From disturbing murder investigations and dangerous conspiracies to courtroom battles, cybercrime and terrifying survival stories, 2026 has already given thriller fans plenty to binge. Indian releases like Kohrra, Raakh, Taskaree and Ikka have delivered gripping mysteries, while international shows such as Silo, The Boroughs and I Will Find You have kept the suspense high with secrets that unfold episode by episode. If you love stories that constantly make you question what is really happening, here are 15 of the best thrillers of 2026 worth adding to your watchlist.
15 Best Thrillers of 2026 That Kept Us Guessing Until the Very End
1. Pritam and Pedro
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Arshad Warsi plays Pedro, an old-school police officer who finds himself transferred to the cybercrime unit, where he is paired with Pritam, a brilliant young hacker played by Vir Hirani. Their completely different approaches initially put them at odds, but they are forced to work together when a dangerous cybercriminal, played by Vikrant Massey, becomes the centre of a high-stakes investigation involving the kidnapping of a minister’s son. Mixing humour with cybercrime and mystery, the series turns their unlikely partnership into a race to outsmart an enemy who always seems one step ahead.
2. Kohrra Season 2
Where to watch: Netflix
Kohrra returns with another grim murder investigation set against Punjab’s bleak and atmospheric landscape. Garundi is now working under Sub-Inspector Dhanwant Kaur when a woman is discovered murdered inside her brother’s barn. As they begin investigating her family, marriage and the people surrounding her, the case exposes resentments and secrets that make almost everyone look suspicious. The detectives’ complicated personal lives once again become inseparable from the mystery they are trying to solve.
3. System
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Neha Rajvansh is an ambitious public prosecutor determined to prove herself by winning ten cases in a row and earning a place in her father’s prestigious law firm. Her path crosses with courtroom stenographer Sarika Rawat, a woman from a very different social background who sees the justice system from another perspective. But when Neha’s professional ambitions collide with uncomfortable truths about privilege and buried injustice, her next case forces her to decide whether protecting her family’s legacy matters more than doing what she believes is right.
4. The Boroughs
Where to watch: Netflix
A picturesque retirement community in the New Mexico desert seems like the perfect place to spend one’s later years, but something deeply disturbing is hiding beneath its peaceful appearance. After grieving widower Sam Cooper arrives and experiences a terrifying encounter, he joins a group of fellow residents trying to understand the strange force threatening their community. Their investigation eventually points toward an otherworldly danger connected to something even more valuable than life itself: time.
5. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2
Where to watch: Netflix
After everything she endured while investigating the Andie Bell case, Pip Fitz-Amobi wants to leave amateur detective work behind. But when someone close to her disappears, she once again finds herself searching for answers with Ravi by her side. At the same time, the consequences of the previous investigation continue to follow her, making this mystery far more personal and dangerous than Pip expected.
6. Silo Season 3
Where to watch: Apple TV
The mystery surrounding the silos grows much bigger in Season 3 as the story begins connecting Juliette’s present-day struggle with events from the world that existed before humanity moved underground. While Juliette deals with the aftermath of rebellion and questions what she can trust, another storyline follows people in the past beginning to uncover a conspiracy with enormous consequences. By moving between the two timelines, the season starts revealing answers to questions that have existed since the beginning of the series.
7. Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web
Where to watch: Netflix
Emraan Hashmi plays customs officer Arjun Meena, who leads a specialised team trying to dismantle a powerful smuggling network operating through Mumbai’s international airport. What begins with suspicious consignments and illegal goods soon leads them toward a far larger criminal organisation whose reach extends beyond the airport. Every interception brings Arjun closer to the people controlling the operation, turning the investigation into a tense battle between law enforcement and an organised syndicate that knows how to stay hidden.
8. Raakh
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Set in Delhi in 1978, Raakh begins with the disappearance and murder of two teenagers, triggering a relentless police investigation into an increasingly horrifying crime. Ali Fazal plays Sub-Inspector Jayprakash Jatav, one of the officers pulled into the hunt for those responsible. As the investigation progresses, the series moves beyond the question of who committed the murders to examine the psychology of the men behind the crime and the devastation left behind for everyone affected by it.
9. Glory
Where to watch: Netflix
A shocking death shakes a small-town boxing community and forces two estranged brothers back into the orbit of their father, a celebrated boxing coach. As questions surrounding the crime begin mounting, old rivalries, family wounds, sporting ambition and revenge become tangled together. What initially looks like a sports drama gradually develops into a murder mystery where the truth could destroy both the family’s reputation and everything they have spent years building.
10. The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
Where to watch: Netflix
Mickey Haller has made a career defending people accused of serious crimes, but Season 4 places him on the other side of the courtroom. After the body of his former client Sam Scales is discovered in the trunk of Mickey’s Lincoln, the lawyer finds himself accused of murder. Now Mickey and his team must build the most important defence of his career: his own. Proving his innocence means discovering who actually killed Sam and why someone appears determined to make Mickey take the fall.
11. Ikka
Where to watch: Netflix
Sunny Deol plays celebrated lawyer Arjun Mehra, who is forced to defend a man from his past, played by Akshaye Khanna, despite suspecting that his client may actually be guilty. Refusing the case could put someone Arjun loves in danger, but winning could mean helping a guilty man escape justice. As the courtroom battle intensifies and painful history resurfaces, Arjun is trapped between protecting his family, following the law and listening to his conscience.
12. Mardaani 3
Where to watch: Netflix
Rani Mukerji returns as fearless police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy for another disturbing investigation. This time, Shivani is racing against time to rescue 93 missing girls, pushing her into a dangerous criminal world where every hour matters. As she follows the trail and confronts the people responsible, the case becomes another relentless battle between Shivani and criminals who believe they are beyond the reach of the law.
13. Kartavya
Where to watch: Netflix
Saif Ali Khan plays Pawan, a police officer whose career comes under intense scrutiny after a journalist he was supposed to protect is shot while under his watch. As questions are raised about what went wrong, the danger begins moving closer to Pawan’s own family. Forced to choose between professional duty, personal safety and difficult moral decisions, he becomes trapped in a situation where following the rules may carry consequences of its own.
14. I Will Find You
Where to watch: Netflix
David Burroughs is serving a prison sentence for murdering his own son when his sister-in-law arrives with a photograph that seems impossible: a recent image showing a boy who looks exactly like his supposedly dead child. Convinced that his son may still be alive and that he has been imprisoned for a crime he never committed, David escapes custody to search for him. The hunt soon grows into a much larger mystery as law enforcement closes in and David discovers that the truth about his son’s disappearance may be far more complicated than he imagined.
15. The Devil’s Mouth
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Five friends head into an underwater cave system in Thailand for one final adventure before their lives take them in different directions. But once they enter the caves, the trip turns into a terrifying fight for survival as they realise that something deadly is hunting them beneath the water. With darkness, limited escape routes and growing panic working against them, their friendship begins breaking down just when trusting each other becomes essential to getting out alive.
From crime and conspiracy to survival and psychological suspense, these best thrillers of 2026 have given mystery fans plenty to keep guessing until the very end. So, which ones are you going to binge-watch first?