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Best Action TV Series of the 2020s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Citadel

★ 6.2
42K 13 2023–present
Espionage · Big-budget spectacle

Murderbot

★ 7.4
42K 11 2025–present
Deadpan cool · Character study

Vincenzo

★ 8.4
42K 21 2021–2021
Revenge · K-drama · Antihero lead

Twisted Metal

★ 7.3
40K 23 2023–present
Post-apocalyptic · Fast-paced

Rogue Heroes

★ 8.2
38K 13 2022–present
War & military

Wonder Man

★ 7.4
37K 9 2026–2026
Satirical

The Eternaut

★ 7.2
37K 7 2025–present
Survival · Post-apocalyptic

Cross

★ 7.2
36K 24 2024–present
Detective mystery · Serialized

The Walking Dead: Dead City

★ 7.0
36K 22 2023–present
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Willow

★ 5.7
36K 8 2022–2023
High fantasy · Ensemble cast

Tokyo Revengers

★ 7.7
34K 51 2021–present
Anime · Time travel

The Tourist

★ 7.1
34K 12 2022–2024
Mystery box · Unreliable narrator

Tehran

★ 7.6
34K 25 2020–present
Espionage · Tense

Barbarians

★ 7.2
34K 12 2020–2022
War & military · Real history

Devil May Cry

★ 7.5
34K 24 2025–present
Adult animation · Adrenaline

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

★ 4.5
33K 19 2026–2027
School & campus · Space & sci-fi

Kaiju No. 8

★ 8.2
33K 25 2024–2025
Anime · Adrenaline

Young Sherlock

★ 7.5
33K 10 2026–present
Detective mystery · Genius lead

Secret Level

★ 7.3
32K 16 2024–present
Anthology · Adult animation

Hell's Paradise

★ 8.1
32K 25 2023–present
Anime · Survival

Mumbai Diaries

★ 8.4
32K 16 2021–present
Medical · Tense · Fast-paced

Star Trek: Lower Decks

★ 7.8
31K 50 2020–2024
Adult animation · Space & sci-fi

Bloodhounds

★ 8.2
31K 15 2023–2026
K-drama · Adrenaline

Tracker

★ 7.2
31K 56 2024–present
Procedural · Easy watching
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