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500 series (top 500 shown)

Skibidi Toilet

★ 4.9
4K 81 2023–2025
Chaotic energy · Absurdist

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

★ 6.3
4K 13 2021–2022
Dystopia · Revenge

Onimusha

★ 6.8
4K 8 2023–2023
Anime · Period piece

The Beginning After the End

★ 5.9
4K 24 2025–present
High fantasy · Anime

Akudama Drive

★ 7.3
4K 12 2020–2020
Anime · Stylized direction

CIA

★ 6.3
4K 14 2026–present
Espionage · Adrenaline

Doon Kaand

★ 6.8
4K 2 2022–2022
Indian TV · Criminal underworld

Cypher

★ 5.2
4K 19 2021–present
Action · Crime · Drama

Sandokan

★ 7.2
4K 9 2025–present
Period piece · Adrenaline

No Mercy

★ 7.2
4K 20 2024–2024
Revenge · Criminal underworld

The Hammer and the Rose: A Behzat Ç. Story

★ 8.4
4K 23 2022–2025
Gritty · Detective mystery

Blood Coast

★ 7.0
4K 18 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles

★ 7.2
4K 24 2021–2024
Anime · High fantasy

New Bandits

★ 8.2
4K 15 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Legend of Fei

★ 7.3
4K 51 2020–2021
Strong female lead · Period piece

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

★ 7.3
4K 26 2021–2022
Anime · Genius lead · High fantasy

Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean

★ 7.2
4K 32 2021–2022
Turkish drama · Real history

Farzar

★ 5.7
4K 10 2022–2022
Adult animation · Raunchy

Clevatess

★ 7.7
4K 16 2025–present
Action · Animation · Drama

Criminal Code

★ 7.2
4K 17 2023–present
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Skull Island

★ 6.5
4K 8 2023–2023
Survival · Adrenaline · Fast-paced

State of Siege: 26/11

★ 7.9
4K 9 2020–2020
Real history · Tense

The Longest Night

★ 5.9
4K 6 2022–2022
Tense · Tight limited run

The Shadow Team

★ 6.0
4K 186 2021–present
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