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Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural set in Hawaii, starring Jack Lord as Detective Steve McGarrett, which ran on CBS for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980.
Hightown (TV series)
Hightown is a Starz crime drama (2020–2024) created by Rebecca Perry Cutter, set in Provincetown, Cape Cod, starring Monica Raymund as fisheries agent Jackie Quiñones; three seasons, 25 episodes, later a Netflix Top 10 title.
In the Dark (American TV series)
In the Dark is an American CW comedy-drama (2019-2022) created by Corinne Kingsbury, starring Perry Mattfeld as blind Murphy Mason investigating her friend's death; four seasons, 52 episodes, cancelled.
Jett (TV series)
Jett is an American crime drama series created by Sebastian Gutierrez, starring Carla Gugino as a thief pulled back into crime, which premiered on Cinemax in 2019.
Kaleidoscope (American TV series)
Kaleidoscope, formerly titled Jigsaw, is a 2023 Netflix crime anthology series created by Eric Garcia, starring Giancarlo Esposito as thief Leo Pap; its eight color-named episodes stream in randomized order, ending with the White heist finale.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (KFTLC), 1993–1997 syndicated Canadian-American action-crime drama, sequel to Kung Fu, starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine and Chris Potter as son Peter; 88 episodes, filmed in Toronto, cancelled with PTEN, rerun on TNT.
Law & Order True Crime
Law & Order True Crime is an NBC true-crime anthology series; its only season, The Menendez Murders (2017, 8 episodes, created by Rene Balcer, starring Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson), dramatized the 1989 Menendez killings and trials.
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: Organized Crime is a serialized NBC/Peacock crime drama spin-off (2021–2025, five seasons) starring Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler of the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau, canceled in April 2026.
Legends (TV series)
Legends (TV series) covers two unrelated crime dramas: Neil Forsyth's 2026 Netflix British series about 1990s undercover customs officers fighting heroin gangs, starring Steve Coogan and Tom Burke, and the 2014–2015 TNT spy thriller starring Sean Bean as FBI agent Martin Odum, based on Robert Littell's novel.
Leverage (American TV series)
Leverage is an American TNT crime drama (2008–2012, five seasons, 77 episodes) created by John Rogers and Chris Downey with Dean Devlin, starring Timothy Hutton as Nathan Ford leading a Robin Hood team of thieves, later revived as Leverage: Redemption (2021–2025).
Line of Fire (2026 TV series)
Line of Fire (formerly Protection) is a 2026 NBC crime drama created by Joshua Safran, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis as parents in a family of federal agents across the FBI, Marshals, Secret Service, and DOJ, airing Mondays and streaming on Peacock.
Love & Death (miniseries)
Love & Death is a 2023 HBO Max true-crime limited series by David E. Kelley starring Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery, who killed Betty Gore with an axe in 1980 Texas and was acquitted; based on Evidence of Love and Texas Monthly reporting.
Lucky (miniseries)
Lucky is a 2026 Apple TV seven-episode crime thriller limited series created by Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas, adapted from Marissa Stapley's Reese's Book Club novel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as con artist Luciana Armstrong on the run from the FBI and a crime boss.
The Beast (2009 TV series)
The Beast is a 2009 A&E crime drama, Patrick Swayze's final TV role, starring him as FBI agent Charles Barker training rookie partner Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel) in Chicago; 13 episodes, canceled June 2009 after averaging 1.3 million viewers.
The Blacklist
The Blacklist is an NBC crime thriller (2013–2023, 10 seasons, 218 episodes) created by Jon Bokenkamp, starring James Spader as fugitive informant Raymond Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen; ended 2023 with a divisive finale.
The Blacklist: Redemption
The Blacklist: Redemption is NBC's 2017 spin-off of The Blacklist: Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) joins covert mercenary chief Scottie Hargrave (Famke Janssen) at Halcyon Aegis. Eight episodes, February–April 2017, canceled after one season on low ratings.
The Bridge (2013 TV series)
The Bridge (2013-2014) is FX's American remake of the Danish-Swedish series Bron/Broen, created by Elwood Reid and Meredith Stiehm, starring Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir as detectives on the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border; cancelled after two seasons and 26 episodes.
The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)
American Fox crime drama (2022–2025), developed by Miranda Kwok from the Argentine series La chica que limpia; Élodie Yung plays Thony, a doctor cleaning crime scenes to save her son. Four seasons, 46 episodes; canceled June 2025.
The Commish
The Commish is an ABC police comedy-drama (1991–1996, 5 seasons, 94 episodes) created by Stephen J. Cannell and Stephen Kronish, starring Michael Chiklis as creative small-town commissioner Tony Scali in Eastbridge, New York.
The Corner
The Corner: 1997 nonfiction book by David Simon and Ed Burns on a West Baltimore drug corner (Fayette and Monroe), following the McCullough family; adapted into a 2000 Emmy-winning HBO miniseries that preceded The Wire.
The Endgame
The Endgame is a 2022 NBC crime thriller created by Jake Coburn and Nicholas Wootton, starring Morena Baccarin as captured arms dealer Elena Federova and Ryan Michelle Bathé as FBI agent Val Turner; 10 episodes, canceled May 2022.
The Equalizer (2021 TV series)
The Equalizer is an American crime drama series on CBS, premiering in 2021, starring Queen Latifah as a former CIA operative helping people in trouble.
The Family Business (American TV series)
Carl Weber's The Family Business is an American BET crime drama (2018–2025, six seasons, 62 episodes) based on Weber's eight-book Duncan family novels, starring Ernie Hudson, with the 2025 spin-off The Family Business: New Orleans.
The Family Business: New Orleans
The Family Business: New Orleans (Carl Weber's The Family Business: New Orleans) is a 2025 BET+ crime drama spinoff of The Family Business, following Big Shirley Duncan's underground casino Midnight Blues against rival boss Jean LeBlanc; 8 episodes, starring Lela Rochon and Brandon T. Jackson.
The Following
The Following: American Fox crime thriller (2013-2015) created by Kevin Williamson, starring Kevin Bacon as ex-FBI agent Ryan Hardy and James Purefoy as Poe-obsessed serial killer Joe Carroll, 3 seasons, 45 episodes, canceled 2015.
The Fugitive (1963 TV series)
The Fugitive, ABC crime drama 1963–1967 created by Roy Huggins, stars David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, a wrongfully convicted doctor hunting the one-armed man while evading Lt. Gerard; record 72-share 1967 finale.
The Killing (American TV series)
The Killing is the American AMC/Netflix crime drama (2011–2014), Veena Sud's adaptation of Denmark's Forbrydelsen, starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman as Seattle detectives investigating Rosie Larsen's murder across four seasons, twice cancelled, twice revived.