The Best Underrated Detective Series

by wahidsf01 | created - 23 Aug 2014 | updated - 23 Aug 2014 | Public

Some of the best underrated detective series

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1. Whitechapel (2009–2013)

TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.

Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman

Votes: 14,806

2. Ripper Street (2012–2016)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn

Votes: 22,516

3. Copper (2012–2013)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama

In the 1860s, an Irish-American Civil War veteran joins the New York City police force.

Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh

Votes: 11,028

4. The Wire (2002–2008)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.

Stars: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce

Votes: 377,807

5. Luther (2010–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.

Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown

Votes: 154,399



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