Netflix's Crime and Mystery Shows: A Mix of Thrills and Laughs

Intense and Suspenseful

The Following

• Former FBI agent hunts a serial killer with many followers
• Intense and full of suspense

City of Shadows

• Suspended cop solves a murder case connected to others
• Focus on story and characters over violence

Absentia

• FBI agent returns after going missing, solves a murder
• Dark and intense

Mindhunter

• FBI agents study serial killers to understand their motives
• Intense and full of suspense

Dark

• Science fiction and crime drama about a town with secrets
• Complex with many twists, involves time travel

Funny and Lighthearted

Good Cop/Bad Cop

• Police chief's son helps his daughter solve crimes
• Mix of comedy and drama

Based on True Stories

Love and Death

• Woman has an affair and kills her husband's wife
• Explores motivations, great acting

Beauty and the Bester

• Man escapes prison, lives under a new name, gets caught
• Focuses on his life and relationship with accomplice

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

• Brothers kill their parents
• Explores their life and motivations, great acting

Mystery and Drama

The Beast in Me

• Writer befriends a potential killer
• Mix of mystery and drama

Untamed

• Special agent investigates a death in Yosemite
• Connected to his past, mix of crime and drama

Black Rabbit

• Brothers deal with loan sharks, enter criminal underworld
• Fast-paced and exciting

Variety for Everyone

Netflix offers a wide range of shows:

• Serious and funny
• Based on true stories and fictional
• Something for everyone