Best Mexican mystery series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch mystery shows from Mexico, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Who Killed Sara? 2021
Hell-bent on exacting revenge and proving he was framed for his sister's murder, Álex sets out to unearth much more than the crime's real culprit.
67Dark Desire 2020
Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.
69Diablero 2018
A young priest enlists the help of a demon hunter and a paranormal expert to search for a kidnapped girl in the underworld of Mexico City.
67Triptych 2023
After learning she was separated at birth from her two identical sisters, Rebecca embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth about her origins.
66El Chapulín 1972
El Chapulín Colorado (Spanish: The Red Grasshopper) is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows. It was first aired in Mexico by the Televisa network in 1970, but then was aired across Latin America and Spain until 1981, alongside sister production El Chavo del Ocho, which shared the same cast of actors. Both shows are incredibly enduring as they still are constantly re-run, and have won back some of their popularity in several countries such as Colombia, where it has aired in competition with The Simpsons (which has a character based on him). The name translates literally in English as "The Red Grasshopper" (the word chapulín is of Nahuatl or Aztec origin, and a current part of Mexican Spanish).
81The Five Juanas 2021
Five women with the same birthmark set out to unravel the truth about their pasts and discover a tragic web of lies spun by a powerful politician.
70Pact of Silence 2023
A big-time social media influencer plunges headfirst into the lives of four women fueled by a thirst for the truth about her birth — and revenge.
71Crime Diaries: The Candidate 2019
In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.
71Who Killed Him? 2024
Through the points of view of the six people closest to him, the story of the unsolved murder of Mexican TV host Paco Stanley in 1999 is revealed behind the scenes where fame, betrayal and excess point to different suspects.
71The Secret Score 2024
Maya and her friends find a musical score that grants them magical powers. Together they try to keep it a secret, not knowing that someone with dark intentions is looking for it. As they go on adventures together, they gain a deeper understanding of each other and themselves. Ultimately, they will have to ask themselves if the world is ready for magic.
80Cuna de lobos 2019
After causing the death of her millionaire husband Carlos, Catalina Creel, whose great beauty is only surpassed by her cruelty, will go to any lengths to secure her fortune and bloodline.
70Juegos interrumpidos 2024
A Mexican-American mother discovers her adopted son was trafficked. Facing a moral dilemma, she searches for the truth, jeopardizing her family's emotional stability and lives.
100Killer Women 2008
Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
64Lotería del Crimen 2022
Lotería del crimen is a Mexican thriller detective drama television series produced by Adrián Ortega Echegollén and Rodrigo Hernández Cruz for TV Azteca in 2022, The series centered on a detective group attached to a police intelligence unit where they have to solve clues to find the criminals.
100The Strange Return of Diana Salazar 2024
In the 17th century, Leonor and Eduardo's forbidden love ends tragically when she is executed for witchcraft. Centuries later their souls reincarnate in Diana and Mario, but they face the fear of being discovered for their true selves.
81Age Of Violence Part 2 2024
In Age of Violence: Part Two, The Assistant is dragged deeper into Apolonio’s sinister world, where dark rituals, blood debts, and betrayal intertwine. As Apolonio’s twisted ambitions escalate, The Assistant must confront harrowing truths, navigate deadly alliances, and face the terrifying power that binds them. Loyalties shatter, secrets surface, and survival demands an impossible choice. How far will she go to stop the darkness before it consumes everything?
90La Hora Marcada 2023
The Marked Hour is an anthology series of horror, suspense, and mystery. Each episode tells a story where the macabre, the uncertain and the terrible invade the lives of different characters in completely different scenarios.
66Érase Una Vez 2017
The story is shown from a dark and sophisticated point of view. The first season consists of 12 episodes, each with a beginning of plot and closing. In the first season they tell classic stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Prince and the Pauper, Puss in Boots, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Beauty and the Beast, The Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty,Pinnochio, and Hansel & Gretel each of these stories will be adapted to the present.
61Dani Who? 2019
57Secrets at the Hotel 2016
The story of Secrets at the Hotel begins in 1908. Julio Olmedo and Isabel Alarcón travel on the same train to the Gran Hotel, property of the Alarcón family. Both of them ignore that their lives will take a new twist in that place, produced by love, treason, and the secrets hidden there.
