Crime and thriller movies or web series have always been people’s favourite. The combination of suspense, action and midset in them makes them amazing and that is what makes them different from other webseries and people’s favourite too. This web series forces the audience to stick to their seats. And it attracts the audience a lot because of its combination of suspense and thriller . If you like edge-of-the-seat action that tells a story in one sentence, is unpredictable and gives a twist, then this crime and thriller web series will be more facts for you. Let’s see some of the best that you must definitely watch.
Breaking Bad (2008 -2013)
IMDB rating ⭐9.5/10
Available platform: Netflix
A school teacher’s journey to become a dangerous truck load is as thrilling as it is emotional. Walter White, a chemistry teacher, starts making methamphetamine for his family’s future when he is diagnosed with cancer. But gradually he starts doing business of it and becomes a part of the underworld. Breaking Bad is a perfect blend of master peace crime and human psychology.
Narcos (2015- 2017)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.8 /10
Platform Available: Netflix
Narcos is a real life best crime drama. This story is about a drug mafia named kingpin Pablo Escobar and tells how he entered the world of drugs. It not only focuses on crime and drug traffic but also explores the complexities of law enforcement and politics. Due to its high intensity story telling and powerful performance, it is a must watch web series.
Sherlock (2010 – 2017)
IMDB rating: ⭐9.1 /10
Platform Available: Netflix, Prime
This model adoption of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective character Sherlock Holmes is a masterpiece. The tremendous acting of Benedict Comeberbatch and Martin Freeman makes this show even more engaging. Every episode they solve a new case which is filled with brilliant writing and suspense. Which the audience likes very much.
Money Heist (2017- 2021)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.8 /10
Platform Available: Netflix
A master mind professor who makes a master plan and also prepares a team which is going to steal in the Royal Mint of Spain and for this thing they plan for many months in advance. Every episode feels like a roller coaster ride in which there is a tremendous combo of action, emotional strategy. If you like highstake thrillers then Money Heist should be in your watch list.
Peaky blinders (2013- 2022)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.8/10
Platform Available: Netflix
The story of a gangster family in 1920s Birmingham, England who get caught in the dangerous game of power and politics and that is where their life reaches a turning point. Thomas Shelby and his family’s rise and fall in a dangerous world is worth watching. Along with crime and thriller, it also explores political drama and family dynamics.
Mind Hunter (2017-2019)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.6/10
Platform Available: Netflix
This series is based on the FBI’s early profiling and the process of understanding a serial killer. Mind Hunter is a psychological thriller that focuses on a real-life serial killer and shows FBI agents how to decode psychology and catch the serial killer using FIR. This show is a slow burn, but every dialogue and scene creates a great suspense that compels the audience to watch.
True Detective (2014 -2025)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.9 /10
Platform Available: HBO Max
This web series is an anthology in which a new case and a new detective are shown every season. The first season which came with Mathew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson has become a cult classic. This is an outstanding crime thriller series due to dark story telling and intense performances and unpredictable twists.
Ozark (2017 -2022)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.5 /10
Platform Available: Netflix
This series tells the story of Mary Byrde who is a financial planner. Along with this, he shifts his family’s wealth under the influence of money so that he can launder money for a Mexican drug case. You will get to see a tremendous combo of suspense crime and family drama in the show which will keep you engaged till the end.
The night manager(2016)
IMDB rating: ⭐8.3/10
Platform Available: Disney+Hotstar
This web series is about a former British soldier Jonathan Pine who goes on an undercover mission in which he has to expose the empire of a dangerous arms dealer Richard Roper. This is the perfect web series for suspense and thriller lovers in which Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie have amazing acting performances.
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