Top 20 Thriller series on Netflix France

Here there are the best thriller series you can watch today in Netflix.

1. Breaking Bad (2008)

A professor at an Albuquerque institute in New Mexico learns he has incurable lung cancer. He decides to make amphetamines and put them on sale to free his family from economic problems.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.8 /10 IMDB Rating 9.5 /10

2. Life (2018)

Set in a top Korean university hospital, Life follows an ER doctor focused on patient care who clashes with a new CEO bent on reform, sparking a power struggle over ethics, careers and patient welfare.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 9.1 /10

3. DEATH NOTE (2006)

TV serie "Death Note" tells the story about a young man named Yagami Light. Light decides to use the notebook from anonymity, to clean the world of all criminals.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Crime, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10

4. When They See Us (2019)

A miniserie that exposes the deep cracks presented by the U.S. judicial and police system. Five teenagers are caught in a nightmare when they are accused of a brutal attack.

Genres: Thriller, Biography, Drama, History

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

5. Fargo (2014)

Lester Nygaard, an underprivileged insurance salesman from a small Minnesota town, sees his world change completely with the arrival of a wild unknown.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

6. Dark (2017)

"Dark" is situated in a german village. Two mysterious disappearances expose the double lives and broken relationships.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

7. Narcos (2015)

Tthe series narrates the efforts of the U.S. and Colombia to fight drug trafficking. In the third season the goal is to try to end the Medelln cartel.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Biography, Thriller, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

8. Black Mirror (2011)

Anthological series created by Charlie Brooker that shows the dark side of technology and how it affects and can alter our life, sometimes with consequences as unpredictable as terrifying.

Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

9. MINDHUNTER (2017)

1977. Two FBI agents revolutionize investigative techniques to find answers on how to catch serial killers and psychopathic minds.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

10. Stranger Things (2016)

"Stranger Things" is the story of a boy who disappears in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, leaving no trace in 1983. In his desperate quest, both his friends and family are involved in an extraordinary enigma.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

11. Dexter (2006)

Dexter, a forensic analyst by day and a vigilante serial killer by night. Raised by his adoptive father to control his dark impulses, he hunts down criminals. Though considered a psychopath, he maintains relationships with loved ones. The series explores themes of morality and justice.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

12. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

NERV reveals new project with a view to saving the world. Giants and bio-mechanical robots known as Evangelions can face the "Angels", but only children can pilot them.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Drama, Science fiction, Animation, Thriller, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

13. Sacred Games (2018)

A stark story in which luxury and betrayal are mixed in the changing streets of Bombay. Based on the Best Seller of Vikram Chandra.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure, Crime, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

14. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure follows the Joestar family across generations as each 'JoJo' battles supernatural threats—from vampiric Dio and Pillar Men to Stand users—blending martial arts, Hamon, surreal visuals and dark humor.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

15. The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984 (2023)

After a catastrophic gas leak in Bhopal, railway workers confront chaos and danger, risking their lives to evacuate residents and tend survivors, showing courage and compassion amid the overwhelming disaster.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Drama

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

16. Top Boy (2011)

Top Boy is a gritty Hackney crime drama about dealers Dushane and Sully fighting to top the local trade, allying with a crime boss and clashing with gangs, while teen Ra'Nell is pulled in after his mother's crisis.

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

17. Ozark (2017)

Ozark is a TV series with three seasons and 30 episodes. It follows the seemingly normal life of financial advisor Marty Byrdde, who secretly launders money for a Mexican drug cartel. When things go wrong, the family moves to Ozark, Missouri. In the third season, they own a casino and are watched by the FBI. The family disagrees on expanding the business and faces threats from the drug cartel's lawyer.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

18. Naruto (2002)

The protagonist is a young aspiring ninja Uzumaki Naruto, a boy who dreams of one day becoming the leader of his village (Hokage). It will be a difficult task for him since when he was just a baby he was entrusted with the power of an evil being, which once caused great evil in his village.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

19. Ethos (2020)

A group of individuals in Istanbul transcends sociocultural boundaries and finds connection as their fears and desires intertwine.

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

20. Fauda (2015)

Fauda is an Israeli political-thriller about former commander Doron Kavillio who returns to hunt a Hamas operative he believed dead. It alternates Israeli and Palestinian perspectives, probing human costs and moral complexity.

Genres: Thriller, Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10