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500 series (top 500 shown)

Joseon Attorney

★ 7.5
589 16 2023–2023
Comedy · Drama · History

Pride

★ 7.3
587 6 2021–2021
Documentary · History

Shahrazad: Tears of İstanbul

★ 4.3
586 8 2024–2025
Drama · History

Colosseum

★ 7.1
585 8 2022–present
Action · Drama · History

Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye

★ 7.1
584 149 2021–present
Drama · History · Romance

New Life Begins

★ 7.8
577 40 2022–2022
Comedy · Drama · History

Children of the Church Steps

★ 7.0
572 4 2024–2024
Drama · History · Thriller

The Witch

★ 7.7
571 112 2023–2025
Drama · Fantasy · History

Lucky!

★ 8.3
568 8 2022–2022
Biography · Documentary · History

Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo

★ 6.5
567 3 2021–2021
Comedy · Drama · History

Dark Side of Comedy

★ 7.3
564 20 2022–present
Documentary · History

The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth

★ 8.4
561 3 2024–2024
Documentary · History

Puppet History

★ 9.3
560 44 2020–present
Comedy · Game-Show · History

Inés of My Soul

★ 7.1
547 8 2020–2020
Drama · History

Brasil: A Última Cruzada - Nova Edição 200 Anos de Independência

★ 8.9
546 5 2022–2022
Animation · Documentary · History

There Will Be People

★ 8.6
545 12 2020–2020
Drama · History · Romance

Lockerbie

★ 7.5
540 4 2023–2023
Documentary · History

Lincoln's Dilemma

★ 7.2
537 4 2022–2022
Documentary · History

Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute

★ 7.5
532 3 2021–2021
Documentary · History · War

Sitting Bull

★ 7.8
532 2 2025–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Punyashlok Ahilyabai

★ 7.2
528 734 2021–2023
Drama · History

Wonderland of Love

★ 7.9
519 40 2023–present
Drama · History · Romance

The End Is Nye

★ 7.2
517 6 2022–2022
Documentary · History

Chhatrasal

★ 6.1
513 20 2021–present
Action · Drama · History
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