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The Shield
The Shield (FX, 2002–2008), created by Shawn Ryan, is a police drama starring Michael Chiklis as corrupt Strike Team leader Vic Mackey in Los Angeles's fictional Farmington district, inspired by the Rampart scandal; its record 4.8-million-viewer premiere established FX as a scripted-drama network.
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is David Chase's HBO drama (1999-2007) starring James Gandolfini as New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano in therapy; winner of 21 Emmys and a landmark of serial television.
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco is a 1972–1977 ABC police procedural starring Karl Malden and Michael Douglas as SFPD homicide detectives, produced by Quinn Martin and filmed entirely on location in San Francisco.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is Kate Summerscale's 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize-winning true-crime book on the 1860 Road Hill House murder of Saville Kent, Inspector Jonathan Whicher's failed investigation, and the case's influence on detective fiction; adapted for ITV (2011–2014) and stage (2023).
The Sweeney
The Sweeney: British ITV police drama (1975-1978), created by Ian Kennedy Martin, starring John Thaw as Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as George Carter of the Flying Squad; Euston Films 16mm production, two 1970s films and a 2012 remake.
The Thaw (Polish TV series)
The Thaw (Odwilż) is a Polish crime drama series created by Marta Szymanek and directed by Xawery Żuławski, the first Polish HBO Max original, premiering April 1, 2022. Set in Szczecin, it follows detective Katarzyna Zawieja (Katarzyna Wajda) across three six-episode seasons (2022–2025).
The Truth Will Out
The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö) is a Swedish crime drama series (2018–2021) from an idea by Leif GW Persson, starring Robert Gustafsson as cold-case detective Peter Wendel; two seasons, Kristallen winner, sold to Acorn TV.
The Tunnel (TV series)
The Tunnel is a British-French bilingual crime drama (2013-2017, Sky Atlantic/Canal+), adapted from Bron/Broen (The Bridge), starring Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy as detectives on the Channel Tunnel border, three series.
The Watcher (2022 TV series)
The Watcher (2022 TV series): Netflix mystery thriller by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as the Brannocks, based on the unsolved 657 Boulevard Watcher letters case; renewed for a second season.
The Waterfront (TV series)
The Waterfront is a 2025 Netflix crime drama created by Kevin Williamson, starring Holt McCallany and Maria Bello as leaders of a North Carolina fishing family turned drug smugglers; eight episodes, canceled after one season.
Third Watch
Third Watch (1999-2005) is an NBC drama created by Edward Allen Bernero and John Wells about New York police officers, firefighters, and paramedics of the fictional 55th precinct on the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift; six seasons, 132 episodes, known for its post-9/11 season.
This City Is Ours
This City Is Ours is a British BBC One and iPlayer crime drama created by Stephen Butchard, produced by Left Bank Pictures, starring Sean Bean as Liverpool gang boss Ronnie Phelan in an eight-part succession saga, renewed for a second series in October 2026.
This Is Not a Murder Mystery
This Is Not a Murder Mystery (Ceci n'est pas un crime) is a 2025 Belgian six-part whodunit series by Panenka for VRT's New8, starring Pierre Gervais as young René Magritte investigating surrealist-art-staged murders at a 1936 English estate.
Three Pines
Three Pines is a 2022 Amazon Prime Video crime drama, an eight-episode adaptation of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels starring Alfred Molina, filmed in Quebec, cancelled in March 2023 after one season.
Thunder in Paradise
Thunder in Paradise is a 1993-1994 American syndicated action series and film starring Hulk Hogan and Chris Lemmon as ex-Navy SEALs with a high-tech superboat, created by the Baywatch producers and filmed at Disney-MGM Studios.
Time (2021 TV series)
Time is a BAFTA-winning BBC One prison-drama anthology created by Jimmy McGovern, first broadcast 6 June 2021. Three self-contained series cover a men's prison (Sean Bean, Stephen Graham), a women's prison (Jodie Whittaker, Bella Ramsey), and a young offender institution (David Tennant).
Tin Star (TV series)
Tin Star, a British crime drama by Rowan Joffé for Sky Atlantic and Prime Video (2017-2020), stars Tim Roth as police chief Jim Worth in the Canadian Rockies town of Little Big Bear; three seasons, 25 episodes, ending with Tin Star: Liverpool.
Tokyo Swindlers (地面師たち)
Tokyo Swindlers (地面師たち) is a 2024 Netflix Japanese crime series, 7 episodes, directed by Hitoshi One, based on Ko Shinjo's novel, starring Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa as land-fraudsters inspired by the real 2017 Sekisui House scam.
Tokyo Vice (TV series)
Tokyo Vice (TOKYO VICE) is a 2022-2024 HBO Max crime drama created by J.T. Rogers, loosely based on Jake Adelstein's memoir, starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, coproduced with WOWOW, canceled after two seasons.
Tommy (TV series)
Tommy (2020) is a short-lived CBS police procedural drama created by Paul Attanasio, starring Edie Falco as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas, the first female LAPD chief; 12 episodes, cancelled May 2020 after low ratings.
Too Old to Die Young
Too Old to Die Young is a 2019 Amazon Prime Video crime series by Nicolas Winding Refn and Ed Brubaker: ten episodes, about 13 hours, starring Miles Teller as LA deputy Martin Jones, scored by Cliff Martinez.
Top Boy
Top Boy is a British crime drama created by Ronan Bennett, set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, following Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kano). Two Channel 4 series (2011, 2013), then a Drake-backed Netflix revival (2019-2023), BAFTA-winning, with Jonny Boy and Jaq spin-offs announced.
Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake is a 2013 crime drama series by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, also known as Top of the Lake: China Girl for season 2, following detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) investigating a pregnant 12-year-old's disappearance in New Zealand.
Traces (TV series)
Traces is a British forensic crime drama (2019, 2022), written by Amelia Bullmore from Val McDermid's idea, set in Dundee's fictitious Scottish Institute of Forensic Science, produced by Red for UKTV's Alibi, advised by Dundee's LRCFS.
Trapped (Icelandic TV series)
Trapped (Ófærð, "Impassable") is an Icelandic Nordic noir crime series created by Baltasar Kormákur, set in Seyðisfjörður, starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as police chief Andri; it premiered on RÚV in 2015 and its third season streamed as Entrapped on Netflix.
Treason (TV series)
Treason is a 2022 Netflix British spy thriller limited series, five episodes created by Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies), starring Charlie Cox as MI6 chief Adam Lawrence, with Olga Kurylenko and Oona Chaplin; released 26 December 2022, mixed reviews.
Treasure & Dirt
Treasure & Dirt (also Treasure and Dirt) is a 2026 Australian six-part ABC TV crime drama adapted from Chris Hammer's 2021 novel, starring Michael Dorman and Liv Hewson as detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan investigating a beheaded miner in the opal town of Nulla, filmed in Coober Pedy.
Trigger Point (TV series)
Trigger Point is a British ITV thriller created by Daniel Brierley, produced by Jed Mercurio's HTM Television, starring Vicky McClure as Met Police bomb disposal officer Lana Washington; four six-episode series (2022-2026), ITV's best performing 2022 drama, distributed internationally by All3Media International.
True Detective
True Detective: HBO anthology crime drama premiered January 12, 2014, created by Nic Pizzolatto; new cast, case, and setting each season (Louisiana, California, Arkansas, Alaska); 30 episodes through Night Country; Season 5 with Nicolas Cage set for 2027.
Tulsa King
Tulsa King is a Paramount+ crime dramedy created by Taylor Sheridan, starring Sylvester Stallone as exiled New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi; premiered November 13, 2022, four seasons, renewed for a fifth in New York.