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The Expanse (2015)
Plot Summary:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: outer space, space travel, space opera, human in outer space, spacecraft, space station, investigation, space colony, alien life-form, spaceship, space wars, conspiracy, space exploration, society, space and aliens, rivalry, galaxy, space, space battle, alien technology, survival, transformation, danger, solar system, uncover truth
Unforgotten (2015)
Plot Summary:
'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the secrets will also affect the personal lives of both Sunny and Cassie
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, police, cold case, missing person, female police detective, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, sleuth, police procedural, crime investigation, forensics, mysterious disappearance, unsolved crime, fighting crime, secret, partner, homicide detective, police detective, detective inspector
Sense8 (2015)
Plot Summary:
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: lgbt, supernatural, supernatural ability, gay, telepathy, danger, lesbian, love affair, secret organization, conspiracy, sex scene, transsexual, homosexuality, chases and races, imaginary, survival, lgbtq, transgender, mind control, gay erotica, escapades, sex, social issues, police officer, interracial couple
River (2015)
Plot Summary:
John River, a brilliant police officer whose genius and fault-line is the fragility of his mind - a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: twists and turns, police detective, police, police investigation, hallucination, haunted by the past, murder investigation, loneliness, police procedural, able to see the dead, investigation, partner, nordic, murder, law enforcement, police officer, psychology, criminal, illness, afterlife, mental illness, forensic, forensics, grief, cat and mouse
Trapped (2015)
Plot Summary:
As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes and the main road into town is impassable. A mutilated and dismembered body washes on the shore, an unidentifiable man murdered only hours ago. The local police chief, Andri Olafssun, whose personal life is in shatters, realizes a killer has descended into his town. As word spreads, order disintegrates into chaos as the ferry’s passengers and the town’s residents realize they are all possible suspects and that a killer is trapped among them
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, UK
Plot tags: murder investigation, police, murder, small town, police officer, coastal town, winter, nordic, investigation, ex wife, danger, voodoo, forensic, serial killer, forest, supernatural, criminal, human trafficking, murder mystery, forensics, judiciary, police investigation, police procedural, thrill ride, instinct
Death Parade (2015)
Plot Summary:
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too. From Studio Madhouse (Death Note, Black Lagoon) comes a thrilling new series where the stakes are high and the rules are simple: your life is on the line
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: death, regret, gambling, morality, memory loss, afterlife, fear, game, game of death, desperation, heaven and hell, unhappiness, reincarnation, murder, pain, grieving, survival, memory, life after death, amnesia, occult, darkness, mature, female nudity, bartender
And Then There Were None (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts – the improbably named Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen – the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilisation. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die – one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’ - a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: "…and then there were none."
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder mystery, island, whodunit, isolation, plot twist, murder, survival, investigation, bully comeuppance, twists and turns, trapped, accusation, death, supernatural, trap, guilt, mysterious death, serial killer, killings, suspicion, murderer, game of death, crime and punishment, mind game, criminal
Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, female agent, strong female lead, heroic mission, hand to hand combat, female protagonist, investigation, save the world, undercover, secret agent, tough girl, heroes, danger, multiverse, escapades, imaginary, villain, spy, friendship, world war two, women, conspiracy, graphic violence, feminist, shooting
12 Monkeys (2015)
Plot Summary:
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, epidemic, survival, changing the past or future, post apocalypse, time machine, existence paradox, sent to the past, plague, virus, save the world, apocalypse, paradox, dystopian future, heroic mission, mission, memory loss, society, imaginary, supernatural, catastrophe, chases and races, witness, rebel, mutation
Doctor Foster (2015)
Plot Summary:
A woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of inquiry far more unravels including a streak of violence below the surface
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: extramarital affair, adultery, female protagonist, infidelity, life turned upside down, mature woman, husband wife relationship, family relations, female doctor, couple relations, parents and children, love and romance, family problems, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, divorce, revenge, women, investigation, medicine, house, feminist, isolation, choice, resistance
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, who done it, uncover truth, danger, life turned upside down, murder suspect, child murderess, dishonesty, disorder, gay, criminal, legal, drug, black man white woman relationship, murder investigation, black man white woman sex
The Magicians (2015)
Plot Summary:
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: magic, fantasy world, supernatural ability, magician, studying, supernatural power, school, magic spell, college, wizards and magicians, betrayal, supernatural, danger, society, student, witch, crush, king, monster, love and romance, wizard, teacher, superhero, depression, magical
Dark Matter (2015)
Plot Summary:
