10 TV series for fans of tangled detective stories

Very strange things

Horror, fantasy, detective.
USA, 2016.
Duration: 2 seasons.
IMDb: 9, 0.

In a small provincial town, absolutely nothing interesting happens until one day a little boy disappears somewhere. Everyone goes in search, but it turns out that it is not so easy to resist the mysterious otherworldly forces.

Luther

Drama, crime, detective.
UK, 2010.
Duration: 4 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 6.

The brilliant detective John Luther works for the London police and is known for being able to solve any, even the most complex case. However, his methods are not entirely standard: sometimes, at his own peril and risk, he walks the fine line between law and crime only in order to find the culprit.

Young Morse

Drama, crime, detective.
UK, 2012.
Duration: 5 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 6.

Young British police officer Endeavor Morse is at the very beginning of his detective career. Together with him, we set off on a fascinating journey into the past - to the mysterious Oxford, which keeps much more secrets than meets the eye.

Gotham

Drama, fantasy, action.
USA, 2014.
Duration: 5 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 0.

A series based on DC Comics' Batman comics. Brave police detective James Gordon and his partner Harvey Bullock are trying to cleanse gloomy Gotham from evil and vice, while young Bruce Wayne is just preparing to become a real defender of the city.

11.22.63

Drama, fantasy, thriller.
USA, 2016.
Duration: 1 season.
IMDb: 8, 3.

English teacher Jacob Epping accidentally discovers a portal to the past and travels to 1960s America to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and find the people responsible for the crime.

Night administrator

Drama, crime, thriller.
UK, USA, 2016.
Duration: 1 season.
IMDb: 8, 2.

Cunning intelligence agents recruit one of the nightly administrators of a European hotel to infiltrate the international arms network as an undercover spy and obtain all the valuable information for them.

Dirk Gently Detective Agency

Science fiction, comedy, detective.
USA, UK, 2016.
Duration: 2 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 4.

An incredibly funny black comedy with elements of a detective story about how a very eccentric private investigator Gently, together with his partner, unravels crazy affairs and intriguing mysteries. The series is based on the novel by British science fiction writer Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Murder

Drama, thriller, crime.
USA, Canada, 2011.
Duration: 4 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 2.

This series is interesting for its unusual approach to solving the crime: you can look at it from the point of view of the detective, and through the eyes of the victim's family, and even from the perspective of the suspects. Everything is mixed here: political intrigue, police investigations and the experiences of ordinary people.

Fargo

Thriller, drama, crime.
USA, 2014.
Duration: 3 seasons.
IMDb: 9, 0.

A chance meeting at a local hospital turns the life of an ordinary insurance agent upside down. She becomes the starting point for a whole chain of mysterious and rather brutal murders that begin one after another in a small town on the outskirts of Minnesota.

How to avoid punishment for murder

Drama, thriller, crime.
USA, 2014.
Duration: 5 seasons.
IMDb: 8, 3.

Professor Annalize Keating is a brilliant lawyer and equally brilliant educator who teaches a group of talented students the discipline How to Avoid Punishment for Murder. However, soon they all turn from simple listeners into real participants in the crime.