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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Nevers

★ 7.4
30K 12 2021–2023
Strong female lead · Period piece

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

★ 6.3
29K 9 2024–present
Visually striking

How I Met Your Father

★ 5.7
29K 30 2022–2023
Sitcom · Love story · Friendship

The Silent Sea

★ 6.9
29K 8 2021–2021
Space & sci-fi · Survival

Anne Boleyn

★ 5.6
29K 3 2021–2021
Period piece

The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984

★ 8.4
29K 4 2023–2023
Real history · Emotionally heavy

Weak Hero Class 1

★ 8.4
29K 16 2022–present
School & campus · K-drama

Sweet Magnolias

★ 7.3
29K 50 2020–present
Small town · Friendship

I May Destroy You

★ 8.0
29K 12 2020–2020
Emotionally heavy · Gritty

Another Love

★ 7.2
29K 16 2023–2024
Love story · Turkish drama

Industry

★ 7.5
28K 33 2020–2027
Workplace · Class divide

Takopi's Original Sin

★ 8.7
28K 6 2025–2025
Gut punch · Disturbing · Anime

Candy

★ 7.1
28K 5 2022–2022
Suburban underbelly · True crime

Queen of Tears

★ 8.2
28K 16 2024–2024
K-drama · Love story · Sentimental

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

★ 6.8
28K 16 2024–present
Young adult · Detective mystery

Big Sky

★ 6.8
28K 47 2020–2023
Detective mystery

9-1-1: Lone Star

★ 7.3
28K 72 2020–2025
Procedural · Adrenaline

I Know This Much Is True

★ 8.1
28K 6 2020–2020
Mental health · Emotionally heavy

The Wilds

★ 7.3
28K 18 2020–2022
Young adult · Survival

Illegal - Justice, Out of Order

★ 6.8
27K 26 2020–2024
Legal · Social commentary

Boots

★ 7.8
27K 8 2025–2025
Coming of age · Queer stories

Away

★ 6.6
27K 10 2020–2020
Drama · Romance · Sci-Fi

La Palma

★ 6.2
27K 4 2024–2024
Survival · Tight limited run

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

★ 6.2
27K 3 2026–2026
Detective mystery · Period piece
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