Gritty, suspenseful investigations unfold with earnest detectives and pulpy legal battles in a measured pursuit of justice.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
The Mentalist (2008)Dry wit · gritty · full attention · emotionally heavyA charming, observant con man uses his past deceptions to solve gritty crimes with dry wit.
Better Call Saul (2015)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA small-time lawyer's darkly comic hustles slowly transform him into a criminal underworld's fixer.
Bones (2005)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · graphic goreForensic anthropologists intimately examine gruesome remains, finding earnest human stories within gritty, suspenseful crime investigations.
The Penguin (2024)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavyA darkly-comic crime drama unfolds as a measured villain rises through Gotham's gritty underworld.
Chicago P.D. (2014)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavyGritty uniformed cops and intelligence units confront Chicago's organized crime in a brisk, suspenseful drama.
MobLand (2025)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreTwo mob families clash in a measured, gritty war, threatening empires and lives with pulpy tension.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Gritty · comfort watch · strong violence · emotionally devastatingAn innocent man's integrity and unquenchable hope shine through decades of gritty prison life.
Peaky Blinders (2013)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA gangster family in 1919 Birmingham rises through the criminal underworld with gritty, suspenseful ambition.Law & Order is on our Courtroom, Crime on Hulu, Drama on Peacock and Crime on Peacock lists.
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