Netflix’s top 9 best crime series

There is something about the crime genre that mesmerizes viewers. However, these aren’t always “murder series”. Some delve deeply into other forms of crime — from financial crimes to cults and more. Typically, the plot revolves around stories that have hit the national headlines.

Some of them are about a murder mystery.

American Murder: Gabby Petito (2025)

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It was a case that shook the entire country. Gabby Petito was a beautiful girl who decided to enjoy the “van life” with her boyfriend Brian Loundry. The case gained national publicity after Gabby went missing. CCTV footage was released as officers were called to the scene when a witness saw her and Brian arguing in her car. These are heartbreaking footage, especially knowing that Gabby would be murdered in a matter of weeks.

These are heartbreaking images.

The book “Murder in the American Way” chronicled the case from start to finish, which included interviews with both of Gabby’s parents, her stepfather and others. Although the three-part series has been criticized for using artificial intelligence to render Gabby’s diary entries in her voice, the directors and executive producers assure that her family gave permission to do so.

The show’s directors and executive producers say that Gabby’s family gave her permission to do so.

Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)

Bella Gibson — a former Australian popular personality who was also involved in spreading pseudoscience. She called herself a health guru and falsely claimed to have had several types of cancer, which she cured through various methods — diet, exercise and natural medicine. In the movie “Apple Cider Vinegar,” Caitlin Dever is played by Gibson and Alicia Debnam-Carey — Milla Blake, a fictional character based on Jessica Ainscough, a magazine editor who swore that her illness was cured by alternative methods.

All of the movie’s stars are the same.

The two ladies competed for the attention of others by spreading their untruths. The movie “Apple Cider Vinegar” — is a fictional dramatization of the stories of these two ladies, based on the book “The Woman Who Fooled the World.” But it is based on the true story of two ladies selling nothing but snake oil and how they were exposed.

The movie “Apple Cider Vinegar” — is a fictional dramatization of the stories of the two ladies who sold nothing but snake oil and how they were exposed.

The Guilty Pleasures Hunt: O.J. Simpson (2025)

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This is one of the most high-profile crime stories involving celebrities. A case that is still referenced today thanks to the televised trial that resulted in OJ Simpson going free (the American footballer and actor was accused of murdering his wife). You may think you know all there is to know about that fateful night and the televised trial, which has been covered in many specials, documentaries and even dramatizations.

The case has been covered in many specials, documentaries and even dramatizations.

In the documentary series, you’ll hear new interviews from people like LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman, witnesses like Kato Kaelin, and attorneys Carl Douglas and Christopher Darden, who worked for the defense and prosecution, respectively. Now that 30 years have passed, there is an opportunity to reflect on the case and look at some things differently, such as the testimony of two people who said they witnessed Simpson run a red light near the crime scene and throw things in a trash can at the Los Angeles airport later that evening.

Simpson’s testimony was not the same as the testimony of two people who said they witnessed Simpson run a red light near the crime scene and throw things in a trash can at the Los Angeles airport.

I—m a Murderer (2018)

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With six seasons under its belt, each case featured in this true crime series is even more exciting than the last. In the series, the narrative is in the person of the killers themselves. Instead of talking to police, family members and victims who theorize about motives and psyches, this series learns the details firsthand. Most of each episode is narrated by a convicted killer sitting in a chair in an empty room.

A large portion of each episode is narrated by a convicted killer sitting in a chair in an empty room.

Since many of these killers are on death row, the stakes are high and the cases are complex. One case involves a teenager who committed the murder but claims it didn’t happen at all as the prosecution claimed. In another — a man convicted of a triple murder and linked to Satanism. There is even a woman who unbelievably claims that her boyfriend’s murder was consensual. Things get even more complicated in season five, with a robber claiming he didn’t know his gun was loaded.

An even more complicated situation arises in season five.

Unsolved Mysteries (2020)

A gripping dramatization of one of the most high-profile murder cases of the 1990s. Ryan Murphy takes on the story of Lyle and Eric Menendez in the second installment of the biographical crime anthology series Monsters, which began with his interpretation of the Jeffrey Dahmer case. In Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Eric Menendez, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch brilliantly portray the two brothers at the center of this horrifying case. Claiming years of mental, physical and sexual abuse, they plan to murder both of their parents in cold blood.

They plan to kill both of their parents.

The case is far more complicated than that, however, as the trial reveals. A gripping account of one of the most infamous murder cases in American history, it sets out to both humanize and vilify the brothers, as well as their parents.

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

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Evan Peters has received an Emmy nomination for his role as sadistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the first installment of the biographical true-crime anthology series. Created by Ryan Murphy, the series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” chronicles the life and crimes of Dahmer, who lured, killed and dismembered 17 men between 1978 and 1991. He practiced necrophilia and even cannibalism, and the series attempts to delve into the killer’s psyche, exploring not only his twisted motives but also the desperation of his parents as they tried to help their troubled son.

The series also explores the desperation of his parents as they tried to help their troubled son.

Nice Nash stands out as Dahmer’s suspicious neighbor, Glenda (she won an Emmy for her gripping performance), as does Richard Jenkins as his father, Lionel. It’s not the easiest movie to follow. But beyond the creepy and disturbing nature of many scenes, the series provides important commentary on law enforcement, missed opportunities, and the handling of cases involving young and marginalized victims.

And it’s not the only one.

Mindhunter (2017)

Perhaps one of Netflix’s best shows and certainly one of the best crime series. It’s a psychological crime thriller based on the true story of two FBI agents and the psychologist who coined the term “serial killer” in the late 1970s — early ’80s. Veteran agent Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), rookie agent Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) develop a research project to try to understand the minds of recidivist killers, whom they eventually start calling serial killers. The goal — to understand their motives and psyche, in the hope that it will help them solve future cases and prevent more murders.

And they’re trying to understand their motives and psyche in the hope that it will help them solve future cases and prevent more murders.

The actors playing the real-life killers, such as Edmund Kemper, Charles Manson, David Berkowitz and Dennis Rader, are incredible in their portrayals. They convey everything — from their looks to their voices, looks and even the subtle mannerisms and habits of these men. Thanks to conversations taken from the transcripts, the movie is chilling as you listen to the brutal killers recall why they did what they did and justify their heinous acts with no remorse.

The movie’s storytelling is riveting, and it’s a real eye-opener as you listen to the brutal killers recall why they did what they did and justify their heinous acts without remorse.

Hands off SEALs! The Hunt for the Internet Killer (2019)

One of the most disturbing crime series to come out in the last five years centers on the story of convicted Canadian killer Luca Magnotta. But the approach to the case differs significantly from other series in the genre. At the center of the plot — a group of Internet investigators who discovered disturbing videos posted by a mysterious man online and decided to find out his identity. They were certain that his actions of killing two kittens on camera would eventually lead to killing people, and they were right. The group banded together to search for clues in his videos to find anything that might convince the authorities to investigate these heinous acts.

Some of the people in the area are now looking for clues.

The story of using social media for good, and the incredible talent and determination of a group of citizens who had nothing to do with the incidents, will keep you in suspense throughout the three episodes.

The Top 9 best Netflix crime series was first published on ITZine.ru.