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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

TVF Pitchers

★ 9.0
80K 10 2015–2022
Indian TV · Friendship · Hopeful

iZombie

★ 7.8
79K 71 2015–2019
Supernatural · Detective mystery

Master of None

★ 8.2
79K 25 2015–2021
Immigrant experience

Ballers

★ 7.6
78K 47 2015–2019
Sports · Elites & privilege

Shadowhunters

★ 6.5
77K 55 2016–2019
Urban fantasy · Young adult

Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World

★ 8.3
76K 110 2016–present
Anime · Time travel

Erased

★ 8.4
76K 13 2016–2016
Anime · Tense · Time travel

A Discovery of Witches

★ 7.7
75K 25 2018–2022
Urban fantasy · Love story

Limitless

★ 7.6
75K 22 2015–2016
Genius lead · Procedural

Happy Valley

★ 8.5
74K 18 2014–2023
Gritty · Strong female lead

A Series of Unfortunate Events

★ 7.7
73K 25 2017–2019
Child's perspective

Travelers

★ 8.0
73K 34 2016–2018
Time travel · Serialized

Chicago Fire

★ 8.0
72K 296 2012–present
Workplace · Ensemble cast

The Chosen

★ 9.1
71K 50 2017–present
Faith & religion · Hopeful

The Last Ship

★ 7.4
70K 56 2014–2018
War & military · Survival

The Last Man on Earth

★ 7.4
69K 67 2015–2018
Post-apocalyptic · Found family

Good Girls

★ 7.7
68K 50 2018–2021
Suburban underbelly

Manhunt

★ 8.1
67K 18 2017–2020
True crime · Detective mystery

Forever

★ 8.2
67K 22 2014–2015
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Righteous Gemstones

★ 8.1
67K 36 2019–2025
Faith & religion · Family saga

The Shannara Chronicles

★ 7.1
66K 20 2016–2017
High fantasy · Young adult

Quantico

★ 6.7
66K 57 2015–2018
Espionage · Cliffhanger-driven

Wayward Pines

★ 7.3
65K 20 2015–2016
Mystery box · Small town

The Alienist

★ 7.7
65K 18 2018–2020
Period piece · Atmospheric
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