Best TV shows — crime on Prime Video : 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

2019 · Eric Kripke · 5 seasons

A rough-and-ready band of vigilantes who call themselves The Boys wage a relentless guerrilla campaign against corrupt superheroes, fueled by working-class resolve and a readiness to use brutal, underhanded tactics.

With Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher and Laz Alonso

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

2015 · Sam Esmail · 4 seasons

Elliot is a young programmer crippled by a severe anti‑social condition who thinks the only way to reach people is by intruding into their digital lives. He turns his hacking talent into a weapon to defend the few he cares about, only to be pulled into a dangerous middle ground between the legitimate cybersecurity firm that employs him and shadowy factions trying to recruit him to take down corporate America.

With Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, Martin Wallström, Grace Gummer, Portia Doubleday and Michael Cristofer

2024 · Lauren LeFranc · 1 season

After a catastrophic breach of the seawall leaves the city fractured, Oswald "Oz" Cobb moves to seize the power left by Carmine Falcone’s death, driven to deliver the life he vowed to his mother, Francis. To do so he must take on rival factions, navigate a corrupt and crumbling authority, and overcome the demoralizing notoriety that shadows him as "the Penguin."

With Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O'Connell and Clancy Brown

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

2006 · 1 season

A brilliant, top-ranking student named Light Yagami is suffocating under a life of ease and tedium—until he stumbles upon a strange notebook left behind by a rebellious Shinigami, a god of death. The object grants its holder a terrifying ability: anyone whose name is written inside will die. Convinced he can cleanse the world of wrongdoing, Light sets out to wield the notebook as an instrument of justice. But as his campaign of elimination escalates, the line between noble intent and corrupting power blurs—will he succeed in creating a better world, or become the very evil he intends to eradicate?

With Mamoru Miyano, Shidô Nakamura, Noriko Hidaka, Nozomu Sasaki, Kimiko Saito, Naoya Uchida and Ryou Naitou

1999 · David Chase · 6 seasons

Tony Soprano, an Italian-American mob boss in New Jersey, wrestles with keeping his criminal obligations from tearing apart his family life. He turns to therapy with Dr. Jennifer Melfi, whose sessions expose the emotional toll and moral contradictions of his double existence. The narrative also follows the people closest to him—most prominently his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti—whose loyalties, ambitions and conflicts drive the show's central dramas.

With James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli and Steven Van Zandt

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

2021 · Brad Ingelsby · 1 season

In a quiet Pennsylvania town, a determined detective probes a local homicide while desperately trying to keep her personal life from unraveling.

With Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Sosie Bacon and David Denman

2024 · Ronan Bennett · 1 season

Javier brings his pregnant wife, Delia, to his isolated family ranch in a remote village. Though she is lavished with care, Delia senses a quiet dread that she cannot shake. On a hunting trip Javier shoots what he believes to be a deer—only to discover it is a man. The ranch hands dispose of the body over a canyon and urge Javier to put the matter behind him, but the victim’s spirit returns to implore his mother, the village witch, to avenge his death. Under a sudden, violent storm the witch appears at the estate and pronounces a curse: Delia will give birth to twin daughters, and one of them will hide a monstrous being within her. The next day Delia bears a beautiful baby girl and the household breathes easier—until she goes into labor again a few hours later and is brutally killed by the second infant. Both newborns are identical, radiant and seemingly healthy, leaving everyone haunted by the impossible question of which child caused their mother’s death. Years later the twins have grown into opposites: Gilda has escaped to the city and forged an independent life as a doctor, while Liliana remains a fragile invalid confined to the ranch. Beneath their mirrored faces, one of them conceals the terrible presence of the Chacala, a demon that will soon reveal itself and unleash destruction on those around her.

With Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Chukwudi Iwuji, Khalid Abdalla, Lia Williams and Eleanor Matsuura

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

2017 · David E. Kelley · 2 seasons

Three mothers of first-graders maintain picture-perfect facades until simmering secrets, rivalries and old wounds surface, driving friendships to fracture and ultimately leading to suspicion, violence and murder.

With Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Alexander Skarsgård and Zoë Kravitz

2025 · Ronan Bennett · 1 season

Two rival crime dynasties ignite a brutal feud that spirals out of control, threatening to topple long-built power structures and destroy the lives caught in the crossfire.

With Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver and Anson Boon

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

2006 · Blake Masters · 3 seasons

An Irish, working-class family dominates a city where loyalty is currency and corruption is woven into everyday life. Tommy Caffee, a charismatic politician clinging to power, and his brother Michael, a battle-scarred criminal returning after seven years on the run to reclaim his streets, face off on opposite sides of the law. Their ruthless bid for control drags the entire family into a web of secrets, betrayals and infidelities that could unravel both their legacy and the fragile order of Providence, Rhode Island.

With Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke, Fionnula Flanagan, Annabeth Gish, Ethan Embry, Kevin Chapman and Karl Bury

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

2010 · Terence Winter · 5 seasons

As Prohibition begins, Atlantic City turns into a place where ordinary rules no longer apply. The town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, holds the reins of power from both City Hall and the shadowy underworld, equally a shrewd politician and a ruthless crime boss.

With Steve Buscemi, Vincent Piazza, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Stephen Graham, Shea Whigham and Michael Kenneth Williams

2022 · Taylor Sheridan · 4 seasons

Freed after a quarter-century behind bars, New York mob capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is banished by his superiors and dumped in Tulsa, Oklahoma to quietly reestablish operations. Convinced his old family betrayed him, he methodically recruits a ragtag mix of locals and loyal veterans, rebuilding a crew and carving out a new power base in unfamiliar territory.

With Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Max Casella, Martin Starr, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza and Jay Will