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Best Drama TV Series of the 1990s

Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 1990s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Any Day Now

★ 8.4
1K 88 1998–2002
Drama

Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play

★ 7.7
1K 65 1995–2002
Adventure · Animation · Drama

Harsh Realm

★ 7.0
1K 9 1999–2000
Action · Drama · Mystery

Berkeley Square

★ 7.9
1K 10 1998–1998
Drama · History · Romance

Vengeance Unlimited

★ 8.6
1K 16 1998–1999
Crime · Drama

The Last Don II

★ 6.8
1K 2 1998–1998
Crime · Drama

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz

★ 7.6
1K 3 1997–1997
Action · Animation · Drama

Eva & Adam

★ 6.4
1K 16 1999–2001
Drama · Family

Flipper

★ 5.3
1K 88 1995–2000
Action · Adventure · Drama

The Lakes

★ 8.0
1K 14 1997–1999
Drama

Hilda Hurricane

★ 8.2
1K 32 1998–1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Bramwell

★ 7.8
1K 27 1995–1998
Drama

Tokyo Love Story

★ 8.3
1K 11 1991–1991
Drama · Romance

The Romance of Three Kingdoms

★ 8.7
1K 84 1995–1995
Drama · History · War

In Cold Blood

★ 6.2
1K 3 1996–1996
Crime · Drama · History

Blue Murder

★ 8.1
1K 2 1995–1995
Crime · Drama

I'll Fly Away

★ 8.6
1K 38 1991–1993
Drama

Dhuwan

★ 9.4
1K 13 1994–present
Action · Drama · Thriller

Corazón salvaje

★ 8.8
1K 160 1993–present
Drama · Romance

Space Precinct

★ 6.4
1K 25 1994–1995
Crime · Drama · Sci-Fi

Son of the Morning Star

★ 7.3
1K 2 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · History

Idiot

★ 6.5
1K 4 1991–1991
Drama

Lonesome Dove: The Series

★ 7.3
1K 43 1994–1996
Drama · Western

Shortland Street

★ 4.7
1K 5602 1992–present
Drama
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