no kagami

★ 6.9
11 18 1985–1986
Drama · Thriller

Un uomo in trappola

★ 4.7
9 4 1985–present
Mystery · Thriller
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