The 21 best true crime series of 2024

Under the bridge

Hulu

The dropout

Hulu

The dropout dramatizes the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, played by Amanda Seyfried, who founded Theranos, a biotechnology company that failed spectacularly.

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Under the banner of heaven

FX/Hulu

In Under the banner of heavenBased on the 2003 book by Jon Krauker, detectives (played by Andrew Garfield and Gil Birmingham) investigate the brutal murder of Mormon Brenda Lafferty and her young daughter.

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Love and death

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Incredible

Netflix series

In IncredibleMarie (Kaitlyn Dever), a rape victim, was charged with reporting her assault. The film is based on the true story of the serial rape cases in Washington and Colorado (2008-2011). Notably, Toni Collette and Merritt Wever play the investigators in this retelling.

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Thought Hunter

Netflix series

In the late 1970s, two FBI agents (Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany) begin interviewing incarcerated serial killers to understand the psychology of murder. The second season is based on the Atlanta murders of 1979-1981, allegedly committed by serial killer Wayne Williams.

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True Detective: Nightland

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The fourth part of the popular True Detective The series is set in the fictional Ennis, Alaska, but is based on two true stories: the case of Mary Celestean American ship that disappeared in 1872, and the Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959, in which nine hikers died under suspicious circumstances in the Ural Mountains.

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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Netflix series

Dahmer is based on the true story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (played by Evan Peters). Dahmer killed seventeen people between 1978 and 1991.

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The invention of Anna

Netflix series

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Baby reindeer

Netflix series

One of the surprise hits of 2024 was baby reindeer, The focus is on the real-life experiences of Richard Gadd when he was stalked by a woman named Martha (played by Jessica Gunning).

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The stairs

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sweets

Hulu

sweets is another true crime series that covers the case of Candy Montgomery, who is accused of murdering her lover’s wife. This version aired on Hulu and Jessica Biel plays Candy.

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The Girl from Plainville

Hulu

The Girl from Plainville dramatizes the suicide of Conrad Roy in 2014 and the conviction of his girlfriend Michelle Carter for manslaughter in 2017. In the series, Elle Fanning plays Michelle and Colton Ryan plays Conrad.

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When they see us

Netflix series

Ava DuVernay’s When they see us tells the story of the Central Park jogger case in 1989, in which five young black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused of attacking a white woman in Central Park.

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DopeSick

Hulu

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Narcos

Netflix series

Yes, Narcos is considered a true crime series: Seasons one and two revolve around drug lord Pablo Escobar and the Medellín cartel, and season three follows the Cali cartel.

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17

A friend of the family

peacock

A friend of the family is the true story of Robert Berchtold (played by Jake Lacy), who abused and kidnapped his neighbor Jan Brobert twice: in 1974, when she was 12, and again in 1976, when she was 14. The series is based on the memoirs of Jan’s mother, Mary Ann Broberg. Stolen Innocence.

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18

Five days at the Memorial

AppleTV+

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, doctors and nurses at Memorial Medical Center were stranded with their patients for five days without power. It was later alleged that some of the medical staff decided to euthanize patients while they waited to be evacuated, as Sheri Fink reported in Five days at the Memorial: Life and death in a storm-ravaged hospitalThe series – more disaster than true crime, but harrowing nonetheless – is based on this book and stars Vera Farminga, Cherry Jones and Cornelius Smith Jr.

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The Guardian

Netflix series

In this Netflix series, Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts play Dean and Ellie Brannock, a couple who move into their dream home – only to be harassed by creepy letters signed by the titular “Watcher.”

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The thing with Pam

peacock

Renée Zellweger plays Pam Hupp in this true-crime miniseries about the murder of Betsy Faria in Missouri in December 2011. When the case Date lineNew details about Betsy’s murder come to light – making Pam, one of Betsy’s friends, a suspect.

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Emily Burack (she/her) is the senior news editor of Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals and a variety of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was deputy editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture website. Follow her at @emburack on Þjórsárdalur and Instagram.