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210 Thriller series that started in 2019, ranked by popularity

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Action 11 Adult 0 Adventure 2 Animation 0 Biography 0 Comedy 7 Crime 58 Documentary 1 Drama 110 Family 1 Fantasy 3 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 12 Music 1 Musical 0 Mystery 41 News 0 Reality-TV 1 Romance 10 Sci-Fi 6 Short 1 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 210 War 1 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 2011 2010s 1237 2000s 344 1990s 198 1980s 138 1970s 77 1960s 43 1950s 16 1940s 1 1930s 0 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 152 2025 284 2024 309 2023 364 2022 331 2021 322 2020 249 2019 210 2018 182 2017 181 2016 139 2015 119 2014 100 2013 93 2012 84 2011 76 2010 53 2009 52 2008 49 2007 41 2006 38 2005 32 2004 30 2003 25 2002 28 2001 29 2000 20 1999 19 1998 21 1997 27 1996 25 1995 24 1994 15 1993 15 1992 17 1991 22 1990 13 1989 19 1988 20 1987 13 1986 11 1985 15 1984 10 1983 11 1982 17 1981 14 1980 8 1979 15 1978 9 1977 8 1976 4 1975 6 1974 13 1973 6 1972 5 1971 5 1970 6 1969 5 1968 1 1967 7 1966 10 1965 7 1964 3 1963 2 1962 6 1961 1 1960 1 1959 2 1958 3 1957 2 1956 3 1955 3 1954 1 1953 1 1951 1 1945 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 4 Gritty 8 Dark tone 20 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 23 Unsettling 4 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 5 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 2

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 2 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 0 Serialized 13 Procedural 1 Mystery box 2 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 5 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 9 Detective mystery 8 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 1 Medical 0 Political intrigue 3 Espionage 3 War & military 0 Family saga 3 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 2 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 0 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 1 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 2 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 20

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 6 Morally gray 13 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 3 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 5 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 1 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 3 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 3 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 3 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 7 Distinctive score 3 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 1

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 2 Event miniseries 1 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 3 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 2 Nordic noir 1 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 5

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 4 Disturbing 4 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 0

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210 series

Chernobyl

1.1M 5 2019–2019

Event miniseries · Real history

ZeroZeroZero

33K 8 2019–2020

Criminal underworld

Undercover

23K 28 2019–2022

Criminal underworld · Serialized

Departure

22K 18 2019–2022

Mystery box · Detective mystery

What/If

18K 10 2019–2019

Secrets & lies · Soap & telenovela

City on a Hill

17K 26 2019–2022

To the Lake

17K 16 2019–2022

Survival · Tense · Dark tone

Hello Mini

16K 35 2019–2021

Indian TV · Tense

Exit

16K 24 2019–2023

Elites & privilege

Abhay

14K 24 2019–present

Disturbing · Indian TV

Treadstone

14K 10 2019–2019

Espionage · Serialized · Tense

Too Old to Die Young

13K 10 2019–2019

Slow burn · Stylized direction

Baptiste

11K 12 2019–2021

Detective mystery · Tense

Toy Boy

9K 21 2019–2021

Soap & telenovela · Secrets & lies

The Hateful Eight: Extended Version

9K 4 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Graphic violence

Darkness: Those Who Kill

8K 32 2019–present

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

The Enemy Within

8K 13 2019–2019

Espionage · Tense

Traces

8K 12 2019–2022

Detective mystery · British TV

The Twelve

7K 26 2019–2026

Legal · Morally gray

Dare Me

7K 10 2019–2020

Female perspective

Jett

7K 9 2019–2019

Criminal underworld

South Wind

6K 18 2019–present

Criminal underworld

Bekaaboo

6K 26 2019–present

Indian TV · Serialized

Astrid

5K 49 2019–present

Detective mystery · Outsider lead

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