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Best Thriller TV Series of the 2000s

344 Thriller series that started in the 2000s, ranked by popularity

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344 series

Breaking Bad

★ 9.5
2.7M 62 2008–2013
Antihero lead

The Wire

★ 9.3
435K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary

Sons of Anarchy

★ 8.5
358K 92 2008–2014
Criminal underworld

The Shield

★ 8.7
98K 89 2002–2008
Antihero lead · Gritty

V

★ 6.8
61K 23 2009–2011
Space & sci-fi · Serialized

Leverage

★ 7.9
57K 77 2008–2012
Heists & cons · Witty banter

Ezel

★ 8.6
44K 71 2009–2011
Turkish drama · Revenge

Southland

★ 8.5
34K 43 2009–2013
Gritty · Naturalistic

Rose Red

★ 6.7
28K 3 2002–2002
Supernatural · Unsettling

The Unit

★ 8.0
25K 70 2006–2009
War & military · Tense · Espionage

Whitechapel

★ 7.8
16K 18 2009–2013
Detective mystery · Atmospheric

The Take

★ 7.7
10K 4 2009–2009
Criminal underworld

The Prisoner

★ 6.1
8K 6 2009–2009
Puzzle plot · Mystery box

Fear Factor

★ 5.7
8K 155 2001–2012
Reality competition · Adrenaline

Ghost Hunters

★ 6.3
7K 295 2004–2023
Episodic · Long-runner

Criminal Novel

★ 8.5
7K 23 2008–2010
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Sleeper Cell

★ 7.9
7K 18 2005–2006
Tense · Morally gray · Serialized

The Boarding School

★ 8.1
7K 71 2007–2010
School & campus · Mystery box

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

★ 8.2
5K 52 2007–2011
Tense · Survival · Anime

Braquo

★ 7.9
4K 32 2009–2016
Antihero lead · Gritty

Prime Suspect: The Last Witness

★ 8.2
4K 2 2003–2003
Detective mystery

Nighty Night

★ 8.1
4K 12 2004–2005
Dark comedy · Cynical

The Well

★ 8.5
3K 4 2009–2009
Fantasy · Thriller

Prisoners of War

★ 8.3
3K 24 2009–2012
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
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