Since the earliest days of the medium as a mainstream form of entertainment, television drama has been defined by the creative dare, pioneering brilliance, and thematic richness of crime stories.

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...

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