The Name of the Rose
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 118 votes
Northern Italy, 1327. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Mystery TV Shows
Discover popular and highly rated mystery TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Unnatural
2018 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 103 votes
Mikoto, a forensic investigative examiner, and her partners trace down the evidence of crimes and unravel the puzzles behind mysterious deaths. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 369 votes
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Liar
2017 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 120 votes
A teacher and a surgeon are rocked by scandalous accusations after they enjoy a seemingly innocent date. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Top of the Lake
2013 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 407 votes
A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Gift
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 197 votes
A painter in Istanbul embarks on a personal journey as she unearths universal secrets about an Anatolian archaeological site and its link to her past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eden of the East
2009 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 120 votes
When Saki Morimi gets into trouble with the police while in Washington D.C., she is helped by a Japanese man who calls himself, Akira Takizawa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cruel Summer
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 377 votes
Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fear Itself
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 171 votes
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bored to Death
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 286 votes
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Calls
2021 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 202 votes
Interconnected phone conversations chronicle the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Event
2010 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 242 votes
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Bullet
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 232 votes
A near future, where humans have been defeated by the viral parasites named Gastrea. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 397 votes
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Tunnel
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 118 votes
The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Outcast
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 492 votes
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss Night and Day
2024 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 152 votes
A bittersweet romantic comedy about a job seeker who suddenly gets stuck in time as an old-ager one day, and an extraordinary internship with a prosecutor who is caught up in her all day and night. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Power
2023 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 111 votes
The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
2021 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 271 votes
12-year-old Griffin Campbell and his family move to the small town of Sulphur Springs and take ownership of an abandoned hotel rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a girl who disappeared decades ago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Archive 81
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 733 votes
An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.