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Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 2010s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Get Down

★ 8.2
25K 11 2016–2017
Music scene · Stylized direction

Cloak & Dagger

★ 6.6
25K 20 2018–2019
Young adult · Coming of age

Bull

★ 7.1
25K 125 2016–2022
Legal · Procedural · Genius lead

Girls of the Sun

★ 7.0
25K 39 2015–2016
Turkish drama · Love story

Medici

★ 7.8
25K 24 2016–2019
Real history · Period piece

Transparent

★ 7.8
25K 42 2014–2019
Queer stories · Family saga

Ripper Street

★ 8.1
24K 37 2012–2016
Period piece · Gritty

Wayne

★ 8.3
24K 10 2019–2019
Revenge · Graphic violence

Collateral

★ 6.8
24K 4 2018–2018
Social commentary

Strong Girl Bong-soon

★ 8.1
24K 17 2017–2017
K-drama · Strong female lead

The Pit

★ 7.7
24K 132 2017–2021
Criminal underworld · Gritty

Perception

★ 7.5
24K 39 2012–2015
Genius lead · Procedural

Tyrant

★ 7.7
24K 32 2014–2016
Political intrigue · Family saga

Inside No. 9

★ 8.5
24K 55 2014–2024
Anthology · Tight writing

Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned

★ 7.6
24K 11 2015–2017
Revenge · Secrets & lies

Catch-22

★ 7.7
24K 6 2019–2019
War & military · Dark comedy

Loudermilk

★ 7.8
24K 30 2017–2020
Addiction & vice · Cynical

Looking

★ 8.2
24K 18 2014–2015
Queer stories · Contemporary life

Criminal: UK

★ 7.7
24K 7 2019–2020
Dialogue-driven

Glitch

★ 7.2
23K 18 2015–2019
Supernatural · Small town

Knightfall

★ 6.8
23K 18 2017–2019
Period piece · Faith & religion

Hostel Daze

★ 8.5
23K 21 2019–2023
School & campus · Friendship

My Brilliant Friend

★ 8.6
23K 34 2018–2024
Friendship · Coming of age

Insider

★ 8.1
23K 39 2016–2017
Criminal underworld · Tense
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