Trending Crime TV Shows
The most popular crime tv shows streaming right now — detective stories, heists, courtroom drama, and criminal underworlds. Updated October 8, 2026.
Crime TV series are among streaming's most reliable crowd-pleasers. The genre's inherent suspense — who did it, will they get caught, what happens next — makes crime shows irresistibly bingeable. Streaming platforms have expanded the genre far beyond traditional police procedurals to include complex character studies of criminals, investigative journalism dramas, legal thrillers, and true-crime-inspired fiction. The trending crime shows right now represent the genre's remarkable breadth and depth.
Top 10 Crime TV Shows Right Now
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Last SeenApple TV+1 Last Seen (2026)
When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.
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MobLandfubotv2 MobLand (2025)
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
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Kill JackiePrime Video3 Kill Jackie (2026)
Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious life for the past 20 years after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. But just as life begins to feel a little boring, she discovers that The Seven Demons, a group of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her.
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Marshalsfubotv4 Marshals (2026)
With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the regi…
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ReacherPrime Video5 Reacher (2022)
Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
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Slow HorsesApple TV+6 Slow Horses (2022)
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Monster: The Lizzie Borden StoryNetflix7 Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026)
Trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
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NCIS: New Yorkfubotv8 NCIS: New York (2026)
Special Agent Sam Hanna returns to his hometown of New York City to the NCIS field office and partners with a roguish agent, Nick Schaeffer, to help lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.
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Tokyo RevengersHulu9 Tokyo Revengers (2021)
Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang. The day after hearing about her death, he’s standing on the station platform and ends up be…
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NCISNetflix10 NCIS (2003)
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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Why Stream Crime TV Shows?
Streaming elevated crime TV from formulaic procedurals to prestige storytelling. While broadcast networks still produce case-of-the-week shows, streaming platforms focus on serialized crime narratives where mysteries unfold across entire seasons. This format allows for more complex plots, morally ambiguous characters, and surprising revelations that would be impossible in a 42-minute episodic format. International crime series — particularly Scandinavian noir, British detective dramas, and Korean thrillers — have also found huge audiences through streaming's global distribution.
How to Pick Your Next Crime Show
Crime TV offers several distinct flavors, so knowing your preference helps. "Whodunit" mystery series reward careful attention to clues. Character-driven crime dramas (think Breaking Bad, Ozark) focus on how ordinary people enter criminal worlds. True crime adaptations satisfy fans of real-world cases. For the best crime TV experience, avoid reading episode summaries — the genre lives and dies by its surprises. If you've exhausted English-language crime shows, Scandinavian and Korean crime series consistently offer the freshest storytelling.
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