Best "police corruption" TV Shows/Series of All Time

25 TV shows/series found (page 1/1):

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.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga - With Matthew McConaughey, Adria Arjona

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The Shield(2002-2008)

FSK: 18+ years

| 45min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

4.1/5 (with 328 votes)

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

Directed by Shawn Ryan - With Michael Chiklis, David Rees Snell, Glenn Close, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond, Paula Garcés, ...

Power Book II: Ghost(2020-)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama

4.2/5 (with 136 votes)

Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.

With Michael Rainey Jr., Shane Johnson, Melanie Liburd, Paige Hurd, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, ...

Line of Duty(2012-2021)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

4.1/5 (with 180 votes)

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

With Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Craig Parkinson, Lennie James, Keeley Hawes, ...

Renegade(1992-1997)

44min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

3.3/5 (with 51 votes)

Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.

With Lorenzo Lamas

Between the Lines(1992-1994)

Drama

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.

With Neil Pearson

We Own This City(2022)

FSK: 18+ years

| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama

3.6/5 (with 76 votes)

The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green - With Jon Bernthal, Josh Charles, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, ...

The Responder(2022-)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime

3.5/5 (with 30 votes)

Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?

With Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring

Alex(2017-2019)

FSK: 12+ years

| 45min per episode | Crime, Drama

3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Ruthless and corrupt police officer Alex has decided to come to terms with his dubious past and become clean. But the dark forces he has collaborated with earlier refuses to let him off the hook, putting both Alex and his family's lives at great danger. At the same time Alex gets a new partner, Frida, who secretly has been instructed to bring him down.

Undercover(2011-2016)

54min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

3.4/5 (with 16 votes)

Just an ordinary boy from the Sofia suburbs becomes the first bulgarian undercover cop. Forced by his father when he was young to lie and cheat, Martin becomes the perfect liar. That skill, and also thehatredof the 'underworld' makes him the perfect match for a dangerous mission - to infiltrate the crime organisation of a rich and powerful businessman. While infiltrating and living in fear of being uncovered, Martin falls in love with the most inappropriate woman - Djaro's girlfriend, Suni. Just when he gains the trust of the mobsters, it appears that the real enemy is in the police. Martin is alone against all, facing difficult decisions.

With Ivaylo Zahariev, Vladimir Penev, Michael Bilalov, Zahari Baharov, Marian Valev, Snejana Makaveeva, ...

The Ghost Squad(2005)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama

3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down. It starred Elaine Cassidy as a police constable recruited into the squad and Jonas Armstrong as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.

Directed by Richard Laxton - With Elaine Cassidy, Emma Fielding, Jonas Armstrong, Paul Popplewell, Jason Flemyng

Better(2023-)

59min per episode | Drama, Crime

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.

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Brotherhood(2019-)

50min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure

4.1/5 (with 21 votes)

An honest lawyer reaches a moral crossroads after the cops force her to inform on her incarcerated brother, the leader of a rising criminal faction.

With Seu Jorge, Naruna Costa, Lee Taylor, Danilo Grangheia, Hermila Guedes

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Blue Murder(1995)

1h 30min per episode | Drama

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Set in the 1970s and 1980s in Sydney, the miniseries concerns the relationship between controversial former Detective Roger "the Dodger" Rogerson and notorious criminal Arthur "Neddy" Smith. Rogerson and his colleagues were accused of giving Smith a "green light" to commit crimes without Police interference, with the relationship fraying when Rogerson orders hitman Christopher "Mr. Rent-a-Kill" Flannery to murder Police Officer Michael Drury.

Directed by Michael Jenkins - With Richard Roxburgh, Tony Martin, Steve Bastoni, Gary Sweet, Peter Phelps, Joy Smithers, ...

King Liar(2018)

42min per episode | Crime

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

When Jari Aarnio was younger, he was honored as ‘Police Officer of the Year’, and quickly became Chief of the Narcotics Squad. The Squad boasted quick results and flashy confiscations. Aarnio’s reputation as a hero cop grew when he used a pair of garden sheers to diffuse a grenade which was tossed into his backyard by a vengeful criminal. Now, the hero cop is in prison, serving a maximum sentence. King Liar follows how Aarnio’s abuse of power was discovered through hard work and persistent investigation by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) and two reporters from the country’s largest newspaper. Together, they uncovered the most unbelievable tale of crime, bribery, prostitution, drug trafficking, and money laundering. When he was arrested, Aarnio denied all charges and tried to use his allies in the police department, media, and even the government to make it all seem like a witch hunt orchestrated by the KRP.

