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The best thrillers on Apple TV right now
Right now the best thrillers and thriller series on Apple TV in the United States are Pulp Fiction (1994), Severance (2022) and Prisoners (2013). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
2. Severance2022
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.4
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
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Apple TV4. Slow Horses2022
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Prime Video (free)5. Defending Jacob2020
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.2
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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Apple TV6. Widow's Bay2026
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Comedy, Mystery★ 8.0
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
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Apple TV9. Presumed Innocent2024
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery★ 7.8
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
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12. Servant2019
Series · 4 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 7.5
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
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Apple TV14. Small Prophets2026
Series · 1 seasonComedy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0
The magical and mundane unfold in a suburban shed as a lonely man stumbles on the supernatural.
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Apple TV15. The Crowded Room2023
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 7.7
In 1979 Manhattan, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime — and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.
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Apple TV16. Disclaimer2024
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery★ 7.5
When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she's a key character in a long-buried story—one that exposes her darkest secret.
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Apple TV17. Last Seen2026
Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.6
When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.
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Apple TV18. Home Before Dark2020
Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Drama★ 7.5
Young investigative journalist Hilde Lisko moves with her family to the small town her father left behind, only to unearth shocking secrets in her pursuit of the truth.
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Apple TV19. Sugar2024
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 7.1
John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.
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Apple TV20. Constellation2024
Series · 1 seasonSci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama★ 7.0
When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.
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Apple TV21. Shining Girls2022
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 7.4
Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault.
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Apple TV22. Truth Be Told2019
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 7.0
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.
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Apple TV24. Imperfect Women2026
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 6.3
After a murder shatters the lives of three best friends, their decades-long bond is tested when an investigation reveals betrayals and shocking truths.
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Apple TV25. The Afterparty2022
Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Comedy, Crime★ 7.1
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.
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Apple TV26. The Last Thing He Told Me2023
Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Drama★ 7.0
A woman must forge a relationship with her teenage stepdaughter in order to find her husband, who has mysteriously disappeared.
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Apple TV27. Down Cemetery Road2025
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 6.8
When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them.
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Apple TV28. Calls2021
Series · 1 seasonMystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.1
Interconnected phone conversations chronicle the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
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Questions
- What are the best thrillers and thriller series on Apple TV right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Pulp Fiction (1994), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then Severance and Prisoners.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
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- Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.
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