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Top 500 most popular Adventure series that started in the 2000s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Lost

★ 8.3
678K 121 2004–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven

Avatar: The Last Airbender

★ 9.3
450K 62 2005–2008
Redemption · Deep worldbuilding

Firefly

★ 8.9
303K 14 2002–2003
Found family · Witty banter

Doctor Who

★ 8.5
263K 175 2005–2022
Time travel · Wonder & awe

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

★ 9.1
254K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding

Naruto: Shippuden

★ 8.7
227K 501 2007–2017
Anime · Sprawling saga

Battlestar Galactica

★ 8.7
188K 74 2004–2009
Morally gray · Serialized · Tense

Naruto

★ 8.4
171K 220 2002–2007
Anime · Coming of age

Smallville

★ 7.5
156K 217 2001–2011
Coming of age · Young adult

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

★ 8.5
147K 133 2008–2020
Deep worldbuilding

Top Gear

★ 8.7
138K 328 2002–2022
British TV · Banter chemistry

Merlin

★ 7.9
94K 65 2008–2012
Friendship · Coming of age

Bleach

★ 8.2
94K 369 2004–2012
Anime · Sprawling saga

Fullmetal Alchemist

★ 8.5
87K 51 2003–2004
Anime · Dark tone · Philosophical

Battlestar Galactica

★ 8.5
85K 2 2003–2003
Post-apocalyptic · Space & sci-fi

Stargate: Atlantis

★ 8.2
76K 99 2004–2009
Space & sci-fi · Ensemble cast

Phineas and Ferb

★ 8.1
69K 151 2007–present
Whimsical · Kids & family

Samurai Jack

★ 8.5
67K 62 2001–2017
Stylized direction

Star Trek: Enterprise

★ 7.6
65K 98 2001–2005
Space & sci-fi

Samurai Champloo

★ 8.5
64K 26 2004–2005
Anime · Distinctive score

Eureka

★ 7.9
62K 77 2006–2012
Small town · Near-future tech

Warehouse 13

★ 7.6
61K 64 2009–2014
Found family · Procedural

NCIS: Los Angeles

★ 6.8
61K 323 2009–2023
Procedural · Long-runner

Justice League

★ 8.5
58K 52 2001–2004
Ensemble cast · Adrenaline
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