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Father Brown(2013-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 45min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 49 votes)

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

With Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Jennie Jacques

Fargo(2014-)

FSK: 16+ years
| Crime, Drama
4.1/5 (with 1,221 votes)

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

True Detective(2014-)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Drama
4.2/5 (with 1,498 votes)

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999-)

FSK: 16+ years
| 43min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 1,757 votes)

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Mayor of Kingstown(2021-)

FSK: 18+ years
| Drama, Crime
4.0/5 (with 155 votes)

In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

Grimm(2011-2017)

FSK: 12+ years
| 45min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 1,490 votes)

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

CSI: NY(2004-2013)

FSK: 12+ years
| Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 318 votes)

Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".

Sherlock(2010-2017)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 2,479 votes)

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo(2002-)

1h 51min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.

With Yutaka Mizutani, Ittoku Kishibe, Kōji Ishizaka, Saya Takagi, Kakko, Yasufumi Terawaki, ...

Haven(2010-2015)

3.8/5 (with 212 votes)

FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000-2015)

FSK: 12+ years
| Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 559 votes)

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

Dragnet(1951-1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 30min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.2/5 (with 15 votes)

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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Vera(2011-)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 60 votes)

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Crossing Lines(2013-2015)

44min per episode | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 48 votes)

Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Daniel. The team - comprised of individuals who have little in common - must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. Housed in an unused storage section underneath the ICC, this mismatched team faces bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while traversing continents in pursuit of justice.

SOKO Leipzig(2001-)

3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

SOKO Leipzig is a German police procedural television programme, a spin-off of the earlier German police programme SOKO 5113. It was first broadcast on 31 January 2001, on German television channel ZDF. On 12 November 2008, the first part of a two-part crossover between SOKO Leipzig and British police procedural The Bill was aired, with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television channel ITV1.

Psych(2006-2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 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.

CSI: Miami(2002-2012)

FSK: 12+ years
| 42min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.9/5 (with 753 votes)

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

Batman: The Animated Series(1992-1995)

FSK: 6+ years
| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 741 votes)

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Death in Paradise(2011-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 112 votes)

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.

Grantchester(2014-)

FSK: 16+ years
| 46min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 55 votes)

In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

Endeavour(2013-2023)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 106 votes)

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

Mushi-Shi(2005-2014)

4.0/5 (with 91 votes)

Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

Perry Mason(1957-1966)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Mystery, Drama, Crime
3.8/5 (with 56 votes)

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

Who's The Murderer(2016-)

1h 15min per episode | Crime, Mystery, Reality-TV
4.1/5 (with 7 votes)

The cast is introduced to the settings and suspects of a murder case for the new episode. The cast then chooses their role in the episode, as a particular suspect or the detective.

Agatha Christie's Poirot(1989-2013)

FSK: 12+ years
| 50min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.1/5 (with 210 votes)

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Case Closed(1996-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 25min per episode | Animation, Mystery, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 316 votes)

The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.

Hyouka(2012)

26min per episode | Animation, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 150 votes)

Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm curious." Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory who calls himself a database. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. They begin to investigate a case that occurred 45 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Classics Club. The collection is titled "Hyouka."

Elementary(2012-2019)

FSK: 16+ years
| 43min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.8/5 (with 756 votes)

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

Bungo Stray Dogs(2016-)

Atsushi Nakajima was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Osamu Dazai, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!

The Apothecary Diaries(2023-)

23min per episode | Animation, Drama, Mystery
4.2/5 (with 15 votes)

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

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