If crime stories with hidden motives, dangerous investigations and shocking secrets are your thing, 2026 has delivered some strong Indian thrillers. From the legal tension of Pooja Meri Jaan and the family secrets of Drishyam 3 to the slow-burn murder mystery of Kohrra Season 2, these dramas kept the suspense running high.
15 Best Indian Crime Dramas of 2026 (Movies & Shows)
1. Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5)
Pooja finds herself facing an abetment case after a man whose feelings she rejected dies by suicide. Her defence is taken up by Sana, a lawyer who has her own personal connection to the dead man. The case turns into an emotional legal conflict where grief, professional duty and the search for justice become difficult to separate.
2. System (Prime Video)
A public prosecutor takes on a legal case that gradually reveals much more than she first expected. Her association with a sharp stenographer starts uncovering hidden motives, class tensions and ambitions that affect both their lives. The result is a legal suspense drama where personal choices become closely tied to the case.
3. Kartavya (Netflix)
Police officer Pawan fails to save a journalist who is killed while under his protection, leaving him with a case he cannot simply walk away from. His investigation takes him towards powerful people, political influence and corruption while pressure from his superiors keeps rising. Matters become even more serious when the danger starts moving closer to his family.
4. Drishyam 3 (Prime Video)
Georgekutty and his family face another threat when Varun’s father teams up with a rogue former police officer to bring them down. As the plan against his family grows more dangerous, Georgekutty once again has to think several steps ahead to protect his daughter. Secrets, revenge and another carefully laid trap drive this tense new chapter.
5. Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (Netflix)
Emraan Hashmi plays a Mumbai Customs officer leading a special team against a major international smuggling syndicate. Their operations take them deep into the hidden world of airport smuggling, where breaking the network requires risky missions and difficult decisions. Neeraj Pandey directs this crime thriller built around the effort to dismantle the organisation.
6. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
ASI Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur investigate the murder of a woman whose body is discovered in her brother’s barn in Dalerpura. As the suspect list grows, including the victim’s husband, both officers also have unresolved problems of their own to deal with. The season combines a layered murder mystery with the emotional lives of the people investigating it.
7. Raakh (Prime Video)
A rookie police officer starts hunting two dangerous criminals in a case inspired by one of India’s shocking kidnapping crimes. Following the trail exposes him to disturbing violence and some of the darkest sides of human behaviour. Ali Fazal leads this intense investigative thriller centred on the pursuit of the men responsible.
8. Ikka (Netflix)
Celebrated lawyer Arjun Mehra agrees to defend a man he once believed was responsible for attempted murder. The courtroom battle begins changing as new revelations challenge what Arjun thought he knew about the case. Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna reunite in a legal thriller where the fight for justice becomes increasingly personal.
9. Reporting Live (Netflix)
Journalist Sandhya and cameraman Vinod begin investigating illegal sand mining and discover links to a powerful criminal syndicate. Finding evidence puts them in serious danger, turning an ambitious report into something far more threatening. Parineeti Chopra and Deven Bhojani lead the thriller alongside Shekhar Suman, Adil Hussain and Amol Palekar.
10. Second Case of Seetharam (Prime Video)
Inspector Seetharam is already hoping to repair his relationship with his estranged sister when a brutal serial killer begins terrorising Anegadde. Tracking down the murderer becomes his urgent responsibility, placing a dangerous investigation alongside a deeply personal chapter of his life.
11. Matka King (Prime Video)
A man with modest beginnings builds a powerful gambling empire in old Bombay by taking risks and chasing influence. His rise brings increasing threats from enemies while problems also begin appearing in his personal life. The crime drama explores how ambition and power can turn survival into a dangerous game.
12. Shaque: Trust No One (Netflix)
Nine years after her newborn daughter was abducted from a hospital, a mother is still waiting for answers. Photographs that seem to show the missing girl suddenly revive her hopes and make her look again at the people closest to her. Parineeti Chopra leads this mystery where finding the truth also means questioning trust.
13. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
Old-school police officer Pedro and young hacker Pritam are forced into an unlikely partnership after the chief minister’s son is digitally kidnapped. Their very different methods constantly clash, but the investigation starts pointing towards a dangerous cybercriminal. Crime, technology and humour come together as the pair tries to solve the case.
14. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Rookie cop Babita “Baby” Singh gets herself suspended so she can return home for her sister-in-law’s baby shower, but her visit changes completely when childhood friend Bansi is murdered. Babita secretly starts looking into the killing herself instead of staying away from police work. Her search begins uncovering family betrayals and secrets buried in the place she once called home.
15. Thadayam (ZEE5)
SI Adhiyaman investigates a disturbing series of ritualistic murders spread across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The repeated killings leave him searching for the connection behind them and the person responsible. Samuthirakani leads this Tamil crime thriller centred on a dark and unusual murder investigation.
Bonus: Glory (Netflix)
The mysterious death of a star boxer brings two brothers back to their Haryana hometown. Their attempt to understand what happened begins uncovering troubling secrets hidden inside the local boxing world. The series mixes a crime mystery with sport and complicated family emotions.
Whether you prefer murder mysteries, legal battles, police investigations or organised crime stories, these 2026 Indian dramas offer plenty of tense viewing.