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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Mumbai Diaries

★ 8.4
32K 16 2021–present
Medical · Tense · Fast-paced

Smiling Friends

★ 8.5
32K 27 2020–2026
Adult animation · Absurdist

Wayward

★ 5.9
31K 8 2025–2025
Secrets & lies · Unsettling

Perry Mason

★ 7.6
31K 16 2020–2023
Atmospheric · Period piece

Vigil

★ 7.4
31K 18 2021–present
Detective mystery · British TV

Cunk on Earth

★ 8.1
31K 5 2022–2022
Deadpan cool · Parody · Dry humor

First Kill

★ 6.5
31K 8 2022–2022
Queer stories · Young adult

That '90s Show

★ 6.3
31K 26 2023–2024
Nostalgic · Sitcom · Easy watching

Star Trek: Lower Decks

★ 7.8
31K 50 2020–2024
Adult animation · Space & sci-fi

Bloodhounds

★ 8.2
31K 15 2023–2026
K-drama · Adrenaline

Tracker

★ 7.2
31K 56 2024–present
Procedural · Easy watching

Lockwood & Co.

★ 7.4
31K 8 2023–2023
Young adult · Supernatural

Racket Boys

★ 5.3
30K 16 2021–2021
Sports · K-drama · Coming of age

Will Trent

★ 7.7
30K 60 2023–present
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Brothers Sun

★ 7.5
30K 8 2024–2024
Family saga · Criminal underworld

The Midnight Gospel

★ 8.2
30K 8 2020–2020
Philosophical · Adult animation

Bad Monkey

★ 7.4
30K 18 2024–present
Dry humor · Ensemble cast

American Horror Stories

★ 6.3
30K 24 2021–2024
Anthology · Monster horror

Alchemy of Souls

★ 8.7
30K 30 2022–2023
K-drama · High fantasy

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

★ 7.5
30K 7 2025–present
War & military · Adrenaline

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

★ 8.3
30K 16 2021–2021
K-drama · Small town · Love story

House of Guinness

★ 7.4
30K 9 2025–present
Family saga · Period piece

The Nevers

★ 7.4
30K 12 2021–2023
Strong female lead · Period piece

Young Rock

★ 7.2
30K 37 2021–2023
Nostalgic · Coming of age
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