As 2025 begins with a bang for crime drama fans, here are my top three pics to stream: Protection a fast-paced cop drama with the always brilliant Siobhan Finneran as a witness protection officer; The Agency, a present day international spy thriller which starts off very slow and very confusing, but oh boy is it worth it to stick with this one – absolutely one of the best shows of the year with superb acting by an all-star cast (Richard Gere, Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith); and finally, a rare, truly excellent and authentic American cop / drug world / crime drama! Set on Cape Cod, Hightown (Season 3) and its eclectic cast of characters including hard partying state cop Jackie Quiñones will draw you in from the very first minute. Also worth your time is Season 2 of the totally original psychological sci-fi thriller Severance now out on Apple TV. And we get Season 2 of The Night Agent on Netflix. Happy binging!

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The Night Agent – Netflix – 23 Jan

Action thriller The Night Agent is back for Season 2 as a young FBI agent (Gabriel Basso) navigates a world where danger is everywhere and trust is in short supply.

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Patience – Available free on Channel 4 – 8 Jan

Set in York, detective Bea Metcalf forms an unlikely duo with young police archivist Patience Evans, opening a door into a whole new world for Patience, who has autism and is able to spot clues that others do not see. Starring Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and Ella Maisy Purvis, this is the UK version of hit French series Astrid: Murder in Paris, which coincidentally sees its Season 4 debut 24 January on More4!

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Hightown – Available now on Amazon Prime Video

Jackie Quiñones (Monica Raymund) is a hard-partying cop on Cape Cod, who gets caught up in a brutal string of drug ring murders and police corruption in Provincetown in Season 3 of this excellent and gritty US series.

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The Agency – Available now on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+

The Agency follows a CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites and he is thrown into a deadly game of international intrigue.

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Severance – Available now on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV – 17 Jan

In this clever sci-fi drama Mark S (Adam Scott) leads a team of office co-workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives; when a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

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Reawakening – Available now on Apple TV and Sky Store

A couple whose daughter aged 14 went missing and then reappears after a decade. But is it really her? Starring Jared Harris, Juliet Stevenson, and Erin Doherty

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Protection – BritBox, Amazon Prime Video – 29 Dec

Following a witness protection officer (Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran), who finds herself at the centre of a breach, compromised by an extramarital romance with a coworker, but resolute in her resolve to fight back and unearth the real cause of corruption within her unit.

Saint-Pierre – CBC TV – 6 Jan

After exposing corruption, a Newfoundland cop is exiled to French islands where he teams up with a headstrong deputy to solve baffling crimes beyond the idyllic locale’s facade.

Murder in a small town – Available now on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu

Karl Alberg moves to the idyllic coastal town of Gibsons in British Columbia to become the new police chief but a string of murders and an interest in the attractive local librarian keep him busy.

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