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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)

Oshi No Ko

★ 8.3
18K 36 2023–present
Anime · Music scene · Revenge

The Curse

★ 7.1
18K 10 2023–2024
Cringe comedy · Satirical

The Empire

★ 4.7
17K 10 2021–present
Royalty & aristocracy

The Wheel of Time: Origins

★ 7.1
17K 6 2021–present
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Tear Along the Dotted Line

★ 8.5
17K 6 2021–2021
Dialogue-driven · Adult animation

Marshals

★ 6.1
17K 31 2026–present
Action · Crime · Drama

Secrets We Keep

★ 7.0
17K 6 2025–2025
Secrets & lies

Gyeongseong Creature

★ 7.4
17K 17 2023–2024
Period piece · Monster horror

Five Days at Memorial

★ 7.7
17K 8 2022–2022
Medical · Emotionally heavy

Utopia

★ 6.7
17K 8 2020–2020
Graphic violence · Mystery box

Say Nothing

★ 8.2
17K 9 2024–2024
Real history · Secrets & lies

Parasyte: The Grey

★ 7.1
17K 6 2024–2024
Monster horror · Graphic violence

Aarya

★ 7.7
17K 25 2020–2024
Strong female lead · Indian TV

Matlock

★ 7.5
17K 36 2024–present
Legal · Strong female lead

Lovely Runner

★ 8.5
17K 16 2024–2024
K-drama · Time travel · Love story

Kevin Can F**k Himself

★ 7.2
17K 16 2021–2022
Satirical · Stylized direction

The Mosquito Coast

★ 6.8
17K 17 2021–2023
Tense · Secrets & lies · Survival

Three Pines

★ 7.2
17K 8 2022–2022
Detective mystery · Small town

Walker

★ 6.2
17K 69 2021–2024
Procedural · Easy watching

Moving

★ 8.4
17K 21 2023–2023
K-drama · Serialized · Espionage

Death and Other Details

★ 6.7
17K 10 2024–2024
Detective mystery

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself

★ 7.5
17K 8 2022–2022
Young adult · Outsider lead

Teach You a Lesson

★ 8.5
17K 10 2026–present
Revenge · Fast-paced

Keep Breathing

★ 5.3
17K 6 2022–2022
Survival · Strong female lead
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