If you love stories where every clue creates a new question, these murder mysteries deserve a place on your watchlist. From Kohrra Season 2 and Gajab Raat to The Whisper Man, Daldal and Thadayam, these movies and shows bring investigations, hidden motives and dangerous secrets that can keep you hooked till the end.
15 Best Murder Mystery Thrillers of 2026 (Movies & Shows)
1. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A woman’s murder in Dalerpura brings Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur together for an investigation where almost everyone seems to be hiding something. Questioning the victim’s family and people around her reveals resentment, damaged relationships and conflicting versions of the truth. Their own unresolved emotional struggles also begin affecting the case, making the search for the killer even more complicated.
2. Gajab Raat (Netflix)
A violent incident leaves a woman badly injured and a police officer trying to understand what happened during one frightening night. Different suspects and conflicting clues make the investigation increasingly difficult, especially when influential people appear determined to control what comes out. Every new lead changes the picture and makes the truth harder to identify.
3. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Babita “Baby” Singh returns to her hometown expecting a break from police work, only for childhood friend Bansi to be murdered soon after her arrival. With the official investigation failing to satisfy her, Babita quietly starts following the clues herself. What begins as a search for Bansi’s killer soon exposes family tensions, betrayals and secrets hidden surprisingly close to home.
4. Kartavya (Netflix)
Police officer Pawan is left carrying the guilt after a journalist is murdered despite being under his protection. Determined to find out who wanted the victim silenced, he follows the investigation into a world of corruption, influence and powerful people. The case becomes even more dangerous when the same forces begin threatening Pawan’s own family.
5. The Lincoln Lawyer – Season 4 (Netflix)
Mickey Haller finds himself on the other side of the justice system when he is framed for murdering a former client. With his freedom at risk, he and his team must uncover what really happened while digging into a dangerous scam connected to the case. The courtroom battle becomes deeply personal as Mickey fights to prove that the evidence against him does not tell the complete story.
6. System (Prime Video)
Public prosecutor Neha Rajvansh enters an important legal case hoping another victory will help strengthen her career. Working with sharp stenographer Sarika Rawat gradually exposes uncomfortable questions involving class, privilege, ambition and hidden motives. As the case becomes more complicated, both women must decide whether winning inside the system is really the same as finding the truth.
7. Ikka (Netflix)
Successful lawyer Arjun Mehra agrees to defend a man he had once believed was responsible for attempted murder. New evidence begins weakening that old certainty and forces Arjun to question both the case and his own earlier judgment. As uncomfortable connections emerge, the courtroom mystery turns into a personal fight over guilt, evidence and whether justice may have gone wrong.
8. Mardaani 3 (Netflix)
Shivani Shivaji Roy begins investigating the disappearance of children and soon realises the cases are connected to a much larger organised crime network. Every step deeper into the operation reveals greater danger and more victims who need to be found. With time running out, Shivani faces one of her most urgent battles to expose those responsible and rescue the missing children.
9. The Whisper Man (Netflix)
Widowed crime writer Tom Kennedy is thrown into a nightmare when his eight-year-old son suddenly disappears. His desperate search brings him together with his estranged father, a former police officer, and DI Amanda Beck. Their investigation uncovers a disturbing connection to an old case involving a convicted serial killer known as the Whisper Man.
10. Cheekatilo (Prime Video)
A true-crime podcaster refuses to accept the unanswered questions surrounding her close friend’s death. Her private investigation starts uncovering disturbing information while also bringing back painful memories she had tried to leave behind. What begins as a search for closure slowly places her inside a mystery far more dangerous than she expected.
11. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
A high-profile digital kidnapping forces an old-school police officer and a young ethical hacker to work together despite their completely different methods. Their constant arguments continue even as the clues begin pointing towards a much wider cybercrime operation. Solving the case means combining traditional investigation with technology before the people controlling the network can disappear.
12. Glory (Netflix)
The unexplained death of a celebrated boxer brings two estranged brothers back to the Haryana hometown and sporting world they had left behind. Their search for answers starts exposing corruption, rivalries and secrets hidden inside the local boxing circuit. As the murder investigation deepens, old family wounds also return and make the case painfully personal.
13. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young police officer is pulled into a horrifying case involving kidnapping, murder and two extremely violent criminals. Following their trail takes him deeper into disturbing crimes that repeatedly challenge his ideas about justice and human behaviour. The investigation becomes both a dangerous hunt for those responsible and a psychological test of how much darkness he can handle.
14. Daldal (Prime Video)
DCP Rita Ferreira is assigned to hunt a brutal serial killer whose crimes become more disturbing as the investigation moves forward. At the same time, Rita is carrying emotional wounds from her own past and dealing with pressure inside the police force. Catching the murderer gradually becomes a deeply personal battle as well as a professional responsibility.
15. Thadayam (ZEE5)
SI Adhiyaman begins investigating a series of ritual-like murders taking place across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Cases that initially appear unrelated start revealing a disturbing common pattern and hidden connections. Every discovery takes him closer to the killer while creating fresh questions about who is behind the murders and why.
16. Kaattaan (JioHotstar)
The discovery of a severed head in rural Tamil Nadu leads investigators towards a mysterious man named Muthu. Some people describe him as a protector while others believe he is dangerous, making it difficult to separate facts from fear and rumours. As different versions of his story emerge, the case becomes a puzzle of hidden motives, secrets and conflicting truths.
From serial killers and suspicious deaths to courtroom puzzles and buried family secrets, these 2026 thrillers offer plenty of mysteries worth solving along with the investigators.