Best Mystery TV Series - Page 138
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Set in a future with a declining birth rate, SANDA follows a boy named Sanda who finds out his classmate, Shiori Fuyumura, plans to kill him because of a "curse" he carries and Fuyumura's missing friend.Twisted Strings
2022
star 7Leading Taiwan cinema names Hou Hsiao-hsien (“The Assassin,” “The Puppetmaster”) and Lee Kang-sheng (“Days,” “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”) are attached to “Twisted Strings”, a TV anthology series backed by HBO Asia and streamer Catchplay.The seven-part series is written and directed by Golden Horse-nominated director, Huang Xi (“Missing Johnny”). Hou is attached as the series executive producer. Lee, who has appeared exclusively in films over the past 30 years, notably those of famed Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang, stars.Red Nurse Call
2022
star 7.5Haruno Shotaro and his girlfriend Mimori Arisa get into a car accident. The next moment, when he wakes up, he finds out that he is in the hospital and has a cast on his right foot and left hand. Soon, Haruno Shotaro thinks that something is really strange with the hospital. The hospital has weird patients and the doctors and nurses seem to be hiding something. A mysterious serial murder case also takes place outside the hospital. What is the connection between the hospital and the serial murder case? What is happening in the hospital?Bison: The Mannequin Case
2023
star 8.3Moscow, 1974. During the premiere show, Mila Nikanorova, the leading model, was found hanged in the back room of the Model House on Kuznetsky Most. Kirill Bessonov, a principled and stubborn investigator of the MURA, begins the investigation.When a Snail Falls in Love
2016
star 7.4Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one crime after another. Ji Bai slowly falls in love with Xu Xu, yet she is a girl who is as slow as a snail when it comes to love. Just as Xu Xu starts to reciprocate Ji Bai's feelings, the dormant "Angel's Killer" reappears.Evil People
2007
star 8Toyomi Terajima (Ryoko Yonekura) chose to become a nurse because she had no interest in marriage and wanted an occupation she could do for the rest of her life. Although she doesn't have a lot of aspirations, she does have a vague idea of wanting to work as a nurse overseas, and so she studies English. Outside of that, her life is less than ordinary and she carries out her job as a nurse without any indifference. That is, until one fateful night when she calls on Dr. Toya Shinichi (Takaya Kamikawa), director of the hospital, for help with a patient suffering from a heart attack. It is this chance encounter that brings the two together and sets the wheels in motion.The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1997
star 7.4The Adventures of Shirley Holmes is a Canadian mystery TV series that originally aired from 1997 to 2000. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher who had produced a successful series of books with Harper Collins, teaming up with Credo and Forefront to develop the TV series. Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the series follows the life of Shirley Holmes, the great grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes who, with the help of ex-gang member Bo Sawchuk, tackles a variety of mysteries in and around the fictional Canadian city of Redington. On some occasions, she found herself matching wits with archnemesis Molly Hardy. The show has been broadcast in over 80 countries and has been dubbed in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Polish and Turkish. Her performance in the show led to actress Meredith Henderson being nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 and winning one in 1999. The show itself was twice nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Children's or Youth Program or Series" in 1998 anThe Castle of Sand
2011
star 7On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).The Last Song
1998
star 8.7Just when about to commit suicide after being deserted by his bride-to-be during the wedding, a man meets a university professor who is also at the point of killing himself. A woman nearby intervenes, one thing leads to another, and the three lost souls move in together. Each episode is a distinct story about the sometimes painful, sometimes warm romances between them and the people they meet while sharing an apartment.The Bride of Naga
2023
star 6.5Asia is a pediatrician who is in charge of treating the children of Phanom Naka who are experiencing symptoms of a strange snake-related illness. There she ends up meeting Anantachai, the Naga King, and together they will experience various dangerous situations while trying to help the children of the village. Anantachai will go through several difficulties to get Asia to fall in love with him, and then free him from the curse that was once placed by Anachalee.Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series
2022
star 7.2The old DGM might have left Bannerman School, but their spirit remains, and there is still a need to get even, wrongs must be righted and injustice has to be fought.Spiral
1999
Spiral
1999
Spiral is the sequel to the TV drama The Ring: The Final Chapter, based on the novel Spiral by Koji Suzuki. In a potent brew that is frightening audiences, this new type of horror blends traditional Japanese occult-like myths and curses with present-day elements such as viruses, genetic engineering and cloning. Six people die in an office building where a murder once took place. When the authorities investigate the scene of the odd incident, they find the fingerprints of a man who had already been executed.Mystic Detective Files
2003
star 8Based partially on such blockbuster American TV series as "The X-Files" and "CSI", "Mystic Detective Files" explores the themes of supernatural existence and unsolved mysteries, as a forensic investigator, a former undercover cop, and a police psychiatrist must work together to solve a series of unusual deaths that may or may not have to do with paranormal activities.The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
star 7.4A New York commercial artist and his wife and daughter move to a quiet, rustic New England village they visited during their travels, only to find themselves mixed up in ritualistic lifestyle full of foreboding secrets.Phantom Quest Corp.
1994
star 6.6Ayaka Kisaragi is a beautiful woman descended from a long line of Japanese exorcists. However, bored with their traditions, she started her own business, Phantom Quest Corp. Although she is very competent with her skills, Ayaka's own bad habits often cut into the company's meager earnings and interfere with paying the various experts whose help she usually depends upon.The Shadow Line
2011
star 7.7A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line is the morality within each person and how far they will go before they cross it.
