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A Nearly Normal Family
A Nearly Normal Family (En helt vanlig familj) is a 2023 Swedish Netflix six-episode limited series directed by Per Hanefjord, based on M.T. Edvardsson's 2018 novel, about 19-year-old Stella Sandell accused of murdering Christoffer Olsen in Lund.
Agatha Christie's Hjerson
Agatha Christie's Hjerson is a 2021 Swedish mystery series, the first TV adaptation of a Christie spin-off character: Ariadne Oliver's fictional detective Sven Hjerson, played by Johan Rheborg, solving modern whodunnits with producer Klara Sandberg on C More and TV4.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is the ITV British TV series (2004–2013, 6 series, 23 episodes) adapting the Miss Marple stories, starring Geraldine McEwan then Julia McKenzie, distinct from the BBC's Joan Hickson Miss Marple (1984–1992).
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot, the ITV British crime drama (1989–2013), adapted every Hercule Poirot story in 13 series and 70 episodes starring David Suchet, ending with Curtain: Poirot's Last Case.
Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence
Tommy & Tuppence (Tommy and Tuppence Beresford) are Agatha Christie's husband-and-wife detective duo, debuting in The Secret Adversary (1922) and appearing in four novels plus Partners in Crime; the only Christie detectives to age in real time, adapted on screen from 1928 to the 2026 BritBox series.
All Her Fault
All Her Fault is an eight-episode Peacock limited thriller series premiering November 6, 2025, adapted by Megan Gallagher from Andrea Mara's 2021 novel. Sarah Snook stars as Marissa Irvine, whose son vanishes from a playdate that never happened; the baby-swap twist, Chicago setting, and Emmy nominations distinguish it.
All the Sinners Bleed (TV series)
All the Sinners Bleed is a Netflix nine-episode limited crime series adapting S. A. Cosby's 2023 novel, starring Sope Dirisu as Sheriff Titus Crown hunting a faith-driven serial killer in fictional Charon County; showrunner Joe Robert Cole, produced with Higher Ground and Amblin, filmed in Atlanta and is in post-production.
Altered Carbon (TV series)
Altered Carbon is a Netflix cyberpunk noir series (2018–2020, 2 seasons, 18 episodes) adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from Richard K. Morgan's 2002 novel, starring Joel Kinnaman and Anthony Mackie as Takeshi Kovacs; cancelled after season 2.
And Then There Were None (TV series)
And Then There Were None is a 2015 BBC One three-part miniseries of Agatha Christie's novel, written by Sarah Phelps, directed by Craig Viveiros, and the first screen adaptation to use the novel's original ending.
Apple Cider Vinegar (TV series)
Apple Cider Vinegar is a 2025 six-episode Australian Netflix limited series by Samantha Strauss, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson, the wellness influencer who faked a brain cancer cure; inspired by The Woman Who Fooled the World.
Apples Never Fall
Apples Never Fall: 2024 Peacock seven-episode limited series adapted from Liane Moriarty's 2021 novel, starring Annette Bening and Sam Neill as retired tennis coaches whose wife Joy disappears; Metacritic 54.
Ballard (TV series)
Ballard is a Prime Video police procedural (2025) starring Maggie Q as LAPD Detective Renée Ballard, head of a new cold case unit; a Michael Connelly adaptation and Bosch spinoff, renewed for season 2.
Berlin Noir (TV series)
Berlin Noir is an upcoming Apple TV crime drama adapted from Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels, starting with the prequel Metropolis. Jack Lowden stars as the 1928 Berlin detective, with Colin Firth; Peter Straughan showruns, Tom Hanks' Playtone and Bad Wolf produce, in post-production as of October 2026.
Blood Cruise
Blood Cruise (Färjan) is a 2025 Swedish horror series directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby, which won the 2026 Creative Courage Award for its story of vampires on a ferry.
Cooper and Fry (TV series)
Cooper & Fry is a British Channel 5 crime drama (2025) adapted from Stephen Booth's Peak District novels, starring Robert James-Collier as DC Ben Cooper and Mandip Gill as DC Diane Fry; renewed for an eight-episode second series airing 2027.
