The success proved that the appetite for classic murder mystery stories was still ever-present.
Sometimes, you don’t need a romance to keep the mystery going.
These shows reimagined the formula by placing ordinary people in the middle of mysteries.
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Although there have been a handful of detective-led TV series, notablyThe AfterpartyandShonda Rhimes upcoming projectThe Residence.
In these stories, the murder is simply an inciting incident for the narrative to unfold.
It shows the murder mystery sub-genre has never been so popular and shows no signs of slowing down.
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