Top 10 English Crime Shows
The top 10 english crime shows, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 103 eligible shows. 9 of them are streaming in India right now on Netflix, JioHotstar and Prime Video — each links to exactly where to watch it.
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Breaking Bad
2008IMDb 9.5 · 26,02,845 votes
Revolutionized television by transforming a high school teacher into a ruthless drug lord through meticulous character d
Streaming on Netflix
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The Wire
2002IMDb 9.3 · 4,26,865 votes
Groundbreaking ensemble cast and interconnected Baltimore street narratives redefined prestige television storytelling.
Streaming on JioHotstar
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The Sopranos
1999IMDb 9.2 · 5,82,424 votes
Pioneering mob drama that established the antihero protagonist and complex psychological depth as TV standards.
Streaming on JioHotstar
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Sherlock
2010IMDb 9.0 · 10,86,290 votes
Modern Sherlock adaptation combines Victorian detective logic with contemporary London crime solving and witty dynamics.
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Better Call Saul
2015IMDb 9.0 · 8,38,791 votes
Prequel brilliance shows Bob Odenkirk's morally conflicted lawyer emergence through meticulous writing and cinematograph
Streaming on Netflix
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Dexter: Resurrection
2025IMDb 9.0 · 1,29,604 votes
Revival continues Dexter's dark serial killer narrative with renewed focus on internal conflict and redemption.
Streaming on Prime Video
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Fargo
2014IMDb 8.8 · 4,57,314 votes
Midwest crime anthology uses dark humor and interconnected characters to explore moral ambiguity and criminal chaos.
Streaming on Prime Video
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Peaky Blinders
2013IMDb 8.7 · 7,71,795 votes
Post-WWI Birmingham gangster saga features visceral violence, period authenticity, and Cillian Murphy's magnetic perform
Streaming on Netflix
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Narcos
2015IMDb 8.7 · 5,22,089 votes
Cinematic Colombian drug cartel saga depicts the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar with documentary-like precision.
Streaming on Netflix
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Oz
1997IMDb 8.7 · 1,15,936 votes
Brutal prison drama broke ground for HBO's prestige content by portraying institutional crime and survival unflinchingly
Streaming on JioHotstar
Frequently asked
- What is the best English Crime show of all time?
- By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), Breaking Bad (2008) tops this list with an IMDb score of 9.5 from 26,02,845 votes, and it's streaming in India on Netflix.
- How is this list ranked?
- We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
- Where can I watch these English shows in India?
- 9 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.
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