From clever sleuths and cryptic clues to shocking twists, detective thrillers have a way of pulling us straight into the mystery.
Here are seven gripping picks on Netflix, Prime Video, ZEE5, and more to test your inner sleuthing skills.
The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix): Four retirees—Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce—meet to solve cold cases for fun, but when a real murder happens in their village, their hobby turns into a high-stakes whodunit.
Samrat & Co (ZEE5): Rajeev Khandelwal plays eccentric detective Samrat Tilakdhari, hired to investigate strange happenings at a Shimla estate. The case unravels into murder, betrayal, and secrets, echoing Sherlock Holmes-style intrigue.
Sherlock Holmes (YouTube): Robert Downey Jr. brings Holmes to life as he and Watson (Jude Law) take on Lord Blackwood, a villain seemingly risen from the dead, in a gritty, adventurous take on Doyle’s classic.
Enola Holmes (Netflix): Millie Bobby Brown stars as Sherlock’s spirited sister who sets off to find her missing mother while uncovering a political conspiracy and her own detective instincts.
Jaane Jaan (Netflix): Kareena Kapoor Khan plays Maya, a mother entangled in a murder case. With the help of a neighbour (Jaideep Ahlawat), she faces off against a probing inspector (Vijay Varma) in this gripping thriller.
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (Prime Video): Naveen Polishetty shines as a witty small-town detective who stumbles upon a chilling conspiracy while investigating unidentified bodies near railway tracks.
The Bone Collector (Netflix): Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie team up to outsmart a serial killer leaving cryptic clues in this tense cat-and-mouse mystery.