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Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Jury Duty Presents

★ 8.2
57K 19 2023–2026
Warm humor · Feel-good

Dandadan

★ 8.3
57K 25 2024–present
Anime · Chaotic energy

X-Men '97

★ 8.7
57K 21 2024–present
Nostalgic · Ensemble cast

Farzi

★ 8.3
57K 9 2023–present
Heists & cons · Indian TV

Tokyo Vice

★ 8.1
56K 18 2022–2024
Criminal underworld

The Legend of Vox Machina

★ 8.4
56K 49 2022–present
High fantasy · Adult animation

Lessons in Chemistry

★ 8.2
56K 8 2023–2023
Female perspective

Chamak

★ 6.7
55K 8 2023–present
Music scene · Indian TV

Bad Sisters

★ 8.2
55K 18 2022–present
Dark comedy · Female perspective

The Serpent

★ 7.6
55K 8 2021–2021
True crime · Period piece

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

★ 7.0
55K 9 2024–present
Espionage · Banter chemistry

Ragnarok

★ 7.3
55K 18 2020–2023
Urban fantasy · Young adult

Love & Death

★ 7.5
55K 7 2023–2023
True crime · Suburban underbelly

Abbott Elementary

★ 8.2
54K 93 2021–2026
Workplace · School & campus

The Gilded Age

★ 8.1
54K 27 2022–present
Period piece · Elites & privilege

All the Light We Cannot See

★ 7.5
54K 4 2023–2023
War & military · Period piece

Gangs of London

★ 8.0
54K 33 2020–present
Graphic violence

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

★ 7.0
53K 24 2023–present
Kids & family · Urban fantasy

High Potential

★ 7.6
53K 32 2024–present
Procedural · Detective mystery

Young Royals

★ 8.2
52K 18 2021–2024
Queer stories · Coming of age

The Offer

★ 8.6
51K 10 2022–2022
Event miniseries · Real history

Lovecraft Country

★ 7.1
51K 10 2020–2020
Social commentary · Period piece

Superman & Lois

★ 7.8
51K 53 2021–2024
Family saga · Hopeful · Small town

Ghosts

★ 7.9
51K 116 2021–present
British TV · Ensemble cast · Cozy
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