We did it! We made it to the long weekend! And not just any long weekend, but Memorial Day weekend, AKA the unofficial start of SUMMERTIME! Now, you can spend this on the beach or at the park… but you can also spend it in front of your TV, relaxing your heart out. Here at CrimeReads, we want to help, so we rounded up some of the new late spring crime series you should add to your watchlist.
Poker Face, Season Two
If you’re a regular reader of this website, you probably knew this, but our Lord and Savior Charlie Cale is back. In Season One she was on the run from Ron Pearlman; this season she’s on the run from Rhea Perlman. The premise is the same—the nomadic, on-the-lam, wisecracking, chainsmoking Charlie arrives in a new town and discovers someone telling a lie. She’s got this thing where she can tell right away if someone is lying, and she’s also got this thing where once she realizes someone’s trying to hide something, she tries to uncover what it could be.
Where to Stream: Peacock
Secrets We Keep, Season One
This Danish import is an interesting, class-focused thriller, taking place in a wealthy neighborhood in suburban Denmark, where affluent families typically employ Filipino immigrants as childcare workers. Our protagonist is Cecilie, who notices that her neighbor’s au pair has gone missing, and sets out to investigate.
Where to Stream: Netflix
Mobland, Season 1
“From the Underworld of Guy Ritchie,” proclaims the text in the trailer of the new series Mobland, though it’s not clear if this is better or for worse. Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Tom Hardy star in this series about a crime family in the UK embroiled in a conflict with another crime family in the UK. Paddy Considine, Lara Pulver, and Joanne Froggat also co-star.
Where to Stream: Paramount Plus
Nine Perfect Strangers, Season 2
Nicole Kidman is back as retreat leader Masha Dmitrichenko in Season Two of NPS! It’s been a few years (cough… four… cough) but we’re ready for the twists and turns of this new chapter. The stars of Season 2 include: Henry Golding, Mark Strong, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, and Dolly de Leon.
Where to Stream: Hulu
The Better Sister, Season 1
Alafair Burke’s instant-classic novel has been adapted for a series starring Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, and Corey Stoll! Biel plays Chloe, a wife and mother. Her sister Nicky is battling addiction. And bother sisters’ lives change when Chloe’s husband Adam is murdered.
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Murderbot, Season 1
Alexander Skarsgård plays private security cyborg who has styled himself “Murderbot” and who must hide his newfound sentience, in this action sci-fi thriller comedy based on The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.
Where to Stream: Apple TV+
The Stolen Girl, Season 1
Based on the bestselling novel by Alice Dahl, The Stolen Girl is about a mother who goes to pick up her daughter at a sleepover, but realizes she’s not there. Terrifying and riveting.
Where to Stream: Disney+
