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The Best Mystery Shows On Netflix To Watch Now

Updated February 3, 2021 8.0k votes 1.7k voters 102.7k views60 items

List RulesVote up the best mysteries currently streaming on Netflix.

Here are the best mystery shows streaming now on Netflix. Whether you're looking for detective shows or whodunits, this list of TV mysteries currently on Netflix is regularly updated with new and popular TV series. What are the best mystery series to watch on Netflix?

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Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
Premiered: 2010
Sherlock (BBC One, 2010) is a British crime television series created by Steven Moffat and... more
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Broadchurch
David Tennant, Olivia Colman
Premiered: 2013
Broadchurch (ITV, 2013) is a British serial crime drama television series created by Chris... more
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Mindhunter
Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany
Premiered: 2017
Mindhunter (Netflix, 2017) is an American crime thriller television series created by Joe... more
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Dark
Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci
Premiered: 2017
Dark (Netflix, 2017) is a German science fiction thriller web television series created by... more
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#59 of 71 Sci-Fi Shows You Should Be Watching Now#39 of 59 The Best Teen Sci-Fi And Fantasy TV Series
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The Sinner
Jessica Biel, Bill Pullman
Premiered: 2017
The Sinner (USA, 2017) is an American anthology drama TV series developed by Derek Simonds,... more
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The OA
Brit Marling, Emory Cohen
Premiered: 2016
The OA (Netflix, 2016) is an American mystery drama web television series created by Brit... more
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The Blacklist
James Spader, Megan Boone
Premiered: 2013
The Blacklist (NBC, 2013) is an American crime thriller television series created by Jon... more
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Bates Motel
Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore
Premiered: 2013
Bates Motel (A&E, 2013) is an American psychological horror drama television series based on... more
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Criminal Minds
Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Premiered: 2005
Criminal Minds (CBS, 2005) is an American police-procedural television program. The series... more
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Hinterland
Richard Harrington, Mali Harries
Premiered: 2014
Y Gwyll, titled Hinterland in the English-language version (S4C, 2013), is a Welsh noir police... more
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NCIS
Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly
Premiered: 2003
NCIS is an American police procedural drama television series, revolving around a fictional... more
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How To Get Away With Murder
Viola Davis, Billy Brown
Premiered: 2014
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, 2014) is an American legal thriller television series... more
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Twin Peaks
Kyle MacLachlan, Russ Tamblyn
Premiered: 1990
Twin Peaks (ABC, 1990) is an American mystery horror drama television series created by Mark... more
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Safe
Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington
Premiered: 2018
Safe (Netflix, 2018) is a television drama series created by Harlan Coben. After his teenage... more
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13 Reasons Why
Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford
Premiered: 2017
13 Reasons Why (Netflix, 2017) is an American teen drama mystery series based on the 2007... more
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Riverdale
KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart
Premiered: 2017
Riverdale (The CW, 2017) is an American teen drama television series developed by Roberto... more
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Bloodline
Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn
Premiered: 2015
Bloodline (Netflix, 2015) is an American thriller drama web television series created by Todd... more
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The Gift
Beren Saat, Mehmet Gunsur
Premiered: 2019
The Gift (Netflix, 2019) is a Turkish drama fantasy series. A painter in Istanbul embarks on a... more
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iZombie
Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin
Premiered: 2015
iZombie (The CW, 2015) is an American television series developed by Rob Thomas and Diane... more
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Bordertown
Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi
Premiered: 2016
Bordertown (Yle TV1, 2016), also called Sorjonen, is a Finnish television crime drama and... more
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The 4400
Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie
Premiered: 2004
The 4400 (USA Network, 2004) is an American science fiction television series created by René... more
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Ripper Street
Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn
Premiered: 2012
Ripper Street is a British TV series set in Whitechapel in London's East End in 1889, six... more
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The Stranger
Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran
Premiered: 2020
The Stranger (Netflix, 2020) is a British mystery thriller series based on the novel by Harlan... more
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Criminal
David Tennant, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Youssef Kerkour
Premiered: 2019
Criminal: UK, Criminal: France, Criminal: Germany, and Criminal: Spain (Netflix, 2019) are... more
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Hemlock Grove
Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård
Premiered: 2013
Hemlock Grove (Netflix, 2013) is an American Netflix original horror thriller television... more
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