My Top Ten Psychological Thriller Series:

27 January, 2024 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 4 categories

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To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of January, Mindhunter, I have gathered My Top Ten Psychological Thriller Series! If you’re looking for the best series with psychological thrills, you’ve come to the right place, have a look at my favorite shows that feature a series in the psychological thriller genre.

10. Bates Motel (2013-17)

Genre: Mystery, Psychological horror, and Drama, Based on Characters from "Psycho" by Robert Bloch, Developed by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, Starring: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, with Composer Chris Bacon, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 5, No. of episodes: 50, Executive producers: Mark Wolper, Roy Lee, John, Powers Middleton, Kerry Ehrin, Carlton Cuse, Vera Farmiga, and Tucker Gates, Producers: Justis Greene, Steve Kornacki, Alyson Evans, Scott Kosar, Erica Lipez, Christopher Nelson, Tim Southam, Jamie Kaye Wheeler, and Cory Bird, with Cinematography by Thomas Yatsko, and John S. Bartley, with Editors: Christopher Nelson, Sarah Boyd, Ryan Neatha Johnson, Vikash Patel, and Edward Warschilka, Running time: 40–47 minutes, Production companies: Cuse Productions, Kerry Ehrin Productions, Universal Television, Original Network: A&E (2013-17)

9. The Fall (2013-16)

Genre: Crime drama, and Thriller, Created by Allan Cubitt, Written by Allan Cubitt, Directed by Jakob Verbruggen, and Allan Cubitt, Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, with Theme music composer: David Holmes, and Composers: David Holmes, and Keefus Ciancia, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany, Original language: English, No. of series: 3, No. of episodes: 17, Executive producers: Gillian Anderson, Allan Cubitt, Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover, and Stephen Wright, Producers: Gub Neal, Julian Stevens, and Carol Moorhead, with Production locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Running time: 60–90 minutes, Production companies: Fables Limited, Artists Studio, BBC Northern Ireland, RTÉ, ZDF, Original Network: BBC Two (UK), RTÉ One (Ireland), and ZDFneo (Germany) (2013-16)

8. Sherlock (2010-17)

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Comedy drama, Created by Mark Gatiss, and Steven Moffat, Based on "Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Written by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, and Stephen Thompson, Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Mark Gatiss, Louise Brealey, Andrew Scott, Amanda Abbington, with Composers: David Arnold, and Michael Price, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of series 4, No. of episodes: 13, Executive producers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, Rebecca Eaton, Bethan Jones, Sue Vertue, with Producers: Sue Vertue, Elaine Cameron, with Cinematography by Fabian Wagner, and Steve Lawes, with Editors: Charlie Phillips, Mali Evans, Tim Porter, and Yan Miles[1], Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 85–90 minutes, Production companies: Hartswood Films, BBC Wales, and WGBH, Original network: BBC One (UK), BBC HD (2010), BBC One HD (2012–2017), PBS (US) (2010-17)

7. Breaking Bad (2008-13)

Genre: Crime drama, Serial drama, Thriller, Neo-Western, Black comedy, Tragedy, Created by Vince Gilligan, Starring: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Giancarlo Esposito, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Laura Fraser, Jesse Plemons, with Composer: Dave Porter, Country of origin: United States, Original languages: English, and Spanish, No. of seasons: 5, No. of episodes: 62, Executive producers: Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, and Michelle MacLaren, with Producers: Stewart A. Lyons, Sam Catlin, John Shiban, Peter Gould, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Melissa Bernstein, Diane Mercer, Bryan Cranston, Moira Walley-Beckett, Karen Moore, and Patty Lin, Production location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, with Cinematography by Michael Slovis, Reynaldo Villalobos, Arthur Albert, John Toll, Nelson Cragg, and Marshall Adams, and Editors: Kelley Dixon, Skip Macdonald, Chris McCaleb, Sharidan Williams-Sotelo, Lynne Willingham, Running time: 43–58 minutes, Production companies: High Bridge Entertainment, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Budget: $3 million per episode, Original network: AMC (2008-13)

6. Hannibal (2013-15)

Genre: Psychological horror, Psychological thriller, Crime drama, and Crime thriller, Based on Characters from "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris, Developed by Bryan Fuller, Starring: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson, with Composer: Brian Reitzell, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 3, No. of episodes: 39, Executive producers: Bryan Fuller, Martha De Laurentiis, Sidonie Dumas Christophe Riandee, Katie O'Connell, Elisa Roth, Sara Colleton, David Slade, Chris Brancato, Jesse Alexander, Michael Rymer, and Steve Lightfoot, Producers: Carol Dunn Trussell, Michael Wray, and Don Mancini, with Cinematography by James Hawkinson, and Karim Hussain, Running time: 43 minutes, Production companies: Dino de Laurentiis Company, Living Dead Guy Productions, AXN Original Productions, and Gaumont International Television, Original Network: NBC (2013-15)

