# The best mystery TV series of all time

From Twin Peaks to Dark: the best-rated mystery and suspense series (MásMóvil, InStyle, Espinof).

- 10 votes · 12 items
- Aug 4, 2026 · maría sierra
- https://even.best/en/l/2020/the-best-mystery-tv-series-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **The X-Files (1993–2018)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mulder, Scully and the unexplained.
2. **Dark (2017–2020)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Missing children and time travel in a German town.
3. **Lost (2004–2010)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — For many, its early seasons are unmatched.
4. **Sharp Objects (2018)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Amy Adams returns to her hometown to cover murders.
5. **Big Little Lies (2017–2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A death at a Monterey school event.
6. **Twin Peaks (1990–2017)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Who killed Laura Palmer? Agent Cooper investigates.
7. **Sherlock (2010–2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in modern London.
8. **Mare of Easttown (2021)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kate Winslet investigates a murder in her town.
9. **The Leftovers (2014–2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2% of humanity vanishes without explanation.
10. **Mindhunter (2017–2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The FBI starts interviewing serial killers.
11. **True Detective (2014–)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — A crime anthology with a legendary first season.
12. **Broadchurch (2013–2017)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — A boy's death in an English seaside town.

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