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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)

Soldier Soldier

★ 6.8
1K 82 1991–1997
Drama

Martin Chuzzlewit

★ 8.1
1K 6 1994–1994
Drama

The Wonderful World of Disney

★ 7.4
1K 5 1997–2023
Adventure · Comedy · Drama

The Last Train

★ 7.1
1K 6 1999–1999
Drama · Sci-Fi

Buffalo Girls

★ 6.5
1K 2 1995–1995
Drama · Western

Remi the Homeless Girl

★ 8.2
1K 26 1996–1997
Adventure · Animation · Drama

Skärgårdsdoktorn

★ 7.1
1K 18 1997–2000
Drama

The Camomile Lawn

★ 7.4
1K 5 1992–1992
Drama · Romance · War

Dream Team

★ 7.6
1K 419 1997–2007
Drama · Sport

Snowy River: The McGregor Saga

★ 7.3
1K 65 1994–1996
Drama · Western

The Ice House

★ 7.3
1K 2 1997–1997
Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Alleyn Mysteries

★ 7.5
1K 9 1990–1994
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Sasifelek Çikmazi

★ 8.7
1K 12 1996–2001
Drama

Far from the Madding Crowd

★ 7.4
1K 4 1998–1998
Drama · Romance

NightMan

★ 5.6
1K 44 1997–1999
Action · Adventure · Drama

Maigret

★ 7.9
1K 54 1991–2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Hélène et les garçons

★ 5.7
967 280 1992–1994
Comedy · Drama

Savannah

★ 7.2
963 35 1996–1997
Drama

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

★ 7.7
950 5 1997–1997
Adventure · Comedy · Drama

Separate But Equal

★ 7.6
939 2 1991–1991
Drama · History

The Odyssey

★ 8.0
935 39 1992–1994
Adventure · Drama · Family

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

★ 6.1
934 66 1997–2000
Action · Drama

The Outsiders

★ 7.2
922 13 1990–1990
Drama

The Arrow

★ 7.5
919 2 1997–2000
Drama · History
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