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Best Horror TV Series of the 2020s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Betaal

★ 5.5
10K 4 2020–present
Monster horror · Indian TV

The Edge of Sleep

★ 7.0
10K 6 2024–present
Mystery box · Unsettling

Red Rose

★ 6.4
10K 8 2022–2022
Young adult · British TV · Tense

The Head

★ 6.8
10K 19 2020–present
Tense · Puzzle plot · Survival

Dead Ringers

★ 6.4
9K 6 2023–2023
Central duo · Psychological horror

Uzumaki

★ 6.4
9K 4 2024–2024
Unsettling · Visually striking

If Wishes Could Kill

★ 7.0
9K 8 2026–2026
Unsettling · Dark tone

Haunted Hotel

★ 7.6
9K 11 2025–present
Adult animation · Dark comedy

Calls

★ 7.7
9K 9 2021–2021
Experimental · Anthology

Tales of the Walking Dead

★ 5.9
9K 6 2022–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Anthology

The Summer Hikaru Died

★ 7.9
8K 12 2025–present
Unsettling · Anime · Atmospheric

Lisey's Story

★ 5.9
8K 8 2021–2021
Slow burn · Melancholic

The Clown

★ 8.3
8K 5 2022–present
Monster horror · Unsettling

Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery

★ 8.2
8K 8 2025–present
Supernatural · Unsettling

Shining Vale

★ 7.0
8K 16 2022–2023
Suburban underbelly · Dark comedy

Light Shop

★ 7.8
7K 8 2024–2024
K-drama · Melancholic

Andhera

★ 5.8
7K 8 2025–present
Indian TV · Unsettling

Dhootha

★ 7.7
7K 9 2023–present
Indian TV · Unsettling

The Changeling

★ 5.8
7K 8 2023–2023
Urban fantasy · Unsettling

Let the Right One In

★ 7.5
7K 10 2022–2022
Melancholic · Atmospheric

The Horror of Dolores Roach

★ 7.1
7K 8 2023–2023
Dark comedy · Antihero lead

Hysteria!

★ 7.0
7K 8 2024–2024
Small town · Period piece

Khauf

★ 7.4
6K 8 2025–present
Female perspective

Ju-on: Origins

★ 6.1
6K 6 2020–2020
Unsettling · Disturbing
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