Indian cop dramas in 2026 have brought everything from serial-killer hunts and murder investigations to cybercrime, trafficking and smuggling cases. If you enjoy police stories where every clue opens a bigger mystery, these movies and shows offer plenty of suspense across Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and ZEE5.
10 Best Indian Cop Dramas of 2026 (Movies & Shows)
1. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A fresh murder pulls two police officers into a case where family tensions, old wounds and carefully hidden secrets matter as much as the evidence. Their own emotional struggles begin affecting the investigation as they move closer to understanding what happened. Season 2 continues the show’s slow-burn style by making the people surrounding the crime as important as finding the killer.
2. Raakh (Prime Video)
A rookie police officer is handed a terrifying kidnapping case that puts him on the trail of two extremely dangerous criminals. The investigation pushes him into increasingly disturbing situations and forces him to confront shocking violence. Inspired by one of India’s most disturbing kidnapping cases, the thriller follows a young cop being tested by the darkest side of the job.
3. Kartavya (Netflix)
A police officer is left carrying enormous guilt after a journalist is murdered despite being under his protection. His attempt to correct that failure leads him towards corruption, political influence and powerful people who do not want the truth exposed. The case becomes even more dangerous when the threat begins moving towards his own family.
4. Waiting Hai (Prime Video | September 16)
After joining the RPF, Sugam begins investigating a Tatkal ticket scam built around manipulated booking software. The operation leads him to Hamza and Mama, whose growing business is soon shaken by rivalry and betrayal. Sugam eventually arrests the agents and closes in on Hamza, stopping the racket before he can escape to Dubai.
5. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
Old-school cop Pedro is forced to work with young hacker Pritam after the chief minister’s son is digitally kidnapped. Their completely different ways of solving crimes create constant friction, but the case soon points towards a much larger cybercrime operation. The show mixes police investigation with technology and humour through two partners who rarely agree with each other.
6. Mardaani 3 (Netflix)
Shivani Shivaji Roy begins investigating the disappearance of children and soon finds signs of a much larger trafficking network. Following the trail puts her against dangerous criminals who appear to have powerful protection behind them. The third film turns the case into an urgent fight where every delay could place more children in danger.
7. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Rookie cop Babita “Baby” Singh gets herself suspended so she can return home for a family celebration, only to have her plans destroyed when childhood friend Bansi is murdered. Instead of staying away from police work, Babita quietly starts investigating the killing herself. Following the clues begins exposing betrayals and secrets hidden within the people and place she thought she knew.
8. Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (Netflix)
A Mumbai Customs officer heads a special team trying to break a major smuggling operation running through airports and international routes. Each mission reveals more criminals, secret connections and signs that the network may have support from people inside the system. The investigation becomes increasingly risky as the team moves closer to the people controlling the syndicate.
9. Inspector Avinash Season 2 (JioHotstar)
Inspector Avinash Mishra returns to take on a growing illegal-weapons network while facing resistance from the system around him. His professional battle becomes much more personal when his son is connected to a murder case and the pressure begins damaging his marriage. Season 2 places Avinash between dangerous criminals and a family crisis that threatens him from another direction.
10. Thadayam (ZEE5)
SI Adhiyaman is called into a disturbing investigation after a series of ritualistic murders appears across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Every new killing adds another piece to a pattern he must understand before the murderer strikes again. The case becomes darker as Adhiyaman begins uncovering secrets and possible connections behind the crimes.
Bonus: Daldal (Prime Video)
DCP Rita Ferreira takes charge of the hunt for a brutal serial killer in Mumbai while carrying emotional scars of her own. As the murders become increasingly disturbing, she must manage the investigation, pressure at work and memories she has never fully escaped. The case slowly turns into both a professional pursuit and a deeply personal battle for Rita.
