Awesome Mysteries

Writer G. T. Karber is the mastermind behind Murdle, a series of logic puzzles that challenge amateur sleuths to solve murder mysteries. You’ll need to suss out the suspects, identify what weapon they used, and where they committed their evil deeds.  Volume 1 and Volume 2 are out now, with Volume 3 pre-orders shipping in April 2024.

Colin Farrell stars in this Apple TV+ series about a private investigator hired to find the daughter of a famous Hollywood producer. As he heads down the rabbit hole of mystery and intrigue, he uncovers dark secrets about her family. Directors Fernando Meirelles (City of God, Two Popes) and Adam Arkin (The Offer, Get Shorty) helmed the first season’s episodes.

Like a good mystery? Mandy Patinkin stars as a legendary sleuth in this whodunit about a woman who finds herself wrongly accused of murder aboard a cruise ship filled with wealthy guests. It looks like a fun way to fill some time while we wait for the next Knives Out movie. Premieres 1.16.24 on Hulu.

(Spoilers) Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion is a wonderfully entertaining mystery that both pokes fun at and embraces the old whodunnit genre. Screen Junkies offers a playful roasting of the mystery and its colorful cast of characters. And we finally learn who voiced the Hourly Dong.

Initially released in 1934 by author Edward Powys Mathers, the book Cain’s Jawbone is a fiendishly difficult mystery for puzzle fanatics. Your task: read the book’s 100 pages, cut them out and put them into the correct sequence to reveal six murders and identify their killers.

Mystery Incorporated is a live-action, fan-created show inspired by Scooby-Doo. The pilot episode starts with a bang, as Fred Jones finds his parents murdered by a mysterious creature. Naturally, he’s joined by Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scoob as they try to uncover the true killer. Get out your Scooby snacks and hit play now.

The opening credits from Malcolm in the Middle featured a number of memorable images, accompanied by a great They Might Be Giants tune. For a brief moment, we see a man performing a ski jump while completely ablaze. Kid Leaves Stoop digs into the mystery behind this burning man, and who he really was.

Written, directed, and starring Jim Cummings (Thunder Road), this drama follows the story of a small-town sheriff faced with a series of murders that occurred during the full moon. As others suspect something supernatural, the sheriff sticks to his guns that it’s a human behind the brutal killings.

You know her as Eleven on Stranger Things, now Millie Bobby Brown is taking on a different kind of mystery as Sherlock Holmes’ teenage sister, who ends up becoming a sleuth in her own right when her mother goes missing. Also stars Sam Claflin, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham-Carter. Coming to Netflix 9.23.2020.

Detective Eddie Valiant has a tough case on his hands. Will he figure out who murdered novelty mogul Marvin Acme, or will he come up empty? Tune in, and find out as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” meets “Unsolved Mysteries” in this hilarious mashup from the guys at Nerdist.

Jude Law and Naomie Harris star in six-episode miniseries about an island off of the coast of England, where locals are committed to their strange rituals, mystifying outsiders who visit. The series is broken into two distinct parts which take place at different times. Premieres 9.14.2020 on HBO.

Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots star in this creepy and suspenseful movie about a couple who go house shopping in a cookie-cutter subdivision, only to find they are trapped in this nightmarish, Kafkaesque community by mysterious overlords, who demand they must raise their demon child.

Jason Segel, Sally Field, André Benjamin, Eve Lindley, and Richard E. Grant star in this fantasy-drama about about a group of strangers who end up teaming up to unravel a mystery, and who end up discovering much about themselves along their journey. Premieres 3/1/20 on AMC.

This limited-run mystery series from Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation) follows the story of a software engineer who thinks a secret division of her employer might actually be responsible for her boyfriend’s murder. Nick Offerman’s character is reason enough to tune in. Coming to FX on Hulu March 5, 2020.