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Best Thriller TV Series of 1986

11 Thriller series that started in 1986, ranked by popularity

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11 series

The Deliberate Stranger

★ 7.3
3K 2 1986–1986
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Cuna de lobos

★ 8.7
421 169 1986–1987
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Liebling Kreuzberg

★ 7.2
249 58 1986–1998
Comedy · Drama · Thriller

Kissa Kathmandu Kaa

★ 8.2
82 1 1986–present
Thriller

Femte generationen

★ 5.4
47 3 1986–1986
Sci-Fi · Thriller

Dosije

★ 7.1
24 4 1986–1986
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Unnatural Causes

★ 6.6
23 7 1986–1986
Drama · Thriller

Hideaway

★ 7.5
21 6 1986–present
Thriller

Lista negra

★ 7.2
20 60 1986–1987
Drama · Thriller

Chameleono zaidimai

★ 5.9
19 1986–present
Comedy · Thriller

Sailor Fuku Hangyaku Doumei

★ 7.9
19 23 1986–1987
Action · Drama · Thriller
‹ 1985 1986 1987 ›
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