The 18 Best Crime TV Series Finales

Some of these endings cut to black, some tied off every thread, and a few still split their fans years later.

1. 1
   The Sopranos – Made in America

   HBO's final Sopranos episode, written and directed by David Chase, aired on 10 June 2007 and ending in a cut to black.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Breaking Bad – Felina

   The final episode of AMC's Breaking Bad, written and directed by Vince Gilligan and aired on 29 September 2013.
   730pts
3. 3
   Money Heist – A Family Tradition

   The final episode of the Spanish heist drama, released on Netflix on 3 December 2021.
   598pts
4. 4
   Peaky Blinders – Lock and Key

   The final episode of the BBC's Birmingham gangster drama Peaky Blinders, aired on BBC One on 3 April 2022.
   584pts
5. 5
   Boardwalk Empire – Eldorado

   HBO's final episode of the Prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire, aired on 26 October 2014.
   584pts
6. 6
   Inspector Morse – The Remorseful Day

   ITV's final Inspector Morse film, aired on 15 November 2000, in which John Thaw's detective dies.
   534pts
7. 7
   Oz – Exeunt Omnes

   The final episode of HBO's prison drama Oz, aired on 23 February 2003.
   478pts
8. 8
   Prime Suspect – The Final Act

   The two-part 2006 ITV conclusion to Prime Suspect, with Helen Mirren's Jane Tennison facing retirement.
   478pts
9. 9
   Happy Valley – Series 3 Finale

   The last episode of Sally Wainwright's BBC One drama, aired on 5 February 2023, with Sarah Lancashire's Catherine Cawood facing Tommy Lee Royce.
   478pts
10. 10
    Justified – The Promise

    The last episode of FX's Kentucky crime drama Justified, aired on 14 April 2015.
    478pts
11. 11
    Sons of Anarchy – Papa's Goods

    The final episode of FX's motorcycle-club drama, written and directed by creator Kurt Sutter and aired on 9 December 2014.
    414pts
12. 12
    The Wire – -30-

    The feature-length final episode of HBO's Baltimore drama The Wire, aired on 9 March 2008.
    341pts
13. 13
    NYPD Blue – Moving Day

    The last episode of ABC's police drama NYPD Blue after twelve seasons, aired on 1 March 2005.
    257pts
14. 14
    Barry – wow

    The last episode of HBO's crime comedy Barry, written and directed by Bill Hader and aired on 28 May 2023.
    257pts
15. 15
    The Shield – Family Meeting

    FX's final episode of The Shield, written by creator Shawn Ryan and aired on 25 November 2008.
    257pts
16. 16
    Hannibal – The Wrath of the Lamb

    NBC's last Hannibal episode, aired on 29 August 2015, built around the showdown with the Red Dragon.
    257pts
17. 17
    Mr. Monk and the End

    The two-part 2009 USA Network finale of Monk, in which the detective solves his wife Trudy's murder.
    159pts
18. 18
    Better Call Saul – Saul Gone

    The last episode of AMC's Breaking Bad prequel, written and directed by Peter Gould and aired on 15 August 2022.
    0pts

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