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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

How to Become a Tyrant

★ 7.4
13K 6 2021–2021
Docuseries · Real history

Ancient Apocalypse

★ 7.3
13K 14 2022–2024
Docuseries · Real history

American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden

★ 7.7
12K 3 2025–2025
Docuseries · Real history

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

★ 7.0
12K 4 2021–2021
True crime · Docuseries

The Gold

★ 7.4
10K 12 2023–2025
British TV · Criminal underworld

McMillions

★ 7.2
10K 6 2020–2020
True crime · Docuseries

1670

★ 7.9
10K 17 2023–present
Satirical · Absurdist

The Sympathizer

★ 6.8
10K 7 2024–2024
Unreliable narrator · Espionage

The Underground Railroad

★ 7.4
10K 10 2021–2021
Visually striking · Bleak

Manhunt

★ 7.2
10K 7 2024–2024
Real history · Period piece

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

★ 7.4
10K 5 2025–2025
Real history · Emotionally heavy

The New Look

★ 7.4
10K 10 2024–present
Real history · Period piece

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing

★ 7.5
9K 3 2023–2023
True crime · Docuseries · Tense

The Defeated

★ 7.1
9K 8 2020–2020
Period piece · Real history

Ataturk 1881-1919

★ 8.8
9K 6 2024–2024
Real history · Period piece

Rashash

★ 8.0
9K 8 2021–2021
Criminal underworld · Family saga

Quiz

★ 7.3
9K 3 2020–2020
True crime · Event miniseries

Mary & George

★ 6.8
9K 7 2024–2024
Royalty & aristocracy

The Sixth Commandment

★ 7.7
9K 4 2023–2023
True crime · Tight limited run

The Dinosaurs

★ 7.5
9K 4 2026–2026
Nature & science · Wonder & awe

Challenger: The Final Flight

★ 7.8
9K 4 2020–2020
Docuseries · Real history

Gaslit

★ 7.3
9K 8 2022–2022
Political intrigue · Real history

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

★ 8.0
8K 16 2020–2022
Docuseries

Eclipse

★ 8.3
8K 8 2021–present
Real history · Period piece
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