The Best Netflix Original Thriller Shows

Updated February 17, 2021 14.7k votes 2.8k voters 179.6k views92 items

List RulesOnly Netflix originals and co-productions.

Here are the best Netflix original thriller shows currently streaming right now. Featuring murder mysteries, psychological thrillers, and crime noir, this list of Netflix thriller originals is updated with new and popular shows. What is the best Netflix original thriller series?

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Black
Song Seung-heon, Go Ara
Premiered: 2017
Black (OCN, 2017) is a South Korean fantasy crime thriller television series. While chasing... more
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Memories of the Alhambra
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You
Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail
Premiered: 2018
You (Lifetime, 2018) is an American television drama series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera... 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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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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Unbelievable
Toni Collette, Merritt Wever
Premiered: 2019
Unbelievable (Netflix, 2019) is an American drama miniseries created by Susannah Grant, Ayelet... more
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The Spy
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Narcos
Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura
Premiered: 2015
Narcos (Netflix, 2015) is an American drama web-television series created by Chris Brancato,... more
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Money Heist
Úrsula Corberó, Itziar Ituño
Premiered: 2017
Money Heist (Antena 3/Netflix, 2017) is a Spanish heist television series created by Álex... more
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The Haunting of Hill House
Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino
Premiered: 2018
The Haunting of Hill House is the first season of the Netflix supernatural anthology... more
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V-Wars
Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes
Premiered: 2019
V-Wars (Netflix, 2019) is a drama web television series based on the anthology. Dr. Luther... more
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House of Cards
Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright
Premiered: 2013
House of Cards (Netflix, 2013) is an American political drama television series developed by... more
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Bodyguard
Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes
Premiered: 2018
Bodyguard (Netflix, 2018) is a British television political thriller drama series created by... more
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Sacred Games
Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Premiered: 2019
Sacred Games (Netflix, 2018) is an Indian web television thriller series based on the 2006... more
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Narcos: Mexico
Michael Peña, Diego Luna
Premiered: 2018
Narcos: Mexico (Netflix, 2018) is an American crime drama web television series created by... more
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The Spy
Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem
Premiered: 2019
The Spy (Netflix, 2019) is a television miniseries written and directed by Gideon Raff. Based... more
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Travelers
Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter
Premiered: 2016
Travelers (Netflix, 2016) is a science fiction television series created by Brad Wright.... more
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Messiah
Tomer Sisley, Michelle Monaghan
Premiered: 2020
Messiah (Netflix, 2020) is an American drama-thriller television series created by Michael... more
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Vagabond
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Love, Death & Robots
Hayley McLaughlin, Helen Sadler
Premiered: 2019
Love, Death & Robots (Netflix, 2019) is an American animated television anthology series. A... more
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Occupied
Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Selome Emnetu
Premiered: 2015
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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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The Sniffer
Kirill Käro, Ivan Oganesyan
Premiered: 2017
The Sniffer (ICTV, 2013) is a Russian detective series created by Artyom Litvinenko. The... more

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