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Best Thriller TV Series of 2023

364 Thriller series that started in 2023, ranked by popularity

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Action 28 Adult 0 Adventure 3 Animation 1 Biography 0 Comedy 17 Crime 103 Documentary 4 Drama 191 Family 0 Fantasy 7 Game-Show 0 History 7 Horror 22 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 61 News 0 Reality-TV 0 Romance 11 Sci-Fi 5 Short 0 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 364 War 1 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 0 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 1 Gritty 7 Dark tone 19 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 35 Unsettling 8 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 2 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 3 Fast-paced 4 Episodic 1 Serialized 24 Procedural 1 Mystery box 7 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 6 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 22 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 1 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 1 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 4 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 1

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 11 Detective mystery 5 True crime 0 Heists & cons 3 Legal 0 Medical 1 Political intrigue 6 Espionage 8 War & military 1 Family saga 1 Coming of age 1 Workplace 3 School & campus 1 Love story 2 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 3 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 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 2 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 1 Nature & science 0 Real history 3 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 4 Class divide 5 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 5 Social commentary 6 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 2 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 29

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 4 Morally gray 11 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 6 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 9 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 2 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 4 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 5 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 6 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 3

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 1 Stylized direction 3 Naturalistic 3 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 3 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 1 Event miniseries 5 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 4 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 3

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 10

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 4 Disturbing 2 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 8 Easy watching 1

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364 series

The Night Agent

163K 31 2023–2026

Built to binge · Espionage

The Diplomat

99K 30 2023–present

Political intrigue

Hijack

94K 15 2023–present

Tense · Cliffhanger-driven

Lioness

89K 24 2023–present

Espionage · Adrenaline

The Continental

47K 3 2023–2023

Criminal underworld

Citadel

42K 13 2023–present

Espionage · Big-budget spectacle

A Murder at the End of the World

33K 7 2023–2023

Tight limited run · Genius lead

The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984

29K 4 2023–2023

Real history · Emotionally heavy

Rabbit Hole

24K 8 2023–2023

Serialized · Tense

The Last Thing He Told Me

24K 15 2023–present

Blue Lights

23K 19 2023–present

Gritty · Criminal underworld

The Consultant

19K 8 2023–2023

Workplace · Dark comedy

A Nearly Normal Family

18K 6 2023–2023

Secrets & lies · Character study

Inspector Avinash

18K 19 2023–present

Indian TV · Antihero lead

The Curse

18K 10 2023–2024

Cringe comedy · Satirical

The Jengaburu Curse

17K 7 2023–present

Indian TV · Social commentary

Wilderness

13K 6 2023–2023

Revenge · Secrets & lies

Kaala Paani

12K 8 2023–2023

Survival · Ensemble cast

Dead Ringers

9K 6 2023–2023

Central duo · Psychological horror

The Woman in the Wall

8K 6 2023–2024

Secrets & lies · Mental health

The Freelancer

8K 7 2023–present

Tense · Espionage · Indian TV

Celebrity

8K 12 2023–2023

Elites & privilege · K-drama

The Days

8K 8 2023–2023

Real history · Tight limited run

The Irrational

7K 29 2023–2025

Genius lead · Procedural

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