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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)

Ratched

★ 7.2
80K 8 2020–2020
Stylized direction

Sweet Tooth

★ 7.7
79K 24 2021–2024
Post-apocalyptic · Hopeful

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

★ 7.6
79K 6 2023–2023
Royalty & aristocracy · Love story

Task

★ 7.9
77K 8 2025–present
Working class

Sandeep Bhaiya

★ 9.0
77K 10 2023–2023
Indian TV

The Summer I Turned Pretty

★ 7.2
76K 26 2022–2025
Young adult · Love story

Dark Matter

★ 7.6
76K 19 2024–present
Philosophical · Puzzle plot

Paranormal

★ 7.9
76K 6 2020–2020
Supernatural · Atmospheric

Paatal Lok

★ 8.2
76K 17 2020–present
Indian TV · Social commentary

Snowpiercer

★ 6.9
76K 41 2020–2024
Class divide · Dystopia

Black Doves

★ 7.2
76K 12 2024–present
Espionage · Secrets & lies

Nine Perfect Strangers

★ 6.9
75K 16 2021–present
Ensemble cast · Secrets & lies

The Beast in Me

★ 7.4
75K 8 2025–2025
Tight limited run · Tense

Mayor of Kingstown

★ 8.2
74K 48 2021–present
Gritty · Bleak · Cynical

Untamed

★ 7.1
73K 12 2025–present
Detective mystery · Atmospheric

The Perfect Couple

★ 6.5
73K 7 2024–present
Elites & privilege

Vikings: Valhalla

★ 7.4
72K 24 2022–2024
Period piece · War & military

Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side

★ 8.5
72K 16 2020–present
Dark tone · Indian TV

Masters of the Air

★ 7.8
71K 9 2024–2024
War & military · Real history

The Stranger

★ 7.2
70K 8 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Mystery box

Fool Me Once

★ 6.8
70K 8 2024–2024
Secrets & lies · Detective mystery

Dexter: Original Sin

★ 8.1
69K 10 2024–2025
Antihero lead · Morally gray

Dune: Prophecy

★ 7.3
69K 14 2024–present
Deep worldbuilding

Bodies

★ 7.3
69K 8 2023–2023
Time travel · Puzzle plot
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