American TV series about private detectives

List of the best American TV series about private detectives according to viewers: Sherlock, The Mentalist, Perry Mason, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Marvel's Jessica Jones, The Outsider, So Help Me Todd, Elementary, King & Maxwell, Terriers.

In the top there are new series of 2022, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

Country
Markimdb: 9.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:30

    A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecrime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:07

    An intense and fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A talented P.I. agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his mother, who is reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical pair of private investigators. As discredited Secret Service agents, their unique skills often give them a leg up on suspects and conventional law enforcement. He's charming and always one step ahead of the game; she's a fearless force to be reckoned with. As a team, they're unstoppable.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration09:15

    Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA

    Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and the former MI:6 agent Higgins.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing lone-wolf private investigator Eddie Valetik as research for a potential comeback role. Though Eddie resents the babysitting gig, high-spirited Sam uses the skills she learned as an actor playing a cop and proves herself to be surprisingly valuable.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:50

    Twenty years after graduation, a tight-knit group of college friends reconnects and discovers that love hasn't gotten easier with age.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:46

    Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Corrupt ex-cop turned hitman Nick Sax's life is changed forever by a relentlessly positive, imaginary blue winged horse named Happy.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Set in the early 1980s, and about a fictional visionary, an engineer and a prodigy whose innovations confronts the corporate behemoths of the time. Their personal and professional partnership will be challenged by greed and ego while charting the changing culture in Texas' Silicon Prairie.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA

    1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole that would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US History, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Family Reunion follows a family of six who travel from Seattle, Washington to Columbus, Georgia for the McKellan Family Reunion and decide to stay to be closer to their family.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

    Refugees from a war-torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 250 years in the future. The local sheriff with a past, a federal agent and a mother in search of her missing refugee daughter drive this allegory with a surprising conspiracy at the center.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:06

    Young CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Inspired by Sydney Pollack’s 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Happily Divorced is an American sitcom created by Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Inspired by their experiences, the series, which became TV Land's third original scripted series following Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35, ran from June 15, 2011, to February 13, 2013, and revolves around a Los Angeles florist who finds out her husband of 18 years is gay. Happily Divorced was canceled on August 23, 2013.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:42

    Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    An aspiring actress is presented with an arrangement that would link her romantically to a big star in Hollywood, but sticking to the details of her contract may not be easy.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredocumentary, crime
    CountryUSA

    The documentary takes a detailed look at the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday with her family.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. In Nashville, musicians and songwriters are at the heart of the storm driven by their own ambitions. Some are fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in their power to stay on top.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Set in a remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces, the series focuses on local outcast Roman Mercer who must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons if he’s to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone from the mass haunting that’s threatening to destroy them all.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    Meet The Thundermans, a typical suburban family that happens to have astounding superpowers. At the center of the action are the 14-year-old Thunderman twins, who share the same bathroom, the same school, and the same annoying little siblings. Their only difference? The sister is a super student with a super sunny disposition who super looks forward to being a superhero someday, and her twin brother is a super villain.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:22

    Jim Jefferies, an edgy, foul-mouthed stand-up comedian from Australia, in his mid-30s and living in LA, is endeavoring to make his life and career more “legit,” only to find it a difficult, uncomfortable uphill struggle every step of the way. Jim is encouraged in his quest by Steve, his neurotic best friend and roommate, a cyber-law library salesman who struggles to stay on his feet in the wake of a divorce, and Steve’s brother Billy, who suffers from advanced staged Muscular Dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genreaction, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    They're philosophers, storytellers and pioneers in their fields. Four surgeons reflect on their lives and professions in this inspiring docuseries.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Follow the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as a single dad does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary, crime
    CountryUSA

    Over a two-year period, filmmakers embedded with cops in Flint, Michigan, reveal a department grappling with volatile issues in untenable conditions.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his parents' apartment, 9J; and his brother, sister-in-law and their baby's apartment, 9L and his attempts to set boundaries with his intrusive but well-meaning family.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:58

    Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals... before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs - "precognitives" Dash, Arthur and Agatha - who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, family
    CountryUSA

    When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    Billy & Billie centers on two young adults as they fall in love. They face the usual barrage of attention from their friends and family, and the normal anxieties that come at the start of a new relationship-all further complicated by the fact that they're stepbrother and sister.

    Markimdb: 9.2
    Genredrama, western
    CountryUSA

    Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Framed for a cyber-crime she didn't commit, FBI Special Agent Chloe Jocelyn is forced to go on the run in order to prove her innocence.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, reality TV
    CountryUSA

    A show for Fanboys by Fanboys. Set in uber-geek Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture from A to Z. Endless circular debates about the technical accuracy of the USS Enterprise's warp-core schematics? Snarky comic aficionados with an encyclopedic knowledge of every Marvel back issue? You bet.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:30

    Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    Centers on a rough-edged musician Craig, who's adjusting to his new life as a music teacher in a big-city middle school where he encounters teacher politics and the temptations of single moms.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:56

    A brilliant surgeon searches for proof of life after death.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    Over eight standalone episodes, the series explores love in its multitude of forms – including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self love.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:32

    Hidden from the view of the public - and even from the President - there is a top secret agent who is trained and ready to serve, deployed only at the careful discretion of the Vice President.




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