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  1. Perry Mason 2020

    Series

    Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

    The sides of Perry Mason

    • A broke private eye in 1932 Los Angeles
    • A kidnapping that ends in murder
    • A courtroom where Mason finds his calling

    Good for you if

    • you like a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court.
    • you love the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles.
    • you like a noir that takes its time before the trial.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a story that starts with the death of a baby.
    • you can't stand grim, bloody crime scenes.

    About: justice · war trauma · corruption · faith

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  2. L.A. Confidential 1997

    Película

    Los Ángeles, años 50. El departamento de policía vive tiempos agitados en una ciudad revuelta y sacudida continuamente por escándalos que destapa la prensa sensacionalista, y donde todo el mundo busca la fama, drogas, alcohol, sexo o dinero. Dos agentes de caracteres opuestos, en cambio, guian sus acciones por nobles sentimientos: Bud White (Russell Crowe) se mete en todo tipo de líos pero no soporta que maltraten a una mujer. Mientras, Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) es un novato que quiere "limpiar" el cuerpo de policía de la corrupción imparable que invade todo el escalafón policial, aunque le cueste el desprecio de sus compañeros. Cada uno tiene sus tareas y sus problemas, hasta que una noche aparecen muertos varios agentes en un local nocturno.

    Las caras de L.A. Confidential

    • Tres policías muy distintos en el Los Ángeles de los años 50
    • Una masacre en un restaurante abierto toda la noche
    • El glamour de Hollywood y la corrupción policial

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una conspiración que solo encaja en el último acto.
    • te gustan los policías corruptos, las call girls maquilladas como estrellas de cine y los tratos de la prensa amarilla.
    • te gusta el Los Ángeles de los años 50 detrás de la postal.

    Mala para ti si

    • no soportas los asesinatos a escopetazos ni las palizas brutales.
    • te pierdes cuando tres detectives siguen cada uno su propia pista.

    Temas: la corrupción · la ambición · la justicia

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  3. Babylon Berlin 2017

    Series

    Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.

    The sides of Babylon Berlin

    • A Cologne detective in 1929 Berlin
    • A young typist who wants to join the police
    • Nightclubs, drugs and rising Nazis

    Good for you if

    • you want the Weimar years before the Nazis took power.
    • you like 1920s Berlin streets and clubs rebuilt in rich detail.
    • you like a detective caught between drug rings, gangs and crooked police.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a German series.
    • you lose track of police, gangs and political plots across five seasons.

    About: decadence · corruption · trauma

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  4. Corea del Sur, 1986. Una joven aparece brutalmente violada y asesinada. Dos meses después, se producen una serie de violaciones y asesinatos en circunstancias similares. Para buscar al asesino, se organiza un destacamento especial, encabezado por un detective de la policía local (Park Doo-man) y un detective de la policía de Seúl (Seo Tae-yoon), que ha solicitado ser asignado al caso.

    Las caras de Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie)

    • Dos detectives rurales tras un asesino en serie
    • La Corea del Sur de los años 80 bajo régimen militar
    • Crímenes basados en un caso real sin resolver de la época

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta una cacería en campos bajo la lluvia donde cada pista se escapa.
    • puedes reírte de policías torpes y brutales en medio de un caso sombrío.
    • aguantas una historia donde la desesperación gana a la justicia.

    Mala para ti si

    • no soportas la brutalidad policial ni ver víctimas asesinadas en pantalla.
    • no quieres leer subtítulos durante dos horas.
    • necesitas un caso cerrado y un culpable con nombre.

    Temas: la obsesión · el fracaso · la violencia policial · un país en transición

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  5. Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

    The sides of Gangster Squad

    • Mobster Mickey Cohen ruling Los Angeles in 1949
    • A secret squad of cops working off the books
    • Tommy guns in fedoras and pinstripes

    Good for you if

    • you like shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown.
    • you like the look of 1940s Los Angeles.
    • you like off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand brutal mob violence.
    • you'd rather follow morally complicated people than clear heroes and villains.

    About: corruption · justice · loyalty

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  6. Carnival Row 2019

    Series

    In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.

    The sides of Carnival Row

    • A detective hunting the killer of fairies
    • Fae refugees crowded into one city
    • A Victorian city with wings and factories

    Good for you if

    • you like a Victorian city where fairies and fauns live crammed together.
    • you like following a detective who ends up the prime suspect.
    • you watch for costume, fog and lamplight.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through gruesome murders.
    • you want something warm and low on stakes.

