CBS's 4-Part Detective Crime Thriller Finds New Life On Netflix 15 Years Later

Published Oct 14, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. Sign in to your ScreenRant account CBS has mastered the art of keeping viewers hooked with its lineup of long-running detective dramas, gritty police procedurals, and gripping crime thrillers, from NCIS (2003–) and its multiple spin-offs NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021), NCIS: Sydney (2023–), and NCIS: Origins (2024–) to Criminal Minds (2005–), the CSI (2000–2024) and FBI (2018–) franchises, Blue Bloods (2010–2024), Elsbeth (2024–), Cupertino (2026), and more. Another CBS police procedural is Unforgettable, which premiered in 2011. Developed by Ed Redlich and John Bellucci, the crime drama stars Poppy Montgomery as Detective Carrie Wells, who has a rare medical condition known as hyperthymesia that gives her the ability to remember everything she sees or hears. Dylan Walsh also stars as her ex-boyfriend and fellow detective Al Burns. Unforgettable Finds New Life On Netflix Over 15 years after it premiered on CBS, Unforgettable is now No. 9 on Netflix's Top 10 shows in the world as of today, October 14. It ranks above Not a Stranger at No. 10 and below 100 Days of Deception, Raw, TYSON, Doctor X: Mafia in White, The Trap, Take Charge of My Heart, East of Eden, and Below. This week, Unforgettable is on Netflix's Top 10 TV shows in a total of 38 countries and territories across five continents: North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, including major markets such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Ireland, Denmark, South Africa, Israel, and New Zealand, alongside smaller markets like Malta, Cyprus, Mauritius, and Luxembourg. Though Unforgettable is not available on Netflix in the United States, seasons 1–4 are streaming on Prime Video. How Was Unforgettable Received? The first season of Unforgettable received mostly negative reviews, resulting in a 40% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics calling it just another uninspired police procedural, coupled with a 41% audience score. Seasons 2 to 4 do not qualify for critics' scores, though they do have 61%, 50%, and 50% audience scores, respectively. Unforgettable also struggled to find an audience when it was on television. The show was canceled twice by CBS and picked up by A&E for a fourth season, after which it was canceled once again. However, despite its rocky run on television and mixed reviews, Unforgettable is now finding a surprising second wind on Netflix. Whether audiences are discovering Detective Carrie Wells for the first time or revisiting an old favorite, Unforgettable's global resurgence proves that the thrice-canceled show is still capable of finding a devoted audience over a decade later. Release Date 2011 - 2016-00-00 Network CBS, A&E Directors Jean de Segonzac, Paul Holahan, Matt Earl Beesley, Peter Werner, Oz Scott, Niels Arden Oplev, John David Coles, Anna Foerster, David Platt, Jace Alexander, Andy Wolk, Aaron Lipstadt, Michael Pressman, Seith Mann, Rick Bota, Nick Gomez, Ken Girotti, Matthew Penn, Laura Belsey, Kate Woods, Karen Gaviola, John F. Showalter, Jan Eliasberg, Jamie Sheridan Writers Spencer Hudnut, John Bellucci, Bill Chais, Quinton Peeples, Ed Redlich, Erik Oleson, Joan Binder Weiss, Jan Nash, Heather Bellson, Timothy J. Lea, Christal Henry, Karen Campbell, Daniele Nathanson, Barry M. Schkolnick, Barry Schindel, Wendy Battles, Sam Montgomery, Michael Reisz, Jim Adler, Sean Crouch, Jacob Copithorne, Jeff Pfeiffer, Louisa Hill, Steven Maeda Cast Poppy Montgomery Carrie Wells Roderick Hill August Kincaid Bianca Amato Alison Sonnenland