Hulu’s true-crime catalogue is strongest when it leans into reporting, courtroom context, and long-form investigation rather than shock value. The picks below focus on mysteries, accountability, and how cases unfold over time (availability can change by region and plan).
20 Best True Crime Shows on Hulu
The Act
A dramatized limited series built around a real-life family story and the legal questions it raised.
American Crime Story
An anthology that dramatizes headline-making courtroom battles and culture-shifting controversies.
BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime
A lighter, conversational format that walks through famous mysteries and lesser-known cases with research and commentary.
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
A docuseries that examines a family’s story over many years, including how public attention can reshape a case.
Cold Case Files
A long-running series that revisits older investigations and tracks how new leads and modern tools can reopen them.
Daughters of the Cult
A documentary series centered on people impacted by an extremist group, told through first-person accounts and reporting.
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
A docuseries about a public-facing family brand, a major reckoning, and what surfaced once scrutiny intensified.
The First 48
Follows investigators during the earliest stretch of a case, when interviews, evidence, and timelines come together fast.
Fyre Fraud
A sharp breakdown of how hype, influence, and big promises turned into a very public collapse.
The Most Dangerous Animal of All
A docuseries driven by a personal search for answers that expands into a much bigger theory and a broader mystery.
Never Let Him Go
A focused, emotional investigation that follows persistence over decades as a family pushes for clarity.
Scamanda
A modern deception story that unpacks how trust is built, how doubts surface, and how the truth is eventually tested.
The Secrets of Hillsong
A reporting-driven look at a major institution’s rise, public image, and the allegations that triggered deeper scrutiny.
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
A detailed account of manipulation and control, told through interviews and materials that show how influence can escalate.
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
A limited series that revisits a globally known case, focusing on the aftermath, media pressure, and how a story evolves.
Under the Banner of Heaven
A dramatized investigation that explores belief, community dynamics, and how detectives work through contradictions.
Under the Bridge
A limited series based on a true story, built around a missing-person mystery and the ripple effects across a community.
The Dropout
A dramatized business-and-courtroom saga about a startup’s rise, the claims it made, and how accountability arrived.
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
A documentary series that follows a headline case and the contradictions that emerged as investigators and loved ones searched for answers.
The Crime of the Century
A two-part documentary that investigates how corporate decisions, marketing, and oversight helped shape a major public-health crisis.
