Best dark & gritty English web series on MX Player in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

12 web series on MX Player in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. Bosch: Legacy (2022)

Web series · English · 3 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (40.8K votes)

MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwisty

Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD.

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2. Skins (2007)

Web series · English · 7 seasons · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.2 (1.0L votes)

MatureFunnyFast-pacedDark & gritty

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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3. Des (2020)

Web series · English · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (25.6K votes)

MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedTwisty

The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.

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4. White House Farm (2020)

Web series · English · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (13.5K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty

Factual drama based on the notorious White House Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.

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5. Baptiste (2019)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (11.2K votes)

MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyTwisty

Battered by life, detective Julien Baptiste will investigate to the brink of obsession. Whatever the cost. Whatever it takes.

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6. Innocent (2018)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (6.4K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

After seven years in prison, David Collins is acquitted of the murder of his wife. Now, he must fight to rebuild his shattered life while police search for the real murderer.

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7. Deceit (2021)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (7.2K votes)

MatureCold & detachedTwistyDark & gritty

The true story of a controversial honeytrap at the heart of the 1992 police investigation into the murder of a young mother in London. Examining the complicated and toxic sexual politics of the early ‘90s and the police’s obsession with the wrong man, Deceit enters a dysfunctional world, where a female undercover offic

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8. Too Close (2021)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (4.7K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyDialogue-drivenCold & detached

A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie Mortensen, a “yummy mummy” accused of a despicable crime.

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9. Clique (2017)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (3.5K votes)

Edge-of-seatTwistyMatureSerious

In the first year of uni, childhood best friends Holly and Georgia find themselves drawn to an elite clique. When Holly begins to suspect darkness lurks beneath the glamour, she will do anything to save her soulmate.

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10. Penance (2020)

Web series · English · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 5.6 (922 votes)

MatureCold & detachedTwistyDark & gritty

Following the loss of their son, Rosalie and Luke find their marriage under immense strain. Maddie and Rosalie find themselves in the caring hands of Jed, a charming and charismatic young man that they encounter at bereavement counselling who is also suffering under the weight of his own grief. Jed rekindles a hope for

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11. Gobhir Joler Maach (2023)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 4.3 (219 votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyDialogue-driven

These four women appear to be the picture of true friendship but underneath lie secrets and scandals - infidelity, deception, blackmail, and even murder.

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12. The Deceived (2020)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 5.9 (2.4K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDialogue-drivenSerious

English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.

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