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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Clarkson's Farm

★ 9.0
89K 40 2021–present
Rural & frontier · British TV

Queen Cleopatra

★ 1.2
88K 4 2023–2023
Royalty & aristocracy

Sapne Vs Everyone

★ 9.2
87K 10 2023–present
Coming of age · Indian TV

American Primeval

★ 8.0
87K 6 2025–2025
Rural & frontier · Gritty

Paradise

★ 7.9
86K 17 2025–present
Mystery box · Political intrigue

Nobody Wants This

★ 7.7
84K 21 2024–present
Love story · Banter chemistry

I Am Not Okay with This

★ 7.5
84K 7 2020–2020
Coming of age · Cliffhanger-driven

Velma

★ 1.7
82K 21 2023–2024
Cringe comedy · Adult animation

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

★ 8.9
81K 39 2023–present
Anime · Melancholic · Bittersweet

Defending Jacob

★ 7.7
80K 8 2020–2020
Suburban underbelly

Your Honor

★ 7.6
80K 20 2020–2023
Morally gray · Secrets & lies

Ratched

★ 7.2
80K 8 2020–2020
Stylized direction

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

★ 9.0
79K 51 2022–present
Anime · Adrenaline

Sweet Tooth

★ 7.7
79K 24 2021–2024
Post-apocalyptic · Hopeful

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

★ 7.6
79K 6 2023–2023
Royalty & aristocracy · Love story

Task

★ 7.9
77K 8 2025–present
Working class

Sandeep Bhaiya

★ 9.0
77K 10 2023–2023
Indian TV

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

★ 8.2
76K 46 2022–2027
Hopeful · Space & sci-fi

The Summer I Turned Pretty

★ 7.2
76K 26 2022–2025
Young adult · Love story

Space Force

★ 6.7
76K 17 2020–2022
Workplace · Satirical

Dark Matter

★ 7.6
76K 19 2024–present
Philosophical · Puzzle plot

Paranormal

★ 7.9
76K 6 2020–2020
Supernatural · Atmospheric

Paatal Lok

★ 8.2
76K 17 2020–present
Indian TV · Social commentary

Snowpiercer

★ 6.9
76K 41 2020–2024
Class divide · Dystopia
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