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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Harlan Coben's Shelter
Harlan Coben's Shelter: 2023 Prime Video mystery drama series, eight episodes, adapting Coben's 2011 YA novel about Mickey Bolitar; starred Jaden Michael, cancelled after one season.
It (miniseries)
It (1990 miniseries), ABC two-part adaptation of Stephen King's novel directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, written by Lawrence D. Cohen, starring Tim Curry as Pennywise; drew about 30 million viewers in November 1990.
Jack Ryan (TV series)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is a Prime Video action-thriller series (2018-2023, four seasons, 30 episodes) starring John Krasinski as the CIA analyst, created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland, followed by the 2026 film Ghost War.
Legacy of Spies (TV series)
Legacy of Spies is an upcoming eight-part BBC/MGM+ espionage drama adapting John le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and A Legacy of Spies, starring Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley and Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas, filmed in 2026, premiering 2027.
Lupin (French TV series)
Lupin (Dans l'ombre d'Arsène) is a French Netflix thriller created by George Kay and François Uzan, starring Omar Sy as gentleman thief Assane Diop, inspired by Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin; premiered January 8, 2021, with Part 4 released October 23, 2026.
Magpie Murders (TV series)
Magpie Murders is a 2022 six-part British mystery series adapted by Anthony Horowitz from his 2016 novel, starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland; a whodunit within a whodunit spanning the 1950s and present day, followed by Moonflower Murders.
Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Nine Perfect Strangers is a Hulu drama series based on Liane Moriarty's 2018 novel, starring Nicole Kidman as wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko. Season 1 (2021, 8 episodes) is set at Tranquillum House; season 2 (2025) moves to the Austrian Alps with a new cast.
No Escape
No Escape is a 2023 seven-part Paramount+ thriller adapted from Lucy Clarke's novel The Blue, created by Kris Mrksa, starring Abigail Lawrie and Rhianne Barreto as friends who join a yacht crew in Southeast Asia; distinct from the 2015 Owen Wilson film.
Obsession (2023 TV series)
Obsession is a four-episode 2023 British erotic thriller limited series released on Netflix on April 13, 2023, adapted from Josephine Hart's 1991 novel Damage, about a surgeon's affair with his son's girlfriend.
Platform 7
Platform 7 is a four-part British supernatural thriller on ITVX (7 December 2023), adapted by Paula Milne from Louise Doughty's novel Platform Seven, starring Jasmine Jobson as Lisa, a ghost investigating her own death at Peterborough station.
Reacher (TV series)
Reacher is a Prime Video action crime series developed by Nick Santora, adapting Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels one per season with Alan Ritchson starring; renewed through season 6 with the Neagley spinoff.
Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale
Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale is a British fantasy drama on AMC+ and Sundance Now, adapted by Debbie Horsfield from V.V. James's novel; season 1 (7 episodes) premiered January 4, 2024, season 2 (6 episodes) December 25, 2025, starring Elaine Cassidy and Hazel Doupe.
Secret City (TV series)
Secret City is an Australian political thriller TV series (2016–2019, Foxtel Showcase and Netflix) starring Anna Torv as journalist Harriet Dunkley, adapted from Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis's novels The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code.
Sharp Objects (miniseries)
Sharp Objects is an eight-episode 2018 HBO limited series adapted from Gillian Flynn's 2006 debut novel, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and created by Marti Noxon, starring Amy Adams as reporter Camille Preaker investigating murders in Wind Gap, Missouri; Metascore 78, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, no second season.
Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)
Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes (ITV, 1984-1994), starring Jeremy Brett, also known as The Adventures/The Return/The Case-Book/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; the most canon-faithful Holmes adaptation, with Paget-based visuals and two Watsons, Burke and Hardwicke.
Shining Girls
Shining Girls is an eight-episode Apple TV+ metaphysical thriller (2022) adapted by Silka Luisa from Lauren Beukes' 2013 novel, starring Elisabeth Moss as survivor Kirby Mazrachi hunting time-traveling killer Harper (Jamie Bell) in shifting-reality Chicago.
Six Four
Six Four is a 2023 four-part ITVX British crime drama by Gregory Burke and Ben A. Williams, adapting Hideo Yokoyama's Japanese novel to Glasgow, starring Kevin McKidd and Vinette Robinson as parents searching for their missing daughter.
Slow Horses
Slow Horses is a British Apple TV espionage drama adapted from Mick Herron's Slough House novels, starring Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, head of an MI5 dumping ground for disgraced agents. Six-episode seasons have aired annually since April 2022, with seasons 7 and 8 confirmed.
Stay Close
Stay Close is a British eight-episode Netflix mystery miniseries premiered December 31, 2021, adapted from Harlan Coben's 2012 novel, starring Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, and James Nesbitt, set in Blackpool, with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes critics score.
The ABC Murders (TV series)
The ABC Murders is a three-part BBC One miniseries adapted by Sarah Phelps from Agatha Christie's 1936 novel, starring John Malkovich as an aging Hercule Poirot, broadcast in December 2018.