Forensic Files
True crimeReal cases, told as documentary or drama.This show: 10/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Peter Thomas
Starring
Peter Thomas
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | E44 | E45 | E46 | E47 | E48 | E49 | E50 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| S8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| S9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S10 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| S11 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| S12 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S13 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | |
| S14 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S15 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
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About
"True crime that trusts the evidence, not the drama"
Forensic Files is a true-crime documentary series that reconstructs real criminal cases solved through forensic science, from DNA evidence to toxicology and ballistics. Each episode is a self-contained mystery: a crime happens, investigators hit dead ends, then lab work and dogged detective work crack it open. The tone is calm, methodical, and matter-of-fact, carried by flat crime-scene photography, reenactments, and that famously deadpan narration. It's less about shock and more about process, satisfying for anyone who likes puzzles solved by evidence rather than drama. Bite-sized episodes make it endlessly bingeable in the background.
Watch it for
the satisfying, no-nonsense way real forensic science quietly unravels each case.
Maybe skip if
you want ongoing character arcs or dramatized tension rather than clinical case breakdowns.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11996
7.42K133h 47m
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Season 21997
7.52K133h 58m
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Season 31998
7.52K134h 17m
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Season 41999
7.42K134h 42m
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Season 52000
7.42K195h 55m
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Season 62001
7.44K3010h 23m
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Season 72002
7.24K429h 59m
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Season 82003
7.24K4215h 12m
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Season 92004
7.43K3010h 45m
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Season 102005
7.44K4214h 8m
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Season 112006
7.34K4214h 52m
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Season 122007
7.33K3010h 36m
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Season 132008
7.45K5017h 15m
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Season 142010
7.42K217h
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Season 15
7.615033h
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Peter Thomas Narrator
Tom Bevel Self - Forensic Analyst, Self - Blood Spatter Expert, Self - Blood Splatter Analist
Skip Palenik Self - Forensic Microscopist, Self, Self - Senior Research Microscopist
Lowell Levine Self - Forensic Odontologist, Self
Mary Case Self - Medical Examiner, Self - Forensic Pathologist
Kim Rossmo Self - Geographic Profiler
Cyril H. Wecht Self - Forensic Pathologist, Self - Coroner, Self - Medical Examiner
Henry C. Lee Self, Self - Conn. State Police Crime Lab, Self - Criminalist
Neal Haskell Self - Forensic Entomologist, Self
Trey Gowdy Self - Prosecutor, Self - Solicitor
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