What’s better than drama? Other people’s drama. What’s better than other people’s drama? Televised (not real) crime drama. The good ones are nail-biting and suspenseful. The solid ones turn into cult classics with 20 seasons of stress and who-done-it predictability. The ones that you turn on as white noise to fall asleep to, apparently there’s nothing like a good ol’ murder mystery to lull you into a deep slumber. We’ve sifted through all the options and handpicked the top 10 crime dramas you can VidAngel on VidAngel. Grab some snacks and get ready for the best kind of drama, crime drama.
Fool Me Once
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
You might also like: Stay Close, Hold Tight, Echoes, The Stranger
The Brothers Sun
When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother and oblivious younger brother.
You might also like: Fool Me Once, Lift, Fubar, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Who is Erin Carter?
A British woman’s tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret… and violent past.
You might also like: Heart of Stone, Fool Me Once, The Mother, River Wild
Painkiller
The causes and consequences of America’s opioid epidemic unfold in this drama, following its perpetrators, victims, and an investigator seeking the truth.
You might also like: Pain Hustlers, The Good Nurse, The Nurse
Better Call Saul
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer”.
You might also like: Breaking Bad, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Ozark, Narcos
Bosch
Based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts, or nobody counts.”
You might also like: Bosch: Legacy, Reacher, Poker Face, Broadchurch
Bosch: Legacy
Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one-time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch’s daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD.
You might also like: Bosch, Reacher, Broadchurch, Luther
Peaky Blinders
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
You might also like: The Queen’s Gambit, The Irishman, Narcos, Ozark
NCIS
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
You might also like: S.W.A.T., CSI: VEGAS, NCIS (again)
The Blacklist
Raymond “Red” Reddington, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he’s made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this “The Blacklist”. Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
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