20 Best Crime TV Shows on Freevee 2026
Discover Freevee’s top crime, thriller, and drama series, from Reacher and Line of Duty to Forensic Files, Midsomer Murders, and more.
If you’re hunting for the best crime TV shows on Freevee, this list gives you a fast way into the service’s strongest suspense, detective, and case-file picks. You’ll find hard-charging action like Reacher (2022), stylish comic-book chaos in The Boys (2019), and the sharp investigative momentum of Line of Duty (2012). For viewers who like methodical clues and real-world detail, Forensic Files (1996) delivers classic true-crime storytelling, while Midsomer Murders (1997) brings a long-running blend of mystery and rural intrigue. The Fall (2013), The Curse (2022), and the upcoming Spider-Noir (2026) add darker, more atmospheric choices that keep the page varied across crime, drama, thriller, adventure, and action.
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Neagley
action & adventure · crime · drama · mystery & thriller
Neagley, drawing from her experience with Jack Reacher and the 110 Special Investigators, embarks on a perilous mission to expose a sinister threat, risking her life to unravel the mystery.
Directed by Phil Abraham, MJ Bassett, Gary Fleder, Sam HillCast Maria Sten, Greyston Holt, Adeline Rudolph, Jasper Jones, Matthew Del NegroAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Reacher
action · crime · drama · thriller
Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
Directed by Sam Hill, Omar Madha, Gary Fleder, Carol Banker, Julian HolmesCast Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Serinda SwanAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Fall
2 BAFTA TV Award nominations
crime · drama · thriller
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
Directed by Allan Cubitt, Jakob VerbruggenCast Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch, Aisling Franciosi, Niamh McGradyAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Boys
Won 5 Emmys Outstanding Drama Series (2021) · 17 nominations
action · comedy · crime · drama · sci-fi
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Directed by Philip Sgriccia, Karen Gaviola, Frederick E.O. Toye, Sarah Boyd, Eric KripkeCast Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. UsherAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Manhunt
comedy · crime · drama · mystery & thriller
Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
Directed by Greg Yaitanes, Michael Dinner, Jon Avnet, Janice Cooke, Ali SelimCast Gethin Anthony, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette, Cameron Britton, Ness BautistaAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb →
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Haven
crime · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Directed by Shawn Piller, T.W. Peacocke, Lee Rose, Robert Lieberman, Rick BotaCast Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat, John DunsworthAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Spider-Noir
Won 5 Emmys 11 nominations
action · adventure · crime · drama · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
Directed by Harry Bradbeer, Alethea Jones, Nzingha Stewart, Greg YaitanesCast Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham PopoolaAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Midsomer Murders
crime · drama · mystery
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Directed by Renny Rye, Peter Smith, Richard Holthouse, Sarah Hellings, Jeremy SilberstonCast John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon, Fiona DolmanFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Line of Duty
13 BAFTA TV Award nominations
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Directed by John Strickland, Jennie Darnell, Douglas Mackinnon, Daniel Nettheim, Jed MercurioCast Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Craig Parkinson, Gregory PiperAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Scarpetta
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
A brilliant forensic pathologist uses forensic technology to solve crimes.
Directed by Charlotte Brändström, David Gordon Green, John Polson, Ellen KurasCast Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Rosy McEwenAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Animal Kingdom
crime · drama
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.
Directed by Nick Copus, John Wells, David Rodriguez, Christopher Chulack, Larry TengCast Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Ellen BarkinNetflixAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Death Note
animation · crime · drama · fantasy · mystery · thriller
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Directed by Tetsurō Araki, Kei Tsunematsu, Mitsuyuki Masuhara, Tomohiko Itô, Hiroyuki TsuchiyaCast Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong, Ryô Naitô, Trevor DevallNetflixAmazon Prime VideoHuluFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Underbelly
action · crime · drama · history · mystery
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.
Directed by Tony Tilse, Shawn Seet, David Caesar, Grant Brown, Peter AndrikidisCast Caroline Craig, Paul Tassone, Dieter Brummer, Daniel Roberts, Khan ChittendenAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Curse
comedy · crime · drama
Comedy crime caper set in early-1980s London, following a gang of hopeless small-time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgment, get themselves embroiled in one of history's biggest gold heists.
Directed by James De FrondCast Ambreen Razia, Allan Mustafa, Tom Davis, Emer Kenny, Hugo ChegwinAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Water Rats
action · crime · drama · mystery
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.
Directed by Mark Piper, Chris Martin-Jones, Peter Andrikidis, Geoff Bennett, Russell BurtonCast Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan, Jay Laga'aia, Scott BurgessAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
3 Emmy nominations
action · crime · drama · thriller
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
Directed by Jann Turner, Patricia Riggen, Daniel Sackheim, Andrew Bernstein, Dennie GordonCast John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Abbie Cornish, Betty GabrielAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Wentworth
crime · drama · thriller
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
Directed by Kevin Carlin, Fiona Banks, Catherine Millar, Steve Jodrell, Mat KingCast Kate Atkinson, Katrina Milosevic, Robbie Magasiva, Jacquie Brennan, Celia IrelandAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Batman: Caped Crusader
animation · action · crime · drama · mystery · sci-fi
Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.
Directed by Matt Peters, Christina Sotta, Christopher BerkeleyCast Hamish Linklater, Jason Watkins, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Gary Anthony WilliamsAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bridge
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Directed by John Dahl, Alex Zakrzewski, Keith Gordon, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Colin BuckseyCast Diane Kruger, Demián Bichir, Thomas M. Wright, Ted Levine, Matthew LillardAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Life on Mars
Won 1 Audience Award (TV) 11 nominations
crime · drama · mystery · sci-fi
After being involved in a car accident in 2006, DCI Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Lost and demoted, will he find his way home?
Directed by S.J. Clarkson, John Alexander, John McKay, Bharat Nalluri, Richard ClarkCast John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews, Marshall LancasterAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
This roundup is built for anyone who wants a quick, reliable way to choose a gripping series without sifting through endless menus. Whether you prefer intense investigations, serial-chase drama, or darker suspense, Freevee has plenty worth adding to your watchlist, including Reacher, Line of Duty, and Forensic Files. Bookmark this page and come back when you want a fresh pick or a new binge. The list is updated regularly, so the lineup stays useful as Freevee’s catalog changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I need a Freevee subscription to watch these?
Yes — every title on this list is currently available on Freevee. Availability can change, so we recommend checking the streaming link on each title before you start watching.
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