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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)

Men of Anjolos

★ 7.1
2K 20 1997–present
Drama · History

Shri Krishna

★ 8.7
2K 221 1993–1997
Drama · Fantasy

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

★ 7.9
2K 12 1996–2013
Action · Animation · Drama

Zorro

★ 6.8
2K 89 1990–1993
Adventure · Drama · Family

Poltergeist: The Legacy

★ 6.9
2K 87 1996–1999
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Andersonville

★ 7.3
2K 2 1996–1996
Drama · History · War

Roc

★ 7.5
2K 72 1991–1994
Comedy · Drama

Ballykissangel

★ 7.5
2K 58 1996–2001
Comedy · Drama

Noah's Ark

★ 3.7
2K 2 1999–1999
Adventure · Drama · Romance

Dead Man's Walk

★ 7.1
2K 3 1996–1996
Drama · Western

The Magnificent Seven

★ 7.4
2K 22 1998–2000
Action · Drama · Western

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

★ 5.4
2K 2 1999–1999
Action · Drama · Thriller

Heidi

★ 7.1
2K 2 1993–1993
Drama · Family

Brimstone

★ 8.1
2K 13 1998–1999
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Brooklyn South

★ 7.4
2K 22 1997–1998
Crime · Drama

Sweet Valley High

★ 5.9
2K 88 1994–1998
Comedy · Drama

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

★ 8.1
2K 4 1991–1991
Adventure · Drama · Family

The Republic

★ 8.5
2K 5 1998–1998
Drama · History · War

PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

★ 7.1
2K 88 1996–2000
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

More Tales of the City

★ 7.9
2K 6 1998–1998
Drama · Romance

The Tales of Majid

★ 8.0
2K 9 1990–1990
Adventure · Comedy · Drama

Blue Heelers

★ 7.1
2K 510 1994–2006
Action · Crime · Drama

Humble Maria

★ 7.3
2K 185 1995–1996
Drama · Romance

Lady Chatterley

★ 6.8
2K 4 1993–1993
Drama · Romance
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