Criminal underworld TV Series
Organized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 357 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
Breaking Bad
2.6M 62 2008–2013
Antihero lead
10/10
Peaky Blinders
782K 36 2013–2022
Criminal underworld
10/10
The Sopranos
585K 86 1999–2007
Antihero lead
10/10
Narcos
531K 30 2015–2017
Criminal underworld · Gritty
10/10
The Wire
434K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary
10/10
Sons of Anarchy
357K 92 2008–2014
Criminal underworld
10/10
The Penguin
242K 8 2024–2024
Criminal underworld
10/10
Boardwalk Empire
219K 56 2010–2014
Criminal underworld · Period piece
10/10
Justified
131K 78 2010–2015
Criminal underworld
10/10
MobLand
117K 13 2025–present
Criminal underworld · Morally gray
10/10
Narcos: Mexico
102K 30 2018–2021
Criminal underworld
10/10
Mirzapur
94K 31 2018–present
Criminal underworld
10/10
Power
59K 63 2014–2020
Criminal underworld
10/10
Animal Kingdom
59K 75 2016–2022
Criminal underworld · Family saga
10/10
Gangs of London
54K 26 2020–present
Graphic violence
10/10
Gomorrah
50K 58 2014–2021
Criminal underworld · Gritty
10/10
Griselda
50K 6 2024–2024
Criminal underworld
10/10
Snowfall
50K 60 2017–2023
Criminal underworld
10/10
Top Boy
49K 32 2011–2023
Criminal underworld · Gritty
10/10
Queen of the South
38K 62 2016–2021
Criminal underworld
10/10
ZeroZeroZero
33K 8 2019–2020
Criminal underworld
10/10
Mayans M.C.
28K 50 2018–2023
Criminal underworld · Gritty
10/10
El Chapo
22K 34 2017–2018
Criminal underworld
10/10
Kin
19K 16 2021–2023
Criminal underworld · Family saga
10/10