If you enjoy crime stories where investigators follow clues, question suspects and slowly uncover the truth, 2026 has offered several strong options. From the murder mystery of Kohrra Season 2 and the dark police case in Raakh to Saif Ali Khan’s investigation in Kartavya, these dramas keep the focus on solving difficult crimes.
10 Best Crime Investigative Dramas of 2026 Where Cops Solve Mysteries
1. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A murder investigation brings two officers face to face with a family carrying old wounds, hidden secrets and unresolved tensions. As they work through the evidence, their own emotional struggles begin influencing the way they understand the people connected to the crime. Season 2 keeps the mystery slow and layered, with the lives around the victim becoming as important as finding the killer.
2. Raakh (Prime Video)
A rookie police officer is assigned a disturbing kidnapping case that puts him on the trail of two extremely dangerous criminals. Following them exposes him to frightening violence and situations that test how much he can handle as an investigator. The thriller is inspired by one of India’s most disturbing kidnapping cases.
3. Kartavya (Netflix)
A police officer is haunted by the death of a journalist who was killed despite being under his protection. Determined to understand what went wrong, he follows a trail involving corruption, political influence and powerful people who want the truth hidden. The investigation becomes even more urgent when the danger begins reaching his own family.
4. Waiting Hai (Prime Video)
RPF officer Sugam starts looking into a Tatkal ticket racket built around manipulated booking software. His investigation leads towards Hamza and Mama, whose profitable operation is already being damaged by rivalry and betrayal. Sugam arrests the agents and tracks Hamza before he can flee to Dubai, bringing the scam to an end.
5. Cross Season 2 (Prime Video)
Detective Alex Cross joins FBI agent Kayla Craig after billionaire Lance Durand receives a frightening death threat. Disturbing clues soon turn the protection assignment into a hunt for a ruthless vigilante. The investigation grows into a dangerous psychological pursuit as Cross and Craig try to identify the person behind the threat.
6. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
Traditional cop Pedro and young hacker Pritam are forced to work together after the chief minister’s son is digitally kidnapped. Their opposite approaches create constant disagreements, but the case soon reveals a much larger cybercrime operation. Solving the mystery requires Pedro’s police instincts and Pritam’s understanding of technology to work together.
7. Mardaani 3 (Netflix)
Shivani Shivaji Roy begins searching for missing children and discovers signs of an organised trafficking network behind the disappearances. The trail takes her towards dangerous criminals who appear to have powerful support protecting them. With more children potentially at risk, the investigation becomes an urgent race to break the network.
8. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Rookie cop Babita “Baby” Singh returns to her hometown for a family celebration after deliberately getting herself suspended, only for her childhood friend Bansi to be murdered. Unable to ignore the crime, Babita secretly starts following the clues herself. Her investigation gradually reveals betrayals and buried secrets among people she thought she knew well.
9. Inspector Avinash Season 2 (JioHotstar)
Inspector Avinash Mishra returns to investigate a criminal network spreading illegal weapons while also facing resistance from the system around him. His work becomes painfully personal when his son is linked to a murder case and the pressure begins damaging his marriage. Season 2 places him between a major crime operation and a crisis inside his own family.
10. Thadayam (ZEE5)
SI Adhiyaman investigates a series of ritualistic murders taking place across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. With every new killing, he must identify the pattern connecting the crimes before another victim is targeted. The case grows more disturbing as hidden links and secrets begin emerging behind the murders.
Bonus: His & Hers (Netflix)
A journalist returns to her hometown to investigate a murder, but her version of events clashes with that of a detective working the same case. As both perspectives reveal different pieces of the story, deciding who is telling the truth becomes increasingly difficult. The mystery builds around conflicting accounts and the possibility that someone involved is hiding something important.
If police investigations, murder mysteries and clue-by-clue crime solving are your favourite kind of thrillers, these 2026 dramas are worth adding to your watchlist.