64Part of Me 2014
Two women share a tragic and supernatural destiny that binds them together even after death. Monica Serrano, a world-renowned pianist with an impressive fortune, dies after the betrayal of her ambitious niece and the man she loves. But by way of a mysterious talisman, Monica's soul, which does not accept departing from this world, occupies the body of Adriana Aguilar, a modest waitress that dies at the hands of a dangerous gangster. Now, in Adriana's body, Monica's soul will do the impossible to defend her children and seek justice while Adriana's soul wanders this world. Motivated by love, Adriana decides to recover her body, but Monica will resist this until her mission has been completed.
58Despertar Contigo 2016
Destiny brings two youngsters together in the middle of a flower show whose love story begins as soon as they meet. Maia and Pablo come from different social classes: Maia is Othón’s daughter, one of the most important entrepreneurs in the flower growing industry, while Pablo belongs to the bodyguard squad escorting Antonia, Othón’s biggest opponent… two people holding a lot of grudge. Antonia and Othón met at a young age and they don’t miss any chance to hurt each other, so when the confusing encounter between Maia and Pablo takes place, Antonia uses that ‘holy gift’ to fool the girl by telling her Pablo is one of the most important flower-growers in the country... a lie that is not intended to hurt Maia, to whom is irrelevant whether Pablo has money or not, but Othón instead, a nouveau riche with no class who wants his daughter to marry a wealthy man and would be ov
62Pinches Momias 2023
With roots in Mexican history and folklore, it is based on the mummies of Guanajuato, one of the most fascinating collections in the world. The series follows a group of teenagers from Guanajuato, who represent the only hope for their people to survive when the renowned mummies are resurrected during the Cervantino Festival, the busiest week of the year.
65Mujeres Asesinas 2022
An anthology series featuring women from different walks of life who are driven to violence and murder because of circumstances varying from mental illness and domestic violence to humiliation and manipulation.
60No Trace of You 2016
The night before her wedding, Julia, a young pediatrician with a promising future, vanishes without leaving a trace behind. Five years later, in the middle of the road, a college student discovers a woman in a wedding gown, alone and confused. The boy takes her to the nearest hospital. On the way, the woman gets to reveal her name: Julia Borges. Julia has no memory on what happened to her in those five years. All she has is an image she just can’t get out of her mind: A man she doesn’t recognize who promises to always look after her. Mauricio, Julia’s fiancée, has moved on believing she is death. He is married and has a one year old kid. His new wife: Camila, Julia’s conflictive little sister. The only person who got his hopes up about finding Julia was Tomás, her best friend and workmate. Tomás has invested all his money, ruined his marriage, and almost went bankrupt trying to discover her whereabouts. The reason? He has always been in love with her. Julia tries to face this new reality in which the man she loves is married to someone else and all her life projects came to nothing. Meanwhile, she is trying to find clues that can reveal what happened to her in those lost years and who is responsible for her disappearing.
53Burning for Revenge 2008
Fuego en la sangre is a telenovela that began transmissions on January 21, 2008, through Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas network. Starring Adela Noriega, Eduardo Yáñez, Diana Bracho, and Guillermo García Cantú.It is the Mexican remake of the Colombian soap operas Las Aguas Mansas and Pasion de Gavilanes. The theme song called "Para Siempre" is sung by Vicente Fernández.The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2009.
47La Mujer de Judas 2012
La mujer de Judas is a Mexican telenovela produced by Maricarmen Marcos for Azteca. It is based on Venezuelan novela of the same name. It stars Anette Michel, Victor Gonzalez, and Andrea Marti. It replaced Cielo Rojo on January 13, 2012. Adapted by Paz Aguirre and Gabriel Santos, this adaptation is supervised by the original writer, Martin Hahn.
45The Marked Hour 1988
The Black Woman represents death and wears a large hat with a veil. It is an anthology dedicated to experimental terror, science fiction and the urban legends of Latin America.
45Rosa Diamante 2012
Rosa is abandoned as a baby at a boarding school along with a payment of 18 white diamonds. Her mother is Rosaura Sotomayor, a distinguished socialite who needs to hide the fruit of her affair. Rosa grows up and befriends Eva Sotomayor, and both girls vow to live as sisters. Their lives change after they meet José Ignacio Altamirano, an attractive, intelligent and conquering man who takes advantage of Eva’s innocence. The rich heiress dies in a mysterious accident, and Rosa decides to take her identity to avenge her dear friend.