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: outer space, space travel, time travel, memory loss, space opera, space and aliens, space wars, androids, distant planet, survival, friendship, danger, erased memory, spacecraft, betrayal, amnesia, martial arts, female fighter, escapades, spaceship, criminal, mercenary, warrior, space, dystopia
London Spy (2015)
Plot Summary:
A romance between an MI6 code genius and an ordinary man promises happiness. But tragedy strikes when the spy dies in suspicious circumstances, forcing his lover to pursue the truth behind his death
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, espionage, spy, gay interest, conspiracy, surveillance, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, lgbt, murder, love affair, lgbtq, undercover, love and romance, gender, police, murder mystery, resistance, gay couple, buddy, pride, clandestine, mi6, gay protagonist, netflix
Wayward Pines (2015)
Plot Summary:
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: apocalypse, society, small town, investigation, small town life, danger, beast, missing person, murder, cryogenics, confined, sheriff, suspended animation, secret service agent, trapped, supernatural, adaptation, murder mystery, conspiracy, multiple storylines, secret, private investigation, paranormal investigation, uncover truth, social relations
Blindspot (2015)
Plot Summary:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: puzzle, investigation, fbi, memory loss, twists and turns, strong female character, terrorist, killings, tattoo, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts, fbi agent, tattooed woman, memory, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, bomb, woman, die hard, gang, exodus, government, love, teenager, swat team
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
Plot Summary:
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead
Duration: 48 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: frankenstein, murder mystery, investigation, murder, law enforcement, danger, riddles and clues, medieval, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, maniac, serial killer, murderer, supernatural, killings, psycho killer, killing spree, crime solving, crime investigation, unsolved crime, paranormal investigation, cold case, uncover truth, devil, writers
The Whispers (2015)
Plot Summary:
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: youth, danger, alien, investigation, manipulation, murder, deception, naivete, supernatural, kids in trouble, apocalypse, epidemic, psychic, girl, pop culture, clairvoyant, haunting, creepy kid, heroes, chases and races, child in peril, human host, save the world, evil alien, fbi agent
Scream Queens (2015)
Plot Summary:
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, rich girl, sorority, college, popular girl, blood, investigation, hospital, danger, woman in danger, college life, satire, flirting, father daughter relationship, mascot, maniac, supernatural, exodus, young adult, lgbt, female protagonist, friendship, killer, love
Aquarius (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, hippie, missing person, police investigation, murder, charles manson, policewoman, interrogation, lawyer, party, teenage girl, police station, name calling, drug, cop, serial killer, working undercover, investigation, religion, subculture, murder mystery, psycho killer, woman with a gun, exodus, anti hero
Scream: The TV Series (2015)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, danger, psychopath, maniac, youth, high school, massacre, characters killed one by one, teenage life, obsession, masked killer, twists and turns, who done it, small town, teenage girl, telephone call, lesbian, death, lgbt, teenager, ghost, killer, investigation, supernatural
Zoo (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs out for animals and humans alike
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: pandemic, extinction, dangerous animal, mutation, save the world, experiment, conspiracy, pursuit, danger, survival, death, heroes, virus, safari, partner, animal attack, apocalypse, epidemic, cure, animal life, veterinarian, end of the world, post apocalypse, supernatural, subculture
Quantico (2015)
Plot Summary:
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, fbi, terrorist attack, secret, terrorism, frame up, terrorist, female fbi agent, twists and turns, recruit, woman, bonding, fbi agent, terrorist bombing, on the run, colleague, false identity, spy, female protagonist, traitor, teamwork, fighting crime, female agent, betrayal, suspect
Minority Report (2015)
Plot Summary:
Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals... before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs - "precognitives" Dash, Arthur and Agatha - who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, female detective, changing the past or future, police investigation, murder investigation, friendship, danger, death, love and romance, rivalry, cyberpunk, super powers, counselor, buddy, siblings, drug, superpower, psychic power, superhero, time travel, twin brother, changing the future, flash forward, tattoo on face, brother sister relationship
Between (2015)
Plot Summary:
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend for themselves
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: virus, isolation, youth, plague, teenage life, chaos, chaos and mayhem, quarantine, death, danger, confined, trapped, rivalry, escape attempt, friendship, society, survival, post apocalypse, epidemic, betrayal, murder, city, apocalypse, pandemic, infection
CSI: Cyber (2015)
Plot Summary:
The FBI's team of Cyber Crime Investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan, works to solve cases involving the dark-net. Avery, a Special Agent in Charge and esteemed Cyber-Psychologist heads up a team, including Senior Special Agent Elijah Mundo, tasked with solving murders, cyber-theft, hacking, sex offences, and blackmail
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: forensics, profiler, federal agent, cybercrime, crime investigation, fbi, danger, law enforcement, partner, police investigation, partners against crime, riddles and clues, computers and web, special agent, hacking, die hard, hacker, fbi agent, hi-tech, investigation, crime scene, evidence, computer, business, intelligence agency