Philosophical Series

List of the best philosophical series selected by visitors to our site: True Detective, Mindhunter, Black Mirror, The Midnight Gospel, Hannibal, Sherlock, House, Merlí, Lodge 49, Dark.

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

Markimdb: 8.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

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.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:14

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:43

    A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrefantastic, comedy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

    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: 8.7
      Genredrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.

      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountrySpain

      TV series about a high school philosophy teacher, Merlí, who teaches in an original way, and about the students of his class, including his own son, and the relationship, friendship, love, and problems between the students of the class.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:13

      Dud is a deadbeat but charming ex-surfer who joins a fraternal order hoping to reclaim the simple, happy lifestyle he lost when his father died. Through the Lodge and his newfound connection with the other members, Dud will come to find the missing sense of purpose in his life and confront his deepest fears and greatest hopes.

      Markimdb: 8.7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration02:13

      A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.

      Markimdb: 8.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration00:47

      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.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA

      A comedy set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, action, cartoon, detective, film noir, anime
      CountryJapan, USA
      Duration02:28

      After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:55

      Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky's lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure. Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter adapted the show from Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, a book by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:20

      Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through this crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration05:15

      The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:05

      A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, family
      CountryUSA

      April, an aspiring journalist, is balancing her ambitious career with her family and a new office romance. In an unexpected twist of fate, April learns that she has leukemia.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryCanada, USA

      The Outer Limits is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:42

      Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:25

      In his first HBO stand-up comedy special, Ramy Youssef shares candid anecdotes about his life as an Egyptian-American comedian, writer, actor and director.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:05

      The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:43

      Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.

      Markimdb: 9.3
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:22

      In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, France, Spain, United Kingdom, USA

      As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration00:43

      With a huge asteroid rushing towards Europe, there are only eight days left till impact. In the face of the apocalypse everything changes; laws and rules are abandoned. Who can save themself, what is really important now?

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      A middle-aged man recently ditched by his long-term girlfriend, ‘Karl’ lives with his elderly Auntie and his closest companion is his doppelgänger alter ego.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance

      In a world where death is finally conquered and people can live forever, a cop (Darius, 120yo) and a young woman (Christa, 24yo) must investigate the mysterious suicide of seven teenagers. With the promise of eternal youth, why would a group of teenagers commit such an act? Was it a cult? A political act? The two will embark on a mysterious and dangerous investigation from which there will be no turning back.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA

      An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrefantastic, comedy, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:57

      Detective Dirk Gently operates based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, adventure, cartoon, anime
      CountryJapan

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      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genrefantasy, adventure, cartoon, anime
      CountryJapan

      In the beginning, an "orb" is cast unto Earth. "It" can do two things: change into the form of the thing that stimulates "it"; and come back to life after death. "It" morphs from orb to rock, then to wolf, and finally to boy, but roams about like a newborn who knows nothing. As a boy, "it" becomes Fushi. Through encounters with human kindness, Fushi not only gains survival skills, but grows as a "person". But his journey is darkened by the inexplicable and destructive enemy Nokker, as well as cruel partings with the people he loves.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantastic, melodrama
      CountrySouth Korea
      Duration01:40

      Nam Shin is a son from a family who runs a large company. After an unexpected accident, he falls into a coma. His mother Oh Ro-Ra is an authority on brain science and artificial intelligence. She creates an android named Nam Shin III which looks like just like her son Nam Shin. The android pretends to be Nam Shin and he has a bodyguard So-Bong.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryCanada
      Duration00:43

      Being Erica is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that aired on CBC from January 5, 2009 to December 12, 2011. Created by Jana Sinyor, the series was originally announced by the CBC as The Session, but was retitled Being Erica before debuting in 2009. It is produced by Temple Street Productions and distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide. The show stars Erin Karpluk as Erica Strange, a woman who begins seeing a therapist to deal with regrets in her life, only to discover the therapist has the ability to send her back in time to actually relive these events and even change them. In Canada, the second season premiered on September 22, 2009. Only 12 episodes were produced for the second season due to budget cuts at the CBC. On May 11, 2010, the CBC announced that Being Erica was renewed for a third season of 13 episodes. Soapnet announced that it was picking up the full third season as well. Season 3 debuted on September 21, 2010, at 9 pm ET, on CBC Television. In the United States, Season 3 began aired on Soapnet starting January 26, 2011. The show's fourth and final season aired in fall 2011. Although the show was never officially cancelled by the CBC, Sinyor told TV Guide during the fourth and final season run that the series had reached a natural conclusion and she had no plans to write or produce a fifth season.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:44

      Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrefantastic, action, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration04:30

      A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe.

      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: 8.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:22

      The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.

      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:47

      Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. According to the show's pilot, the phrase "mad men" was a slang term coined in the 1950s by advertisers working on Madison Avenue to refer to themselves. The focal point of the series is Don Draper, creative director at Sterling Cooper and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the people in his life, both in and out of the office. The plot focuses on the business of the agencies as well as the personal lives of the characters, regularly depicting the changing moods and social mores of the United States in the 1960s.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew's wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.




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