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Best Adventure TV Series of 2020

334 Adventure series that started in 2020, ranked by popularity

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 149 Adult 1 Adventure 334 Animation 143 Biography 2 Comedy 87 Crime 13 Documentary 18 Drama 59 Family 21 Fantasy 30 Game-Show 8 History 7 Horror 3 Music 1 Musical 0 Mystery 13 News 0 Reality-TV 12 Romance 3 Sci-Fi 5 Short 3 Sport 2 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 1 War 1 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 2199 2010s 2530 2000s 1511 1990s 1063 1980s 641 1970s 514 1960s 341 1950s 110 1940s 9 1930s 1 1920s 1 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 117 2025 267 2024 365 2023 397 2022 358 2021 361 2020 334 2019 290 2018 336 2017 321 2016 304 2015 280 2014 224 2013 213 2012 190 2011 195 2010 177 2009 169 2008 150 2007 180 2006 166 2005 158 2004 143 2003 155 2002 138 2001 134 2000 118 1999 133 1998 127 1997 135 1996 119 1995 106 1994 101 1993 100 1992 82 1991 80 1990 80 1989 86 1988 48 1987 67 1986 67 1985 70 1984 69 1983 71 1982 57 1981 49 1980 57 1979 69 1978 48 1977 66 1976 53 1975 48 1974 51 1973 52 1972 59 1971 39 1970 29 1969 48 1968 45 1967 53 1966 50 1965 29 1964 34 1963 25 1962 12 1961 20 1960 25 1959 23 1958 14 1957 23 1956 11 1955 13 1954 11 1953 3 1952 7 1951 2 1950 3 1949 6 1944 2 1940 1 1938 1 1928 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 2 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 2 Dark tone 5 Feel-good 2 Cozy 0 Wholesome 4 Melancholic 1 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 4 Campy 1 Cynical 0 Hopeful 2 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 3 Bittersweet 2 Chaotic energy 3 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 1 Fast-paced 5 Episodic 6 Serialized 7 Procedural 1 Mystery box 3 Anthology 3 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 4 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 2 Warm humor 3 Raunchy 0 Parody 2 Ironic & meta 2

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 1 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 1 War & military 2 Family saga 0 Coming of age 6 Workplace 1 School & campus 1 Love story 2 Friendship 5 Found family 7 Survival 4 Post-apocalyptic 2 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 5 Space & sci-fi 3 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 9 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 1 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 1 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 2 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 2 Female perspective 2 Social commentary 0 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 1 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 3

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 7 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 5 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 3 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 8 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 2 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 6 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 2 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 3 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 4 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 5 Anime 8 Kids & family 7 Young adult 9 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 2 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 2 Sketch & variety 1 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 4 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 1

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 3 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 5 Disturbing 0 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 2 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 1

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334 series

James May: Our Man in...

10K 15 2020–2024

Docuseries · Easy watching

The Letter for the King

9K 6 2020–2020

Young adult · Coming of age

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

9K 30 2020–2020

Post-apocalyptic · Hopeful

Great Pretender

8K 25 2020–2024

Heists & cons · Anime · Fast-paced

Amazing Stories

8K 5 2020–2020

Anthology · Episodic

The Misfit of Demon King Academy

7K 37 2020–2024

Anime · High fantasy

La Révolution

7K 8 2020–2020

Period piece · Class divide

Long Way Up

6K 11 2020–2020

The Baby-Sitters Club

6K 18 2020–2021

Friendship · Coming of age

Wizards

6K 10 2020–2020

High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Two Weeks to Live

5K 6 2020–2020

Dark comedy · British TV

The Luminaries

5K 6 2020–2020

Period piece · Event miniseries

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy

5K 18 2020–2021

War & military · Adrenaline

Dragon's Dogma

5K 7 2020–2020

High fantasy · Graphic violence

Animaniacs

5K 36 2020–2023

Parody · Satirical

The Daily Life of the Immortal King

4K 64 2020–present

Heaven Official's Blessing

4K 24 2020–present

High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

The Hardy Boys

4K 31 2020–2023

Detective mystery · Small town

Japan Sinks: 2020

4K 10 2020–2020

Survival · Anime · Gut punch

Legend of Fei

4K 51 2020–2021

Strong female lead · Period piece

Six Windows in the Desert

3K 6 2020–2020

Tight limited run

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense

3K 24 2020–2023

Action · Adventure · Animation

Chrome

3K 1 2020–present

Adventure · Sci-Fi

Noblesse

3K 13 2020–2020

Action · Adventure · Animation

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