    About: prejudice · exile · class

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  7. True Detective 2014

    Series

    Each season, different detectives work one murder case. The first follows two Louisiana detectives on a ritual killing that stays with them for seventeen years.

    The sides of True Detective

    • Two detectives, conversation as tension
    • An obsession with a case that won't close
    • A place that feels haunted

    Good for you if

    • you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.
    • you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.
    • you like dark ideas and darker places.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not keep track of one case told across two or three timelines.
    • you can't take disturbing images of murder victims.

    About: time · evil · faith · partnership

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  8. Fargo 2014

    Series

    A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

    The sides of Fargo

    • A new crime story in every season
    • Small-town cops in the Midwest snow
    • Ordinary people who make one bad choice

    Good for you if

    • you laugh at polite Minnesotans caught up in murder.
    • you like waiting for a stranger like Lorne Malvo to decide what to do next.
    • you like small-town crimes that snowball out of one bad decision.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand sudden, bloody killings in quiet places.
    • you can't stand odd moments, like a UFO in the middle of a crime story.

    About: fate · good and evil · greed

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  9. Durante la Guerra de Secesión Americana, un policía de Nueva York que utiliza avanzados métodos de investigación es enviado al pueblo de Sleepy Hollow para descubrir qué hay de verdad en la leyenda de un jinete sin cabeza que aterroriza a los habitantes del lugar. Una vez allí adopta la identidad de un profesor de escuela y se enamora de Katrina, que mantiene relaciones con uno de los hombres más conocidos del pueblo. Realidad y ficción se darán la mano en el momento menos pensado.

    Las caras de Sleepy Hollow (El Jinete sin Cabeza)

    • Un oficial racional en un pueblo supersticioso
    • Un jinete sin cabeza
    • Bosques brumosos en otoño

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta un mundo gris y gótico sin color.
    • te gusta un misterio de asesinato con un asesino sobrenatural.
    • te gustan los cuentos oscuros de Tim Burton.

    Mala para ti si

    • las muchas decapitaciones te lo arruinan.
    • un jinete sin cabeza blandiendo una espada por bosques oscuros te da demasiado miedo.

    Temas: la razón · la superstición · la venganza

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  10. A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.

    The sides of Under the Banner of Heaven

    • A Mormon detective investigating a murder
    • A young mother and her baby killed in 1984 Utah
    • A family's turn to fundamentalism

    Good for you if

    • you want a careful look at the real 1984 killing of Brenda Lafferty and her daughter.
    • you like Andrew Garfield as a believer whose faith starts to crack.
    • you like an investigation that takes its time with a family's history.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a story built around the murder of a mother and her baby.
    • you lose track of a big family of brothers and flashbacks to the church's early days.

    About: faith · doubt · family · fundamentalism

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  11. Chinatown 1974

    Film

    Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

    The sides of Chinatown

    • A private eye hired to catch a cheating husband
    • Water stolen from Los Angeles
    • A widow with a secret

    Good for you if

    • you like a case that grows from an affair into a city's dirty secret.
    • you can take an ending where the wrong people win.
    • you like Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes, nose bandaged and all.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a mystery whose last secret is deeply disturbing.
    • you need momentum and a patient investigation loses you.

    About: corruption · power · the past

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  12. Bosch 2015

    Series

    Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.

    The sides of Bosch

    • An LAPD homicide detective in Los Angeles
    • Cold cases and departmental politics
    • A detective and his teenage daughter

    Good for you if

    • you like a murder case that takes a whole season to solve.
    • you like patient police work over shootouts.
    • you like Harry Bosch, a stubborn detective with a jazz record collection.

    Bad for you if

    • seven seasons is too much for you.
    • you want chases and gunfights in a cop show.

    About: justice · the past · fatherhood

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  13. The Killing 2011

    Series

    The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.

    The sides of The Killing

    • Two detectives on the murder of Rosie Larsen
    • A grey and rainy Seattle
    • A mayoral campaign caught up in the investigation

    Good for you if

    • you like one murder investigated over two whole seasons.
    • you like long rainy silences and a patient investigation.
    • you can take a story about grief that stays dark.

