If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Scarecrow and Mrs. King is available on streaming right now. The 4-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 44 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch Kate Jackson work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting gives Scarecrow and Mrs. King its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station. Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner lead a cast that never lets the mystery feel thin. It ran for 4 seasons (1983–1987), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Scarecrow and Mrs. King is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in Scarecrow and Mrs. King. The tonal similarities to Mannix are real, though Scarecrow and Mrs. King carves out its own identity quickly. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Kate Jackson's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King wrapped up in 1987, created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming — and 4 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.