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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.
Prodigal Son (TV series)
Prodigal Son is an American Fox crime drama (2019-2021, two seasons) created by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver, starring Tom Payne as profiler Malcolm Bright, son of imprisoned serial killer the Surgeon (Michael Sheen); cancelled in May 2021 over low ratings, later streaming on Netflix.
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.
Psych
Psych is a USA Network comedy-detective series (2006-2014) created by Steve Franks, starring James Roday Rodriguez as fake psychic Shawn Spencer and Dulé Hill as Gus, running 121 episodes over eight seasons plus three Peacock movies.
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.
Rabbit Hole (TV series)
Rabbit Hole (TV series): 2023 Paramount+ espionage thriller created by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, starring Kiefer Sutherland as corporate-espionage fixer John Weir, framed for murder; 8 episodes, canceled October 2023. Distinct from the 2026 pocket.watch teen variety show of the same name on Disney+ and Hulu.
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.
Remington Steele
Remington Steele: American NBC crime comedy-drama (1982-1987, MTM Productions, 72 episodes) starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan; a female PI invents a fictitious male boss, a thief assumes the identity, and the role nearly made Brosnan James Bond in 1986.
Renegade (TV series)
Renegade (1992–1997) is an American Stephen J. Cannell action series, also known as El renegado, starring Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a cop framed for murder by Lt. Dutch Dixon who becomes a fugitive bounty hunter; 110 episodes, syndication then USA Network.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (aka Call Mr. D) was a Four Star half-hour American private-eye series starring David Janssen, developed by Dick Powell from Blake Edwards' 1949 radio character, airing on CBS and NBC 1957–1960 in 77 episodes.
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.
Riptide (American TV series)
Riptide (1984–1986) is an NBC detective drama created by Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray as Vietnam-veteran private eyes working from a boat, with a pink helicopter and robot.
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles, TNT police procedural developed by Janet Tamaro from Tess Gerritsen's novels, starring Angie Harmon as detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Maura Isles; ran seven seasons 2010-2016, was basic cable's number 1 series, and streams on Netflix and Peacock.
Rosewood (TV series)
Rosewood is a Fox police procedural (2015-2017) created by Todd Harthan, starring Morris Chestnut as Miami private pathologist Beaumont Rosewood Jr. and Jaina Lee Ortiz as Det. Villa; two seasons, 44 episodes, canceled May 2017 amid a near-50% ratings drop, 9% on Rotten Tomatoes versus a 6.8 IMDb user score.
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.
S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)
S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series), ABC police action drama spin-off of The Rookies by Spelling-Goldberg, 37 episodes over two seasons, five-man tactical team led by Hondo Harrelson, first TV series centered on a SWAT team.
S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)
S.W.A.T. (2017) is a CBS action police procedural created by Shawn Ryan and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, starring Shemar Moore as Hondo Harrelson; it ran eight seasons to May 16, 2025, survived three cancellations, and spawned the Starz spinoff S.W.A.T. Exiles.
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.
Sheriff Country
Sheriff Country is a CBS police procedural and Fire Country spinoff set in Edgewater, California, starring Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox; 20-episode first season, renewed December 2025, second season premiered October 9, 2026.
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.
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon: CBS detective series (1981–1989), created by Philip DeGuere Jr., starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as brother PIs Rick and A.J. Simon in San Diego; 156 episodes, saved by the Magnum, P.I. timeslot, 1995 reunion film.
Smoke (TV series)
Smoke is a 2025 Apple TV+ nine-episode crime drama created by Dennis Lehane, starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett as investigators hunting two serial arsonists, loosely based on the Firebug podcast and the John Orr arson case.
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy (SAMCRO) is Kurt Sutter's FX crime drama (2008–2014, 7 seasons, 92 episodes) about an outlaw motorcycle club in Charming, California, a Hamlet-inspired gunrunning saga starring Charlie Hunnam, with spin-off Mayans M.C.
Southland (TV series)
Southland is an American LAPD crime drama created by Ann Biderman, aired on NBC in 2009 and on TNT 2010-2013 across five seasons and 43 episodes, known for hand-held documentary realism and two stunt-coordination Emmys.
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire is an American crime drama (1985–1988) adapted from Robert B. Parker's novels. It starred Robert Urich as a Boston private detective and Avery Brooks.
StartUp (TV series)
StartUp is a Crackle crime drama created by Ben Ketai (2016-2018, 3 seasons, 30 episodes), starring Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi, Otmara Marrero, and Martin Freeman, about Miami founders funding the GenCoin cryptocurrency with dirty money.
Stumptown (TV series)
Stumptown is a 2019–2020 American ABC crime drama based on Greg Rucka's graphic novels, starring Cobie Smulders as Portland PI Dex Parios; one 18-episode season, renewed then canceled in 2020 over COVID delays.