Whether you're into true crime, the fictional detectives of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie or gangster tales, there's an enduring appeal to crime drama.
It's often about a mystery unfolding in front of your eyes. There's danger at every turn, but you can take it all in from the comfort of your sofa.
Netflix has had a big hand in making crime as popular as it is in recent years, especially in the field of true crime TV. However, today we're more interested in either purely fictional stories or the dramatised versions of real cases.
UPDATE: The latest Netflix crime drama is the biggest classic mystery hit since Fool Me Once. The Perfect Couple focuses on a rich family in Nantucket, one preparing for the wedding of their son. But when a body shows up on the nearby beach on the day of the wedding, the big question becomes not "will they or won't they" but "who did it?" This show is primed for a binge. And as it's based on a book, you know you're getting a complete story in those six episodes. But, if you haven't guessed already, this one is on the trashier end of the scale.
We've included plenty of high-class crime dramas, as well as the moreish binge watches that trade in twists rather than gritty realism.
The best bit: you don't have to wait for episodes to arrive. While we add new shows to the list below as they arrive, Netflix typically releases most seasons as a block, rather than drip-feeding those eps.
Few genres lend themselves so readily to binge-watching as crime, by virtue of the fact that there’s a mystery to be solved and therefore a reason that you have to get to the end right now.
Here are some crime shows that should be eating up all your weekends for the foreseeable future.
Note:the following best crime dramas on Netflix are available in the UK - please check your region for availability.
Best Netflix crime dramas
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