Best Mystery TV Shows, Ranked

Mystery and whodunnit series ranked by how strongly they scored with critics and audiences.

The 25 highest-rated mystery series right now

1
Stranger Things (2016)
SeriScore 194102.7Audience 8.6/10 Netflix
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
2
The Mentalist (2008)
SeriScore 120399.7Audience 8.4/10 Hulu
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
3
FROM (2022)
SeriScore 109554.8Audience 8.5/10 MGM+
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
4
Criminal Minds (2005)
SeriScore 95591.1Audience 8.3/10 Prime Video
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
5
Wednesday (2022)
SeriScore 70580.5Audience 8.3/10 Netflix
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
6
Supernatural (2005)
SeriScore 70162.4Audience 8.3/10 Prime Video
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
7
Severance (2022)
SeriScore 59768.2Audience 8.4/10 Apple TV+
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
8
True Detective (2014)
SeriScore 49792.5Audience 8.3/10 HBO Max
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
9
Spider-Noir (2026)
SeriScore 38698.3Audience 8.4/10 Prime Video
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
10
The X-Files (1993)
SeriScore 32803.2Audience 8.4/10 Hulu
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
11
Black Mirror (2011)
SeriScore 32265.2Audience 8.3/10 Netflix
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
12
Grimm (2011)
SeriScore 31602.5Audience 8.3/10 Prime Video
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
13
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
SeriScore 29274.7Audience 8.4/10 Hulu
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
14
Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
SeriScore 17667.5Audience 8.5/10 [object Object]
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won't come easy. When Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined - and that the only way out is together.
15
Twin Peaks (1990)
SeriScore 16634.3Audience 8.3/10 Paramount+
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
16
Sherlock (2010)
SeriScore 16109.2Audience 8.5/10 Netflix
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
17
Riverdale (2017)
SeriScore 14249.1Audience 8.4/10 Netflix
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
18
The Originals (2013)
SeriScore 14144.9Audience 8.6/10 Netflix
The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
19
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
SeriScore 10166.1Audience 8.4/10 Paramount+
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
20
Gravity Falls (2012)
SeriScore 8150.6Audience 8.6/10 Disney+
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
21
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
SeriScore 5926.1Audience 8.6/10 HBO Max
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
22
The Twilight Zone (1959)
SeriScore 5505.3Audience 8.5/10 Paramount+
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
23
Over the Garden Wall (2014)
SeriScore 2093.1Audience 8.6/10 HBO Max
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
24
The Midnight Gospel (2020)
SeriScore 728.7Audience 8.3/10 Netflix
Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.
25
The Apothecary Diaries (2023)
SeriScore 0.0Audience 8.6/10 [object Object]
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!