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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)

Ballard

★ 7.5
25K 11 2025–present
Detective mystery · Procedural

Caliphate

★ 8.2
25K 8 2020–2020
Tense · Dark tone

Detective Hole

★ 7.6
25K 9 2026–present
Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Obliterated

★ 6.8
25K 8 2023–2023
Fast-paced · Chaotic energy

Shining Girls

★ 7.4
24K 8 2022–2022
Unreliable narrator · Puzzle plot

My Lady Jane

★ 7.4
24K 8 2024–2024
Whimsical · Strong female lead

Rabbit Hole

★ 7.4
24K 8 2023–2023
Serialized · Tense

The Last Thing He Told Me

★ 6.5
24K 15 2023–present
Secrets & lies

Legend of Zang Hai

★ 8.2
24K 40 2025–2025
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

★ 5.8
24K 6 2024–2024
Tense · Indian TV · Real history

Shahmaran

★ 5.6
23K 14 2023–2024
Turkish drama · Love story

Bodkin

★ 6.9
23K 7 2024–present
Small town · Secrets & lies

All Creatures Great & Small

★ 8.6
23K 45 2020–present
Cozy · Wholesome · Warm glow

Ludwig

★ 8.1
23K 18 2024–present
Detective mystery · Genius lead

Blue Lights

★ 8.2
23K 19 2023–present
Gritty · Criminal underworld

Twenty Five Twenty One

★ 8.6
23K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Nostalgic · Bittersweet

This Is Going to Hurt

★ 8.3
23K 7 2022–2022
Medical · Dark comedy

Those About to Die

★ 6.7
23K 10 2024–2024
Period piece

La Brea

★ 5.8
23K 30 2021–2024
Survival · Mystery box

Boy Swallows Universe

★ 7.9
23K 7 2024–2024
Child's perspective

Lucky Guy

★ 8.5
23K 3 2023–present
Tight limited run

Sweetpea

★ 7.2
22K 7 2024–present
Revenge · Antihero lead

The Fame Game

★ 6.6
22K 8 2022–2022
Secrets & lies

The Madison

★ 7.8
22K 18 2026–present
Elites & privilege · Family saga
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