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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Hawkeye

★ 7.4
246K 6 2021–2021
Easy watching

The Penguin

★ 8.6
244K 8 2024–2024
Criminal underworld

Bridgerton

★ 7.5
231K 41 2020–present
Love story · Period piece

Mare of Easttown

★ 8.4
225K 8 2021–2021
Small town · Working class

Monster

★ 7.7
225K 30 2022–present
True crime · Disturbing

Silo

★ 8.1
223K 40 2023–present
Dystopia · Mystery box

Jujutsu Kaisen

★ 8.5
216K 63 2020–present
Anime · Graphic violence

The Book of Boba Fett

★ 7.1
212K 7 2021–2022
Big-budget spectacle

The Sandman

★ 7.6
211K 23 2022–2025
Deep worldbuilding · Atmospheric

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

★ 5.2
211K 9 2022–2022
Ironic & meta · Strong female lead

One Piece

★ 8.3
209K 17 2023–present
Found family · Hopeful

Only Murders in the Building

★ 8.0
206K 60 2021–present
Detective mystery · True crime

From

★ 7.8
201K 41 2022–present
Mystery box · Unsettling · Tense

Peacemaker

★ 8.2
197K 16 2022–2025
Found family · Chaotic energy

Baby Reindeer

★ 7.7
195K 7 2024–2024
Mental health · Disturbing

3 Body Problem

★ 7.5
183K 15 2024–present
Space & sci-fi · Existential dread

The Last Dance

★ 9.0
183K 10 2020–2020
Sports · Docuseries · Nostalgic

The Gentlemen

★ 8.0
180K 16 2024–present
Criminal underworld

Beef

★ 8.0
177K 18 2023–present
Dark comedy · Character study

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

★ 9.2
174K 10 2020–2020
Indian TV · Antihero lead

Midnight Mass

★ 7.7
172K 7 2021–2021
Faith & religion

1883

★ 8.6
169K 10 2021–2022
Rural & frontier · Survival

Pluribus

★ 7.9
167K 10 2025–present
Existential dread · Philosophical

The Wheel of Time

★ 7.2
165K 24 2021–2025
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding
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