Best Hindi Crime & Thriller Web Series (2026)
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Police procedurals, gangster sagas and whodunits — the Hindi crime and thriller series viewers rate highest.
Ranked by audience rating among series with at least 20 ratings that are streaming somewhere in India today. The list refreshes daily, so titles that leave the service drop off automatically.
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Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story 2020
★ 8.3(161 ratings)· Streaming on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv
Set in 1980's & 90's Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta - a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to dizzying heights & his catastrophic downfall. Being directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, the series is based on journalist Debashis Basu & Sucheta Dalal's book "The Scam".
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Special Ops 2020
★ 8.2(70 ratings)· Streaming on VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
The series follows Himmat Singh of Research and Analysis Wing who draws similar patterns in terrorist attacks and is convinced a single person is behind all the attacks. His task force team of five agents living in various parts of the world aim to catch the mastermind. The story is based on an inspiration taken from nineteen years worth of national significant events.
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Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story 2021
★ 8.1(28 ratings)· Streaming on VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
After the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, a young and idealistic R&AW officer had a theory. In 2003, he had a mystery. This is the story of Himmat Singh.
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Mirzapur 2018
★ 8.0(200 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city.
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Khakee: The Bihar Chapter 2022
★ 7.8(45 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.
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Asur 2020
★ 7.8(100 ratings)· Streaming on JioHotstar
Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a forensic-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is a blend of suspense, mythology and the murders of some people totally unrelated.
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Khakee: The Bengal Chapter 2025
★ 7.8(21 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
When upright cop Arjun Maitra takes on Kolkata's feared don Bagha and his henchmen, he must battle a broken system and navigate bloody gang wars.
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Trial by Fire 2023
★ 7.8(28 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
After the deadly Uphaar cinema fire, two grief-stricken parents navigate the loss of their kids and a dogged fight for justice.
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Sacred Games 2018
★ 7.8(269 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
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Farzi 2023
★ 7.7(193 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting menace. In this thrilling cat-and-mouse race, losing is not an option!
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Delhi Crime 2019
★ 7.7(141 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
Following the police force as they investigate high-profile crimes in Delhi, this series has seasons inspired by both real and fictional events.
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Black Warrant 2025
★ 7.7(40 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
When an upright officer accepts a job at Tihar Jail, he vows to make amends after witnessing cold-blooded corruption within its walls.
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Rana Naidu 2023
★ 7.7(32 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
Rana Naidu can solve any problem in Bollywood. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
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Criminal Justice 2019
★ 7.7(60 ratings)· Streaming on JioHotstar
Sex, drugs and a gruesome murder. An edgy one night stand turns into a nightmare for Aditya, when he wakes up with blood on his hands. The evidence is stacked against him, but he doesn't remember the grisly crime. Is he guilty or not ?
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Breathe 2018
★ 7.5(80 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon MX Player
Kabir, a brilliant but non-conventional officer of the Crime Branch, puts the pieces together of seemingly unconnected deaths of organ donors that lead up to an unlikely suspect - the affable Danny. Kabir will not stop till he cracks the case and delivers justice.
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Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors 2020
★ 7.5(28 ratings)· Streaming on VI movies and tv
What made Anu Chandra stab her perfect husband? The evidence and confession are clear, but what's the truth?
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Paatal Lok 2020
★ 7.5(126 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.
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The Night Manager 2023
★ 7.5(34 ratings)· Streaming on VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
A hotel's night manager is the only weapon against a dangerous arms dealer. Will he be able to stop him?
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CAT 2022
★ 7.4(28 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
Living under an alias, a former police informant is summoned to infiltrate a major drug empire but uncovers a dangerous connection to his dark past.
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Dahaad 2023
★ 7.4(37 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Women are disappearing without a trace in Rajasthan and nobody seems surprised. But police officer Anjali Bhaati notices a similarity in the cases: long nightly phone calls and a boyfriend that no one in the neighbourhood has ever seen.
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Mumbai Diaries 2021
★ 7.3(27 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
A medical thriller set in the Emergency Room of a government hospital. The series explores the challenges faced by the medical staff at the hospital as well as other first responders across the city of Mumbai in dealing with a crisis of immense magnitude. In this battle to save lives and heal others, the ones doing the fixing are the most broken.
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Aarya 2020
★ 7.3(32 ratings)· Streaming on VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated? How far will she go to survive and protect her family?
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Mai: A Mother's Rage 2022
★ 7.3(23 ratings)· Streaming on Netflix
A grieving mother discovers the criminals behind her daughter's tragic death, and transforms from meek to merciless to get the real story.
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Breathe: Into the Shadows 2020
★ 7.3(50 ratings)· Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon MX Player
A 6-year old girl is kidnapped by a mysterious masked man, who demands an unusual ransom. To save his daughter, Dr. Avinash Sabharwal must kill someone! Meanwhile, Kabir Sawant's journey continues in the hostile environment of the Delhi Crime branch. Lies, deceit and mind games begin when Kabir is given charge of the investigation, and meets Avinash.
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Apharan 2018
★ 7.2(28 ratings)· Streaming on MX Player, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Rudra Srivastava, a senior inspector with Uttarakhand police is lured into kidnapping a young girl at her request. The plot begins as a simple plan to extort money in exchange for her release. When the chain of events go wrong and a series of lies unfold, he realizes that he is now a part of a deadly conspiracy. Will he be able to escape the outcome of his choices or become a victim of the web of lies?
FAQs
▸What is the best hindi crime & thriller web serie?
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) tops the list with a 8.3/10 audience rating, followed by Special Ops and Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story.
▸How is this list ranked?
By average audience rating, counting only series with at least 20 ratings so a handful of votes can't top it, and only titles currently available in India.