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White Collar(2009-2014)

TV-PG
| Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.1/5 (with 634 votes)

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

With Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Tiffani Thiessen, Willie Garson, Hilarie Burton, Marsha Thomason, ...

The Mentalist(2008-2015)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.2/5 (with 1,760 votes)

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

With Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti, Rockmond Dunbar, ...

Psych(2006-2014)

TV-PG
| 43min per episode | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.9/5 (with 351 votes)

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

Directed by Steve Franks - With James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson, Corbin Bernsen, ...

Great Pretender(2020)

TV-MA
| 24min per episode | Animation, Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure
3.8/5 (with 48 votes)

Supposedly Japan’s greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.

Directed by Hiro Kaburagi
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Remington Steele(1982-1987)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 59 votes)

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

With Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts

American Gods(2017-2021)

TV-MA
| 1h per episode | Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 748 votes)

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

With Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Yetide Badaki, Pablo Schreiber, ...

Switch(1975-1978)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.

With Robert Wagner

The Catch(2016-2017)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.3/5 (with 54 votes)

Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is determined to find him before it ruins her career.

With Mireille Enos

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo(1979-1981)

1h per episode | Comedy
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American action/adventure situation

Directed by Bruce Bilson, Nicholas Colasanto, Daniel Haller, Leslie H. Martinson, Christian I. Nyby II - With Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, Mills Watson, Ben Cooper

The Rogues(1964-1965)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Crime
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.

With David Niven, Charles Boyer, Gig Young

The Company You Keep(2023)

TV-14
| 44min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.4/5 (with 19 votes)

A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.

Rising Damp(1974-)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 13 votes)

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

With Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale, Don Warrington, Gabrielle Rose, Christopher Strauli, ...
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Crash Landing on You(2019-2020)

1h 25min per episode | Drama, Comedy
4.3/5 (with 298 votes)

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

With Hyun Bi, Son Ye-jin, Kim Jung-hyun, Seo Ji-hye, Yang Kyung-won, Yoo Su-bin, ...
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P.S. I Luv U(1991-1992)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American telephone.

Directed by Bruce Bilson, Peter H. Hunt, David Nutter, Jerry Thorpe, Mike Vejar - With Greg Evigan, Connie Sellecca, Earl Holliman

The Riches(2007-2008)

TV-MA
| 45min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 24 votes)

A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.

Directed by Carl Franklin - With Eddie Izzard, Minnie Driver, Shannon Woodward, Noel Fisher, Aidan Mitchell, Gregg Henry, ...

Flesh 'n' Blood(1991)

30min per episode | Comedy

Flesh 'n' Blood is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC as part of its 1991 fall lineup. The series was created and executive produced by Michael J. Di Gaetano and Lawrence Gay.

Directed by Noam Pitlik - With David Keith, Lisa Darr, Meghan Andrews, Peri Gilpin

Lone Star(2010)

1h per episode | Drama
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 pm ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated episodes.

With James Wolk, Adrianne Palicki, Eloise Mumford, David Keith, Bryce Johnson, Mark Deklin, ...

Pros and Cons(2018-)

43min per episode | Crime, Drama, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A married couple must dust off the skills of their youth when they are forced to carry out one final million-euro con. Can they save their marriage, secure the money and pick up their eight-year-old in time for curling practice?

Directed by Mikkel Serup, Mogens Hagedorn, Tilde Harkamp

Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?(2010-)

TV-PG
| 42min per episode | Crime, Drama, Documentary
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Pull back the curtain on bizarre double lives and see the real stories of men and women who thought they were happily married, until the day they uncovered a shocking secret about their spouse leading them to wonder who it is they really fell in love with.

Goode Behavior(1996-1997)

30min per episode | Comedy

Goode Behavior is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on UPN. The series was cancelled after its first season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 23 episodes.

Directed by Leonard R. Garner, Jr., Jack Shea, Thomas J. Thompson, Michael Zinberg - With Sherman Hemsley, Dorien Wilson

Hank(1965-1966)

30min per episode | Comedy
1.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.

