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"Mare of Easttown" is an American crime drama limited series that premiered on HBO in 2021. The show is set in a small Pennsylvania town and follows Mare Sheehan, a local detective who is investigating a murder while dealing with personal and family problems.

Kathy Bates is brilliant as a sharp older woman who joins a law firm appearing harmless while secretly pursuing a hidden agenda in this clever Paramount+ legal thriller.

Poker Face is a 2023 Peacock mystery series created by Rian Johnson, starring Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a woman who can always tell when someone is lying. Forced onto the road after a dangerous confrontation, Charlie stumbles into a different murder case each week in this lovingly crafted homage to classic 1970s detective shows like Columbo.

Gabriel Basso's FBI sleeper agent stumbles into a White House conspiracy in Shawn Ryan's addictively plotted, massively popular political thriller. Streaming on Netflix.

When billionaire software guru known simply as Mr. Finch develops a software program for computers that helps identify someone who potentially will become involved with violent crime he intended the program to help locate terrorists in our midst and prevent another disaster such as happened on September 11, 2001. As they work with the software it is soon learned there are other uses for it. The program can be set to detect those who run the risk of being involved in some sort of violent crime but cannot tell if those involved will become victims or perpetrator or simply witnesses to the crime. While crimes cannot be stopped before happening they do find it helpful in solving and making arrests. Helping Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson from Lost, The Practice) solve these crimes is John Reese (Jim Caviezel of Outlander, The Prisoner), formerly with the CIA and now presumed to be dead. Mr. Finch is also thought to be deceased and the two have worked out a plan to locate those singled out by the software program by use of their social security numbers.

The new hit series Prime Suspect is a reboot of a crime drama already familiar to British television viewers. The strong female role is now played by Maria Bello in the U.S. version whereas Helen Mirren capably handled the rough and tumble female cop role in the original British version. We find out in the first few minutes exactly how not to approach Detective Timoney as she is simply not in the mood for small talk or flirting. Jane Timoney is a dedicated member of the NYPD and has plenty of "attitude". As with other female cop roles like Olivia Benson (played by Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order SVU), Mary Shannon of In Plain Sight, Kyra Sedgwick's Brenda Johnson from The Closer, and the original Police Woman herself, Angie Dickinson's Pepper Anderson the most difficult part of being a good looking female cop may be convincing others the can handle the job. So attitude goes a long way. Starring Maria Bello (ER, World Trade Center) who handle such cases as a raped and murdered woman after it happened in front of her small children. The case goes to her but is taken away by another detective who dies on the job, prompting her to demand it be returned to her. Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall, Nine Lives) is Lieutenant Kevin Sweeney who is often helpful to Jane.