Cracking The Case

My Strange Arrest

An in-depth look at the people who were arrested for allegedly committing some of the weirdest, wildest and most bizarre crimes ever, digging beyond the headlines and the viral videos to take a look at the incidents and consequences, hearing the stories from the accused, the arresting officers and eye witnesses. These are bizarre crimes with real-life ramifications.

Cowboy Cartel

When a rookie FBI agent uncovers a massive money laundering operation in American horse racing, he risks his life to take down the culprits: Mexico's deadliest cartel.

9.0

2020

The Why Files

A weekly YouTube video podcast that explores the strange and weird of this world and beyond.

8.4

2019

Hudson & Rex

Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.

2019

Drillin

A Drama Series that follows a young drill artist about to blow but his current lifestyle is keeping him in deadly drama.

7.7

Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story

Reconstruction of one of the most shocking crime news events in recent decades: the murders of Elisa Claps and Heather Barnett by Danilo Restivo. The story begins on 12 September 1993 and takes place over a period of about twenty years between Potenza and the English coast of Bournemouth.

Catch Me If You Can

Delve into the chilling world of killers who have evaded capture, meticulously planning their crimes and playing twisted mind games with those working to bring them to justice.

5.0

2022

iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas

Exploring the crimes filmed through smartphones, interviewing the people involved, and discovering the phenomenon of how technology intersects with crime.

8.0

The Truth of Scent

A gifted girl haunted by her family’s massacre teams up with a fallen detective and a mysterious magician to solve eerie crimes, uncovering a hidden mastermind behind it all.

6.4

Under a Dark Sun

On the run from her troubled past, a young mother is accused of killing her new boss at a flower farm just before discovering he's actually her father.

8.0

West End Murders

West End Murders is the story of three murdered women: their lives, their deaths and two failed police investigations. Following former Met Police DCI Colin Sutton and his team, this investigation examines the historic cold case of the ‘Bunny Girl’ murders, uncovering a key link between the murders of Eve Stratford, Lynda Farrow and the seemingly unconnected case of murdered schoolgirl Lynne Weedon, revealing the pattern of a potential serial killer gone unnoticed for decades in the process. With this new revelation, can Sutton and his team finally bring justice and close the book on a 40-year-old case once and for all?

10.0

The Fall of the House of Murdaugh

As the prosecution builds its case, Alex Murdaugh's defense team pokes holes at every turn—but will a damning piece of digital evidence be checkmate for the king of the Lowcountry?

6.9

1973

Thriller

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.

Prison Chronicles

The series takes you inside some of the world’s most notorious prisons. Every episode delves into the unique history of a specific prison, showcasing its wildest practices, infamous inmates, harrowing events, and ingenious escapes. Spanning 1,000 years, the series covers legendary institutions from the historic Tower of London to today’s high-tech ADX, where El Chapo is currently held. Through interviews with journalists, former correctional officers, and previously incarcerated individuals, the series offers an authentic glimpse into the inner workings of these prisons.

6.6

Hound's Hill

A successful and renowned novelist — haunted by trauma and a mysterious blackmailer — returns to his hometown to reckon with his unresolved past.

9.0

The Tipsy Mystery

When a wild night at the notorious Paradise Seven party ends with Bam found dead, famous spirit medium Phing is pulled into a twisted murder mystery involving four prime suspects. Lieutenant Dan takes charge of the investigation, secrets, lies, and suspicions collide, and Phing must piece together the truth from fractured memories—both living and dead—before the killer gets away.

8.4

American Godfathers: The Five Families

Explore five powerful New York Mafia families, who ran organized crime in America.

Gangland Chronicles

Gangland Chronicles offers an inside look at some of the world’s most notorious criminal organizations. Each episode explores three legendary moments from a specific underworld group, ranging from mafias and cartels to motorcycle gangs and prison gangs. The series spotlights lucrative money-making rackets, deadly turf wars, iconic mob hits, crafty informants, and federal takedowns. Featuring infamous gangsters such as Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, John Gotti, Whitey Bulger, and Sonny Barger. Interviews with journalists, authors, and former members of these organizations offer an exclusive window into the inner workings of these groups.

2002

The Bonfire of Taiwan

Tien-Fu Liu, a tycoon who is well connected in politics and business, and his son, Won-Tsung Liu, have been buying and selling large amounts of illicit drugs. Cheng-Hsien Lee (a police officer of Criminal Investigation Division) is instructed by his superior officer, Yao-Wei Lee (Chief of No. 1 Team of Criminal Investigation Division), to be an undercover to investigate the illegal activities of Tien-Fu Liu and Cheng Long Group. In the police's effort to crack down on Cheng Long Group, several policemen and policewomen shed their blood; however, Cheng Long Group, with great ties in politics and business through money, is not so easy to be destroyed. In the process, Cheng-Hsien found out that Tien-Fu Liu was the person who killed his father. In the meantime, another serious crime takes place and Cheng-Hsien, who has been utterly devoted to his job, immediately engages in a battle with the criminals so as to defend justice against evil and injustice. (Source: SET TV)

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6.7

2014

Prey

Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he is arrested and charged.

7.5

1996

Silent Witness

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7.9

2004

The First 48

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1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

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7.6

1981

Hill Street Blues

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

7.6

2016

Goliath

Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.

5.8

2021

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7.9

2001

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

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7.2

2021

Vigil

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

6.7

2026

Big Mistakes

Blackmailed into working for some very dangerous people, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.

7.5

2022

The Endgame

A high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.

6.5

The Chemistry of Death

When bodies begin turning up in the tranquil English countryside that he has recently made home, a forensic anthropologist helps local police in a race against time.

6.8

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.

6.9

Accused

In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from the defendant’s point of view, each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial.

5.8

2007

Five Days

Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.

7.3

The Gold

On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.

6.5

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick

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7.9

2019

The InBESTigators

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7.6

2016

American Crime Story

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6.2

1987

Jake and the Fatman

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