Directed by Leslie H. Martinson, Allen Baron - With Dick Kallman, Howard St. John, Dabbs Greer, Katie Sweet, Lloyd Corrigan

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage(1991)

42min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage is a television series broadcast in the United States by NBC and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Walt Disney Television. This show originated as a TV-movie. The program originally aired in 1991, but lasted less than one season. The series was officially titled Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage.

Shut Eye(2016-2017)

TV-MA
| 45min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 23 votes)

A darkly comedic look at the world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them.Former magician Charlie Haverford oversees a number of fortune telling parlors on behalf of his violent and domineering Romani kingpin boss, until a blow to the head jars him into a new mindset, making him question everything he has ever believed.

With Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, Susan Misner, Emmanuelle Chriqui, David Zayas, ...

McCoy(1975-1976)

1h 30min per episode | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

McCoy is an American comedy/drama series that aired on NBC during the 1975-1976 season.

Directed by Nicholas Colasanto, Richard Quine, Stan Dragoti - With Tony Curtis, Roscoe Lee Browne

Mind Games(2014)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

Clark and Ross Edwards are brothers and partners in a unique agency committed to solving clients’ problems using the hard science of psychological manipulation. Clark is a former professor and a world-renowned expert in the field of human behavior. He has a checkered history due to bipolar disorder, which sometimes results in quirky, manic episodes. His older brother Ross is a slick con man who spent time in prison. Each in their own way knows what makes people tick. Drawing from the most cutting edge research in psychology, they can a tailor a plan to influence any situation. It’s a little bit science, a little bit con artistry plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks. The brothers, along with their team of master manipulators are offering clients an alternative to fate.

With Christian Slater, Steve Zahn, Cedric Sanders, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Jaime Ray Newman

All or Nothing at All(1993)

1h per episode | Drama

In this compelling story of a daring conman, Leo Hopkins (Hugh Laurie) prospers from the greed of others - but his undeniable charm and willingness to take risks plunge him into a mess of troubles and worry. Addicted to gambling, seduced by his secretary and threatened by his corrupt boss, his life spirals downward and Leo must find a way to straighten himself out before he loses everything.

48 Hours on ID(2006-)

TV-14
| Crime, Mystery, Documentary

"48 Hours" began as a documentary in 1986 and became a regular series two years later. It was built around a team of correspondents covering one subject for 48 consecutive hours. Over time it evolved into the premiere broadcast for law, crime and justice stores -- its journalists, for example, havebeen credited with uncovering new information that has led to high-profile cases being overturned and wrongfully convicted people released from prison. The large library of episodes are revisited in "48 Hours on ID," focusing on investigations that explore themes of jealousy, murder and deceit.

War of Lies(2017)

46min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

When Koichi was 9-years-old, Koichi's father was accused of killing his wife and youngest child. He was also accused of committing suicide. In reality, Koichi's father was framed for the murders and Koichi saw the person who killed his family. He told a cop that his father didn't kill anyone and he saw the killer, but nobody believed him. Afterwards, his relatives called him a liar and he grew up with the nickname of Liar. Koichi eventually moved overseas and changed his name. He became a swindler.

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman(2022)

TV-MA
| 42min per episode | Documentary, Crime
3.3/5 (with 51 votes)

This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

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A Road to Gyllenbla!(1985-1986)

30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Ratio Rasch, the president of planet Gyllenblå, has banned laughter and emotions in order to create a society based on reason. Police are constantly patrolling the planet and anyone caught laughing is imprisoned and given anti-laughter serum. Only a few members of an underground guerrilla oppose the president. On Earth, the eccentric Dr. Krull listens to signals from outer space and realizes that something needs to be done so he sends the two children Cecilie and Fredrik to Gyllenblå. Epicykel, a guerrilla member, senses their presence and hopes to get to them first but fails. The children are put in school, where Fredrik has great difficulty controlling his laughter but Cecilie adapts well. The guerrilla knows that laughter is contagious and Fredrik gives them new hope of returning laughter to the people of Gyllenblå.

Directed by Leif Krantz