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Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey, the CBS female buddy cop drama (1982–1988) starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as NYPD detectives, twice Emmy winner for Best Drama Series, revived in 1984 after a viewer letter campaign.
Cardinal (TV series)
Cardinal is a Canadian CTV crime drama (2017–2020), four six-episode seasons adapting Giles Blunt's John Cardinal novels, starring Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse as Algonquin Bay detectives; 2020 Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Drama Series.
Carter (TV series)
Carter is a Canadian comedic crime procedural (2018-2019, 20 episodes) starring Jerry O'Connell as actor Harley Carter, who solves real crimes in his Ontario hometown, distinct from Marvel's Agent Carter.
Case Histories (TV series)
Case Histories: BBC One crime drama (2011-2013), also Jackson Brodie series, adapted from Kate Atkinson's Edinburgh-set novels, starring Jason Isaacs as the private investigator.
Castle (TV series)
Castle (2009-2016) is an ABC crime comedy-drama created by Andrew W. Marlowe, starring Nathan Fillion as novelist Richard Castle and Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett; eight seasons, 173 episodes, canceled May 2016.
Chicago P.D. (TV series)
Chicago P.D., American police procedural created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, premiered January 7, 2014 on NBC; follows Voight's Intelligence Unit in District 21, One Chicago spin-off of Chicago Fire, renewed for season 14 (2026).
CHiPs
CHiPs is an NBC police drama (1977–1983, 139 episodes, created by Rick Rosner) about California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox) and Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello (Erik Estrada) in Los Angeles; it spawned CHiPs '99 and a 2017 Dax Shepard film.
CIA (TV series)
CIA (TV series): American CBS crime-espionage procedural, an FBI-franchise spinoff from Dick Wolf premiering February 23, 2026, starring Tom Ellis as CIA officer Colin Glass and Nick Gehlfuss as FBI agent Bill Goodman; Metascore 47, renewed for a 22-episode second season.
CID (Indian TV series)
CID (सीआईडी), also called C.I.D., is Sony TV's Hindi police procedural created by B P Singh, running 1998–2018 (1,547 episodes) and revived 2024–2025, starring Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman with Daya and Abhijeet.
City on a Hill (TV series)
City on a Hill is a Showtime crime drama (2019-2022) created by Chuck MacLean from Ben Affleck's idea, starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge as a corrupt FBI agent and Boston ADA in early 1990s Boston, canceled after three seasons.
Class of '09
Class of '09 (FX/Hulu, 2023) is an eight-episode limited thriller by Tom Rob Smith starring Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara as FBI agents across 2009, 2023, and 2034 timelines as AI reshapes justice. Distinct from the SBN3 visual novel game series.
Claws (TV series)
Claws is an American TNT comedy-drama (2017–2022, four seasons) created by Eliot Laurence, starring Niecy Nash as Florida nail salon owner Desna Simms, whose manicurists launder money for the Dixie Mafia.
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer is a two-part ITV drama from 2015, starring John Simm as DNA fingerprinting pioneer Alec Jeffreys and David Threlfall as DCS David Baker.
Code of Silence (TV series)
Code of Silence is a 2025 British six-part ITVX crime drama created by Catherine Moulton, starring deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis as lip-reader Alison Brooks; BAFTA-winning, renewed for a second series.
Cold Case
Cold Case is a CBS police procedural (2003–2010, 156 episodes) starring Kathryn Morris as Philadelphia detective Lilly Rush, who solves unsolved homicides through flashbacks scored with period music; executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Meredith Stiehm.
Collateral (TV series)
Collateral (2018) is a four-part BBC Two and Netflix British crime thriller, David Hare's first television series, starring Carey Mulligan as DI Kip Glaspie investigating the murder of a Syrian refugee pizza delivery driver in south London over four days.
Columbo
Columbo is an American crime drama series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, an LAPD homicide detective created by Richard Levinson and William Link, known for its inverted mystery format.
Columbo (character)
Lieutenant Columbo, fictional LAPD homicide detective created by William Link and Richard Levinson in 1960, played by Peter Falk 1968-2003; inverted "howcatchem" mysteries, "Just one more thing" catchphrase, first name never revealed.
Copycat Killer (模仿犯) (TV series)
Copycat Killer (模仿犯) is a 2023 Netflix-exclusive Taiwanese crime thriller series, adapted from Miyuki Miyabe's million-selling novel, directed by Chang Jung-chi and Chang Hen-ju, starring Wu Kang-ren as a 1990s Taipei prosecutor hunting Taiwan's first serial killer; first Taiwanese series in Netflix's global Top 10.
Coroner (TV series)
Coroner is a Canadian CBC crime drama (2019-2022, 4 seasons, 38 episodes) created by Morwyn Brebner from M. R. Hall's Jenny Cooper novels, starring Serinda Swan as a Toronto coroner, sold to over 150 territories.
Countdown (American TV series)
Countdown is a 2025 American Prime Video crime drama created by Derek Haas, starring Jensen Ackles as LAPD detective Mark Meachum on a secret task force; 13 episodes, canceled October 2025.
Cover Up (TV series)
Cover Up is an American action-adventure series on CBS, created by Glen A. Larson, about a fashion photographer and her model working as secret agents.
Cracker (British TV series)
Cracker (British TV series), Granada/ITV crime drama 1993-1995 plus specials, created by Jimmy McGovern; Robbie Coltrane as Fitz, a maverick forensic psychologist in Manchester; three consecutive Baftas, Hillsborough storyline 'To Be a Somebody'.
Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)
Criminal Justice (क्रिमिनल जस्टिस) is a Hindi-language Indian legal crime drama on Hotstar/JioHotstar, adapting the 2008 BBC series; four seasons (2019–2025, 34 episodes) starring Pankaj Tripathi as lawyer Madhav Mishra.
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American CBS crime procedural (2005–2020, 16 seasons, 300+ episodes) about FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit profilers, revived on Paramount+ as Criminal Minds: Evolution in 2022 with Joe Mantegna, reaching a greenlit 20th season.
Criminal Minds (크리미널 마인드) (South Korean TV series)
Criminal Minds (크리미널 마인드, Criminal Minds: Korea) is a 2017 tvN South Korean crime drama, the first worldwide remake of the American CBS series, starring Lee Joon-gi, Son Hyun-joo, and Moon Chae-won as NCI profilers in 20 episodes.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a CBS police procedural spin-off of Criminal Minds (2016-2017, 2 seasons, 26 episodes) starring Gary Sinise as FBI International Response Team chief Jack Garrett; cancelled after low ratings and criticism for xenophobic portrayals of foreign countries.
Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK is the British branch of Netflix's 2019 Criminal interrogation anthology: three-plus-four episodes set entirely in a police interview suite, created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, starring Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, and guest suspects like David Tennant, canceled after two seasons.
Crooks (TV series)
Crooks is a German Netflix crime thriller series created by Marvin Kren, premiering April 4, 2024. Frederick Lau and Christoph Krutzler star as Charly and Joseph, crooks chased over a stolen coin; season 2 arrived April 14, 2026.
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an NBC crime drama (2001-2007) created by Tim Kring, starring Jill Hennessy as Boston medical examiner Jordan Cavanaugh; six seasons, 117 episodes, canceled in 2007.