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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

WeCrashed

★ 7.3
26K 8 2022–2022
Elites & privilege · Cynical

Maxton Hall: The World Between Us

★ 7.5
26K 13 2024–2026
Love story · Young adult

Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

★ 9.5
26K 34 2026–present
Anime · Stylized direction

Dash & Lily

★ 7.4
26K 8 2020–2020
Young adult · Love story

Itaewon Class

★ 8.1
26K 16 2020–2020
K-drama · Revenge · Class divide

XO, Kitty

★ 6.6
26K 26 2023–present
Young adult · School & campus

Welcome to Wrexham

★ 8.3
26K 60 2022–present
Sports · Docuseries · Hopeful

Missing You

★ 6.1
25K 5 2025–2025
Detective mystery

Avenue 5

★ 6.7
25K 17 2020–2022
Cynical · Satirical · Dark comedy

Sunflower

★ 7.4
25K 16 2021–present
Indian TV · Dark comedy

The Afterparty

★ 7.3
25K 18 2022–2023
Detective mystery · Puzzle plot

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

★ 7.4
25K 4 2022–2022
Docuseries · Chaotic energy

Death's Game

★ 8.4
25K 8 2023–2024
K-drama · Redemption · Tearjerker

Des

★ 7.6
25K 3 2020–2020
True crime · Disturbing

The Girlfriend

★ 7.1
25K 6 2025–2025
Female perspective · Tense

Love, Victor

★ 7.9
25K 28 2020–2022
Queer stories · Coming of age

Legends

★ 7.8
25K 6 2026–present
Crime · Drama

Ballard

★ 7.5
25K 11 2025–present
Detective mystery · Procedural

Harry & Meghan

★ 5.1
25K 6 2022–2022
Docuseries · Royalty & aristocracy

Caliphate

★ 8.2
25K 8 2020–2020
Tense · Dark tone

Marvel Zombies

★ 7.0
25K 5 2025–2026
Monster horror · Graphic violence

American Nightmare

★ 7.5
25K 3 2024–2024
True crime · Docuseries

Detective Hole

★ 7.6
25K 9 2026–present
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Obliterated

★ 6.8
25K 8 2023–2023
Fast-paced · Chaotic energy
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