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Crime & Mystery
Limited Series to Watch in One Day

One Day.
Crime & Mystery.

Every series here tells a complete story in 8 hours or less. Start this morning, finish tonight — fully satisfied.

What qualifies: Limited series with a complete story in 1 season — 8 hours or less total runtime.
All personally watched and curated by Lou · Updated 2026

Crime Dramas

Scripted crime series — investigations, thrillers, and dark mysteries

Adolescence
Netflix
Adolescence
4 eps ~3.4 hrs 10/10
A Nearly Normal Family
Netflix
A Nearly Normal Family
6 eps ~4.5 hrs 9/10
All Her Fault
Peacock
All Her Fault
8 eps ~7.3 hrs
Anatomy of a Scandal
Netflix
Anatomy of a Scandal
6 eps ~5 hrs
Apples Never Fall
Peacock
Apples Never Fall
7 eps ~6 hrs
Behind Her Eyes
Netflix
Behind Her Eyes
6 eps ~5 hrs
Black Bird
Apple TV+
Black Bird
6 eps ~6 hrs
Burning Body
Netflix
Burning Body
8 eps ~7 hrs
Clickbait
Netflix
Clickbait
8 eps ~7 hrs
Detective Hole
Netflix
Detective Hole
9 eps ~7 hrs
Unfamiliar
Netflix
Unfamiliar
6 eps ~5 hrs
Imperfect Women
Apple TV+
Imperfect Women
8 eps ~6 hrs
DTF St. Louis
HBO
DTF St. Louis
7 eps ~5.5 hrs
Defending Jacob
Apple TV+
Defending Jacob
8 eps ~6.7 hrs
Dept. Q
Netflix
Dept. Q
9 eps ~8.3 hrs
His & Hers
Netflix
His & Hers
6 eps ~5 hrs
Mare of Easttown
HBO
Mare of Easttown
7 eps ~7 hrs
The Serpent
Netflix
The Serpent
8 eps ~8 hrs 8/10
The Undoing
HBO
The Undoing
6 eps ~6 hrs
Task
HBO
Task
7 eps ~6 hrs
The Perfect Couple
Netflix
The Perfect Couple
6 eps ~5 hrs
The Patient
Hulu
The Patient
10 eps ~5 hrs
Sharp Objects
HBO
Sharp Objects
8 eps ~7 hrs
Ripley
Netflix
Ripley
8 eps ~8 hrs
Under the Bridge
Hulu
Under the Bridge
8 eps ~6.3 hrs
The Watcher
Netflix
The Watcher
7 eps ~6 hrs
MIA
Peacock
MIA
9 eps ~6.5 hrs
Man on Fire
Netflix
Man on Fire
7 eps ~6 hrs

Harlan Coben Thrillers

Fast-paced mystery series with guaranteed plot twists — all 1 season, all bingeable in a day

Gone for Good
Netflix
Gone for Good
5 eps ~4 hrs 8/10
The Woods
Netflix
The Woods
6 eps ~5 hrs 7/10
Run Away
Netflix
Run Away
8 eps ~6.7 hrs 8/10
Fool Me Once
Netflix
Fool Me Once
8 eps ~7 hrs
Missing You
Netflix
Missing You
5 eps ~4 hrs
The Stranger
Netflix
The Stranger
8 eps ~6 hrs
Safe
Netflix
Safe
8 eps ~6 hrs
Stay Close
Netflix
Stay Close
8 eps ~7 hrs
Caught
Netflix
Caught
6 eps ~4.5 hrs
Just One Look
Netflix
Just One Look
6 eps ~4.5 hrs
Hold Tight
Netflix
Hold Tight
6 eps ~5 hrs
Shelter
Prime Video
Shelter
8 eps ~6 hrs

True Crime — Scripted

Dramatized series based on real cases and real people

Devil in Disguise
Peacock
Devil in Disguise
8 eps ~8 hrs 9/10
A Friend of the Family
Peacock
A Friend of the Family
9 eps ~7.5 hrs 8/10
Griselda
Netflix
Griselda
6 eps ~6 hrs
The Dropout
Hulu
The Dropout
8 eps ~7 hrs
The Girl from Plainville
Hulu
The Girl from Plainville
8 eps ~6 hrs
Baby Reindeer
Netflix
Baby Reindeer
7 eps ~4.1 hrs
Good American Family
Hulu
Good American Family
8 eps ~6.7 hrs
The Thing About Pam
Peacock
The Thing About Pam
6 eps ~4.3 hrs
All personally watched and curated by Lou  ·  mymoodwatch.com  ·  Updated 2026
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