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A Murder at the End of the World
A Murder at the End of the World is a 2023 seven-episode FX/Hulu mystery limited series by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, starring Emma Corrin as hacker-sleuth Darby Hart investigating a murder at tech billionaire Andy Ronson's (Clive Owen) Icelandic retreat.
M.I.A. (TV series)
M.I.A. is a 2026 Peacock crime drama created by Ozark's Bill Dubuque, starring Shannon Gisela as Etta Tiger Jonze, who seeks revenge after a cartel murders her drug-running family; nine episodes, canceled after one season.
Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown is a 2021 HBO seven-episode limited crime drama created by Brad Ingelsby, directed by Craig Zobel, starring Kate Winslet as Delaware County detective Mare Sheehan investigating Erin McMenamin's murder; Emmy-winning, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C. is an FX crime drama (2018–2023, five seasons, 50 episodes), a spinoff of Sons of Anarchy co-created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, following EZ Reyes (JD Pardo) of the Santo Padre charter on the California–Mexico border, distinct from the parent series through its Latino club perspective.
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown is a Paramount+ crime drama co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, starring Jeremy Renner as power broker Mike McLusky in a Michigan prison town; it ran from November 14, 2021 and ends with an eight-episode fifth season premiering January 15, 2027.
Memory of a Killer (TV series)
Memory of a Killer is a 2026 FOX crime thriller starring Patrick Dempsey as hitman Angelo with early-onset Alzheimer's, adapted from the Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer; renewed for a second season.
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium (Fox, 1996–1999) is Chris Carter's apocalyptic crime drama, three seasons and 67 episodes starring Lance Henriksen as profiler Frank Black of the Millennium Group, closed by an X-Files crossover and absent from streaming.
Mob City
Mob City (2013) is Frank Darabont's six-episode TNT neo-noir crime drama, formerly titled L.A. Noir and Lost Angels, based on John Buntin's book, dramatizing Bugsy Siegel, Mickey Cohen, and William Parker in 1947 Los Angeles; canceled after one season.
Mosaic (murder mystery)
Mosaic is a 2017-2018 murder mystery by Ed Solomon and Steven Soderbergh, released as a 7.5-hour branching-narrative app and a six-part HBO limited series starring Sharon Stone as missing children's author Olivia Lake in a Utah resort town.
Murder in the First (TV series)
Murder in the First (TNT, 2014-2016) is an American police procedural created by Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal. Unlike case-of-the-week crime shows, each of its three seasons follows San Francisco homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan through a single murder case.
Narcos
Narcos is a Netflix crime drama (2015–2017, 3 seasons, 30 episodes) created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro, dramatizing Pablo Escobar, the Medellín Cartel, and DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, followed by Narcos: Mexico.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva
NCIS: Tony & Ziva is a 2025 Paramount+ espionage drama, the seventh NCIS spinoff, reuniting Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo as Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, on the run in Europe with daughter Tali; canceled after one ten-episode season in December 2025.
Oz (TV series)
Oz (1997–2003) is Tom Fontana's HBO prison drama, the network's first one-hour series, set in Oswald State Correctional Facility's experimental Emerald City unit, six seasons, 56 episodes, starring Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, and J.K. Simmons.
Ozark (TV series)
Ozark is a Netflix crime drama (2017–2022, 4 seasons, 44 episodes) created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as the Byrdes, who launder $500 million for a cartel; filmed mostly in Georgia, 45 Emmy nominations, 4 wins.
Person of Interest (TV series)
Person of Interest is a CBS crime drama (2011–2016, five seasons, 103 episodes) created by Jonathan Nolan, starring Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson, about an AI called the Machine that predicts violent crimes via mass surveillance.
Power (TV series)
Power (2014–2020) is a Starz crime drama created by Courtney Kemp Agboh and executive produced by 50 Cent, starring Omari Hardwick as drug kingpin Ghost St. Patrick; six seasons, 63 episodes, and three spin-off series.
Power Book II: Ghost
Power Book II: Ghost is a Starz crime drama (2020-2024), the first spin-off of Power, following Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) at college and in the Tejada cartel; created by Courtney A. Kemp with 50 Cent and Mark Canton, ending with season 4 in October 2024.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a Starz crime drama prequel (2021-2026) created by Sascha Penn, following 15-year-old Kanan Stark (Mekai Curtis) in 1991 South Jamaica, Queens, entering the drug business of his mother Raquel 'Raq' Thomas (Patina Miller).
Power: Origins
Power: Origins is an upcoming Starz crime drama, the fourth Power spinoff, a prequel following young Ghost (Spence Moore II), Tommy (Charlie Mann), and Kanan (MeKai Curtis) in 1990s New York; 18-episode season, 2027 premiere expected.
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American Fox drama series (2005-2017) created by Paul Scheuring about engineer Michael Scofield, who gets imprisoned to break out his wrongly convicted brother Lincoln Burrows using a tattooed prison blueprint; a Hulu reboot, Prison Break: Black Creek, is in production.
Profiler (TV series)
Profiler is an American NBC crime drama (1996–2000, four seasons) created by Cynthia Saunders, starring Ally Walker as FBI profiler Dr. Sam Waters hunting serial killer Jack of All Trades, later led by Jamie Luner as Rachel Burke.
Quantico (TV series)
Quantico is an ABC drama (2015-2018) created by Joshua Safran, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas as FBI recruit Alex Parrish, framed for a Grand Central bombing; three seasons, canceled at 2.3 million viewers per episode.
Quarry (TV series)
Quarry is a 2016 Cinemax crime drama, one season of 8 episodes, created by Michael D. Fuller and Graham Gordy from Max Allan Collins's hitman novels, starring Logan Marshall-Green as a Vietnam veteran drawn into Memphis crime; cancelled in 2017.
Queen of the South (TV series)
Queen of the South is a USA Network crime drama (2016–2021, 62 episodes, 5 seasons) adapted from Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel La Reina del Sur, starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, distinct from the 2011 Telemundo telenovela.
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan: Showtime crime drama (2013–2019, 7 seasons, 82 episodes) created by Ann Biderman, starring Liev Schreiber as a Hollywood fixer from South Boston, with Jon Voight as his paroled father Mickey; one Emmy win from ten nominations, followed by a 2022 movie.
Ringer (TV series)
Ringer (TV series): American CW serialized crime drama (2011), created by Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as twin sisters Bridget and Siobhan in an identity-swap thriller; one season, now on Netflix and Prime Video.
Route 66 (TV series)
Route 66 is an American drama series broadcast on CBS from 1960 to 1964, following two young men traveling the United States in a Corvette.
Seven Seconds (TV series)
Seven Seconds is a 2018 Netflix 10-episode limited crime drama by Veena Sud, set in Jersey City and based on Yuri Bykov's Russian film The Major; Regina King won an Emmy for playing Latrice Butler.
Shades of Blue (TV series)
Shades of Blue is an American NBC crime drama (2016-2018) created by Adi Hasak, loosely based on Michael Rudolph's novel, starring Jennifer Lopez as informant Harlee Santos and Ray Liotta as Lt. Matt Wozniak across three seasons and 36 episodes.
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings: Stephen J. Cannell's 1991–1999 American crime drama about Palm Beach, Florida homicide detectives, airing on CBS late night and USA Network, 176 episodes, cable's longest-running original drama at cancellation.