Collider recommends ten thriller series that combine gripping mysteries with strong characters and meaningful consequences, arguing that shock twists alone are not enough to sustain the genre.

– 'Twin Peaks' is highlighted for its surreal investigation into Laura Palmer’s murder and its shifting mix of comedy, melodrama, procedural drama and supernatural horror.
– 'Mindhunter' follows late-1970s FBI agents developing criminal profiling through interviews with imprisoned serial killers, while confronting the psychological cost of the work.