MC is obsessed with crime. Aside from constantly watching old "Criminal Minds" reruns on TV, we are constantly on the lookout for the latest and greatest true crime books, podcasts, and TV shows. Thankfully, there will be plenty of new releases in 2023 to fill the holes left by the best true crime documentaries and series of 2022. If you love true-crime dramas as much as we do, get your Netflix and Hulu accounts ready: here are the best new true-crime documentaries & series to add to your watch list in 2023. This page will be updated with new releases throughout the year, so be sure to check back.

Premiere Movies: Available on Netflix

This four-part documentary chronicles the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history at nearly $64.8 billion. The series also details how the government willfully turned a blind eye to Madoff's machinations. At the time of this writing, the series is ranked #7 on Netflix's Top 10 TV series list and is sure to be a hit.

Premiere: Available on Netflix

This shocking documentary details how a happy-go-lucky hitchhiker was forced to use a hatchet by a man who committed a brutal crime and then spread the word. However, the hitchhiker eventually becomes suspicious of the police and follows a path of downfall. The film is currently ranked #2 on Netflix's Top 10 Movies list.

Premiere: now available on Hulu

College is usually a time of self-discovery and independence, but there are shocking instances where a student's journey is tragically cut short. Each episode of this documentary details the lives of students across the United States who have been murdered while in college.

Premiere: available on Hulu

While thousands of murders go unsolved each year, the murders detailed in Hulu's "Until I Catch a Killer" are solved from beyond the grave. Each of the victims in the nine cases in this series intentionally left clues before they died in order to lead police to the killer.

Premiere: 19 January 2023

For fans of Netflix's Don't F**k With Cats comes a six-part documentary focusing on the online detective and his investigation. Each episode focuses on one case and one amateur detective as they use online devices like DNA databases and digital footprints to solve crimes.

Premiere: full of twists and turns, corruption, and cover-ups, this ABC News studio documentary follows the Ramirez family's hotel shooting that led them to question what they thought they knew about their hometown of Bakersfield, California. The Ramirez family begins to question what they thought they knew about their hometown of Bakersfield, California.

Premiere: February 9, 2023 on Hulu

The series details with unprecedented access the crimes of Larry Ray, a convicted sex trafficker and blackmailer who preyed on the brightest students at Sarah Lawrence College. Ray's victims give firsthand accounts of their experiences in the cult and how they survived.

Premiere: 2023 on Netflix

This documentary is set in Japan, where British tourist Lucy Blackman was kidnapped and murdered in 2000. Including interviews with people involved in the case and cinematic recreations, the film examines one of Tokyo's most shocking incidents.