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Best Thriller TV Series of 2020

249 Thriller series that started in 2020, ranked by popularity

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Action 20 Adult 0 Adventure 1 Animation 0 Biography 0 Comedy 7 Crime 72 Documentary 1 Drama 127 Family 2 Fantasy 7 Game-Show 0 History 4 Horror 16 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 33 News 0 Reality-TV 0 Romance 10 Sci-Fi 11 Short 4 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 249 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 1 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 3 Gritty 7 Dark tone 14 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 32 Unsettling 3 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 4 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 1 Fast-paced 2 Episodic 0 Serialized 19 Procedural 2 Mystery box 3 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 15 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 3 Detective mystery 3 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 2 Medical 0 Political intrigue 6 Espionage 2 War & military 1 Family saga 4 Coming of age 0 Workplace 2 School & campus 1 Love story 0 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 2 Post-apocalyptic 1 Dystopia 2 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 1 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 4 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 2 Class divide 5 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 6 Social commentary 9 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 0 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 18

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 8 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 5 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 4 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 5 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 4 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 2 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 2 Visually striking 0 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 5 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 7 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 7 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 2 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 8

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 7 Easy watching 2

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249 series

Run

8K 7 2020–2020

Central duo · Banter chemistry

The Salisbury Poisonings

8K 4 2020–2020

Tight limited run · Naturalistic

High

7K 9 2020–present

Addiction & vice

Van der Valk

6K 12 2020–2024

Detective mystery · Procedural

Roadkill

6K 4 2020–2020

Political intrigue · Morally gray

Someone Has to Die

6K 3 2020–2020

Period piece · Secrets & lies

Cold Courage

6K 8 2020–2020

Nordic noir · Tight limited run

Devils

6K 18 2020–2022

Elites & privilege · Cynical

The Minions of Midas

5K 6 2020–2020

Morally gray · Tense

Cobra

5K 18 2020–2023

Political intrigue · British TV

Inhuman Resources

5K 6 2020–2020

Tight limited run · Tense

The Nest

5K 5 2020–2020

Secrets & lies · Class divide

Naxalbari

5K 9 2020–2020

Gritty · Political intrigue

No Man's Land

5K 16 2020–present

War & military · Serialized

Churails

5K 10 2020–present

Social commentary

Respect

5K 16 2020–2021

Beartown

4K 5 2020–2020

Small town · Sports

Luna Nera

4K 6 2020–2020

Female perspective · Period piece

Deutschland 89

4K 8 2020–2020

Espionage · Period piece

The Secrets She Keeps

4K 12 2020–present

The Sister

3K 4 2020–2020

Secrets & lies · Unsettling

Hope Street

3K 51 2020–present

Small town · British TV

We Hunt Together

3K 12 2020–2022

Crime · Drama · Thriller

Agent Hamilton

3K 17 2020–2022

Action · Drama · Thriller

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