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Best Drama TV Series of the 2020s

Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Squid Game

★ 7.9
770K 22 2021–2025
Survival · Class divide · Tense

The Last of Us

★ 8.4
745K 17 2023–present
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

The Queen's Gambit

★ 8.5
672K 7 2020–2020
Genius lead · Strong female lead

House of the Dragon

★ 8.3
553K 27 2022–present
Royalty & aristocracy

Ted Lasso

★ 8.7
452K 44 2020–present
Feel-good · Hopeful · Wholesome

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

★ 6.8
442K 25 2022–present
Big-budget spectacle

WandaVision

★ 7.9
420K 9 2021–2021
Mystery box · Stylized direction

Fallout

★ 8.3
399K 17 2024–present
Post-apocalyptic

Severance

★ 8.6
399K 25 2022–present
Mystery box · Workplace

The White Lotus

★ 8.0
330K 22 2021–present
Class divide · Elites & privilege

Aspirants

★ 9.1
319K 15 2021–present
Indian TV · Friendship

The Bear

★ 8.5
319K 47 2022–2026
Food & cooking · Workplace

Adolescence

★ 8.1
311K 4 2025–2025
Event miniseries

Reacher

★ 8.0
299K 33 2022–present
Adrenaline · Fast-paced

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

★ 7.1
283K 6 2021–2021
Central duo · Adrenaline

Andor

★ 8.6
283K 24 2022–2025
Political intrigue · Tight writing

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

★ 8.6
271K 12 2026–present
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Shōgun

★ 8.6
249K 12 2024–2026
Political intrigue · Period piece

The Penguin

★ 8.6
244K 8 2024–2024
Criminal underworld

Bridgerton

★ 7.5
231K 41 2020–present
Love story · Period piece

Mare of Easttown

★ 8.4
225K 8 2021–2021
Small town · Working class

Monster

★ 7.7
225K 30 2022–present
True crime · Disturbing

Silo

★ 8.1
223K 40 2023–present
Dystopia · Mystery box

The Sandman

★ 7.6
211K 23 2022–2025
Deep worldbuilding · Atmospheric
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