Best Crime TV Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Crime TV Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 26009. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Breaking Bad (2008)
Rated 9.5/10 on IMDb, from 2008. A terminally ill chemistry teacher teams with a former student to manufacture crystal meth to secure his family's future.
2. Sherlock (2010)
Rated 9.1/10 on IMDb, from 2010. In this updated take on Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern-day London in search of clues.
3. Stranger (2017)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2017. A prosecutor without empathetic abilities, along with a bold female police detective, takes on a murder case involving rampant political corruption.
4. My Mister (2018)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2018. In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.
5. Fargo (2014)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, from 2014. Inspired by the classic Coen Brothers film of the same title, this new limited series embroils several quirky Minnesotans in a different 'true' crime.
6. Narcos (2015)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2015. The true story of Colombia’s infamously violent and powerful drug cartels fuels this gritty new gangster drama series.
7. Peaky Blinders (2013)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2013. A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost.
8. Los Simuladores (2002)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2002. Los Simuladores are a commando group specializing in simulation operatives to solve problems for their clients.
9. Signal (2016)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2016. Communicating via a walkie-talkie that transcends time, a profiler from 2015 and a detective from 1989 join forces to tackle crimes and injustice.
10. Better Call Saul (2015)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2015. This prequel to 'Breaking Bad' follows small-time attorney Jimmy McGill as he transforms into Walter White's morally challenged lawyer, Saul Goodman.