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As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, I have already compiled lists spanning the decades from the 1950s until the 2010s. A couple months ago, I also completed a round-up of all the new shows that premiered in 2020. Now that we’re well into 2021, I am getting a head start in compiling a list of mystery shows produced in the United States that premiered in the year 2021.
I hope that you find the list helpful — both in highlighting shows that are coming out later this year that you can look forward to, and in helping you discover something that came out earlier in the year that you haven’t yet seen. For that reason, I have organized the list according to the month in which each show premiered.
As usual, I use the term “detective show” rather loosely and include anything that can be classified as a mystery/thriller/crime drama. However, I exclude true crime documentaries and reality shows, as I want to focus on scripted stories.
January
- Coyote (released January 7th) [stream on Paramount+]
- Lupin (released January 8th) USA and France co-production inspired by the character of Aresene Lupin [stream on Netflix]
- Resident Alien (released January 27th) [distributed by Syfy; stream on Amazon]
- Secrets of Sulphur Springs (released January 15th) [watch on the Disney Channel; stream on Amazon]
- Walker (released January 21st) Reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger. [watch on The CW Network; stream on Amazon]
February
- Clarice (released February 11th) A sequel to the movie The Silence of the Lambs [watch on CBS; stream on Paramount+]
- The Equalizer (released February 7th) A reboot of the 1980s TV series of the same name [watch on CBS; stream on Paramount+]
- Tell Me Your Secrets (released February 19th) [stream on Amazon Prime Video]
March
- Calls (released March 19th) [stream on Apple TV+]
- Debris (released March 1st) [watch on NBC]
April
- Cruel Summer (released April 20th) [stream on Amazon Prime Video]
- Law & Order: Organized Crime (released April 1st) [watch on NBC; stream on Amazon]
- Mare of Easttown (released April 18th) [watch on HBO; stream on Amazon]
- Rebel (released April 8th) Inspired by Erin Brockovich [stream on Amazon/IMDb TV]
May
- Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. (released May 21st) Animated series [watch on Hulu; stream on Amazon]
- Panic (released May 28th) Based on the novel by Lauren Oliver. [stream on Amazon Prime Video]
June
- Blindspotting (released June 13th) [watch on STARZ; stream on STARZ (via Amazon Prime)]
- Lisey’s Story (released June 4th) Based on the novel by Stephen King. [watch on Apple TV+]
- The Mysterious Benedict Society (released June 25th) [watch on Disney+]
July
- Dr. Death (released July 15th) [stream on Peacock]
- Leverage: Redemption (released July 9th) [stream on IMDbTV (via Amazon Prime)]
- Power Book 3: Raising Kanan (released July 18th) [stream on STARZ (via Amazon Prime)]
- Ultra City Smiths (released July 22nd) (animated, comedy) [stream on AMC+ (via Amazon Prime)]
August
- Brand New Cherry Flavor (released August 13th) [stream on Netflix]
- Chapelwaite (released August 22nd) Based on the short story “Jerusalem’s Lot” by Stephen King [stream on EPIX (via Amazon Prime)]
- Clickbait (released August 25th) [stream on Netflix]
- Fantasy Island (released August 10th) *perhaps only tangentially a mystery [watch on FOX; stream on Amazon Prime]
- Hit & Run (released August 6th) Israel-USA co-production [stream on Netflix]
- Nine Perfect Strangers (released August 18th) based on the novel by Liane Moriarty [stream on Hulu]
- Only Murders in the Building (released August 31st) [stream on Hulu]
- Reservation Dogs (released August 9th) [stream via FX on Hulu]
September
- American Rust (released September 12th) Based on the novel by Philipp Meyer [watch on SHOWTIME]
- The Cleaning Lady (released September 9th) [watch on FOX]
- FBI: International (released September 21st) [watch on CBS]
- La Brea (released September 28th) [watch on NBC]
- The Lost Symbol (a.k.a. Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol) (released September 16th) Based on the novel by Dan Brown [stream on Peacock]
- Midnight Mass (released September 24th) *Horror [stream on Netflix]
- NCIS: Hawai’i (released September 20th) [watch on CBS]
- Q-Force (released September 2nd) *Animated series [stream on Netflix]
October
- Chucky (released October 12th) Based on the Child’s Play horror franchise. [coming to Syfy and USA Network]
- Guilty Party (released October 14th) [CBS and Paramount+]
- CSI: Vegas (released October 6th) [watch on CBS]
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (released October 15th) Based on the horror franchise of the same name. [coming to Amazon Prime Video]
- One of Us Is Lying (released October 7th) [Peacock]
November
- Cowboy Bebop (released November 19th) Based on the Japanese Anime of the same name. [stream on Netflix]
- Dexter: New Blood (released November 8th) Sequel to the Dexter series. [Showtime]
- The Line (November 19th) [Apple TV+]
- Hawkeye (released November 24th) Based on on the Marvel Comics superhero [stream on Disney+]
- Mayor of Kingstown (released November 14th) [coming to Paramount+]
- True Story (released November 24th) [Netflix]
December
- Joe Pickett (December 6th) [Spectrum] (based on the book series by C.J. Box)
- Landscapers (December 7th) [HBO and Sky] (UK-USA co-production)
- Station Eleven (December 16th) [HBO Max] (based on the novel by Emily St. John Mandel)
- The Book of Boba Fett (December 29th) Part of the Star Wars universe [stream on Disney+]
This post was last updated on January 27th, 2022. As always, if you know of any shows that are missing from my list above, please let me know in the comments!
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