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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Berlin and the Jewels of Paris

★ 7.1
42K 8 2023–2023
Heists & cons · Antihero lead

Eric

★ 6.9
42K 6 2024–2024
Gritty · Emotionally heavy

The Ba***ds of Bollywood

★ 7.5
42K 7 2025–present
Indian TV · Elites & privilege

Citadel

★ 6.2
42K 13 2023–present
Espionage · Big-budget spectacle

Murderbot

★ 7.4
42K 11 2025–present
Deadpan cool · Character study

Vincenzo

★ 8.4
42K 21 2021–2021
Revenge · K-drama · Antihero lead

Murder in Mahim

★ 7.3
42K 8 2024–present
Detective mystery · Indian TV

When Life Gives You Tangerines

★ 9.0
41K 16 2025–2025
K-drama · Tearjerker · Sentimental

The Midnight Club

★ 6.5
41K 10 2022–2022
Young adult · Existential dread

It's a Sin

★ 8.6
41K 5 2021–2021
Queer stories · Tearjerker

Sirens

★ 6.7
41K 5 2025–2025
Elites & privilege · Dark comedy

Man vs. Bee

★ 6.7
41K 9 2022–2022
Slapstick · Family-safe

Firefly Lane

★ 7.7
41K 26 2021–2023
Friendship · Female perspective

Anatomy of a Scandal

★ 7.0
41K 6 2022–2022
Secrets & lies · Legal

Twisted Metal

★ 7.3
40K 23 2023–present
Post-apocalyptic · Fast-paced

Beckham

★ 8.1
40K 4 2023–2023
Docuseries · Sports · Redemption

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

★ 7.5
40K 27 2023–2026
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Bosch: Legacy

★ 8.4
40K 30 2022–2025
Detective mystery · Gritty

Into the Night

★ 7.0
39K 12 2020–2021
Survival · Tense · Fast-paced

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

★ 8.5
39K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Legal · Outsider lead

Inside Job

★ 7.7
39K 18 2021–2022
Adult animation · Genius lead

Mythic Quest

★ 7.6
38K 41 2020–2025
Workplace · Witty banter

Rogue Heroes

★ 8.2
38K 13 2022–present
War & military

The Rehearsal

★ 8.5
38K 12 2022–present
Experimental · Ironic & meta
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