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- The Capture Season 3: Deepfakes and a Terror Attack

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

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

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- 🥂 Your New Year Crime Drama Guide 2026 – January

- Industry: January’s S4 Teases Ruthless Power Shift in HBO Finance Thriller

- 🎁 Your Holiday Crime Drama Guide 2025/2026

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

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- Accused: New BBC crime drama now on Netflix

- WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (25 SEPT-3 OCT)

- WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (16-24 SEPT)

- 🍂 Fall Crime Drama preview: Top picks for cosy nights 🍁🔪

- WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (12-19 AUGUST)

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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (18-25 MAR)
Posted in: ReviewsThis 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 –… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (11-18 MAR)
Posted in: ReviewsThis 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… Keep reading →
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The Capture Season 3: Deepfakes and a Terror Attack
Posted in: ReviewsThe 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,… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (24 FEB-10 MAR)
Posted in: ReviewsThis 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,… Keep reading →
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💕 WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (10 FEB-3 MAR)
Posted in: ReviewsMid-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.… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (27 JAN-10 FEB)
Posted in: ReviewsA 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… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (20-27 JAN)
Posted in: ReviewsEspionage 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… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (13-20 JAN)
Posted in: ReviewsThis 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… Keep reading →
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🥂 Your New Year Crime Drama Guide 2026 – January
Posted in: Reviews🎇 Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, James Nesbitt, Eve Myles and more. A new year is here, and with it comes a packed lineup of new crime dramas ready to pull you into darker corners, cosy… Keep reading →
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Industry: January’s S4 Teases Ruthless Power Shift in HBO Finance Thriller
Posted in: ReviewsYes we’ll all really miss Harry Lawty’s Robert — but Ken Leung’s Eric Tao is back and more ruthless than ever along with emerging stars Myha’la and Marisa Abela, who appear to be quickly following… Keep reading →
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🎁 Your Holiday Crime Drama Guide 2025/2026
Posted in: ReviewsIt’s arrived — your ultimate crime drama holiday watchlist. With the gifts wrapped and the festive chaos winding down, it’s the perfect moment to retreat, curl up and dive into a season packed with whodunnits,… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (18-25 NOV)
Posted in: ReviewsBig-name stars lead a slate of new crime dramas this week, from Claire Danes diving into a chilling psychological duel in The Beast in Me, to a Scottish mystery unfolding in Summerwater with Dougray Scott, and Shirley Henderson, where a… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (4-11 NOV)
Posted in: ReviewsTwo heavyweight crime dramas are back with new seasons, while two new thrillers promise to keep you on edge as autumn TV hits peak intensity. Vicky McClure returns as an increasingly troubled Lana Washington in Trigger Point’s third… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (22-31 OCT)
Posted in: ReviewsThis week’s lineup delivers two pulse-pounding thrillers. Down Cemetery Road from producers behind Slow Horses sees Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson unravel a government conspiracy after a girl disappears in suburban Oxford. And in A House of… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (15-22 OCT)
Posted in: ReviewsThis week brings a packed slate of new and returning crime dramas across streaming platforms. Acclaimed Netflix political thriller The Diplomat returns for its third season, with Keri Russell. I love the interplay of Russell effortlessly navigating… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (7-14 OCT)
Posted in: ReviewsHigh-seas suspense, small-town secrets and punk-rock rebellion. This week’s lineup of crime and drama series offers a bit of everything plus powerhouse female performances. The Woman in Cabin 10 kicks off the week with Keira Knightley leading this… Keep reading →
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Accused: New BBC crime drama now on Netflix
Posted in: ReviewsWith its all-star cast of crime drama favourites, don’t miss this superb BBC series—now streaming on Netflix! Accused is not just a courtroom / crime drama, but a series of deeply human, morally complex stories… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (25 SEPT-3 OCT)
Posted in: ReviewsPlenty of new twists, secrets, and suspects to keep your fall crime drama cravings satisfied this week. One massive hit, Slow Horses, is under way (what a brilliant first episode!), while another, Blue Lights, drops… Keep reading →
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WHAT TO WATCH: BEST NEW CRIME DRAMAS (16-24 SEPT)
Posted in: ReviewsAs the leaves turn, the small screen is serving up another killer batch of fall crime dramas, the least of which is the brilliant Slow Horses. The beloved Apple TV+ spy drama returns with its sharp, scruffy… Keep reading →
