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Dec 9, 2022 · HBO Max is developing a dramedy about a murder trial that boasts Bill Lawrence among its executive producers, Variety has learned exclusively. Titled “12 Rocks in a Box,” the series centers on ...
HBO presents this drama series created by Alan Ball (‘Six Feet Under’) and based on the best-selling ‘Sookie Stackhouse’ novels by Charlaine Harris. Luther On a moral crusade, too often with only his convictions for company, John Luther is a deeply troubled man, a philosophical cop possessed by the insoluble problem of evil and justice in a Godless world.
- True Detective
- Mare of Easttown
- The Wire
- Tokyo Vice
- Boardwalk Empire
- The Sopranos
- We Own This City
- Big Little Lies
- Barry
- Watchmen
Though season 2 might have been a step down compared to what came directly before and after, the anthology series True Detective is an overall acclaimed crime show for HBO. It's relentless, cerebral, and incredibly addicting to watch, with some impressive star power to back up the leading roles. Season 3's duo of Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff ma...
Where True Detective is darkly psychological, HBO's limited crime drama series Mare of Easttown gets emotionally intimate. Kate Winslet leads this show in one of the strongest performances to date, playing the role of a famous local detective in a small town as she tries to piece together the murder of a teenage mother. The use of the small-scale s...
Often regarded as one of HBO property's all-time greats, The Wire is one of the most gripping crime drama and police procedurals available. It ran for five seasons, centering around a vast and diverse cast of characters across law enforcement institutions and local gangs. Across those seasons, The Wire tackled issues of the illegal drug trade, port...
An original series for the streaming side of the HBO brand, Tokyo Vice was a highlight of this TV genre within the last year. It may not have the same punch as the likes of True Detective or Mare of Easttown, but Tokyo Vice succeeds in being an enthralling and stylish brand of crime drama. The story is a dramatized version of American journalist Ja...
Boardwalk Empire is an HBO original that takes the crime drama genre and sets it against the backdrop of a period piece. Taking place mostly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Boardwalk Empire follows the exploits of the fictional criminal kingpin Enoch Thompson, a corrupt politician of Atlantic County during the Prohibition era. The series spanned five...
When it comes to mobster TV dramas, The Sopranos is another HBO classic that's a must-see for fans of the subgenre. It was one of the late James Gandolfini's best performances and arguably the most iconic one. Focusing on Gandolfini's lead character, Tony Soprano, the series serves as a psychological deconstruction as it goes through Tony's day-to-...
A more recent HBO endeavor, We Own This City was another praised crime drama miniseries that touched on thematic elements from The Wire. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name, this series chronicles the deep-rooted corruption surrounding the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force. It mainly follows Jon Bernthal's role as Sergea...
Though not a crime drama in the traditional sense, Big Little Lies is still a darkly riveting story built around a bleak premise. Big Little Lies follows the story of five upper-class women and mothers living in California with kids at a prestigious elementary school. However, things take a serious turn when the five become entangled in an active m...
Barry is one of the most inventive crime dramas in recent years. The HBO original series starts as a crime drama mixed with a healthy dose of dark humor, telling the story of the titular down-on-his-luck hitman who finds a new passion in the form of acting. As Barry gets further into his acting class, he ends up feeling conflicted over his criminal...
Shifting into the superhero realm, HBO and showrunner Damon Lindelof's take on Alan Moore's landmark Watchmen comic book became one of the most decorated TV series in the genre. A sequel to Moore's comic, the Watchmen limited series takes place 34 years after the events of the original story and hones in on a white supremacist resurgence in Tulsa, ...
- The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. IMDB Rating: 8.6/10. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% Where To Watch: Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, VUDU, Binge. Genres: Documentary, Biography, Crime.
- Pacto Brutal: O Assassinato de Daniella Perez. IMDB Rating: 8.5/10. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100% Where To Watch: Max. Genres: DocumentaryCrime. Rating: TV-MA.
- Landscapers. IMDB Rating: 7.0/10. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98% Where To Watch: Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, VUDU, Binge. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Rating: TV-MA.
- I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter. IMDB Rating: 7.5/10. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90% Where To Watch: Max, Hulu, VUDU, Binge. Genres: Documentary, Crime.
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- McMillions (2020) Director: James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte. Who knew that the Mcdonald's Monopoly game had so much true crime behind it all? McMillions looks at the fraud behind the corrupted McDonald's Monopoly game from 1989 to 2001.
- Savior Complex (2023) Created by: Jackie Jesko. Cast: Renee Bach. Diving deep into the story of US missionary Renee Bach, Savior Complex pulls no punches in its eyes wide-open discussion of her untrained medical practice that, despite its charitable aim, indirectly led to the deaths of 105 children.
- The Price of Glee (2023) Creator: Ample Entertainment. The Price of Glee is a three-episode miniseries that details the drama behind the scenes of the hit show Glee and the ways it affected the stars even after the show had ended.
- House of Hammer (2022) Creator: Elli Hakami, Julian P. Hobbs. Cast: JR Long, Julia Morrison, Courtney Vucekovich, Casey Hammer. House of Hammer is a documentary-style miniseries that sensationalizes the fall of the actor Armie Hammer (Social Network) by spotlighting his abuse and assault in previous relationships and interrogating the legacy of the whole Hammer family.
Sep 10, 2024 · For lovers of the genre, HBO Max offers some of the best crime movies out there. 16. Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Winner of the Best Indie award at the Astra Midseason Movie Awards, ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is directed by Rose Glass and stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian. The film follows Lou (Stewart), a solitary gym manager, who falls for ...
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Sep 10, 2024 · 16. Angie Tribeca (2016–2018) Created by Steve and Nancy Carell, ‘Angie Tribeca’ is a police procedural comedy. It stars Rashida Jones as 10-year-veteran Detective Angie Tribeca and Hayes MacArthur as Jones’s new partner, Detective Jason “Jay” Geils. They work for the LAPD’s Really Heinous Crimes Unit (RHCU).