5. Dexter (2006-13)

Genre: Crime drama, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Dark comedy, and Police procedural, Based on "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay, Developed by James Manos Jr., Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C. S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Aimee Garcia, and Geoff Pierson, with Theme music composer: Rolfe Kent, and Composer: Daniel Licht, No. of seasons: 8, No. of episodes: 96 , Executive producers: Daniel Cerone, Sara Colleton, Charles H. Eglee, John Goldwyn, Michael C. Hall, Chip Johannessen, Clyde Phillips, James Manos, Jr., Manny Coto, Wendy West, Tim Schlattmann, Melissa Rosenberg, Jace Richdale, and Scott Buck, Producers: Robert Lloyd Lewis, Timothy Schlattmann, Lauren Gussis, Scott Reynolds, Arika Lisanne Mittman, Drew Z. Greenberg, and Dennis Bishop (pilot only), with Cinematography by Terry Stacey, Romeo Tirone, Martin J. Layton, and Jeffrey Jur, Running time: 47–58 minutes, Production companies: The Colleton Company, John Goldwyn Productions, Clyde Phillips Productions (seasons 2–5), 801 Productions (season 6), Devilina Productions (seasons 7–8), and Showtime Networks, Original Network: Showtime (2006-13)

4. Broadchurch (2013-17)

Genre: Crime drama, Mystery drama, and Serial drama, Created by Chris Chibnall, Written by Chris Chibnall, and Louise Fox (one episode), Starring: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Jonathan Bailey, Charlotte Beaumont, Andrew Buchan, Arthur Darvill, Matthew Gravelle, Carolyn Pickles, Adam Wilson, with Ending theme: "So Close" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 1), "So Far" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 2), "Take My Leave of You" by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Arnór Dan (series 3), with Composer: Ólafur Arnalds, Country of origin: United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of series: 3, No. of episodes: 24, Executive producers: Chris Chibnall, Jane Featherstone, and Punit Kulkarni, Producer: Richard Stokes, and Dan Winch (series 3), with Cinematography by Matt Gray, and Running time: 46–51 minutes, Production companies: Kudos, and Imaginary Friends, Original Network: ITV (2013-17)

3. The Killing (2011-14)

Genre: Serial drama, Crime drama, and Mystery, Based on "Forbrydelsen" by Søren Sveistrup, Developed by Veena Sud, Starring: Mireille Enos, Billy Campbell, Joel Kinnaman and others, Theme music composer: We Fell to Earth, with Composer: Frans Bak, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 4, No. of episodes: 44, Executive producers: Veena Sud, Mikkel Bondesen, Søren Sveistrup, Piv Bernth, Ingolf Gabold, Dawn Prestwich, and Nicole Yorkin, with Producers: Aaron Zelman, Jeremy Doner, and Kristen Campo, Production location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Running time: 42–59 minutes, Production companies: Fox Television Studios, Fuse Entertainment, KMF Films, and Fabrik Entertainment, Original Network: AMC (2011–13), Netflix (2014) (2011-14)

2. True Detective (2014-)

Genre: Anthology, Crime drama, Detective, Mystery, Thriller, Neo-noir, Southern Gothic, Created by Nic Pizzolatto, Executive producers: Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Running time: 54–87 minutes, Production companies: Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls, Passenger, Neon Black, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment, and HBO Entertainment, Original Network: HBO (2014-)

1. Mindhunter (2017-19)

Genre: Crime drama, Psychological thriller, Created by Joe Penhall, Based on "Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit" by John Douglas, and Mark Olshaker, Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Hannah Gross, Cotter Smith, Anna Torv, Stacey Roca, Cameron Britton, Michael Cerveris, Joe Tuttle, Lauren Glazier, Albert Jones, Sierra McClain, June Carryl, with Music by Jason Hill, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 2, No. of episodes: 19, Executive producers: Beth Kono, Charlize Theron, Joe Penhall, Ceán Chaffin, Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Courtenay Miles, Producers: Jim Davidson, Mark Winemaker, and Liz Hannah, Production location: Pennsylvania, with Cinematography by Christopher Probst, and Erik Messerschmidt, Editors: Kirk Baxter, Tyler Nelson, Byron Smith, Eric Zumbrunnen, Grant Surmi, Running time: 34–73 minutes, Production company: Denver and Delilah Productions, Original Network: Netflix. ((2017-19)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Psychological Thriller Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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