Best Portuguese crime series

Amnésia (2017)

Police thriller that tells the story of Joana Almeida, a young successful blogger. On the morning of the publication of her first novel she wakes up with her boyfriend Carlos death in their bed.

Zé Gato (1979)

Zé Gato is a tough cop who tries to catch the various criminals, for this task he has the help of his boss an ex-con and a retired cop.

Golpe de Sorte (2019)

Onde Está Elisa? (2018)

The life of the Menezes family changes radically after the disappearance of Elisa, the eldest daughter of Rui and Francisca Menezes. With the tragedy, the obscure secrets of every family member, every friend, every person around Elisa, are unraveled.

Immortal Challange (2010)

Drought (2022)

In a small submerged village on the Spanish-Portuguese border, two skeletons are discovered that reveal evidence of a bloody crime.

Liberdade 21 (2008)

In each episode, an apparently lost cause goes to court. However, the various stages of the case show us that not everything is as it seems and that no case is solved until the sentence is read.

Aqui Tão Longe (2016)

A Portuguese series, dealing with terrorism, crime, and the economical crises in Portugal.

Natural Law (2022)

After the murder of a local student, a small town judge faces an unexpected dilemma: now her actions can put her family at risk.

Filha da Lei (2017)

Filha da Lei, a criminal series on a Chief Inspector, Isabel Garcia, and the investigation of the most important police case in Portugal in the last 20 years. Garcia is faced with the greatest challenge of her career when she is assigned to lead the Investigation of the violent serial murders that devastate the city. Samuel Lopes, Trainee Inspector with a degree in Criminal Psychology, joins the Garcia Brigade where he will have to earn his place and the respect of the most experienced inspectors. The interaction with the Trainee Inspector helps Garcia to better understand his daughter Sara, a 16-year-old teenager who was married to the implacable journalist Jaime.

Irreversible (2024)

A tormented psychologist and an inspector unite to solve a brutal homicide involving a young girl in a coastal town.​´​As they unravel the crime, they battle their own personal demons and strive to keep their lives intact.​ In a town where everyone hides something and is willing to do anything to protect their loved ones, the quest for truth may cost more than Júlia imagines, as from the moment the secrets of the past are revealed, everything becomes irreversible.

Vanda (2022)

In the middle of the 2008 global financial crisis, Vanda finds herself alone and broke, with two children to raise. She embarks on a string of bank heists using a blonde wig and a toy gun and, in the process, becomes a folk hero.

The Crime of Father Amaro (2023)

Based on Eça de Queiroz's 1875 novel, the plot takes place in Leiria, Portugal, at the end of the 1860s, and follows the story of the forbidden passion between Amaro, a young priest, and Amélia, "the most beautiful girl in Leiria". Tense, emotional and rooted in personality conflicts, the series takes a critical look at society and the church in Portugal, in Leiria in the 19th century.

Red Light (2019)

Red Light is a TV series created by Patrícia Muller & directed by Marco Leão & André Santos about the true story of a group of women from Bragança that in 2003 rebelled against the presence of Brazilian immigrant prostitutes that were having a social and moral impact on the life of this small town.

37 (2010)

Cassandra Sahrilulu (2023)

After a childhood and teenage marked by punishment, injustice and abuse, Cassandra Sahrilulu moves to Canada at the age of 18 in the hope of finding a much better life. She then becomes successful and makes good time after joining a Canadian criminal organization. “Cassandra Sahrilulu” is a dramatic and satirical cartoon series. Everything is as grotesque as the story and personality of this woman, to the point where you think about the possibility of there being someone like this on your street, and it frightens you just to imagine the impact of the psychological pain and life experience. Fortunately, in this case, it's all fiction.

O Bairro (2014)

Coração d’Ouro (2015)

Conexão (2011)

The border between the North of Portugal and Galicia is the biggest drug entry point in Europe. History not only reflects the reality of clans but also engages in social implications.

Teorias da Conspiração (2019)

Conspiracy Theories

South (2019)

The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.

Cidade Despida (2010)

Polícias (1996)

Capitão Roby (2000)

Segredo de Justiça (2001)

O Espírito da Lei (2001)

O Processo dos Távoras (2001)