You want to see a crime story through to its conclusion without starting a second season. These one-season TV shows follow a complete fictional case, from the first mistake to an answer or a decision about what can be…
Items 40 The creator’s order
1 Mare of Easttown (2021) ★ 8.4 IMDb First aired Apr 18, 2021 Seven episodes. A murder in a small Pennsylvania community leads Detective Mare Sheehan back into the lives of people she’s known for years. The original case reaches a conclusion in its seven episodes. There has been talk of returning to the character. 0 2 The Night Of (2016) ★ 8.4 IMDb First aired Jul 10, 2016 Eight episodes. A young man wakes after a night out to find himself at the center of a murder case. Choose it for the changes that follow his arrest, from conversations with a defense lawyer to awaiting trial. The case reaches a legal outcome and leaves room for doubt about exactly what happened. 0 3 A Murder at the End of the World (2023) ★ 7.0 IMDb First aired Nov 14, 2023 Seven episodes. Amateur sleuth Darby Hart investigates a death at a secluded retreat arranged by a tech billionaire. Much of the tension comes from who controls the devices, the rooms and the accounts of what happened, and the retreat’s puzzle gets an answer. 0 4 The Residence (2025) ★ 7.7 IMDb First aired Mar 20, 2025 Eight episodes. Detective Cordelia Cupp interviews staff and guests after a death during a White House state dinner. This is the roomier comic option, with different accounts of one evening and a complete explanation of how the clues fit. 0 5 The Undoing (2020) ★ 7.4 IMDb First aired Oct 25, 2020 Six episodes. A violent death shakes a New York therapist’s confidence in her family and pulls her into a public case. Pick it for wealthy suspects, competing versions of events and the distance between what the courtroom can prove and what somebody sees at home. 0 6 Sharp Objects (2018) ★ 8.0 IMDb First aired Jul 8, 2018 Eight episodes. Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her Missouri hometown to cover the deaths of two girls. The case is tied closely to the family she tried to leave behind. Stay through the final episode’s credits if you want all the information the show gives you. 0 7 The Perfect Couple (2024) ★ 6.5 IMDb First aired Sep 5, 2024 Six episodes. A wedding weekend on Nantucket becomes a murder investigation after a body turns up by the water. Try this when you want sharp clothes, a family with secrets and a detective who can keep asking questions after the guests would rather go home. 0 8 Bodies (2023) ★ 7.3 IMDb First aired Oct 19, 2023 Eight episodes. Four detectives encounter the same body in London at four different points in time. The crime gives you something concrete to track as names, addresses and institutions change around it. Pick it if a supernatural or science fiction explanation sounds appealing. 0 9 The Madness (2024) ★ 6.4 IMDb First aired Nov 28, 2024 Eight episodes. A media commentator finds a body near his rented cabin and is suddenly implicated. The show uses the rush to publish one version of the story as a reason for him to investigate before other people set his fate. 0 10 Bodyguard (2018) ★ 8.0 IMDb First aired Aug 26, 2018 Six episodes. A police protection officer’s assignment to a senior politician turns into a case about loyalties within familiar institutions. The main conspiracy is investigated across the six episodes. Choose it for a tense story in which a person assigned to keep a situation calm becomes part of… 0 
Mare of Easttown (2021)First aired Apr 18, 2021Seven episodes. A murder in a small Pennsylvania community leads Detective Mare Sheehan back into the lives of people she’s known for years. The original case reaches a conclusion in its seven episodes. There has been talk of returning to the character.0
The Night Of (2016)First aired Jul 10, 2016Eight episodes. A young man wakes after a night out to find himself at the center of a murder case. Choose it for the changes that follow his arrest, from conversations with a defense lawyer to awaiting trial. The case reaches a legal outcome and leaves room for doubt about exactly what happened.0
A Murder at the End of the World (2023)First aired Nov 14, 2023Seven episodes. Amateur sleuth Darby Hart investigates a death at a secluded retreat arranged by a tech billionaire. Much of the tension comes from who controls the devices, the rooms and the accounts of what happened, and the retreat’s puzzle gets an answer.0
The Residence (2025)First aired Mar 20, 2025Eight episodes. Detective Cordelia Cupp interviews staff and guests after a death during a White House state dinner. This is the roomier comic option, with different accounts of one evening and a complete explanation of how the clues fit.0
The Undoing (2020)First aired Oct 25, 2020Six episodes. A violent death shakes a New York therapist’s confidence in her family and pulls her into a public case. Pick it for wealthy suspects, competing versions of events and the distance between what the courtroom can prove and what somebody sees at home.0
Sharp Objects (2018)First aired Jul 8, 2018Eight episodes. Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her Missouri hometown to cover the deaths of two girls. The case is tied closely to the family she tried to leave behind. Stay through the final episode’s credits if you want all the information the show gives you.0
The Perfect Couple (2024)First aired Sep 5, 2024Six episodes. A wedding weekend on Nantucket becomes a murder investigation after a body turns up by the water. Try this when you want sharp clothes, a family with secrets and a detective who can keep asking questions after the guests would rather go home.0
Bodies (2023)First aired Oct 19, 2023Eight episodes. Four detectives encounter the same body in London at four different points in time. The crime gives you something concrete to track as names, addresses and institutions change around it. Pick it if a supernatural or science fiction explanation sounds appealing.0
The Madness (2024)First aired Nov 28, 2024Eight episodes. A media commentator finds a body near his rented cabin and is suddenly implicated. The show uses the rush to publish one version of the story as a reason for him to investigate before other people set his fate.0
Bodyguard (2018)First aired Aug 26, 2018Six episodes. A police protection officer’s assignment to a senior politician turns into a case about loyalties within familiar institutions. The main conspiracy is investigated across the six episodes. Choose it for a tense story in which a person assigned to keep a situation calm becomes part of…0