Best TV shows — crime on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

2010 · Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat · 4 seasons

Set in present-day London, a celebrated detective and his physician partner tackle contemporary crimes across the city, blending high-tech tools with razor-sharp observation to unravel baffling mysteries.

With Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves, Louise Brealey, Mark Gatiss and Andrew Scott

2014 · Nic Pizzolatto · 4 seasons

A U.S.-set anthology of police procedurals that unfolds across interwoven timelines: each investigation peels back layers of the people connected to the case—suspects, witnesses and investigators alike—bringing hidden personal and professional truths to light and blurring the boundary between legal duty and moral compromise.

With Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Mahershala Ali, Woody Harrelson, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Dorff and Michelle Monaghan

2013 · Steven Knight · 6 seasons

In the aftermath of the Great War in 1919 Birmingham, a ruthless family-run gang—infamous for sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps—uses intimidation and cunning to expand its reach. At its center, the hard-edged and calculating Tommy Shelby stops at nothing to lift his clan from the industrial streets into positions of wealth and influence.

With Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Helen McCrory, Finn Cole, Ned Dennehy and Joe Cole

2006 · James Manos, Jr. · 8 seasons

By day, Dexter Morgan examines blood-spatter patterns for the Miami Metro Police; by night, he hides a second life as a calculated serial killer who seeks out criminals who have slipped through the justice system.

With Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar, Luna Lauren Velez, C.S. Lee and Desmond Harrington

2017 · Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese · 3 seasons

A child's disappearance plunges four families into a desperate search for answers, pulling back layers of a reality-shifting mystery that reaches across three generations.

With Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Andreas Pietschmann, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne, Stephan Kampwirth and Paul Lux

2014 · Noah Hawley · 5 seasons

Set in and around Minnesota, this intimate anthology peels back the calm surface of close communities to reveal simmering malice, sudden outbreaks of violence and the lasting fallout of murder. Each episode is a self-contained portrait of ordinary lives upended by suspicion, revenge and the haunting consequences of criminal acts.

With Allison Tolman, Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jack Huston and Salvatore Esposito

2005 · Paul Scheuring · 5 seasons

A political conspiracy sends an innocent man to death row, and his only hope lies with his brother — who intentionally gets himself incarcerated in the same prison to mount a desperate, inside-driven escape for them both.

With Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Amaury Nolasco, Wade Williams, Sarah Wayne Callies and William Fichtner

2008 · Kurt Sutter · 7 seasons

The Sons of Anarchy are an outlaw motorcycle club with chapters across the United States and beyond. The story centers on the original Redwood charter—Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (often called SAMCRO)—based in the small Northern California town of Charming. Mixing legitimate fronts like a garage with illicit ventures including arms trafficking and ties to the adult-film business, the club is run by Clay Morrow, a president who favors old-school, often brutal methods. His stepson and vice president, Jax Teller, grows increasingly uneasy with the club’s direction, and their growing rift over leadership and values reverberates through the organization and their personal lives, driving Jax to pursue a mission to reclaim SAMCRO’s name and reshape its future.

With Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Tommy Flanagan, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates, Dayton Callie and Ron Perlman

2017 · Steve Lightfoot · 2 seasons

After his family is slaughtered, a former Marine sets out on a relentless quest to find and punish those responsible. He soon uncovers a shadowy military cover-up that drags him into a dangerous battle for the truth — and his own survival.

With Jon Bernthal, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Jason R. Moore, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Daniel Webber and Paul Schulze

2013 · Bryan Fuller · 3 seasons

Cursed and blessed in equal measure, Graham possesses a rare ability to inhabit the minds of those he pursues, experiencing their sights and sensations as if they were his own. When a grotesque, cannibalistic murderer emerges, Special Agent Jack Crawford pairs him with the distinguished psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter—an expert on criminal behavior whose refined demeanor conceals a disturbing fascination with the minds he studies.

With Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas, Aaron Abrams, Scott Thompson and Gillian Anderson

2022 · Nick Santora · 3 seasons

Recently discharged from the military police, Jack Reacher now lives as a lone wanderer. He keeps no phone and carries only the barest supplies as he crosses the country, rediscovering the nation he once swore to protect.

With Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Bruce McGill, Maria Sten and Hugh Thompson

2019 · Ava DuVernay · 1 season

Accused of a violent assault in Central Park, five teenagers from Harlem are thrust into a harrowing ordeal as police scrutiny, sensational headlines, and community backlash threaten to tear apart their lives, their families, and the fragile bonds that hold them together while they fight to prove their innocence.

With Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Michael Kenneth Williams

2022 · Dennis Lehane · 1 season

Sentenced to ten years behind bars, Jimmy Keene is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime bargain: obtain a confession from suspected murderer Larry Hall and earn his freedom. The task becomes a tense, personal crusade that forces him into psychological games, dangerous risks, and a race to uncover the truth before it destroys him.

With Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Ray Liotta, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi, Laney Stiebing and Robert Wisdom

2005 · Jeff Davis · 19 seasons

A select team of FBI profilers decodes the behavioral patterns of the nation's most dangerous offenders, using psychological expertise to forecast and prevent future attacks. When a new wave of baffling crimes arises, David Rossi — a veteran investigator and co‑founder of the BAU — returns to bolster the unit with his hard‑won experience. Together they work to unmask motives, trace patterns, and stop predators before they can strike again.

With Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson and Paget Brewster

1993 · Chris Carter · 11 seasons

FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are assigned to the X-Files, a collection of sidelined, unresolved investigations into strange and seemingly supernatural events. Mulder is driven by a firm belief in alien involvement and other paranormal causes, while Scully, a trained scientist and skeptic, is sent to scrutinize his discoveries through objective analysis—regularly offering conventional explanations that pull Mulder back toward mainstream law enforcement work.

With David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Patrick, Tom Braidwood, Bruce Harwood and Dean Haglund

2019 · Ava DuVernay · 1 season

Five teenagers from Harlem are plunged into a harrowing ordeal after being wrongly accused of a brutal assault in Central Park, forcing them to battle public outrage and fight to prove their innocence.

With Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Michael Kenneth Williams

2013 · Jenji Kohan · 7 seasons

A mistake from her past lands Piper Chapman in a women's penitentiary, forcing her to abandon a comfortable New York life and navigate an unpredictable world of friendships, rivalries and odd alliances among a colorful group of inmates.

With Taylor Schilling, Nick Sandow, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Diane Guerrero, Uzo Aduba and Danielle Brooks

2011 · Jonathan Nolan · 5 seasons

Believed to be dead, former CIA paramilitary operative John Reese partners with the reclusive billionaire Finch to stop violent crimes in New York City by dispensing their own brand of justice. Reese brings covert-operations expertise while Finch contributes a brilliant talent for creating predictive surveillance software, making them an ideal, if unconventional, team. Working outside legal bounds and harnessing sophisticated monitoring technology, they hunt down threats and help ensure the right offenders are brought to justice.

With Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman, Enrico Colantoni, Taraji P. Henson, Amy Acker and Sarah Shahi

1990 · David Lynch, Mark Frost · 3 seasons

Laura Palmer’s body is discovered on a remote beach near the tiny Washington town of Twin Peaks, prompting FBI agent Dale Cooper to be sent in to probe the unsettling death. What begins as a criminal inquiry soon unravels a tangle of secrets and strange forces, pulling him into the surrounding forest and into a confrontation with the darkest corners of both the town and his own psyche.

With Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Horse, Al Strobel, Kimmy Robertson, Harry Goaz, Sheryl Lee and Dana Ashbrook

2018 · Marti Noxon · 1 season

A journalist named Camille Preaker returns to her small hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls, only to find the case reopening the traumatic memories and inner turmoil she thought she had escaped. As she digs into the community and the victims’ lives, buried secrets and psychological scars resurface, threatening her stability and complicating the search for the killer.

With Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Eliza Scanlen, Chris Messina, Matt Craven, Henry Czerny and Taylor John Smith