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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.
Hercule (TV series)
Hercule is a 2027 six-part BBC and BritBox crime drama starring Edward Bluemel as a young Hercule Poirot in interwar London, adapted by Benji Walters from three early Agatha Christie stories, filmed in Liverpool, and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.
His & Hers (2026 TV series)
His & Hers is a 2026 Netflix six-episode limited series adapting Alice Feeney's 2020 novel, starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal as estranged spouses investigating a Georgia murder; created by William Oldroyd, it hit 98.2 million views.
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.
Just One Look
Just One Look (Tylko jedno spojrzenie) is a 2025 Polish Netflix limited series adapting Harlan Coben's 2004 novel: six episodes, Maria Dębska as Greta, a Warsaw jewelry designer whose husband vanishes after an old photo surfaces; 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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.
Lolita Lobosco
Lolita Lobosco, broadcast as Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco, is a Rai 1 Italian crime dramedy (2021–2024, three seasons) freely adapted from Gabriella Genisi's novels, directed by Luca Miniero and starring Luisa Ranieri as a Bari vicequestore.
Long Bright River (TV series)
Long Bright River is a Peacock limited crime drama series, March 13, 2025, adapted from Liz Moore's 2020 novel, starring Amanda Seyfried as Philadelphia cop Mickey Fitzpatrick searching Kensington's opioid crisis for a killer and her missing sister.
Lovejoy
Lovejoy: BBC One comedy-drama-mystery (1986–1994, 71 episodes, 6 series) starring Ian McShane as a roguish East Anglian antiques dealer, based on Jonathan Gash's novels; See-Saw Films reboot rights sold 2026.
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.
Lynley (TV series)
Lynley (2025 BritBox/BBC crime drama), a new adaptation of Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley novels starring Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay; four 90-minute episodes filmed in Ireland, premiered 4 September 2025, distinct from The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001-2008), with Season 2 due early 2027.
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.
Maigret (2025 TV series)
Maigret (2025) is a PBS MASTERPIECE crime drama, the first contemporary English-language TV adaptation of Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret novels, starring Benjamin Wainwright as a young Maigret in modern Paris, produced by Playground, with season 2 airing October 18, 2026.
Miss Marple (TV series)
Miss Marple denotes the BBC television series of 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992, which adapted all twelve Agatha Christie Marple novels in 21 episodes starring Joan Hickson; distinct from ITV's later Agatha Christie's Marple with Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie.
Missing You (2025 TV series)
Missing You (2025 TV series): five-part Netflix British thriller limited series, adapted by Victoria Asare-Archer from Harlan Coben's 2014 novel, starring Rosalind Eleazar as Detective Kat Donovan, released January 1, 2025, set in Manchester.
Monsterland
Monsterland (Hulu, 2020) is an eight-episode horror anthology created by Mary Laws, based on Nathan Ballingrud's North American Lake Monsters; distinct from the 2016 film, the 2008 film, and the 2015 Steam game of the same name.
Mr. Mercedes (TV series)
Mr. Mercedes is a 2017–2019 American crime drama on Audience Network, adapted by David E. Kelley and directed by Jack Bender from Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy, starring Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway in three reordered seasons.
Murder, She Baked
Murder, She Baked is Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' five-film mystery series (2015–2017) starring Alison Sweeney as baker-sleuth Hannah Swensen, based on Joanne Fluke's novels and continued from 2021 as Hannah Swensen Mysteries.
Myron Bolitar (TV series)
Myron Bolitar is an upcoming Netflix crime drama adapted from Harlan Coben's twelve-novel series about a basketball star turned sports agent. Showrun by David E. Kelley and Kyle Long, it stars Colin Woodell, KJ Apa, and Diane Guerrero, filming in New York and New Jersey since July 2026.
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.
Nocturne (TV series)
Nocturne (also developed as Lazarus, Parallax) is a 2026 Apple TV crime thriller, 10 episodes, adapted from Lars Kepler's novels Lazarus and The Sandman, starring Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz, and Stephen Graham, premiering October 30, 2026.
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.
Playing Nice
Playing Nice is a four-part British psychological thriller series. It was adapted from JP Delaney's 2020 novel and stars James Norton, Niamh Algar, and James McArdle.
R.J. Decker
R.J. Decker (also RJ Decker) is an ABC crime drama premiering March 3, 2026, created by Rob Doherty, adapted from Carl Hiaasen's 1987 novel Double Whammy, starring Scott Speedman as an ex-con private investigator in South Florida; renewed for a second season in September 2026.
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.
Red Riding
Red Riding (Red Riding Trilogy) is a 2009 Channel 4 trilogy of British television films, adapted from David Peace's crime novels and set in West Yorkshire.
Revenge (TV series)
Revenge is an American ABC drama series (2011-2015, four seasons, 89 episodes) created by Mike Kelley, loosely based on The Count of Monte Cristo, starring Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne and Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson.