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Best Thriller TV Series of 1987

13 Thriller series that started in 1987, ranked by popularity

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13 series

Werewolf

★ 7.8
1K 29 1987–1988
Horror · Thriller

A Perfect Spy

★ 7.3
1K 7 1987–1987
Thriller

Billionaire Boys Club

★ 6.7
1K 2 1987–1987
Drama · Thriller

Ohara

★ 6.9
206 30 1987–1988
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

★ 7.6
154 3 1987–1987
Drama · Thriller

The Gemini Factor

★ 8.1
81 6 1987–1987
Drama · Fantasy · Thriller

Gli incubi di Dario Argento

★ 6.4
54 9 1987–1988
Horror · Thriller

Floodtide

★ 7.3
42 13 1987–1988
Crime · Drama · Thriller

A Killing on the Exchange

★ 6.8
28 6 1987–1987
Thriller

Covek u srebrnoj jakni

★ 7.4
16 3 1987–1987
Crime · Drama · Thriller

Mesela Muzaffer

★ 7.1
13 10 1987–1987
Action · Comedy · Thriller

Steel Riders

★ 7.8
12 8 1987–1987
Action · Thriller

Lola Calamidades

★ 7.7
12 120 1987–present
Drama · Horror · Thriller
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