Detective shows, films and TV series are always popular with viewers, since the plot of most of them forces you to puzzle over the investigation together with the main characters and improve your deductive skills. It’s doubly nice if the viewer’s thoughts and the result on the screen coincide at the end of the investigation. Long winter evenings are the time to review the most interesting detective stories that are now available on the Netflix streaming service and train your inner Sherlock Holmes. Focus offers five interesting options.

" Based on a graphic novel published by DC Comics for adults, the series moves through four time periods. The story begins in London in 2023. Police Sergeant Shahara Hasan chases an armed teenager and comes across the body of a dead naked man in a Longharvest alley.. The deceased has a scar on his forehead, a shot through the eye and a strange mark, possibly a tattoo on his wrist..

Along the way, it turns out that the same body was found in the same place in 1890, during the Victorian era; in 1941, during the darkest days of World War II in Britain; and 30 years in the future. Each detective of his era works to catch the criminal, but as the investigations come together, they uncover a sinister conspiracy that threatens London..

In addition to mixing eras, the authors of the series also played with genres. The narrative begins as a completely typical detective story, but with the advent of new timelines, the frame includes a historical love drama, an equally dramatic noir line about revenge and redemption, and a science-fiction thriller, which, as you might guess, will unfold in the plane of the future.

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" The series is based on the BBC Three television series Murder in Saxville..

The plot centers on the eccentric detective Terry Seattle, with extraordinary abilities and expressive eccentric features, who works in a homicide unit that requires special attention and a professional approach.. He invites unsuspecting celebrities to investigate murders in a city where crime is a way of life.. The guests must play along with his antics while trying to solve the case.. The seven-episode show features some of the most hilarious actors, including writer and comedian Kumail Nanjiani, actress Sharon Stone, Maya Rudolph and comedian and TV host Conan O'Brien, stand-up comedian Kendrick Jeong, comedian Maya Rudolph.

The plot of each episode is funny on its own, but what makes the series even funnier is the anticipation of the guests struggling to contain their laughter.

" Based on the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” by Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong..

The plot tells the story of 18-year-old troubled girl Marie Edler, who goes to the police to report brutal rape.. The cops don't believe her words and accuse her of falsification. Under pressure from detectives, Marie retracts her words and admits what happened to her was a fabrication.. Only a few years later, this crime and a series of subsequent rapes committed by a serial rapist will be solved by two female detectives. They work in different parts of the United States, but unite to work on the investigation.

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The series will be of interest to fans of the genre who appreciate unpredictable twists and careful solving of criminal cases..

The Sinner is an American crime drama anthology television series based on the novel of the same name by German writer Petra Hammesfahr..

Because the first season of The Sinner was so highly acclaimed, USA Network turned what was supposed to be a one-off series into an anthology series of four seasons and 32 episodes. Each series follows a tired but highly intelligent detective as he investigates a new crime.. The first season investigates the attack of a girl in broad daylight on the beach, who has no idea why she did it.. In the second - about the poisoning by a boy of two adults living in a religious community. In the third, a detective tries to solve a fatal car accident that leads to a more complex case.. The final season investigates the disappearance of a girl from a wealthy family..

What's new about The Sinner is that it spends time with a different supporting cast each season, including Jessica Biel (in an Emmy-nominated performance), Christopher Abbott, Carrie Coon, Matt Bomer, Chris Messina, Francis.

The Indian Detective is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series directed by Sandy Johnson and starring comedian Russell Peters as Toronto cop Doug DiMello.. He loves his job and wants to prove to his superiors that he is capable of more and can perform truly complex tasks.. And one day he gets this chance. But a series of random events leads to Doug being removed from his job..

Doug doesn't know how to use his free time. And it was at this moment that his own father called him, offering to go to Mumbai. Here he wants to meet his son and improve relations. Both understand that this is a chance to strengthen family relationships. Traveling to India during a break, Doug has no idea what he's really up against.

Once there, he immediately enters into a fight with a local influential criminal and a rich man who maintains a high level of crime.. A recently suspended officer will have to stop an international criminal conspiracy..

The series stars Russell Peters, Anupam Kher, Christina Cole, Mishqah Parthiephal, Hamza Haq, Mehren Reddy, William Shatner, Scott Quaglieiro, Daniel DeSanto, Angelo Tsarouchas.

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