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Best Drama TV Series of 2011

Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in 2011

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 75 Adult 1 Adventure 24 Animation 43 Biography 16 Comedy 174 Crime 119 Documentary 16 Drama 929 Family 30 Fantasy 46 Game-Show 0 History 42 Horror 22 Music 9 Musical 6 Mystery 51 News 0 Reality-TV 9 Romance 144 Sci-Fi 8 Short 2 Sport 6 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 36 War 13 Western 2

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 15153 2010s 12095 2000s 6142 1990s 3041 1980s 2162 1970s 1372 1960s 637 1950s 386 1940s 31 1930s 5 1920s 2 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 1449 2025 2989 2024 2392 2023 2296 2022 2211 2021 2019 2020 1797 2019 1714 2018 1552 2017 1490 2016 1338 2015 1194 2014 1082 2013 1003 2012 966 2011 929 2010 827 2009 801 2008 771 2007 784 2006 715 2005 646 2004 559 2003 513 2002 463 2001 476 2000 414 1999 384 1998 355 1997 371 1996 326 1995 292 1994 291 1993 292 1992 238 1991 250 1990 242 1989 262 1988 238 1987 238 1986 230 1985 232 1984 221 1983 203 1982 179 1981 182 1980 177 1979 188 1978 183 1977 155 1976 156 1975 128 1974 143 1973 106 1972 129 1971 97 1970 87 1969 94 1968 74 1967 77 1966 68 1965 65 1964 58 1963 56 1962 44 1961 44 1960 57 1959 59 1958 43 1957 40 1956 37 1955 49 1954 36 1953 29 1952 34 1951 25 1950 34 1949 21 1948 5 1947 2 1946 2 1945 1 1938 2 1937 1 1931 1 1930 1 1929 1 1928 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 2 Stuck the Landing 1 Grew the Beard 1 Rock Solid 1 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

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

Tone & mood

Bleak 7 Gritty 14 Dark tone 20 Feel-good 2 Cozy 2 Wholesome 3 Melancholic 9 Tense 15 Unsettling 2 Whimsical 2 Campy 2 Cynical 3 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 7 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 6 Chaotic energy 2 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 5 Fast-paced 1 Episodic 5 Serialized 19 Procedural 9 Mystery box 7 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 9 Sprawling saga 4 Tight limited run 10 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 2 Satirical 2 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 1 Witty banter 3 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 3 Raunchy 1 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 6 Detective mystery 14 True crime 1 Heists & cons 0 Legal 5 Medical 3 Political intrigue 10 Espionage 1 War & military 2 Family saga 11 Coming of age 11 Workplace 6 School & campus 5 Love story 13 Friendship 7 Found family 3 Survival 3 Post-apocalyptic 2 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 7 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 2 Time travel 1 High fantasy 2 Urban fantasy 4 Monster horror 2 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 2 Mental health 4 Faith & religion 4 Sports 2 Music scene 2 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 4 Royalty & aristocracy 6 Small town 1 Big city life 2 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 8 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 10 Social commentary 4 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 2 Revenge 3 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 25

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 8 Morally gray 16 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 19 Central duo 3 Strong female lead 18 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 2 Genius lead 2 Working class 4 Elites & privilege 7 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 12 Banter chemistry 2

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 4 Adrenaline 4 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 4 Romantic yearning 7 Cathartic 1 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 1 Gut punch 7

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 7 Visually striking 5 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 5 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 1 Atmospheric 12 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 3 Adult animation 0 Anime 5 Kids & family 4 Young adult 9 Soap & telenovela 12 Event miniseries 4 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 1 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 15 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 4 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 16 Nordic noir 2 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 4 Indian TV 2

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 4 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 3 Family-safe 5 Emotionally heavy 10 Easy watching 10

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Game of Thrones

2.6M 74 2011–2019

Sprawling saga · High fantasy

Black Mirror

744K 34 2011–present

Near-future tech · Anthology

Suits

545K 134 2011–2019

Legal · Witty banter

Homeland

387K 96 2011–2020

Espionage · Serialized · Tense

American Horror Story

363K 145 2011–present

Anthology · Campy · Monster horror

Shameless

336K 134 2011–2021

Working class · Gritty

Person of Interest

213K 103 2011–2016

Near-future tech · Serialized

Teen Wolf

181K 100 2011–2017

Young adult · Supernatural

The Killing

135K 44 2011–2014

Slow burn · Bleak · Atmospheric

Revenge

130K 90 2011–2015

Revenge · Elites & privilege

Leyla and Mecnun

104K 144 2011–2023

Absurdist · Turkish drama

Falling Skies

99K 52 2011–2015

Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Steins; Gate

95K 26 2011–2015

Time travel · Anime · Mystery box

Terra Nova

89K 13 2011–2011

Adventure · Drama · Mystery

Hart of Dixie

60K 76 2011–2015

Small town · Love story

Hell on Wheels

60K 57 2011–2016

Rural & frontier · Gritty

The Borgias

57K 29 2011–2013

Royalty & aristocracy

The Secret Circle

50K 22 2011–2012

Young adult · Supernatural

Top Boy

49K 32 2011–2023

Criminal underworld · Gritty

Awkward.

47K 89 2011–2016

Young adult · Coming of age

Wilfred

46K 49 2011–2014

Dark comedy · Unreliable narrator

Death in Paradise

33K 125 2011–present

Cozy · Procedural

Alphas

30K 24 2011–2012

Undercover

28K 61 2011–2016

Criminal underworld · Serialized

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