Moving to: m/AskMbin! @kbin.social kuontom @kbin.social 1y ago

What are some plot driven, serialized, crime/mystery/drama TV shows without supernatural elements?

Must not be primarily character driven like Mad Men and The Wire, and must not have supernatural elements as in Twin Peaks. I really like Mindhunter. Looking for similar recommendations if possible. Thanks

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i always enjoyed Columbo
- We also enjoyed season 1 of Poker Face, which is a giant love letter to Columbo.
  
  i will check this out, thanks!
Have you tried Hannibal? Although it follows two characters primarily, I consider it more psychological crime drama than character driven.
The first season of True Detective is an absolute masterpiece.
I thought Des was pretty good. It has a bit of a mindhunter feel to it. You may be able to get some good recommendations over on television@lemmy.world
- Looks perfect. Will ask on lemmy as well. Thanks
  
  Nice! You might like Blackbird too. Another really good show with a similar feel to it.
@kuontom Criminal Minds, Bones and The Blacklist are some of my favourites
- Watched a few episodes of Criminal Minds and The Blacklist. They're great for sure, but they are episodic. I'm in the mood for a serialized show.
  
  Will check out Bones tonight.
  
  @kuontom
  
  Ag sorry, I got serialised and episodic mixed up. Maybe Breaking Bad?
NCIS follows your request for several seasons before starting to run dry on serialized plot and leaning on character-driven subplots for a while. Then it eventually recovers after a couple more seasons and gets back on its feet.
The killing.

Heads up, can be a hard watch though.
- Love it
Rabbit Hole
Check out some Scandinavian noir like Trapped or the Bridge.

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