These recent police dramas follow determined officers, detectives and intelligence agents as they take on dangerous criminals and complicated cases. Packed with murder mysteries, cybercrime, corruption and high-stakes missions, these shows and movies can keep you hooked until the final episode.
12 Best Recent Police Dramas on OTT (Movies & Shows)
1. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
An experienced officer who trusts traditional police methods is forced to work with a young hacker who understands the digital world better than he does. Their uneasy partnership begins when the online kidnapping of a chief minister’s son leads them towards a dangerous cybercriminal. Crime, technology and humour come together as the mismatched pair races to solve the case.
2. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young officer is assigned a horrifying kidnapping investigation inspired by one of India’s most disturbing crimes. His pursuit of two violent offenders takes him through fear, brutality and choices that test his courage as well as his sense of right and wrong. The case becomes an urgent battle to protect innocent lives and bring the criminals to justice.
3. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A new murder sends the investigators into a complicated world of damaged families, hidden trauma and growing social tension. While following the evidence, the officers also struggle with emotional problems that are beginning to affect their personal lives. Season 2 once again combines a layered crime mystery with the painful realities faced by the people solving it.
4. Crime 101 (Prime Video)
A skilled thief preparing for one final robbery becomes involved with an unhappy insurance broker who sees an opportunity to change her life. Their dangerous plan begins to fall apart when a determined detective starts connecting the clues and closing in on them. The story turns a carefully planned crime into a tense chase driven by ambition and risk.
5. Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (Netflix)
A fearless customs officer begins targeting a powerful smuggling network using airports and international routes to move illegal goods. The operation becomes far more dangerous when signs of betrayal appear inside the very system meant to support him. With his mission and life under threat, he must uncover who can be trusted before the syndicate escapes.
6. Cross Season 2 (Prime Video)
Detective Alex Cross faces a new investigation involving a mysterious vigilante and an influential billionaire under threat. As he tries to understand the attacker’s motive, psychological games and powerful enemies begin surrounding him from every direction. Season 2 raises the danger with darker clues, personal pressure and intense confrontations.
7. Kartavya (Netflix)
A police officer is consumed by guilt after a journalist is murdered despite being under his protection. His search for the killer exposes connections to corruption, political power and people willing to threaten his family to silence him. Saif Ali Khan leads this tense drama about an officer risking everything to correct his failure and reveal the truth.
8. Paatal Lok Season 2 (Prime Video)
Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary returns for a high-profile murder case that draws him deep into the political and cultural tensions of North-East India. Powerful enemies and hidden conspiracies make the investigation increasingly dangerous, while the pressure begins affecting his personal life and moral judgment. Season 2 expands the crime saga with harsher realities and more difficult choices.
9. Thadayam (ZEE5)
Police officers investigating ritual-like killings across different regions discover that the murders may be connected by a carefully hidden purpose. Every clue appears to move them closer to the killer, yet each discovery also opens a darker and more confusing layer of the mystery. The investigation builds into a disturbing hunt filled with secret motives and unsettling twists.
10. Dept. Q (Netflix)
After a traumatic shooting leaves his partner paralysed, difficult Edinburgh detective Carl Mørck is sent to lead a forgotten cold-case unit in the basement. With an unusual team beside him, he reopens the four-year-old disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard, who is being held inside a hyperbaric chamber. The case forces the damaged detective to confront both a cruel mystery and the effects of his own past.
11. Special Ops 2 (JioHotstar)
Himmat Singh and his intelligence team return to stop cyberterrorists planning an attack on India’s digital economy. With artificial intelligence and technology becoming weapons, the mission spreads across countries and brings dangers that cannot be fought through force alone. Himmat must rely on experience, strategy and his operatives to defeat an enemy that remains largely invisible.
12. Mardaani 3 (Netflix)
A fearless police officer uncovers a brutal child-trafficking operation protected by dangerous criminals with powerful connections. As she moves deeper into the network, the scale of the conspiracy grows and the rescue mission becomes more difficult. The hard-hitting thriller combines emotional urgency with an intense fight to save vulnerable children and punish those responsible.
With relentless officers, dangerous criminals and cases filled with hidden truths, these recent police dramas offer plenty of suspense for your next binge-watch.
