List of Top 10 Best Mystery TV Shows to Stream and Binge Watch

Top 10 Best Mystery TV Shows

1. Detective Anna

Released in 2016 in Russia, Detective Anna gained popularity soon after its air, with Aleksandra Nikiforova starring the main character. The duration of each episode is about 45 minutes. This TV show is about a 19-year-old girl who possesses the supernatural power, which allows her to communicate with the dead in the form of dreams and visions. Therefore, she does a great help to assist the police to investigate and solve a number of mysterious crimes successfully.

2. The Expanse

With its first season premiered in America on Dec 14, 2015, The Expanse begins to bring audiences into stories that combines both science and mystery. The duration of each The Expanse episode is also around 45 minutes. After the release, the performance of its main performers, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, and Thomas Jane, all receive praise from the audiences. The story tells that when the police detective plans to save a woman, he discovers a threat to humanity and different asteroids. So, let's see how the police detective living in an advanced society solves the trouble!

3. Fearless

Released in Britain on Jun 12, 2017, Fearless has 45 minutes length for each episode. As a crime thriller television series, Fearless shows a story about a lawyer (played by Helen McCrory) who strives to prove the innocence of her client. You can see how the lawyer discovers the truth step by step and learn how to think logically.

4. Fortitude

Another top mystery TV show is Fortitude, which was released in Britain on Jan 29, 2015. With Richard Dormer and Sofie Grabol playing its main characters, Fortitude is set in a small town with the same name. One day, in the town, a scholar is killed brutally, which breaks the peace of life. While discovering the truth, everyone's secrets are also uncovered.

5. The Missing

First released in Britain on Nov 15, 2014, The Missing is a television series starred by James Nesbitt and Frances O'Connor. Audience will spend one hour watching one episode. The Missing deeply expresses a father's anxiety when he is finding his lost son and demonstrates his unremitting efforts with the help of a detective. 

6. Twin Peaks

As an American mystery horror television series, Twin Peaks received great praise undoubtedly after its first episode was released on Apr 8, 1990. Each episode of this TV shows is 45 to 60 minutes, but audience were expected more after watching it due to the addicted story plots. With Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee playing its main characters, Twin Peaks describes a story about a murder case that a high school student is killed. However, the case isn't as simple as what it shows on the surface. You will see more secrets and hidden relationships in Twin Peaks, which attracts you.

7. Unforgotten

Produced in Britain, Unforgotten is another best mystery TV show. From Oct 8, 2015, audience can enjoy this great mystery TV series which is starred by Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar, who played the two detectives and main characters in the show. Each episode is set within 45 minutes. Unforgotten begins with a case of a dead man. The two detectives make efforts to find out the murder; however, there are more surprising stories about each suspect which deserves us to think deeper about our world. 

8. Sherlock

Released in Britain on Jul 25, 2010, Sherlock is a crime television series which belongs to a category of mystery TV show, with the duration about 90 minutes for each episode. Based on the legendary detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, this television series depicts the dangerous but unusual adventure of Sherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) and his best friend and helper Dr. John Watson (played by Martin Freeman). Every episode tells a separate case, but each case actually is related to another, causing great curiosity of audiences.

9. NCIS

Unlike other mystery television series, NCIS depicts more about naval army and detectives. NCIS is an American television series which is released on Sep 23, 2003. With Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly playing its main characters, NCIS focuses primarily on the crime of naval army and the daily life of detectives. If you care more about the secrets of a country, don’t miss this mystery TV series!

10. Criminal Minds

Another mystery TV show that mystery lovers shouldn't forget is Criminal Minds. Premiered on Sep 22, 2005, Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime television series, which is mainly played by Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, and Lola Glaudini. Criminal Minds features FBI agents who helps analyze how murderers think, predicate their next action, and arrest them. From the television series, you may learn many useful ways to observe how people behave, which is the most interesting part.

Here is the list for the top 10 best mystery TV shows to stream and binge watch. Apart from the mysterious atmosphere created by each television series, mystery TV shows concentrate more on showing the real situation of each murder case that tells different stories about the society and spurs us to think. People can easily be involved in the story for its nervous and excited story plots. Now enjoy the mystery TV shows you like and generate your own thoughts!