If your idea of a perfect night involves gripping puzzles, shadowy secrets, shocking twists, and at least one dramatic gasp, Netflix has you covered. The streaming service has several mystery TV shows to keep you entertained long past your bedtime.
Here are seven of the best mystery shows on Netflix. They include different kinds of mysteries, from dark comedies to psychological thrillers. So, press play, test your deductive skills, and watch it all unfold!
The Residence
This series stars Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, a highly intelligent and eccentric detective who can crack the most complex of cases. She was called in to investigate a murder that took place during a state dinner at the White House.
The chief usher, A.B. Wynter, played by Giancarlo Esposito, was planning to retire and have fellow usher Jasmine Haney (Susan Kelechi Watson) take over his job, but he was found dead upstairs on the night of the dinner. Cupp had the White House put on lockdown while she looked into the long list of suspects.
Dept Q
Based on the crime novel series Department Q by Jussi Adler-Olsen, this British crime series is set in Scotland and stars Matthew Goode as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck.
The top detective was promoted to the position of the head of a new police unit after a tragic shooting that left him injured, paralyzed his partner, and killed another officer.
He and his misfit team work together to investigate the disappearance of a missing prosecutor.
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Wednesday
Tim Burton’s hit Netflix original, Wednesday, follows the eldest daughter of the Addams Family, who is named Wednesday. She is played by Jenna Ortega. The show’s setting is at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school just outside of Jericho, Vermont. There, Wednesday solves crimes and mysteries, all while navigating teenhood and her budding psychic abilities.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the 2019 YA mystery novel of the same name by Holly Jackson. Five years after the disappearance and death of Andie Bell (India Lillie Davis), a popular high school senior, was solved, 17-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers), who is now a senior herself, isn’t so sure the case was that simple.
Andie Bell was seemingly murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh (Rahul Pattni), who then took his own life. Pip decides to conduct an investigation of her own to find out what really happened.
Dark Winds
The crime thriller Dark Winds is based on Leaphorn & Chee, a novel series by Tony Hillerman. Zahn McClarnon plays Joe Leaphorn, a tribal police lieutenant in a town in Navajo County called Kayenta. Most of the cast is also Indigenous. The show’s timeline is set in the 1970s and follows Joe as he investigates crimes on the reservation.
The Sinner
In each season of The Sinner, Detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) investigates a different crime while dealing with his own problems. The Sinner is unique because the murderer is revealed right in the beginning, so the mystery to solve is why someone would commit such violent acts.
Get Even
Four classmates at a British private school, Olivia (Jessica Alexander), Bree (Mia McKenna-Bruce), Margot (Bethany Antonia), and Kitty (Kim Adis) collaborate to take down bullies. But when a classmate is killed, his body was discovered on his front lawn with a note in his hand, framing the girls for the murder. They must clear their names by finding the real murderer.
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