Best TV shows with detectives

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Best TV shows with detectives

Discover the list of the most watched TV shows with detectives, ranked from best to worst.

According to 0 votes, the TV show 56 Days, released in 2026, came in first as TV show with detectives, followed by A Man on the Inside and Blood Sacrifice (released in 2026, starring Jakob Oftebro and Peter Andersson). Scroll down for the top 10 TV shows with detectives, rated by visitors in 2026.

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56 Days
2026 - 2026. Drama, Crime, Mystery. Dove Cameron, Avan Jogia, Dorian Missick, Karla Souza...
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An unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend, Ciara Wyse. The detectives reconstruct the love story of the couple from the last 56 days. •••
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A Man on the Inside
2024 - present. Comedy, Investigation. Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek...
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Charles, a retired teacher, agrees to help a private detective and goes undercover in a retirement community. The search for a missing object brings him not only clues, but also unexpected •••
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Blood Sacrifice
2026 - present. Drama, Crime, Mystery. Jakob Oftebro, Peter Andersson, Electra Hallman...
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After two cops lose their lives in an attack, a stubborn detective teams up with his estranged ex-cop father. Jakob Oftebro and Peter Andersson star in the Swedish detective series on •••
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Bookish 4
Bookish
2025 - present. Crime, Mystery, Drama. Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker, Elliot Levey, Buket Komur...
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In post-World War II London, Gabriel Book, owner of an antiquarian bookstore, solves strange cases using his books. Mark Gatiss created and stars in the British detective series.
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Boston Blue 5
Boston Blue
2025 - present. Crime, Drama. Donnie Wahlberg, Sonequa Martin-Green, Ernie Hudson, Maggie...
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Detective Danny Reagan from New York moves to the Boston Police Department to be closer to his son, Sean. There he works alongside detective Lena Silver, from a whole family of law •••
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City of Shadows
2025 - 2025. Crime, Mystery. Isak Férriz, Verónica Echegui, Ana Wagener, Manolo Solo, Irene...
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A burnt body is found on the facade of Casa Milà, Gaudí's masterpiece in Barcelona. Inspector Milo Malart, suspended for misconduct, is called back to solve the case. The Spanish series on •••
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Crossing Jordan 7
Crossing Jordan
2001 - 2007. Drama. Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Jerry O'Connell, Steve Valentine, Ravi...
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Jordan Cavanaugh (Jill Hennessy) is a forensic pathologist in Boston who, haunted by her mother's murder, is not content with autopsies: she wants to find the killers herself. Alongside •••
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Dead Boy Detectives 8
Dead Boy Detectives
2024 - 2024. Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller. George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson...
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Edwin and Charles are two teenagers turned ghosts who choose to stay together and work as detectives. With the help of Crystal, a young clairvoyant, they investigate cases that ordinary •••
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Dept. Q 9
Dept. Q
2025 - present. Drama, Mystery, Investigation. Matthew Goode, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne...
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In Edinburgh, Inspector Carl Mørck is assigned to a new unit focused on older cases. With an unconventional team, he revisits complex files and looks for perspectives others have overlooked.
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Detective Hole 10
Detective Hole
2026 - present. Mystery, Crime, Drama. Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman
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Detective Harry Hole investigates serial murders in Oslo while confronting his own weaknesses and police corruption. The series is created by Jo Nesbø.
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This list includes, for example, Crossing Jordan, The X-Files, Dead Boy Detectives.

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