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

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Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Bates Motel

★ 8.1
126K 50 2013–2017
Psychological horror · Dark tone

Orphan Black

★ 8.3
125K 50 2013–2017
Strong female lead · Serialized

The Man in the High Castle

★ 7.9
125K 40 2015–2019
Dystopia · Deep worldbuilding

The Americans

★ 8.4
125K 75 2013–2018
Espionage · Secrets & lies

11.22.63

★ 8.0
125K 8 2016–2016
Time travel · Event miniseries

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

★ 7.4
120K 36 2018–2020
Young adult · Supernatural

Under the Dome

★ 6.5
119K 39 2013–2015
Small town · Mystery box

Billions

★ 8.3
119K 84 2016–2023
Elites & privilege · Morally gray

Russian Doll

★ 7.7
117K 15 2019–2022
Time travel · Existential dread

Designated Survivor

★ 7.4
116K 53 2016–2019
Political intrigue · Serialized

Legends of Tomorrow

★ 6.7
115K 110 2016–2022
Time travel · Campy

Atypical

★ 8.2
115K 38 2017–2021
Coming of age · Mental health

Lost in Space

★ 7.3
114K 28 2018–2021
Survival · Big-budget spectacle

See

★ 7.6
112K 24 2019–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Dead to Me

★ 7.9
111K 30 2019–2022
Secrets & lies · Dark comedy

Manifest

★ 7.0
106K 62 2018–2023
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven

Leyla and Mecnun

★ 9.0
104K 144 2011–2023
Absurdist · Turkish drama

American Crime Story

★ 8.4
103K 29 2016–2021
True crime · Anthology

Elite

★ 7.1
103K 64 2018–2024
Class divide · Elites & privilege

Narcos: Mexico

★ 8.3
102K 30 2018–2021
Criminal underworld

Ray Donovan

★ 8.3
100K 82 2013–2020
Family saga · Antihero lead

Atlanta

★ 8.6
99K 41 2016–2022
Experimental · Absurdist

Falling Skies

★ 7.1
99K 52 2011–2015
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

American Gods

★ 7.6
99K 26 2017–2021
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