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Best Thriller TV Series of the 1990s

198 Thriller series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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198 series

Oz

★ 8.7
117K 56 1997–2003
Graphic violence · Bleak

Beck

★ 7.5
7K 55 1997–present
Nordic noir · Procedural

American Gothic

★ 8.1
5K 26 1995–1998
Small town · Supernatural

Chicago Hope

★ 6.9
5K 141 1994–2000
Medical · Ensemble cast

Moby Dick

★ 6.4
4K 2 1998–1998
Revenge · Period piece

Ultraviolet

★ 7.8
3K 6 1998–1998
Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Atomic Train

★ 4.7
2K 2 1999–1999
Action · Drama · Thriller

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

★ 5.4
2K 2 1999–1999
Action · Drama · Thriller

Nowhere Man

★ 8.3
2K 25 1995–1996
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries

★ 7.7
2K 5 1998–2000
Mystery · Thriller

Animorphs

★ 6.5
2K 26 1998–2000
Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Thriller

The Woman in White

★ 7.0
1K 2 1997–present
Mystery · Thriller

Invasion

★ 5.5
1K 3 1997–1997
Sci-Fi · Thriller

Dhuwan

★ 9.4
1K 13 1994–present
Action · Drama · Thriller

Marmadesam

★ 9.5
1K 238 1997–1998
Mystery · Thriller

The Ice House

★ 7.3
1K 2 1997–1997
Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Cold Lazarus

★ 7.6
838 4 1996–1996
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Pandora's Clock

★ 6.2
806 2 1996–1996
Action · Drama · Thriller

A Matter of Justice

★ 7.0
786 2 1993–present
Drama · Thriller

In a Child's Name

★ 7.8
758 2 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · Thriller

Murder in the Heartland

★ 6.5
737 2 1993–1993
Crime · Drama · Thriller

OP Center

★ 5.8
728 2 1995–1995
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Prey

★ 7.4
674 14 1998–1998
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Enemy's Enemy

★ 6.8
664 8 1990–1991
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