Detective TV shows are a great opportunity to train your brain at your leisure by solving mysteries and riddles. Intriguing plots and charismatic heroes, references to real stories make the world of crime stories attractive and frightening at the same time. The endings in each season of the series are so unexpected that they make you look forward to the continuation.
1. "Fargo"
This detective series presented the viewer with a gorgeous duet of Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman. There is a lot of black humor and an absolutely unpredictable ending. After all, this is the world of the Coen brothers. In a small town in the north, organized crime flourishes, murders and hired killers, clan confrontation - all this is investigated by a pair of detectives in two seasons. Moreover, everyone agrees that the second season is cooler than the first, and this is already unusual. The series features gorgeous images from both opposing sides. A very strong role of Kirsten Dunst is also noted here.
2. "Mentalist"
One of the most interesting American detective series. The main character is the incredibly charming and charismatic Patrick Jane. Once he was a fraud, but he paid dearly for his lies about the culprit. Maniac Red John killed his wife and daughter. Now Patrick works as a mentalist and psychologist at the police station and really helps the police find the killers. He sees right through people. The show has a sense of revenge, love, and investigation. The last episode was released in 2015.
3. "White collar"
The FBI White Collar Department investigates the theft of valuables, their sale, counterfeiting and everything related to the property of culture and art. This is a detective series for true intellectuals. Here you will not see blood, corpses, murders and shootings. The main character, the best agent in the bureau, but he needs an outstanding swindler, delightfully clever and cunning. Only in pairs can they successfully catch scammers. Here you will see interesting crimes, unexpected historical facts and, of course, the charismatic Matt Bomer.
4. "Secrets and Lies"
The psychologically difficult detective series keeps the viewer in suspense literally until the end credits. The plot, although simple at the beginning, is cleverly twisted by the scriptwriters. The main character Ben leads the measured life of an ordinary person until he accidentally discovers a dead neighbor's boy while jogging in the forest. Suddenly, the police begin to suspect of the murder of him. The life of a man turns into hell, acquaintances and even family turn away from him. This is how the hero is forced to start his own murder investigation.
5. "Joe"
This detective story is presented to the viewer in a classic French style. Here you will see high-quality storylines, deeply developed characters, dosed action. The legendary Jean Reno in the role of an aging cop greatly adorns the series. His strange past and current problems in relationships with loved ones are revealed in parallel with the investigation of the murders.
6. "Black Forest"
The Spanish detective series tells the story of the life and tragedies of a small quiet village in the province of Galicia. Two family clans have long and seriously competed for the right to control a large logging factory. The relatively harmless enmity between families, which began in a relatively harmless manner, enters a new phase when a murder occurs. The colorful characters - Detective Diego Bazan and Sergeant Marga Neira - have diametrically different approaches to work. However, it is they who will have to conduct this complicated case together, and they begin the investigation.
7. "Castle"
This American detective series has successfully combined drama and comedy throughout its 8 seasons. Especially recommended for fans of good humor and forensics riddles. The main character of the series, writer Richard Castle, is looking for inspiration for his new detective novels. By the will of fate, he is drawn into the investigation of one murder. After that, he himself decides to work with the detectives in order to draw a plot for a new book right from the crime scene. After a while, the ridiculous cooperation develops into a well-coordinated work. Here, not only crimes are solved, but drama also takes place in the personal lives of the heroes.
8. "Amnesia"
The beginning of the series is quite intriguing. Emily Byrne, an FBI agent, is investigating a crime during which she suddenly disappears without a trace. After a lengthy but unsuccessful search, she is declared dead. However, 6 years later, an anonymous phone call tells her where she is. She is found in an abandoned house, exhausted and barely alive in a glass tank filled with water. Emily Byrne does not remember anything about her abduction, or about where she spent all these 6 years.
9. "Dr. Harrow"
A brilliant pathologist and brilliant forensic scientist Daniel Harrow has obvious detective inclinations and seeks to find out the true causes of death of all the unfortunate victims who end up in his laboratory. Each episode of the series promises a new puzzle that the doctor must solve.
10. "Purely English Murders"
In good old England, where everyone knows each other, murders in the rural hinterland are something out of the ordinary. Any nice old woman or old neighbor can be a criminal here. Unraveling detective cases in Midsomer - local police.
