Like most television genres, crime drama is most defined by its greatest triumphs, whether it’s iconic 80s hits like Magnum P.I. and Miami Vice , all-time classics of TV’s golden era like The Wire and The Sopranos , or more recent gems like Mindhunter . What is unique to crime television is how completely its greatest series dominate the market, regardless of whether they’re police procedurals, gangster dramas, or legal thrillers.

While this has resulted in a litany of must-see crime series of near-unrivaled cultural significance, it has also seen some of the genre’s best and most engaging titles go by relatively unnoticed . From modern shows that never made much of a splash to decades-old gems that have long been forgotten by the masses, these 10 may have slip

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