There are a number of dramas with different types of storylines but many times, crime and thriller dramas are perfect for unwinding on weekends. Here we have 10 crime dramas to watch on weekends.
Narcos
Pablo Escobar is one of the most renowned drug kingpins in modern history, and his tale is depicted in the gritty and brutal drama Narcos. While the first season follows Escobar’s rise to become the world’s most prolific cocaine distributor, it also focuses on the desperate search for him led by two DEA agents.
Bodyguard
Richard Madden won a Golden Globe for his role as a war veteran turned bodyguard, David Budd, who after stopping a suicide bomber on a train, is assigned as Julia Montague’s security detail. The series is fascinating because it avoids romanticizing political intrigue; instead, it sheds light on the wicked deeds that governments get away with daily.
Ozark
The thriller created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams revolves around Marty Byrde, a financial advisor who has been involved in money laundering scams with a drug gang for years when we first encounter him. It is about people’s ravenous need for money and power and the horrible things they will do to keep their standing.
Mindhunter
This series, set in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, focuses on the formation of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit. A pair of FBI agents investigate the minds and motivations of serial killers through interviews, and a psychology professor joins their squad. The drama creates similarities between the interviewers and their subjects, making it more interesting.
Unbelievable
It chronicles the police investigation into a string of rapes in Colorado and Washington from 2008 to 2011. The series investigates the survivor’s viewpoints and the injustices they continue to face from the American court system. It is an intensely fascinating series.
Money Heist
This series chronicles two separate bank robberies organized by an intriguing man known only as ‘Professor’, who assembles a highly talented team to carry out a pair of complicated heists. Money Heist became a fan favorite thanks to its fast combination of action and emotional drama.
Peaky Blinders
Cillian Murphy plays Thomas Shelby, the steely and ambitious leader of a crime family in 19th-century Birmingham’s criminal underworld. The series follows his development over 6 seasons, this polished period work is worthy of its devoted following.
Breaking Bad
Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who unleashes his cruelty when he begins producing and selling meth, becomes one of TV’s most famous antiheroes. Over five seasons, he and his partner are drawn into the risks and tragedies of the drug trade and become involved with the cartel.
Collateral
Developed and written by David Hare, it loses little time in immersing the audience in an apparently unfathomable mystery. Collateral takes the time to develop criminals and officers. It has a lot of thrilling turns and prescient remarks on Europe’s immigrant dilemma.
Top Boy
A dynamic and violent series follows two pals who make their money distributing narcotics in London. They reside on the Summerhouse Estate, which has been destroyed by crime and is disregarded by the corrupt police force, and work their way up the hierarchy until it becomes brutally evident that only one of them can rule over this harsh world.
