Crime TV has a commitment problem. A limited series asks for a weekend and gives you an ending; a returning drama asks for months and gives you a world. Most disappointment comes from picking the wrong kind for the week you have, so this page sorts its shortlist that way first.
The shortlist itself rests on the Television Academy, not on our taste: every show was an Emmy nominee for limited or anthology series in 2025 or 2026, or for drama series in 2024, 2025 or 2026. Nominees that stream only on a service this site doesn't cover are left out. IPTV Free Trial sells an IPTV subscription and promises none of these shows; nothing is ranked or scored, and this page reports no measurements of our own. Each app listing was read on November 12, 2026. Canadian catalogs were not read.
Pick the pile, then the show
| Series | US app | Year | Length listed | Emmy record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescence | Netflix | 2025 | 4 episodes | Won limited series, 2025 |
| The Beast in Me | Netflix | 2025 | 8 episodes | Nominated limited series, 2026 |
| Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Netflix | 2024 | 9 episodes | Nominated limited series, 2025 |
| All Her Fault | Peacock | 2025 | 8 episodes | Nominated limited series, 2026 |
| Slow Horses | Apple TV | 2022 | 6 seasons | Nominated drama series, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Paradise | Disney+ with Hulu | 2025 | 2 seasons | Nominated drama series, 2025, 2026 |
The six shows sit on 4 apps: Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV, Disney+ with Hulu. Netflix has three of the four one-case series, so a single month there covers most of a long weekend's viewing. Apple TV's pages showed "7 days free, then $14.99/month", and the Disney+ page for Paradise offered the Disney+, Hulu Bundle at $11.99 a month for the first six months.
One case, then done
These end when the story does. Netflix's title pages served us a Moroccan catalog, so for Adolescence we also checked JustWatch's US page, which listed Netflix plans only.
Adolescence
Netflix, 2025, 4 episodes. Won limited series, 2025. A 13-year-old is accused of killing a classmate, and his family, a therapist and the lead detective try to work out what really happened. Stephen Graham co-created it and stars. JustWatch's US page listed it on Netflix.
The Beast in Me
Netflix, 2025, 8 episodes. Nominated limited series, 2026. Claire Danes plays a famous author pulled into a mind game with the wealthy, powerful man who moves in next door, played by Matthew Rhys, who may be a murderer.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Netflix, 2024, 9 episodes. Nominated limited series, 2025. A drama about the brothers convicted of killing their parents in Beverly Hills in 1989, with Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny. It dramatizes a real case, so take it as drama, not as the record.
All Her Fault
Peacock, 2025, 8 episodes. Nominated limited series, 2026. Sarah Snook's Marissa Irvine goes to collect her son from a playdate and finds he was never there. Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy and Michael Peña co-star. JustWatch's US page listed it with Peacock Premium.
Season after season
These keep going, which is the point. Slow Horses had six seasons on its Apple TV page, so it can carry a whole winter.
Slow Horses
Apple TV, from 2022, 6 seasons. Nominated drama series, 2024, 2025, 2026. Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb runs a dysfunctional team of MI5 misfits who keep landing in real threats to England. Apple calls it a quick-witted spy drama.
Paradise
Disney+ with Hulu, from 2025, 2 seasons. Nominated drama series, 2025, 2026. A thriller set in a serene community home to some of the world's most prominent people, with Sterling K. Brown leading the cast. Disney+ files it under drama, action and adventure, and thriller.
A weekend plan by episode count
If the goal is to finish something by Sunday night, count episodes rather than seasons. The four one-case series add up to 29 episodes. Adolescence fits into a Friday evening. The Beast in Me and All Her Fault, at 8 episodes each, suit a Saturday and Sunday split down the middle. Monsters, at 9, is the longest of the four and the heaviest, so it is better spread over a few weeknights than crammed into one day.
Netflix listed episode runtimes for Adolescence of roughly 51 minutes to just over an hour, and for Monsters from 36 minutes to just over an hour, so plan on an evening per two or three episodes rather than a fixed number of hours.
Before you press play on a real case
Monsters is the only show here built on real events: the Menendez brothers were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, and the series is a dramatization by its writers, not a court record. Real families sit behind it. If what draws you is the true story, a documentary that lets the people involved speak is usually the better route, and the scripted version is best watched as one interpretation among several.
Three years of Emmy lists
A nomination says the Academy's voters rated a show, not that you will. Slow Horses is the steadiest name here, on the drama list three years in a row, while the limited series come and go with each year's crop. Try one episode before you plan a month around anything.
Which fits whom
- One evening, one sitting: Adolescence, at 4 episodes the shortest here.
- You like not trusting anyone: The Beast in Me or All Her Fault.
- Spies who got sidelined: Slow Horses.
- A thriller among the powerful: Paradise.
- Laughs with your crime: Only Murders in the Building, from our comedy shows streaming list.
Prefer real cases told by the people involved? Our list of documentaries to watch this year is the better place to look. For a wider mix of genres, see the TV shows to watch in 2026.
Live channels and where IPTV fits
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best crime shows to watch if I only have a weekend?
The limited series. Adolescence has 4 episodes, The Beast in Me and All Her Fault have 8 each, and Monsters has 9. Each tells one complete case, and all four were Emmy nominees for limited or anthology series in 2025 or 2026.
Which crime series won an Emmy recently?
Adolescence won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series at the 2025 Emmys, according to the Television Academy's page read on November 12, 2026. It streams on Netflix.
Where can I watch All Her Fault?
JustWatch's US page listed All Her Fault with Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus on November 12, 2026, and offered it to buy by the season in the digital stores. The Television Academy credits it to Peacock.
How many seasons of Slow Horses are there?
Apple TV's US page listed six seasons on November 12, 2026, alongside "7 days free, then $14.99/month". The show has been nominated for Outstanding Drama Series in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Are these crime shows included with IPTV Free Trial?
We don't promise any of them. Each series is sold by the app named next to it. During the 24-hour free trial, search our on-demand section yourself and decide from what you find.
Sources
- Television Academy, Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series 2025 and 2026, read November 12, 2026
- Television Academy, Outstanding Drama Series 2024, 2025 and 2026, read November 12, 2026
- Netflix title pages for Adolescence, The Beast in Me and Monsters (Moroccan catalog), the Apple TV US page for Slow Horses, and the Disney+ US page for Paradise, all linked in the table, read November 12, 2026
- JustWatch US for Adolescence and All Her Fault, read November 12, 2026
Couldn't read: the US Netflix catalog itself (Netflix served us another country's), Peacock's own page for All Her Fault (not used; JustWatch US instead), and any Canadian catalog. These links pay us nothing.