Best Portuguese crime series
A curated collection of popular crime series from Portugal.
Amnésia (2017)
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 (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.
Onde Está Elisa? (2018)
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)
Immortal Challange (2010)
21st Avenue (2008)
21st Avenue (2008)
Raul Vasconcelos and Helena Brito founded a partnership over 20 years ago and has over a hundred lawyers in its service. Raul has an ego as big as the world and it was that self-assuredness that made him notorious in the courtroom. Besides being an astute lawyer, he’s a hopeless playboy who with age developed the tendency to say and do whatever he feels like. His trouble is that he’s constantly abusing that privilege. Helena is a confident woman, albeit more discreet and concerned about the firm's public perception, constantly considering how her actions might negatively affect the partnership and its bottom line. Her personality led her to take over managing the firm, taking care of all bureaucratic affairs. Other lawyers stand out in the firm, as is the case of Pedro Pimentel, who just made senior partner. He’s impeccably put together and has a smile that wins over most women, but behind this agreeable façade of his there’s a person with a lust for power and fame.
Filha da Lei (2017)
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)
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)
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)
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 (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.
Cassandra Sahrilulu (2023)
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)
O Bairro (2014)
Heart of Gold (2015)
Heart of Gold (2015)
Conexão (2011)
Teorias da Conspiração (2019)
Teorias da Conspiração (2019)
Conspiracy Theories
South (2019)
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.
Naked City (2010)
Naked City (2010)
Showing reality like it is...What happens when a promising and smart young woman is suddenly called upon to lead he most sophisticated police force in the country. To Ana Belmonte, this is the promotion of her lifetime, to the Criminal Police, this is a shake-up in their deep-seated hierarchy. This young inspector will be confronted with crimes that are tough to crack, where everyone is a suspect and leads can lead to the most unexpected places. But she’ll also have to face the jealousy and anger within her own department, where there are as many allies as there are enemies, and she’s a woman in a men’s world.Having been promoted by her former stepfather and national director Alberto Machado, Ana is going to permanently change the lives of those around her, whether they like it or not.
Capitão Roby (2000)
Capitão Roby (2000)