Directed by JP Siili, Taavi Vartia - With Kari Hietalahti, Pilvi Hämäläinen, Kirsi Ylijoki

Avalanche(2021)

54min per episode | Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure, War & Politics, Crime

3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Seiichi Habu is a member of the mysterious outlaw group Avalanche. The group exists at a time when moral hazards run rampant among politicians, bureaucrats, businesses, and even among ordinary people.

Memorist(2020)

1h per episode | Mystery, Drama, Action & Adventure

3.7/5 (with 14 votes)

When Dong Baek was a high school student, he suddenly gained a supernatural power. Whenever he touches somebody, he can read that person's memory. Dong Baek reveals his memory reading ability to people and he becomes a detective. He is gung-ho to catch as many criminals as possible. He encounters a mysterious serial murder case.

Borderliner(2017)

45min per episode | Drama

3.1/5 (with 19 votes)

To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.

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Recoil(2018-)

45min per episode | Crime, Drama

3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A criminal group starts to investigate the police man Tom Karlsen after a drug deal goes wrong.

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami(2021)

40min per episode | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime sage that spanned decades.

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Big Sound(2000-2001)

Comedy

Big Sound was a Canadian produced television programme which aired for a run of 22 episodes. The show was set in the offices of a fictional record label, concentrating on the interactions between characters therein. It starred Greg Evigan. As a satire, its aim was to poke fun at the superficial nature of the record industry, and celebrity in general. It featured numerous guest stars well known in the music business such as Scott Stapp, Matthew Good, and Bif Naked among others. It was shot entirely in Vancouver. Other notable guest star include The Walking Dead 's actress Laurie Holden. The show was nominated for several awards including one from Directors Guild of Canada, and in 2001, two Gemini Awards.

The Revenge(2021-2022)

40min per episode | Crime, Drama

3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

An unexpected event takes place in the Akharaphaisansakul household. Head of Pearl Star Group and Patriarch Nawin Akharaphaisansakul has four biological children: Phop, Chan, Pat, and Natty. With his new wife, Philai, he has an adopted child, Vee, who’s extremely loyal to the family. Given the family’s standing, a quiet and modest funeral arranged by the family raises public suspicion when photos are leaked on social media. Nawin is forced to arrange a press conference to alleviate those suspicions. But Vee still has doubts. The night of the event that led to that funeral, Vee was injured and there are things he can’t remember. He'll come to learn he isn't the only one desperate to know what really happened that night.

Um Dia Qualquer(2020)

25min per episode | Crime, Drama

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Club Oasis(1957)

30min per episode | Comedy

Club Oasis is a 24-episode half-hour comedy-variety show, set in a chic simulated nightclub, which appeared on NBC in the 1957–1958 television season. The series alternated with The Polly Bergen Show in the 9 p.m. EST time slot on Saturday evenings. Though several entertainers appeared as hosts on Club Oasis, the program became most closely associated toward the end of its short run with the bandleader Spike Jones, who became its permanent host, and his City Slickers. After their performances, the Club Oasis guests were interviewed by Hy Gardner. In the series premiere, Van Johnson acted as host, and the singers included Jo Stafford and the four Ames Brothers. In the second episode, Kay Starr sang "Wheel of Fortune", "When You're Smiling", "That's What the Good Book Says", and "Three Letters". On December 21, 1957, the program featured Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians performing "Holiday", "Auld Lang Syne", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", and "Easter Parade", as well as some traditional carols. Other Club Oasis regulars were comedienne Joyce Jameson and midget comedian Billy Barty. Among the many well-known guest stars, some of whom made multiple appearances, were Andy Griffith, Joe Besser of The Three Stooges, Edie Adams, Jeannie Carson, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Fisher, Stan Freburg, Phil Harris, Peter Lawford, Gisele MacKenzie, Dean Martin, the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Martha Raye, Jimmie Rodgers, and Frank Sinatra.

Mr. Grim Reaper(2021-)

50min per episode | Mystery, Crime

Detective Gido Kennin (Tanaka Kei) specialises in reinvestigations, and is the most shunned and loathed person at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He carries around a name card with no department written on it and takes pleasure in uncovering cases where the police created false charges. Gido reveals the negligence of the police such as mistakes in initial investigations and cover ups, reconsidering the testimonies and evidence from these cases to discover the real criminals. He hates it if people escape punishment and in order to prevent this from happening, he makes all other sacrifices. It is said that no one will be happy after Gido’s investigations, and this has earned him the nickname “grim reaper”.

TV Shows & Series: Best "police corruption" TV Shows/Series