    Bad for you if

    • you want shootouts and chases more than interrogations.
    • you lose track when the story splits between the detectives, the grieving family and a mayoral race.

    About: grief · guilt · obsession

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  14. The Irregulars 2021

    Series

    In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.

    The sides of The Irregulars

    • Street teens in Victorian London
    • Doctor Watson handing them cases
    • Supernatural crimes in the fog

    Good for you if

    • you like a found family of street kids sticking together.
    • you like Sherlock Holmes told from the kids in the background.
    • you like Victorian cases that turn supernatural.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand horror scenes and creepy monsters.
    • you can't stand gory deaths on screen.

    About: found family · trauma · loyalty

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  15. The Batman 2022

    Película

    Cuando un asesino se dirige a la élite de Gotham con una serie de maquinaciones sádicas, un rastro de pistas crípticas envía Batman a una investigación en los bajos fondos. A medida que las pruebas comienzan a acercarse a su casa y se hace evidente la magnitud de los planes del autor, Batman debe forjar nuevas relaciones, desenmascarar al culpable y hacer justicia al abuso de poder y la corrupción que durante mucho tiempo han asolado Gotham City.

    Las caras de The Batman

    • Un joven Batman detective
    • Un asesino que deja acertijos
    • Gotham ahogada por la lluvia

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta que Batman resuelva un caso como un detective de cine negro.
    • te gustan la luz roja, la lluvia y la oscuridad.
    • te gusta una investigación sombría y paciente.

    Mala para ti si

    • tres horas son demasiado para una sola noche.
    • quieres una película de superhéroes ligera.

    Temas: la corrupción · la venganza · la esperanza

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  16. The Outsider 2020

    Series

    When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

    The sides of The Outsider

    • A boy's murder in a Georgia town
    • A suspect seen in two places at once
    • An investigator who sees what others miss

    Good for you if

    • you like dread that builds in quiet rooms and dark caves.
    • you like a case with proof that a man was in two places at once.
    • you like a patient story that takes its time with grief.

    Bad for you if

    • the murder of a child and a grieving family are too much for you.
    • you need a crime explained without anything supernatural.

    About: grief · belief · evil

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  17. Line of Duty 2012

    Series

    A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

    The sides of Line of Duty

    • A police anti-corruption unit
    • Interrogations that last a whole episode
    • A hunt for the officer behind organised crime

    Good for you if

    • you like interrogation rooms that feel like a battlefield.
    • you like Ted Hastings, Steve Arnott and Kate Fleming cornering a suspect with words.
    • you like following a conspiracy that grows across seasons.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not commit to several seasons of one conspiracy.
    • you lose track of names, ranks and police acronyms.

    About: corruption · loyalty · truth

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  18. The Wire 2002

    Series

    Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

    The sides of The Wire

    • Baltimore cops wiretapping a drug crew
    • The docks, the schools, City Hall and the newspaper
    • Dealers and detectives seen from both sides

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.
    • you like a case built patiently over a whole season.
    • you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.

    Bad for you if

    • you lose track with dozens of characters on both sides.
    • you need some hope. Baltimore rarely changes here.

    About: institutions · the drug war · loyalty

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  19. La jauría 2020

    Series

    Blanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their lives and that of their families at risk. As they look for Blanca and investigate, they will find out that behind this gender crime there is much more than just one offender.

    The sides of La jauría

    • A student leader who disappears in Santiago
    • Three women police officers searching for her
    • A network of abusers hidden behind an online game

    Good for you if

    • you like a race against the clock to find a missing girl.
    • you like an investigation that keeps going deeper than one culprit.
    • you want a story about how men protect each other at the top.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a story built around sexual violence.
    • you lose track when three detectives, their families and several suspects share the story.

    About: gender violence · impunity · justice

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  20. When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

    The sides of Gone Baby Gone

    • A four-year-old missing in Boston
    • Two private detectives from the neighborhood
    • A choice between the law and what is right

    Good for you if

    • you like a missing-child case that keeps changing shape.
    • you like a tense thriller in the bars and streets of Boston.
    • you like an ending that leaves you asking what you would have done.

    Bad for you if

    • a missing child, drugs and abuse are too much for you.
    • you need an ending that leaves you some hope.

    About: justice · parenthood · corruption

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