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Best Thriller TV Series of 2014

100 Thriller series that started in 2014, ranked by popularity

All Thriller series All series from 2014

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 12 Adult 0 Adventure 0 Animation 3 Biography 0 Comedy 5 Crime 25 Documentary 0 Drama 45 Family 0 Fantasy 5 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 7 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 11 News 0 Reality-TV 1 Romance 6 Sci-Fi 4 Short 1 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 100 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 2011 2010s 1237 2000s 344 1990s 198 1980s 138 1970s 77 1960s 43 1950s 16 1940s 1 1930s 0 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 152 2025 284 2024 309 2023 364 2022 331 2021 322 2020 249 2019 210 2018 182 2017 181 2016 139 2015 119 2014 100 2013 93 2012 84 2011 76 2010 53 2009 52 2008 49 2007 41 2006 38 2005 32 2004 30 2003 25 2002 28 2001 29 2000 20 1999 19 1998 21 1997 27 1996 25 1995 24 1994 15 1993 15 1992 17 1991 22 1990 13 1989 19 1988 20 1987 13 1986 11 1985 15 1984 10 1983 11 1982 17 1981 14 1980 8 1979 15 1978 9 1977 8 1976 4 1975 6 1974 13 1973 6 1972 5 1971 5 1970 6 1969 5 1968 1 1967 7 1966 10 1965 7 1964 3 1963 2 1962 6 1961 1 1960 1 1959 2 1958 3 1957 2 1956 3 1955 3 1954 1 1953 1 1951 1 1945 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 1 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 2 Gritty 6 Dark tone 9 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 12 Unsettling 2 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 1 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 2 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 0 Serialized 10 Procedural 1 Mystery box 2 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 2 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 5 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 7 Espionage 3 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 0 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 10

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 8 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 2 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 5 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 1 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 2 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 4 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 1 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 3 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 0

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100 series

Fargo

472K 51 2014–2024

Anthology · Dark comedy

Happy Valley

74K 18 2014–2023

Gritty · Strong female lead

Gomorrah

50K 58 2014–2021

Criminal underworld · Gritty

Madam Secretary

30K 120 2014–2019

Political intrigue

Extant

26K 26 2014–2015

Serialized · Near-future tech

Tyrant

24K 32 2014–2016

Political intrigue · Family saga

Stalker

18K 20 2014–2015

Procedural · Tense · Unsettling

Umbre

13K 21 2014–2019

Criminal underworld · Serialized

The Honorable Woman

12K 8 2014–2014

Tense · Secrets & lies · Espionage

Crisis

9K 13 2014–2014

Political intrigue · Serialized

The Red Road

7K 12 2014–2015

Secrets & lies · Small town

State of Affairs

6K 13 2014–2015

Espionage · Political intrigue

Metástasis

5K 62 2014–2014

The Code

5K 12 2014–2016

Political intrigue · Serialized

Prey

4K 6 2014–2015

British TV · Tense · Gritty

Intruders

4K 8 2014–2014

Mystery box · Puzzle plot

The Game

4K 6 2014–2015

Espionage · British TV

The Widower

3K 3 2014–2014

Crime · Drama · Thriller

Secrets & Lies

3K 6 2014–2014

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Tiflisi

3K 16 2014–2015

Action · History · Thriller

The Assets

3K 8 2014–2014

Under Suspicion

2K 18 2014–2016

Bad Guys

2K 11 2014–2014

Action · Crime · Thriller

The Divide

2K 8 2014–2014

Drama · Thriller

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