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Gracepoint
Gracepoint: 2014 Fox crime drama, an American remake of ITV's Broadchurch, starring David Tennant and Anna Gunn; ten episodes, October–December 2014, a different ending, and no second season.
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.
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.