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Top 500 most popular Action series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Lupin

★ 7.5
160K 25 2021–present
Heists & cons · Genius lead

Gen V

★ 7.6
155K 16 2023–2025
Graphic violence · Cynical

Alice in Borderland

★ 7.8
150K 22 2020–2025
Survival · Tense

The Acolyte

★ 4.3
145K 8 2024–2024
Mystery box · Serialized

Ahsoka

★ 7.4
143K 16 2023–present
Big-budget spectacle

The Day of the Jackal

★ 8.1
135K 15 2024–present
Tense · Espionage · Antihero lead

Ms. Marvel

★ 6.2
133K 6 2022–2022
Coming of age · Whimsical

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

★ 8.3
132K 20 2022–present
Adult animation · Gut punch

The Terminal List

★ 7.9
129K 16 2022–present
Revenge · War & military

Shadow and Bone

★ 7.5
125K 16 2021–2023
Young adult · High fantasy

Tulsa King

★ 7.9
119K 30 2022–present
Criminal underworld

Solo Leveling

★ 8.5
118K 26 2024–present
Anime · Adrenaline

Daredevil: Born Again

★ 8.1
113K 19 2025–present
Graphic violence

Halo

★ 7.3
111K 17 2022–2024
Space & sci-fi · War & military

Outer Banks

★ 7.5
109K 50 2020–2026
Young adult · Cliffhanger-driven

Chainsaw Man

★ 8.3
108K 13 2022–2022
Anime · Graphic violence

Blue Eye Samurai

★ 8.7
106K 14 2023–present
Revenge · Visually striking

Star Trek: Picard

★ 7.5
102K 30 2020–2023
Space & sci-fi · Nostalgic

All of Us Are Dead

★ 7.6
93K 13 2022–present
Survival · School & campus

Secret Invasion

★ 5.8
92K 6 2023–2023
Espionage · Secrets & lies

Avatar: The Last Airbender

★ 7.1
91K 22 2024–present
High fantasy · Found family

Agatha All Along

★ 7.2
90K 9 2024–2024
Campy · Supernatural

Lioness

★ 7.8
89K 24 2023–present
Espionage · Adrenaline

American Primeval

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