Netflix Officially Confirms Its Next Major Crime Thriller Is Coming in 2027

Published Nov 15, 2026, 3:30 PM EST

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2026 has been a great year for Netflix's crime thrillers. Some of the platform's most popular shows and movies have been in this genre, cementing Netflix as a great destination for fans seeking high-octane stories. From I Will Find You to Nemesis and The Rip, there have been many stories to enjoy. These releases have dominated global watch charts, sparking widespread fan theories and watercooler debates. I Will Find You remains Netflix's most popular show of 2026, underscoring Harlan Coben's knack for crafting twisty, engaging crime thrillers.

Ultimately, 2026 hasn't just delivered quantity for thriller enthusiasts — it has raised the bar for streaming suspense, ensuring audiences remain on the edge of their seats all year long. But with the year drawing to a close, it is time to look ahead to what the streamer has on the horizon, and 2027 starts in style with another crime thriller, The Twin, that features powerful performers in the lead roles.

Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) plays dual roles as Adam and Lee in the six-part British crime noir series adapted from the acclaimed Norwegian series, Twin. Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) also stars as Nicola. The new adaptation trades Norway's rugged archipelago of the Lofoten Islands for the moody, isolated backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. Below, the show's official logline teases the series' events.

"Suffocating in a loveless marriage to Adam, Nicola's life takes a dramatic turn when Adam's long-estranged identical twin brother Lee comes crashing back into her life, and their tangled romantic past threatens to destroy the present. A split-second decision and a terrible accident drive Nicola to protect her children, and over the course of one week, Lee and Nicola are forced together, struggling to maintain a web of secrets and lies. Though they can't ignore their feelings for each other, they both know they're living on borrowed time."

Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes Which British Mystery Series Should You Live In? Midsomer · Broadchurch · Luther · Vera

Answer eight quick questions and we will tell you which one you belong in. Four of the biggest British detective shows ever made, four completely different tones, and four very different ideas of what a detective is for.

🏡Midsomer(Midsomer Murders)

🌊Broadchurch(Broadchurch)

🌚Luther(Luther)

🧥Vera(Vera)

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Where would you most want to live? Pick the one that sounds most like you.

AA village with a very old pub. BA seaside town under a cliff. CA flat in east London. DSomewhere windy with a long view.

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How do you feel about your neighbours? Be honest.

AI know all of them and their business. BWe genuinely look out for each other. CI have never met a single one. DThey know to leave me to it.

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How would your friends describe you? Pick the closest answer.

ACheerful, and a little bit nosy. BKind, and you feel everything. CIntense. Occasionally alarming. DBlunt, and usually right.

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How do you solve a problem at work? One answer only.

AChat to everybody until it clicks. BPatiently, and it costs me something. CStraight through the middle of it. DAsk the question nobody else will.

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Pick a coat. No wrong answers here.

AA waxed jacket and wellies. BWhatever was nearest the door. CA long dark overcoat. DA battered hat and an old mac.

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How do you take bad news? Pick the closest answer.

AMake tea and sit down with it. BTake it personally, every time. CGo very quiet, then move fast. DGet straight on with the job.

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What is your relationship with the rules? Think about work, not parking.

ARules are what hold a place together. BI follow them and they still fail people. CRules are for people with more time. DI bend the ones that get in the way.

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What matters most to you in a case? Last one. This is the one that decides it.

AThat the village gets its peace back. BThat the family finally gets an answer. CThat whoever did it is stopped. DThat somebody finally listened.

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Previously, On ITV Your Series Is…

Britain makes more detective television than any country has any business making, and somehow almost all of it is good. Here is the one you belong in, what it says about you, and the case for it being the best of the four.

Midsomer Murders

You want the tea, the gossip and the vicar behaving oddly. Midsomer is a county where the scenery is beautiful, the fete is on Saturday and the murder rate is roughly that of a small war, and absolutely nobody involved thinks this is strange.

• You are sociable, curious and the first to notice that somebody has changed their routine.
• It has been running since 1997 and sells to well over two hundred territories worldwide.
• John Nettles handed over to Neil Dudgeon in 2011 and the show did not miss a step.
• Your flaw is that the line between caring about people and enjoying the gossip is thinner than you admit.

Broadchurch

You feel other people's grief as if it were handed to you personally. Broadchurch is less a whodunnit than a study of what a small town does to itself when it finds out that the answer was always going to be somebody everybody already knew.

• You are the one people tell the truth to, and you carry all of it afterwards.
• Olivia Colman won the BAFTA for Best Actress for the first series and David Tennant has never been better.
• Chris Chibnall wrote it before taking over Doctor Who, and took Jodie Whittaker with him.
• Your risk is absorbing so much of other people's pain that nobody notices yours.

Luther

You go through things rather than around them. John Luther is the best detective in London and a liability to everybody who works with him, and the show is completely honest that those two facts are the same fact.

• You are the one people call when the normal approach has already failed.
• Idris Elba won a Golden Globe for it in 2012 and it made him a film star more or less overnight.
• Luther: The Fallen Sun arrived on Netflix in 2023 and took the character properly cinematic.
• Your weakness is that doing the right thing your way still leaves a mess for somebody else.

Vera

You say the thing and you do not dress it up. Vera Stanhope turns up in a hat and a mac, is rude to almost everybody, and is the only person in the room prepared to ask the question that the family has been waiting years for somebody to ask.

• You have no patience for performance, and the people who like you really like you.
• Brenda Blethyn played her for fourteen series before stepping away, and ITV ended the show rather than recast.
• Ann Cleeves wrote the novels, and also wrote the books behind Shetland, which is the same trick in a colder place.
• Your flaw is that blunt and kind can be the same thing, but only if people already know you.

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Who Is Behind 'The Twin'?

The Twin is written by Sarah Dollard (Neighbors), Hanna Jameson, Scout Cripps, Kam Odedra (Lupin), and Joy Wilkinson (Lockwood & Co.), and is directed by Jeremy Lovering. The series — previously titled The Undertow — is based on the Norwegian series Twin, created by Kristoffer Metcalfe. The original series has a 7.1/10 score on IMDb, indicating mixed reviews from the 2000 users who rated it. Other cast members include Iain De Caestecker (The Winter King) as Marty and Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot) as Keith.

The Twin hits Netflix on Friday, January 1, 2027. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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