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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)

Thank You, Next

★ 5.7
27K 24 2024–present
Love story

Sankalp

★ 6.6
27K 10 2026–present
Indian TV

Tales from the Loop

★ 7.4
27K 8 2020–2020
Atmospheric · Melancholic

Night Sky

★ 7.3
27K 8 2022–2022
Slow burn · Character study

My Life with the Walter Boys

★ 6.8
27K 27 2023–present
Young adult · Coming of age

Another Self

★ 7.3
27K 24 2022–2026
Mental health · Female perspective

Run Away

★ 6.9
27K 8 2026–2026
Tense · Secrets & lies

Doctor Who

★ 6.1
26K 21 2023–2025
Time travel · Wonder & awe

The Apothecary Diaries

★ 8.6
26K 49 2023–present
Genius lead · Anime

A League of Their Own

★ 7.6
26K 8 2022–2022
Queer stories · Female perspective

Horimiya

★ 8.0
26K 26 2021–2021
Anime · Love story

Treason

★ 6.4
26K 5 2022–2022
Espionage · Secrets & lies · Tense

True Beauty

★ 7.9
26K 16 2020–2021
K-drama · Love story

WeCrashed

★ 7.3
26K 8 2022–2022
Elites & privilege · Cynical

Maxton Hall: The World Between Us

★ 7.5
26K 13 2024–2026
Love story · Young adult

Dash & Lily

★ 7.4
26K 8 2020–2020
Young adult · Love story

Itaewon Class

★ 8.1
26K 16 2020–2020
K-drama · Revenge · Class divide

XO, Kitty

★ 6.6
26K 26 2023–present
Young adult · School & campus

Missing You

★ 6.1
25K 5 2025–2025
Detective mystery

Death's Game

★ 8.4
25K 8 2023–2024
K-drama · Redemption · Tearjerker

Des

★ 7.6
25K 3 2020–2020
True crime · Disturbing

The Girlfriend

★ 7.1
25K 6 2025–2025
Female perspective · Tense

Love, Victor

★ 7.9
25K 28 2020–2022
Queer stories · Coming of age

Legends

★ 7.8
25K 6 2026–present
Crime · Drama
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