40Niño Santo 2011
A deadly outbreak affects the south of the country , so that policies and health authorities sent a group of three young doctors to vaccinate people across the region and teach preventive health measures . However , during their cross a village called Aguazul , where the population is mysteriously reluctant to visit, even the doctor in charge of this town warns them not to try to vaccinate their inhabitants , but young people do not listen and heading embark that it will be the last people on your route . Thus begin a series of strange events , and as you go deeper into this world " in the name of science ," witness extraordinary phenomena outside reality , all related to a famous " boy " who confronts his rigid scientific arguments against the possibilities of faith.
30San Benito de los 4 Ríos 2024
In a small town in the middle of nowhere, a murder begins to call into question the trust that supposedly exists among the villagers.
20En carne propia 1990
15La Rebelión 2022
10Drenaje Profundo 2010
Drenaje Profundo is a primetime television series produced by TV Azteca. It stars Ana Serradilla, Rodrigo Murray, Juan Pablo Medina and Elizabeth Cervantes. The series will air on October 2010.
10La Chacala 1997
Javier takes Delia, his pregnant wife, to his ranch in a remote village. Although she's surrounded with love and comfort, Delia has an uneasy feeling. One day, Javier goes out hunting and kills a deer, which to his horror turns out to be a man. Javier's servants toss the corpse over a canyon and tell him to forget the incident, but the dead man's ghost seeks out his mother, the local witch, and begs her to avenge his murder. The witch turns up at Javier´s ranch, and under a mysterious and unexpected shower of thunder and lightning, curses the family. Javier's wife shall bear twin daughters, one of which shall be a fearsome demoness. A day later, Delia goes into labor and gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Everybody feels calmer after the birth, yet a couple of hours later, Delia gets labor pains again. This time she's ripped apart by another baby girl. Delia bleeds to death, yet because the two girls look identical, both healthy and beautiful, it´s hard to know which one killed her mother. Several years later, the identical twins have very different personalities. Gilda is an independent doctor and a city dweller. Her twin Liliana is a frail invalid who resides in the ranch. However, one of them harbors inside the dreadful Chacala, which will soon materialize to wreak havoc among those around her.
10Ciro, el ángel del Colca 2013
10Atrapada 1991
10Lo Que La Gente Cuenta 2005
The program focuses on horror and suspense stories, based on real events, only the names of the characters were changed and also a little of the story.
10La Hermandad 2016
10Desaparecida 2019
10Nothing Personal 1996
Police chief Fernándo Gomez Miranda kills his friend, the well-respected lawyer and likely candidate for Attorney General, Raúl de Los Reyes and his youngest daughter of only thirteen in a vehicle ambush. Gomez' son, Luis Mario – a sad-eyed broadcast journalist of passionate conviction – arrives on the scene soon after with his camera and discovers a wounded survivor in the car; Camila, the eldest daughter of de Los Reyes. Luis rushes her to the hospital, saving her life and thereby creating a bond between them that he cannot escape. Luis' half-brother, police detective Alfonso Carbajal, is assigned to the case. An old schoolmate of Camila's, Alfonso has long been in love with her and conflicts arise when all evidence points to Camila being involved in the drug trade. The two brothers find themselves caught between their professional duty that would require them to expose Camila and their desire to protect her.
10Sin miedo a la verdad 2018
10Morir dos veces 1996
10Amor Cautivo 2012
Amor Cautivo, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on May 6, 2012. It is set to debut on Azteca Trece starting May 28, at 8:30pm, replacing A Corazón Abierto. It is based on "Lejana como el viento" by Laura Visconti.The telenovela concluded with 120 episodes, where the final episode was aired on November 9, 2012. The following week, on November 12, Hispanic television channel Telemundo is airing the telenovela at 11:00am/10:00 central. Meanwhile in Mexico, it was replaced by La Otra Cara del Alma.
10Drenaje Profundo 2010
Drenaje Profundo is a primetime television series produced by TV Azteca. It stars Ana Serradilla, Rodrigo Murray, Juan Pablo Medina and Elizabeth Cervantes. The series will air on October 2010.
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