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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (11-18 AUGUST)

The return of Alan Ritchson’s Reacher headlines another strong week for crime drama, alongside a new London-set police thriller starring Nick Blood and a French import exploring corruption, power and justice. Plus we get must-watch seductive teen drama The Shards. Here are the crime dramas landing on screens this week. The Shards (FX, Available now) Based on Bret Easton Ellis’s acclaimed bestselling…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (4-11 AUGUST)

August is off to a strong start for crime drama fans, with a blockbuster new season of Lioness and other returning favourites, plus an intriguing new mystery set against the backdrop of Jamaica’s colonial past. Fans of HBO’s hit Get Millie Black will find plenty to like here, with another richly layered story where personal history, family…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (21-28 JULY)

World Cup and Wimbledon are over so it’s finally back to regular (crime drama) programming. This week’s lineup has plenty to offer. From the return of two acclaimed British thrillers to an atmospheric French mystery and a chilling new BBC adaptation, these are the latest series worth adding to your watchlist. The Crow Girl –…

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🏖️ Ultimate Summer Crime Drama Guide: What to Watch!

Summer is the perfect time to settle into a great crime drama, whether you’re escaping the heat, enjoying some downtime, avoiding the sport, or simply looking for your next binge-watch. Watching from the sofa, the sun lounger or somewhere in between — here is my annual roundup of the mysteries, thrillers and cop dramas worth…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (26 MAY-9 JUNE)

June is off to a great start with a packed crime drama lineup with major star-led thrillers, from Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in Apple TV+’s dark new take on Cape Fear to a second season of tense British drama The Ex-Wife. Plus a critically acclaimed new Nicola Walker series. The Ex-Wife – Season 2 (Now available to stream in the UK…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (19 MAY-2 JUNE)

This week’s crime drama lineup sees John Krasinski return to the world of crime and espionage in Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Tatiana Maslany lead Apple TV+’s darkly comic conspiracy thriller Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and Timothy Spall back solving murders in Wales in the second season of fan fav Death Valley. There’s also a buzzy new BBC drama, starring Bergerac’s Damien Molony. Is it the…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (1-19 MAY)

This week’s crime drama picks range from a powerful true-crime drama based on the British John Worboys case to the return of Netflix’s chilling Danish noir The Chestnut Man, alongside a new obsession thriller starring Jill Halfpenny and a major new Netflix undercover ops series led by Steve Coogan and Strike’s Tom Burke. Number One Fan (Channel 5, 4 May…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (21-28 APR)

This week’s crime drama lineup is packed with major returning detective series and high-profile new releases, bringing together some of the biggest names in crime drama. Missed Call (Channel 5, 13–17 April)Missed Call follows a mother (Joanna Scanlan) who travels to southern France when her daughter Katie disappears during a school exchange trip, only to find…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (7-14 APR)

This week’s crime drama lineup offers a dark comedy and new seasons of critically acclaimed dramas, Beef and Turn of the Tide, highlighting how quickly ordinary lives can unravel, with stories that turn quiet town calm, personal rivalry and sudden opportunity into something far more sinister. The Burbs (Sky One / NOW, 1 April 2026)Inspired by…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (31 MAR-7 APR)

This week’s crime drama picks lean into a second season of suburban secrets and lies, and classroom tension as a school-set anthology drama returns. Meanwhile, The Capture continues to captivate us with each tension-filled episode — and brilliant performances by Holliday Grainger. It’s a must-watch! Ellis (Channel 5, 10 March)You can binge all four episodes of…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (25-31 MAR)

This week’s crime drama lineup delivers real-life scandal, Nordic-noir serial-killer suspense and the return of one of ITV’s most reliable detective hits. Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards (Channel 5, 24 March)Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards explores the double life of one of British television’s most recognisable news presenters, charting how his public authority unravelled following…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (18-25 MAR)

This week’s crime drama picks span Florida noir, a glossy friendship thriller and outback absurdity — proof that crime storytelling comes in many forms. And, if you haven’t started Gone – featured last week – it’s a must-watch, brilliantly acted, cat-and-mouse whodunnit! Scarpetta is slowly getting very interesting.(Am I the only one who wonders why…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (11-18 MAR)

This week’s crime drama picks include the highly anticipated new Nicole Kidman forensic adaptation, a twist-filled friendship mystery with another big name — and a neo-Western drama set in the expanding Yellowstone universe. Scarpetta (Prime Video, 11 March)The wait is over! Based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling novels, Scarpetta stars Nicole Kidman as forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta and Jamie Lee…

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The Capture Season 3: Deepfakes and a Terror Attack

The BBC’s surveillance thriller returns with a timely and chilling new chapter as The Capture opens one year after Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) exposed the intelligence service’s secret video manipulation programme, Correction. Now acting head of SO15, Rachel is preparing to launch Operation Veritas — a revolutionary camera network designed to detect live deep-fakes — with backing…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (24 FEB-10 MAR)

This week’s crime drama picks include a cat-and-mouse ITV thriller starring Eve Myles, a young Sherlock, a gripping Navajo Nation investigation and suburban secrets simmering behind closed doors Down Under. Dark Winds – Season 4 (AMC, 22 Feb.)The fourth season of Dark Winds follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn, played by Zahn McClarnon, as he, Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito race…

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💕 WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (10 FEB-3 MAR)

Mid-February kicks off a new slate of crime dramas, including several buzzy streaming returns and a darkly comic mystery set in Ireland that’s getting rave reviews. Valentine’s weekend is for staying in and keeping cosy. How To Get To Heaven from Belfast (Netflix, 12 Feb.)Created by Lisa McGee, How To Get To Heaven from Belfast begins with the…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (27 JAN-10 FEB)

A haunting crime drama set in Wales, a cop drama on a Caribbean isle, and courtroom battles where the lawyer becomes the accused — there’s plenty to add to your watchlist. Under Salt Marsh (Sky, 30 Jan.)Yellowstone’s Kelly Reilly is a former detective turned teacher who is pulled back into a devastating small-town murder as a once-in-a-generation…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (20-27 JAN)

Espionage is back in force this week, with Hugh Laurie resurfacing in Tehran, while Patrick Dempsey takes a lead role in a new crime drama. Tehran (Apple TV+, 9 Jan.)The Mossad thriller returns as Tamar infiltrates Iran once more, risking everything after a mission goes wrong. Hugh Laurie joins the cast as a nuclear inspector, raising the stakes…

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (13-20 JAN)

This week’s roundup sees a popular British detective drama return for a new season, and no shortage of international intrigue. Plus all our favourite crime drama actors are back in action — Olivia Colman, Lesley Sharp, Martin Compston — just to name a few. From burning moors and Miami money to country house murders and…

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