10 Crime Shows Hiding on Netflix That Are Actually Incredible
Netflix will shove every true-crime docuseries in your face like it's the first time anyone's heard of serial killers.
You get the same cold case rehash with the same ominous piano music, and half the time it's just B-roll of people walking through rain. But here's the thing—while those shows clog up the homepage, the really good stuff is buried. Quietly sitting in the back of the catalog. No hype, no trending tab, no algorithm love.
And that's where this list comes in. These are the crime shows that didn't get a massive ad campaign. They didn't trend on Twitter. But they're better than half the prestige dramas you've already seen five times. Twisted, smart, and sometimes downright mean—these are the ones that actually deliver.
Every show on this list is a sleeper hit. Not in the "hidden gem" kind of way where it's just okay and people say it's good to sound cool—but in the you're halfway through and wondering how no one talks about this kind of way. Tight scripts. Great casts. Plots that go places you don't expect. And best of all? You don't need to wait a year for a new season—because it's all right there, ready to ruin your weekend.
So if you've burned through the usual suspects and you're convinced nothing good's left, think again. These are the crime shows that slipped past the hype—and turned out to be better than half the stuff with the hype.