Crime (2021 TV series)
Crime (Irvine Welsh's Crime) is a 2021 BritBox UK psychological crime thriller adapted by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh from Welsh's 2008 novel, starring Dougray Scott as Edinburgh DI Ray Lennox; two six-episode series aired 2021 and 2023 on BritBox and ITVX.
Cross (American TV series)
Cross is a Prime Video American crime thriller (2024–) created by Ben Watkins, starring Aldis Hodge as James Patterson's detective Alex Cross. Eight-episode seasons; original stories, not novel adaptations; renewed for Season 3 in March 2026.
Curfew (2024 TV series)
Curfew (2024 TV series) is a British crime thriller based on Jayne Cowie's 2022 novel After Dark. It follows DI Pamela Green investigating a murder under a nightly male curfew.
Dark Matter (2024 TV series)
Dark Matter (2024 TV series) is an Apple TV sci-fi thriller adapted by Blake Crouch from his 2016 novel, starring Joel Edgerton as physicist Jason Dessen, abducted into an alternate life; season 1 premiered May 8, 2024 (9 episodes), season 2 (10 episodes) on August 28, 2026.
Dark Winds
Dark Winds is an AMC psychological thriller (2022–present) adapted from Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn & Chee novels, created by Graham Roland, starring Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police Lt. Joe Leaphorn in the 1970s Southwest; five seasons, all-Native writers' room, 100% Rotten Tomatoes.
Dept. Q
Dept. Q is a Netflix British crime drama created by Scott Frank, adapted from Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q novels. Matthew Goode stars as DCI Carl Morck in an Edinburgh cold case unit; Season 1 premiered May 29, 2025, renewed for Season 2.
Devil's Peak (TV series)
Devil's Peak is a 2023 South African five-episode crime thriller miniseries adapted from Deon Meyer's 2004 Benny Griessel novel, created by Matthew Orton, directed by Jozua Malherbe, starring Hilton Pelser and Sisanda Henna, aired on M-Net and streamed on Tubi.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) is a BBC America/Netflix comic sci-fi detective series created by Max Landis, loosely adapting Douglas Adams's novels, starring Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood; cancelled after two seasons.
Down Cemetery Road
Down Cemetery Road is an Apple TV British mystery thriller (2025) adapted from Mick Herron's 2003 debut novel, starring Emma Thompson as PI Zoë Boehm and Ruth Wilson as Sarah Trafford investigating a girl's disappearance after an Oxford house explosion; renewed for season 2.
Evil (Swedish TV series)
Evil (Ondskan) is a 2023 Swedish six-part drama series on TV4 Play, adapted from Jan Guillou's 1981 novel about Erik Ponti's violent years at the 1950s boarding school Stjernsberg, directed by Erik Leijonborg and starring Isac Calmroth and Gustaf Skarsgård.
Get Even
Get Even is a 2020 British teen mystery drama created by Holly Phillips, adapted from Gretchen McNeil's Don't Get Mad novel; ten 30-minute episodes on BBC iPlayer and Netflix, following the secret society DGM at Bannerman school after a murder.
Get Shorty (TV series)
Get Shorty (2017–2019) is an Epix dark comedy crime series created by Davey Holmes, loosely based on Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel, starring Chris O'Dowd as hitman Miles Daly and Ray Romano; three seasons, 27 episodes, cancelled after season three.
Girl Taken
Girl Taken is a 2026 six-part Paramount+ British psychological thriller, also announced as Baby Doll, adapted from Hollie Overton's novel; it stars Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, and the Evans sisters as twins in an abduction-and-recovery story.
Hannibal (TV series)
Hannibal is Bryan Fuller's NBC psychological thriller (2013–2015, three seasons) starring Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, a prequel to Red Dragon that reworks Thomas Harris's Lecter novels minus Silence of the Lambs rights.
Hap and Leonard (TV series)
Hap and Leonard: SundanceTV darkly comic crime drama (2016-2018), created by Jim Mickle and Nick Damici from Joe R. Lansdale's novels, starring James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth Williams; three six-episode seasons adapting Savage Season, Mucho Mojo, and The Two-Bear Mambo.