20 Best Mystery TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video 2026
Find 20 gripping Prime Video picks, from Hannibal and Criminal Minds to Sterling Point, Supernatural, and more mystery-filled binge-worthy shows.
If you want smart twists, eerie clues, and characters who keep you guessing, this guide to the best mystery TV shows on Amazon Prime Video is a good place to start. We’ve pulled together a mix of crime dramas, supernatural puzzles, and genre-bending picks so you can jump from Hannibal and Criminal Minds to newer standouts like Sterling Point and Spider-Noir. You’ll also find tense, atmospheric favorites such as Line of Duty, The Edge of Sleep, Supernatural, and Over the Garden Wall. With 20 titles on the page, there’s plenty here whether you like dark psychological stories, horror-tinged suspense, or a mystery with a sci-fi or fantasy edge.
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Sterling Point
drama · mystery & thriller
Annie along with her twin brother were raised in New York by their single dad before they find out that their estranged grandfather left them an island on a lake in his will.
Directed by Megan Park, Andrew Ahn, Aurora GuerreroCast Ella Rubin, Amélie Hoeferle, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Bo Bragason, Keen RuffaloAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Blue Ridge: The Series
action · crime · drama · mystery
Former Green Beret, Justin Wise, leaves his dangerous life to be near his ex-wife and young daughter. As sheriff of a small, sleepy town cut out of the Blue Ridge Mountains, his quiet life is soon disrupted as he tries to keep the mountain community safe from violence and corruption.
Directed by Gary Wheeler, Chris Dowling, Brent Christy, Gregory Alan Williams, Johnathon SchaechCast Johnathon Schaech, Sarah Lancaster, Taegen Burns, Greg Perrow, Avianna MynhierAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Line of Duty
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 PremiumFreevee -
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Supernatural
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Directed by Robert Singer, Philip Sgriccia, John F. Showalter, Thomas J. Wright, Kim MannersCast Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim BeaverAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Over the Garden Wall
animation · short · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · horror · mystery
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
Directed by Nate CashCast Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd, Samuel RameyAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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The Marlow Murder Club
crime · drama · mystery & thriller
Retired archaeologist and crossword setter Judith Potts believes that a brutal murder has taken place in the sleepy town of Marlow; when the police refuse to believe her story, she kicks off a private investigation with two unlikely friends.
Directed by Steve Barron, Katherine ChurcherCast Phill Langhorne, Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan, Natalie DewAmazon Prime Video -
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Spider-Noir
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 VideoFreevee -
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The Expanse
drama · mystery · sci-fi
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Directed by Breck Eisner, Jeff Woolnough, Terry McDonough, Robert Lieberman, Kenneth FinkCast Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cas AnvarAmazon Prime Video -
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Person of Interest
action · crime · drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
Directed by Chris Fisher, Richard J. Lewis, Frederick E.O. Toye, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Stephen SurjikCast Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson, Amy Acker, Taraji P. HensonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Yellowjackets
drama · mystery · thriller
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.
Directed by Ben Semanoff, Eva Sørhaug, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Jeffrey W. Byrd, Bart NickersonCast Melanie Lynskey, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha HanrattyNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Criminal Minds
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Directed by Glenn Kershaw, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Rob Bailey, Edward Allen Bernero, Matthew Gray GublerCast Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Joe Mantegna, Thomas GibsonAmazon Prime VideoHuluParamount Plus -
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Psych
comedy · crime · mystery
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved.
Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Directed by Mel Damski, Steve Franks, James Roday Rodriguez, Stephen Surjik, John BadhamCast James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen, Maggie LawsonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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The Lincoln Lawyer
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career - and his trademark Lincoln - when he takes on a murder case.
Directed by Antonio Negret, Alonso Alvarez, Ted Humphrey, David Grossman, Ben Hernandez BrayCast Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Angus Sampson, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Neve CampbellNetflixAmazon Prime Video -
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The Capture
crime · mystery · thriller
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
Directed by Ben Chanan, James Kent, Philippa Langdale, Anthony Philipson, Johnny AllanCast Holliday Grainger, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Ginny Holder, Ron PerlmanAmazon Prime VideoPeacock Premium -
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Secrets & Lies
drama · mystery · thriller
A man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk.
Directed by Kate Dennis, Peter SalmonCast Martin Henderson, Anthony Hayes, Diana Glenn, Adrienne Pickering, Philippa CoulthardAmazon Prime Video -
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Dark Winds
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
Directed by Chris Eyre, Michael Nankin, Sanford Bookstaver, Billy Luther, Steven Paul JuddCast Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison, A MartinezNetflixAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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The Good Place
comedy · drama · fantasy · mystery · romance
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Directed by Dean Holland, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Morgan Sackett, Drew Goddard, Michael SchurCast Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny JacintoAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock Premium -
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Hannibal
crime · drama · horror · mystery · thriller
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Directed by Michael Rymer, Guillermo Navarro, Vincenzo Natali, David Slade, Tim HunterCast Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, Scott ThompsonNetflixAmazon Prime Video -
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The Night Manager
crime · drama · mystery · thriller
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.
Directed by Susanne Bier, Georgi Banks-DaviesCast Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Alistair Petrie, Michael NardoneAmazon Prime Video -
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Tales from the Crypt
comedy · crime · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Elliot Silverstein, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Tom HollandCast John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke, Larry DrakeAmazon Prime Video
Wrapping Up
From chilling serial-killer stories to supernatural cases and strange alternate worlds, this list is built to help you find your next binge fast. Whether you’re drawn to the unnerving style of Hannibal, the procedural pressure of Criminal Minds, or the eerie mood of The Edge of Sleep, there’s a strong mix of old favorites and newer releases here. Bookmark this page and check back when you want another fresh option, since it’s updated regularly to keep the picks current. With drama, mystery, thriller, horror, science-fiction, and fantasy all represented, it’s an easy reference whenever you want something suspenseful to stream.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026