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.
Dark Blue
4K 20 2009–2010
Criminal underworld · Gritty
9/10
Gangsta.
4K 13 2015–2015
Criminal underworld · Anime
9/10
Gangland Undercover
4K 14 2015–2016
Criminal underworld · Gritty
9/10
Mum Bhai
4K 12 2020–present
Criminal underworld · Indian TV
9/10
Crime Story
4K 43 1986–1988
Criminal underworld · Period piece
9/10
Blood Coast
4K 18 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Gritty
9/10
New Bandits
4K 15 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Gritty
9/10
Rogue
4K 50 2013–2017
Criminal underworld · Gritty
9/10
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami
4K 6 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries
9/10
A Bandit Cannot Rule the World
4K 199 2015–2021
Criminal underworld · Serialized
9/10
The Untouchables
3K 119 1959–1963
Criminal underworld · Period piece
9/10
Fargo
471K 51 2014–2024
Anthology · Dark comedy
8/10
The Blacklist
302K 218 2013–2023
Antihero lead · Mystery box
8/10
Banshee
149K 38 2013–2016
Graphic violence · Antihero lead
8/10
Barry
144K 32 2018–2023
Dark comedy · Antihero lead
8/10
Black Sails
126K 38 2014–2017
Morally gray · Antihero lead
8/10
Oz
117K 56 1997–2003
Graphic violence · Bleak
8/10
Daredevil: Born Again
111K 19 2025–present
Graphic violence
8/10
The Shield
98K 89 2002–2008
Antihero lead · Gritty
8/10
Your Honor
80K 20 2020–2023
Morally gray · Secrets & lies
8/10
Task
76K 8 2025–present
Working class
8/10
Paatal Lok
76K 17 2020–present
Indian TV · Social commentary
8/10
Mayor of Kingstown
73K 48 2021–present
Gritty · Bleak · Cynical
8/10
Good Girls
68K 50 2018–2021
Suburban underbelly
8/10