Top Rated Crime TV Series on The Roku Channel - Page 27

Deadly Wives

2013

Deadly Wives

2013
9
Facing Evil with Candice DeLong

2010

Facing Evil with Candice DeLong

2010
7
Former FBI profiler Candice DeLong interviews convicted killers from prison about their crimes.
Mom P.I.

1990

Mom P.I.

1990
7
Mom P.I. is a 1990-92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier. Dunsmore plays eternal optimist Sally Sullivan, a recently widowed mother of two supporting her family as a waitress in a working-class diner, who talks her way into a job as assistant to grumpy, cynical private eye Bernie Fox, played by The Rockford Files' Margolin. Head writer for the show was Chris Haddock, who later created the much grittier Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, also for the CBC.
Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

1997

Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

1997
7.5
A compelling, innovative true crime series focused on the role of forensic science in solving some of the most perplexing crimes of our time. Looking at how examination of DNA, teeth, and insects, among other things, can be used to solve crimes.
Dandelion Dead

1994

Dandelion Dead

1994
9
This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.
Dick Tracy

1950

Dick Tracy

1950
8
Dick Tracy is an American TV series based on the detective comic strip Dick Tracy. The show aired on ABC from September 11, 1950 to April 7, 1951.
Most Shocking

2006

Most Shocking

2006
6
Most Shocking is an American reality television show produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions. It generally features narrated video of criminal behavior, police pursuits, robberies, and freak accidents. It also airs a spinoff series Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking which began airing on October 3, 2009.
The Lawless Years

1959

The Lawless Years

1959
7
The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
Diamond Geezer

2005

Diamond Geezer

2005
8.5
Diamond Geezer is a British television comedy drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David Jason as a jewel thief and professional con man.
Mobile

2007

Mobile

2007
4
Mobile is a 4-part British television drama series with an interweaving plot based around a fictional mobile phone operator and the adverse-effect of mobile phone radiation to health. The series was screened by ITV in the United Kingdom, during March 2007. The cast includes Jamie Draven, Neil Fitzmaurice, Keith Allen, Sunetra Sarker, Samantha Bond, Brittany Ashworth and Julie Graham. It was written by John Fay.
The Real Wolf of Wall Street

2026

The Real Wolf of Wall Street

2026
6
A three-part docuseries, revealing the true story of Jordan Belfort and his boiler room brokers at Stratton Oakmont, which is even darker and more debauched than previously known.
How NOT to Hire a Hitman

2025

How NOT to Hire a Hitman

2025
4
Hiring hitmen may seem foolproof but leads to disaster. Failed plots and successful hits end in tragedy. Every mastermind faces justice in these true crime cases of murder-for-hire gone wrong.
Millionaire Murders

2025

Millionaire Murders

2025
8
True crime documentary series. In each episode, a UK or US murder case that collides the wealthiest people with the most fatal of crimes is examined, with either the killer or the victim living a life of luxury and wealth.
Tueurs et menteurs

2024

Tueurs et menteurs

2024
8
Explores the diabolical personas of murderers who cry fake tears to manipulate the media and public in a disturbing attempt to exonerate themselves from their crimes. Chilling cases where public appearances and police interviews played host for killers Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Drew Peterson, Chacey Poynter, Stephen McDaniel and Chris Watts to feign grief in attempts to persuade the public of their innocence.
Forensic Factor: A New Era

2023

Forensic Factor: A New Era

2023
8
The six-episode, one-hour docuseries explores how incredible innovations in forensic science, combined with the expertise of dedicated crime scene investigators work together to uncover the truth.
Tunnel

2023

Tunnel

2023
8
A tense psychological drama based on police reports depicts the work and lives of members of the negotiating group of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Serbia, whose work takes place on the border between life and death
iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas

2022

iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas

2022
5
Exploring the crimes filmed through smartphones, interviewing the people involved, and discovering the phenomenon of how technology intersects with crime.
Murder She Solved: True Crime

2010

Murder She Solved: True Crime

2010
6
Murder She Solved tells the true stories of female crime investigators who, against all odds, have solved some of the most daunting murder cases in North America. Combining elements of mystery and intrigue, the series' unique visual style and riveting storytelling compels viewers to connect the dots as crime-solvers unravel the clues in their journey to solve the crime.
I Met My Murderer Online

2021

I Met My Murderer Online

2021
6
Chilling true stories from the headlines where people met their murderer online. Experts provide analysis and dramatizations take us through these devastating dates with death. The world of online connections becomes the latest landscape for murder and mayhem.
Forensics - The Science of Crime

2022

Forensics - The Science of Crime

2022
2
Hidden behind the laboratory doors of the forensic institutes, universities and research centres, scientists and experts uncover important information on how to convict the perpetrators.