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[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Mindhunter, True Detective season one

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Matthew Mcconaughey and Woody Harrelson were great in it! The last season with Jodie Foster was good too IMO, but the rest was just blah.

[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I quite enjoyed season 4 of True Detective as well. If you don't compare it to the lightning in a bottle that was Season 1, anyway

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[–] Towerofpain11@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Mr Robot

Narcos

Dahmer

The Last of US

Chernobyl

Snowfall

Peaky Blinders

Ozark

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We just finished Snowfall last night. Awesome ending, very fitting.

[–] Towerofpain11@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah I loved the ending. A similar brilliant ending with Mr Robot too.

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[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My time to shine has come!

"The killing" with Joel Kinnaman and Meirelle Enos. Two detectives try to solve a murder case.

"The fall" with Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson. A father with a dark and unsettling history.

"Mare of Easttown" with Kate Winslet and Evan Peters. Local detective invetigates a complicated case.

"Inside man" with Stanley Tucci. A detective gets help from an unexpected person.

Sorry for the crappy overviews.

Those are some of my favorites and I have watched them more than once.

[–] lidd1ejimmy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

you've always shined my friend!

Dude, this looks like exactly what I was looking for as I've never watched any of these and that is rare. Thank you even included a high level plot overview as well, lemmy can't be matched!

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[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

β€œThe killing”

Consider watching the Danish original instead though :)

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Seconded, it's superb.

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Oh I will look it up for sure! Thanks for the suggestion.

[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Bridge, a scandinavian series

Signal, a korean series

[–] matengor@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

There is also US version that aired on FX. I haven’t seen the original, but I did enjoy this version.

The Bridge

Will have to checkout the Scandinavian version, thanks for the heads up!

[–] lidd1ejimmy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

man korean series are crazy i love it. i prefer dubbed tho over subtitles

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The first four are remakes, but they're done very well.

Tokyo Vice

Shogun (not exactly a crime thriller but it will suck you in)

Ripley (shot like a black and white film from the 40's, good even if you've seen the Matt Damon movie)

Perry Mason

Yellowjackets

Altered Carbon

Big Little Lies

Nine Perfect Strangers

Dark Winds

If you like crime comedy, try White Lotus, Dead to Me, Search Party, Only Murders in the Building, Flight Attendant, and The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window.

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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
  • Manhunt: Unabomber + Deadly Games
  • The Killing
  • Ozark
  • Halt and Catch Fire
  • Rubicon (unfortunately cancelled after season 1)
  • Mindhunter
  • Dopesick
  • Narcos
  • Chernobyl
[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

That Unabomber series was such a touching piece for me. I don't want to spoil anyone's fun, but it made feel vey sentimental how his vulnerable side was presented.

[–] jdawgtydawg@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago
[–] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dark was amazing. True detective s1 o f course.

[–] lidd1ejimmy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yes Dark was amazing. I love time travelling shows dark was def the tops of having an realistic edge to it.

Also liked, Dark matter (2024), Travellers, 21 Monkeys are a few travelling series i can recall that are worth a watch

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

The Wire, The Sopranos

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fantastic Limited Series, left me wanting more.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I liked it, first season best.

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[–] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"The Americans" β€” spy drama about Soviet deep undercover spies living in suburban Washington and their FBI neighbour

"Homeland" β€” CIA accuses a returned prisoner of war to be turned islamic terrorist

"Berlin Station" β€” CIA station in Berlin faces repeating leaks. First season starts off boring but picks up speed fast

[–] lidd1ejimmy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Damn...the Americans.... I remember that was on FX I think. That's one I've slept on and need to binge asap! Thanks πŸ™πŸ»

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Look for 'The Recruit.' One season only [so far] Young lawyer gets hired by the CIA. Manages to mix office politics with national politics.

[–] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seen an episode or two of this, not a fan

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[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How has no one mentioned The Wire. It might be, without exaggerating, the best show ever made, still.

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

If you're never seen Columbo, you're in for a treat.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Better call saul

[–] los_chill@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Oh my absolute favorite detective. I remember waiting a freaking year when they announced "Midnight sun" to come out as the series finale. Great british TV!

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Spot on! Very dark and dramatic, I remember reading the Millenium series when it first came out and then went to the theater to watch The girl with the dragon tattoo, the original european version with Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander. What a great actress!

[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Presumed Innocent is finishing out its first season. Really great so far.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 3 points 1 month ago

I'll add a pretty good classic that I haven't seen mentioned yet: The Mentalist

Excelent performance by Simon Baker, of course, as well as from the supporting cast. First seasons are really good, with some great finales. Quality drops a bit past season 4/5 imo, but it's still enjoyable.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

For true crime, there's a documentary on Netflix about Robert Durst called Jinxed that is a wild ride. Tldw: multimillionaire who got away with multiple murders, but there's a major twist at the end.

ALIAS. "She's a grad student! She's a spy! She's a grad student! She's a spy!"

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's old but Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy is great.

Fortitude Session 1 is great. Season 1 is also self contained and the mystery is solved. Season 2 was a new mystery and kind of meh.

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