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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Gallows Pole

★ 6.5
1K 3 2023–2023
Drama · History

Behind the Attraction

★ 7.7
1K 18 2021–present
Documentary · History

The First Night with the Duke

★ 7.2
1K 12 2025–2025
Comedy · Fantasy · History

La Línea Invisible

★ 7.2
1K 6 2020–2020
Drama · History

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

★ 8.1
1K 6 2025–present
Documentary · History

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

★ 8.8
1K 5 2023–2023
Documentary · History · War

Visible: Out on Television

★ 8.3
1K 5 2020–2020
Documentary · History

The Comedy Store

★ 8.2
1K 5 2020–2020
Comedy · Documentary · History

Spy Ops

★ 6.3
1K 8 2023–present
Documentary · History

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

★ 8.6
1K 7 2022–2022
Documentary · History

Dear England

★ 7.4
1K 4 2026–2026
Drama · History · Sport

The Seduction

★ 6.1
1K 6 2025–present
Drama · History

So Long, Marianne

★ 7.4
1K 8 2024–2024
Biography · Drama · History

The Murky Stream

★ 7.4
1K 9 2025–2025
Action · Drama · History

The Anatomy of a Moment

★ 7.6
1K 4 2025–2025
Drama · History · Thriller

Inspector Joy

★ 7.2
1K 16 2021–2021
Comedy · Drama · History

The Breslau Murders

★ 6.8
1K 9 2025–present
Crime · Drama · History

Menem: The President Show

★ 7.4
1K 6 2025–present
Biography · Drama · History

Barrister Babu

★ 7.1
1K 605 2020–2021
Drama · History · Romance

The Forbidden Marriage

★ 7.5
1K 12 2022–2023
Comedy · Drama · History

Het jaar van Fortuyn

★ 8.1
1K 5 2022–2022
Biography · Drama · History

Estonia

★ 6.5
1K 8 2023–present
Drama · History

Power Play

★ 7.8
1K 12 2023–2024
Comedy · Drama · History

Dangerous Liaisons

★ 5.8
1K 8 2022–2022
Drama · History
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