5 New Mystery, Thrillers, & True Crime Adaptations To Stream

Move over, Sherlock; it’s Watson’s time to shine!

CBS has a new series, Watson, which takes the source material and flips it on its head a bit: Sherlock and Watson are attacked by Moriarty in the opening scene with Sherlock dying and Watson in a coma. Watson then continues his life as a doctor running a facility with a team of doctors he handpicked who are solving medical mysteries—all while hiding his own medical mystery. It incorporates all that Watson learned about being a detective from Sherlock into a medical drama—plus, Moriarty is still out there!

New episodes air on CBS and you can stream the aired episodes on Paramount+.

Scam Goddess is adapted from a true crime memoir that is based on the popular, same-titled podcast. The book was actually one of two true crime memoirs that made my 2024’s Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime list.

The six-episode docu-series is great for fans of travel shows, comedy, and scammer true crime, as Laci Mosley travels around the country to the communities impacted by con artists. First, she meets with a whistleblower in the case of a woman who stole millions for her equestrian lifestyle. The following two episodes travel to Miami, Florida for a sports con and to Alabama to meet with a “tech guru” scammer.

New episodes air on Freeform and you can stream the aired episodes on Hulu.

The title of the book refers to the warrant issued after a death penalty (hanging) is announced in India, and the book takes readers into Tihar Jail, one of India’s largest prison complexes. The book is co-authored by journalists Sunetra Choudhury and Sunil Gupta, who worked in the prison for 35 years and oversaw eight hangings.

The seven-episode series follows Zahan Kapoor, as Sunil Gupta, when he’s a rookie discovering the corruption in the prison system, and as he meets a serial killer who has found a way to get special privileges while in prison.

You can stream the series on Netflix.

Here’s a Swedish police procedural series that is based on the first two books in The Åre Murders series: Hidden in Snow and Hidden in Shadows (the two that have been translated to English out of the six-book series so far.)

Hanna Ahlander is a police officer going through a breakup who is also suspended from work. She’s moved to Åre to get away from it all but can’t help but investigate when a woman goes missing, and the local police are understaffed.

You can stream the six-episode series on Netflix.

This is “inspired by” rather than following the real case in the book: “…the series has its foundations in truth, but it is a work of fiction. Apple Cider Vinegar is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down. Certain characters and events have been created or fictionalized.”

The six-episode limited series follows a young woman in Melbourne, Australia as she pretends to heal her brain cancer through the “wellness industry,” documenting it all on social media. For fans of The Bold Type, Aisha Dee is a main character!

You can watch the series on Netflix.