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1. The Wire (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
Stars: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce
Votes: 377,205
2. Oz (1997–2003)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Stars: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters
Votes: 106,625
3. Gypsy (2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller
Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.
Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman
Votes: 18,732
4. Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A demented killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.
Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Holland Taylor, Jharrel Jerome, Breeda Wool
Votes: 26,584
5. Boss (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Mayor Tom Kane, diagnosed with a dementia disorder, struggles to keep his grip on power in Chicago.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner
Votes: 18,357
6. The Sinner (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Stars: Bill Pullman, Jessica Hecht, Dohn Norwood, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 138,924
7. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
Stars: Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh, Fiona Shaw, Kim Bodnia
Votes: 134,628
8. Billions (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne. Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth - or power. As all the players seek out new alliances, only one thing's for certain - wealth means war.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, David Costabile
Votes: 109,449
9. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 6,934
10. Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.
Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III
Votes: 78,060
11. The Good Place (2016–2020)
TV-PG | 1,303 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Four people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
Stars: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden
Votes: 189,252
12. The OA (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Having gone missing seven years ago, the previously blind Prairie returns home, now in her twenties with her sight restored. While many believe she is a miracle, others worry that she could be dangerous.
Stars: Brit Marling, Jason Isaacs, Scott Wilson, Alice Krige
Votes: 115,791
13. The Spy (2019)
TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 49,192
14. Watchmen (2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Stars: Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers
Votes: 134,187
15. The I-Land (2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are and how they got there, they set off on a trek to try to get back home, only to discover the world is not as it seems.
Stars: Natalie Martinez, Kate Bosworth, Ronald Peet, Sibylla Deen
Votes: 19,427
16. The Deuce (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama
A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.
Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva
Votes: 31,920
17. Stumptown (2019–2020)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A sharp-witted Marine veteran becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, where she takes care of her brother who has Down syndrome.
Stars: Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Cole Sibus
Votes: 13,068
18. The Outsider (2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Mare Winningham
Votes: 96,934
19. Devs (2020)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
Stars: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Cailee Spaeny
Votes: 47,809
20. Channel Zero (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology series based on popular Internet Creepypastas Candle Cove, The No-End House, Butcher's Block, and The Dream Door.
Stars: Brandon Scott, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Abigail Pniowsky, Diana Bentley
Votes: 11,933
21. Homecoming (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.
Stars: Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Hong Chau, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 27,430
22. Roadkill (2020)
57 min | Drama, Thriller
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda while others plot to bring him down. Can he outrun his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Olivia Vinall, Jennifer Hennessy
Votes: 5,910
23. Tin Star (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex undercover UK cop turned police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies does what he must to defend his family from those in power whether it's the oilmen, the preachers or the gangsters.
Stars: Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Oliver Coopersmith
Votes: 15,979
24. Panic (2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
No one knows who invented Panic or when it first began. But in the forgotten rural town of Carp, Texas, the game is the only way out. Every summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges that force them to confront their deepest fears for the chance to win life-changing money. Anyone can play. Only one will win. Let the games begin.
Stars: Olivia Scott Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Ray Nicholson
Votes: 9,571
25. The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a road trip in search of her real father.
Stars: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley
Votes: 219,780
26. Dirty John (2018–2020)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
Stars: Connie Britton, Christian Slater, Eric Bana, Amanda Peet
Votes: 24,391
27. Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ten years after faking his death in Miami and moving to Upstate New York under an assumed name, Dexter gets an unexpected visit from the son he abandoned.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones, Johnny Sequoyah
Votes: 100,640
28. Treadstone (2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action
Having created super-spy Jason Bourne, the Treadstone project turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Tracy Ifeachor, Omar Metwally, Han Hyo-joo
Votes: 12,360
29. Ballers (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A series centered around a group of football players and their families, friends and handlers.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Donovan W. Carter, Troy Garity
Votes: 76,260
30. Hit & Run (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A happily married man's life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious hit and run accident in Tel Aviv.
Stars: Lior Raz, Kaelen Ohm, Moran Rosenblatt, Lior Ashkenazi
Votes: 11,034
31. Wednesday (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
Stars: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White
Votes: 361,028
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