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Pepper Ratings / Top 10 by Genre / TV Shows / Mystery

Top 10 Mystery TV Shows

Compelling investigations and questions that make you want to keep looking.

10 EDITORIAL PICKS
1
TV seriesThe LeftoversCover pending
TV series2014

The Leftovers

An unexplained disappearance of part of humanity leaves survivors searching for belief, connection and ways to live with unresolved grief.

9.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
2
TV seriesDarkCover pending
Dark cover
TV series2017

Dark

Disappearances in a German town reveal an intricately connected mystery whose emotional weight rests on family bonds and recurring choices.

8.8/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
3
TV seriesTwin PeaksCover pending
TV series1990

Twin Peaks

A murder investigation opens onto a community’s private lives and disturbing undercurrents, blending soap opera, surrealism and genuine unease.

8.8/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
4
TV seriesSeveranceCover pending
TV series2022

Severance

Employees undergo a procedure separating work and personal memories, creating an unsettling mystery about identity, labour and institutional control.

8.8/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
5
TV seriesLostCover pending
Lost cover
TV series2004

Lost

Survivors of a plane crash explore an island whose mysteries steadily complicate their understanding of one another and their own pasts.

8.6/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
6
TV seriesTrue DetectiveCover pending
TV series2014

True Detective

Anthology investigations explore damaged people and difficult environments, with atmosphere and character psychology often as important as solving the crime.

8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
7
TV seriesSherlockCover pending
Sherlock cover
TV series2010

Sherlock

Classic detective stories are reimagined in contemporary London, with brisk deduction and the central partnership supplying much of the energy.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
8
TV seriesBroadchurchCover pending
TV series2013

Broadchurch

A child’s death fractures a coastal town, placing the emotional damage of suspicion alongside the demands of a criminal investigation.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
9
TV seriesMare of EasttownCover pending
TV series2021

Mare of Easttown

A detective investigates a local killing while carrying family responsibilities and old grief, giving the mystery a deeply rooted community perspective.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
10
TV seriesThe KillingCover pending
TV series2011US

The Killing

A murder inquiry follows both investigators and a grieving family, with patient storytelling emphasising the personal cost of uncertainty.

7.8/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery

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