The Best TV Thrillers from 2006


Below is our top ten list of the best TV Thrillers which first started broadcasting in 2006.

10. Heroes


HeroesFirst Aired: 25 September, 2006

Heroes is a TV series starring Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, and Milo Ventimiglia. Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.


9. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King


Nightmares%20%26%20Dreamscapes%3A%20From%20the%20Stories%20of%20Stephen%20KingFirst Aired: 12 July, 2006

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is a TV mini-series starring Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Tom Berenger. A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King’s collection…


8. Dexter


DexterFirst Aired: 01 October, 2006

Dexter is a TV series starring Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, and David Zayas. By day, mild-mannered Dexter is a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police. But at night, he is a serial killer who only targets other murderers.


7. Torchwood


TorchwoodFirst Aired: 22 October, 2006

Torchwood is a TV series starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Kai Owen. The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural…


6. Higurashi no naku koro ni


Higurashi%20no%20naku%20koro%20niFirst Aired: 05 April, 2006

Higurashi no naku koro ni is a TV series starring Megan Hollingshead, John Snyder, and Sôichirô Hoshi. The story of a group of young friends and the mysterious events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa.


5. Day Break


Day%20BreakFirst Aired: 15 November, 2006

Day Break is a TV series starring Taye Diggs, Moon Bloodgood, and Victoria Pratt. Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he’s been…



4. The Unit


The%20UnitFirst Aired: 07 March, 2006

The Unit is a TV series starring Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, and Audrey Marie Anderson. Hour long show which looks at the life of American super-secret operators.


3. Prime Suspect: The Final Act


Prime%20Suspect%3A%20The%20Final%20ActFirst Aired: 15 October, 2006

Prime Suspect: The Final Act is a TV mini-series starring Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, and Laura Greenwood. Approaching retirement, Jane Tennison investigates the murder of a missing girl. But the cracks soon begin to show as…


2. Kôdo giasu – Hangyaku no rurûshu: Code Geass – Lelouch of the Rebellion


K%C3%B4do%20giasu%20-%20Hangyaku%20no%20rur%C3%BBshu%3A%20Code%20Geass%20-%20Lelouch%20of%20the%20RebellionFirst Aired: 05 October, 2006

Kôdo giasu – Hangyaku no rurûshu: Code Geass – Lelouch of the Rebellion is a TV series starring Johnny Yong Bosch, Yuri Lowenthal, and Jun Fukuyama. After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes…


1. Death Note: Desu nôto


Death%20Note%3A%20Desu%20n%C3%B4toFirst Aired: 03 October, 2006

Death Note: Desu nôto is a TV series starring Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, and Vincent Tong. An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of…