100 Detective Series to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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2TV Series
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
3TV Series
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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4TV SeriesCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000★ 7.6
5TV SeriesCSI: Miami
2002★ 7.7
6TV SeriesGrimm
2011★ 8.3
7TV Seriesยอดนักเขียนไขปมฆาตกรรม
2009★ 8.0
8TV SeriesColumbo
1971★ 8.1
9TV SeriesDeath in Paradise
2011★ 7.5
10TV SeriesFargo
2014★ 8.3
11TV SeriesAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989★ 8.2
12TV SeriesPerry Mason
1957★ 7.7
13TV SeriesElementary
2012★ 7.6
14TV SeriesPsych
2006★ 7.9
15TV Seriesบรู๊คลิน ไนน์ไนน์
2013★ 8.2
16TV Seriesจุดดับสยอง
2017★ 6.8
17TV SeriesDetective Conan
1996★ 8.0
18TV SeriesTrue Detective
2014★ 8.3
19TV SeriesHudson & Rex
2019★ 8.4
20TV SeriesThe Wire
2002★ 8.6
21TV SeriesThe Apothecary Diaries
2023★ 8.6
22TV SeriesMurder, She Wrote
1984★ 7.5
23TV SeriesSpider-Noir
2026★ 8.5
24TV Seriesสองสวยสืบสะบัด
2010★ 7.9
25TV SeriesDark
2017★ 8.4
26TV SeriesVera
2011★ 7.4
27TV SeriesDragnet
1951★ 6.5
28TV SeriesSherlock
2010★ 8.5
29TV SeriesMonster
2004★ 8.5
30TV SeriesCSI: NY
2004★ 7.3
31TV SeriesFather Brown
2013★ 7.6
32TV Seriesसीआईडी
1998★ 5.7
33TV Seriesคิงส์ทาวน์ เมืองเดือดคนขบถ
2021★ 7.9
34TV SeriesDeath Note
2006★ 8.6
35TV SeriesDerrick
1974★ 6.1
36TV SeriesCold Case
2003★ 7.8
37TV SeriesMurdoch Mysteries
2008★ 7.7
38TV SeriesShetland
2013★ 7.5
39TV Seriesเดอะชีลด์
2002★ 8.2
40TV Series21 Jump Street
1987★ 7.3
41TV SeriesMiami Vice
1984★ 7.5
42TV SeriesBatman: The Animated Series
1992★ 8.6
43TV SeriesIronside
1967★ 6.9
44TV SeriesUnforgettable
2011★ 7.2
45TV Seriesวิล เทรนต์
2023★ 7.2
46TV SeriesVeronica Mars
2004★ 7.8
47TV SeriesBungo Stray Dogs
2016★ 8.3
48TV SeriesSherlock Holmes
1984★ 8.2
49TV SeriesBlack Butler
2008★ 7.7
50TV Seriesคู่มหากาฬ ซ่าส์สะท้านเมือง
2016★ 7.3
51TV SeriesThe Bridge
2011★ 8.1
52TV SeriesFatal Seduction
2023★ 6.6
53TV Seriesสกูบี้-ดู! กับบริษัทป่วนผีไม่จำกัด
2010★ 8.2
54TV SeriesGrantchester
2014★ 7.2
55TV SeriesEndeavour
2013★ 8.1
56TV SeriesPsycho-Pass
2012★ 7.7
57TV SeriesHomicide: Life on the Street
1993★ 8.1
58TV Seriesสายลมแห่งความมืด
2022★ 7.5
59TV SeriesHaven
2010★ 7.5
60TV SeriesDue South
1994★ 7.6
61TV SeriesThe Killing
2011★ 7.8
62TV SeriesMoriarty the Patriot
2020★ 8.3
63TV SeriesSilk Stalkings
1991★ 6.1
64TV SeriesMoonlighting
1985★ 7.5
65TV SeriesCagney & Lacey
1982★ 7.0
66TV SeriesLewis
2007★ 7.6
67TV SeriesMillennium
1996★ 7.7
68TV SeriesThe Chestnut Man
2021★ 7.5
69TV Seriesซิตี้ฮันเตอร์
1987★ 7.9
70TV SeriesHart to Hart
1979★ 6.9
71TV SeriesWild Cards
2024★ 7.1
72TV SeriesA Touch of Frost
1992★ 7.5
73TV SeriesFoyle's War
2002★ 7.9
74TV SeriesThe Sentinel
1996★ 7.2
75TV SeriesBroadchurch
2013★ 7.9
76TV Seriesมีอะไรใหม่ สคูบี้-ดู?
2002★ 7.8
77TV SeriesThe Glades
2010★ 6.9
78TV SeriesThe Listener
2009★ 6.9
79TV Seriesซีเอสไอ: เวกัส
2021★ 7.7
80TV SeriesNemesis
2026★ 7.5
81TV SeriesKojak
1973★ 7.2
82TV SeriesHIS & HERS
2026★ 7.3
83TV SeriesCross
2024★ 7.0
84TV SeriesBaretta
1975★ 6.5
85TV SeriesCrossing Lines
2013★ 6.7
86TV SeriesProfiler
1996★ 7.0
87TV SeriesCandice Renoir
2013★ 7.2
88TV SeriesInspector Morse
1987★ 7.9
89TV SeriesMiss Scarlet
2020★ 7.3
90TV SeriesDimension W
2016★ 6.7
91TV SeriesMouse
2021★ 8.4
92TV SeriesPrime Suspect
1991★ 7.8
93TV Seriesล้วงเกมฆาตกร
2013★ 6.4
94TV SeriesThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002★ 7.3
95TV SeriesTokyo Vice
2022★ 7.9
96TV SeriesRipper Street
2012★ 7.4
97TV SeriesLife
2007★ 7.7
98TV SeriesBeck
1999★ 6.8
99TV SeriesNine Puzzles
2025★ 7.9
100TV SeriesHell Girl
2005★ 8.2
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A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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