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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Black Doves

★ 7.2
76K 12 2024–present
Espionage · Secrets & lies

Nine Perfect Strangers

★ 6.9
75K 16 2021–present
Ensemble cast · Secrets & lies

The Beast in Me

★ 7.4
75K 8 2025–2025
Tight limited run · Tense

Mayor of Kingstown

★ 8.2
74K 48 2021–present
Gritty · Bleak · Cynical

Untamed

★ 7.1
73K 12 2025–present
Detective mystery · Atmospheric

The Perfect Couple

★ 6.5
73K 7 2024–present
Elites & privilege

Vikings: Valhalla

★ 7.4
72K 24 2022–2024
Period piece · War & military

Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side

★ 8.5
72K 16 2020–present
Dark tone · Indian TV

Masters of the Air

★ 7.8
71K 9 2024–2024
War & military · Real history

The Stranger

★ 7.2
70K 8 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Mystery box

Fool Me Once

★ 6.8
70K 8 2024–2024
Secrets & lies · Detective mystery

Dexter: Original Sin

★ 8.1
69K 10 2024–2025
Antihero lead · Morally gray

Dune: Prophecy

★ 7.3
69K 14 2024–present
Deep worldbuilding

Bodies

★ 7.3
69K 8 2023–2023
Time travel · Puzzle plot

Ripley

★ 8.1
69K 8 2024–2024
Stylized direction · Antihero lead

Poker Face

★ 7.7
69K 22 2023–2025
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Chestnut Man

★ 7.6
69K 12 2021–present
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Ironheart

★ 4.5
68K 6 2025–2025
Genius lead · Strong female lead

Archive 81

★ 7.3
68K 8 2022–2022
Mystery box · Unsettling

The Studio

★ 8.0
68K 15 2025–present
Satirical · Workplace

Hacks

★ 8.2
68K 47 2021–2026
Witty banter · Central duo

Clickbait

★ 7.2
68K 8 2021–2021
Tight limited run · Mystery box

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

★ 7.8
68K 47 2021–2024
Deep worldbuilding · Found family

The Flight Attendant

★ 7.0
67K 16 2020–2022
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