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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

American Dreams

★ 7.7
4K 61 2002–2005
Nostalgic · Period piece

Yabanci Damat

★ 6.9
3K 106 2004–2007
Turkish drama · Love story

Caesar

★ 6.6
3K 2 2002–2002
Real history · Period piece

Oliver Twist

★ 7.3
3K 5 2007–2008
Period piece · Class divide

The Neighbourhood's Gate

★ 7.0
3K 278 2006–2017
Long-runner · Family saga

Hero Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai

★ 5.5
3K 170 2005–2007
Indian TV · Faith & religion

Life as We Know It

★ 7.8
3K 13 2004–2005
Coming of age · Young adult

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

★ 7.5
3K 56 2002–2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Rebel's Way

★ 7.7
3K 319 2002–2003
Comedy · Drama · Music

Odyssey 5

★ 7.5
3K 19 2002–2004
Action · Adventure · Drama

Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera

★ 4.9
3K 21 2007–2008
Action · Adventure · Drama

Hidden Passion

★ 7.8
3K 259 2003–2022
Drama · Romance

Hawthorne

★ 6.0
3K 30 2009–2011
Drama

Power Rangers Wild Force

★ 6.3
3K 40 2002–2003
Action · Adventure · Drama

Natsume's Book of Friends

★ 8.1
3K 92 2008–2025
Animation · Comedy · Drama

Shackleton

★ 7.6
3K 2 2002–2002
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Gormenghast

★ 7.2
3K 4 2000–2000
Adventure · Comedy · Drama

Wilfred

★ 7.8
3K 16 2007–2010
Comedy · Drama

When They Cry: Kai

★ 8.0
3K 24 2007–2007
Animation · Drama · Horror

Kingdom

★ 7.8
3K 18 2007–2009
Comedy · Drama

1 Litre of Tears

★ 8.7
3K 12 2005–2007
Drama · Romance

Intervention

★ 7.9
3K 367 2005–present
Documentary · Drama

The Middleman

★ 8.0
3K 12 2008–2008
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi

The Beast

★ 7.7
3K 13 2009–2009
Action · Crime · Drama
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