Police TV Shows (
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The police drama, is a subgenre of detective fiction that attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Although traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, they frequently depict investigations into several unrelated crimes in a single story. Traditional mysteries usually adhere to the convention of having the criminal’s identity concealed until the climax (the so-called whodunit), but common also is where the perpetrator’s identity is often known to the audience from the outset (the inverted detective story). This genre depicts a number of police-related topics such as forensics, autopsies, the gathering of evidence, the use of search warrants, and interrogation.

The Rookie

TV Show
2018 - current
ABC

It’s Nathan Fillion as a cop!

Tommy

The first female chief of police in LA is a true-blue New Yorker.

Van der Valk

TV Show
2020 - 2021
ITV

A Dutch detective takes on criminal cases in Amsterdam using insightful human observation and his natural street smarts.

Water Rats

TV Show
1996 - 2001
Nine Network

The tag line “If it’s wet, it’s ours” was rather suggestive.

Will Trent

TV Show
2023 - current
ABC

Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.

You’re Under Arrest

The adventures of two female police officers in modern Japan.