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Best Thriller TV Series of the 2020s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Chair Company

★ 7.3
19K 9 2025–present
Absurdist · Suburban underbelly

The Consultant

★ 6.5
19K 8 2023–2023
Workplace · Dark comedy

The Last Frontier

★ 6.7
18K 10 2025–2025
Survival · Tense

Hostage

★ 6.5
18K 5 2025–2025
Political intrigue · Tense

Echoes

★ 6.0
18K 7 2022–2022
Secrets & lies · Mystery box

A Nearly Normal Family

★ 6.9
18K 6 2023–2023
Secrets & lies · Character study

Countdown

★ 6.8
18K 13 2025–2025
Fast-paced · Tense · Adrenaline

The Responder

★ 7.4
18K 10 2022–2024
Gritty · Working class

Inspector Avinash

★ 7.6
18K 19 2023–present
Indian TV · Antihero lead

The Curse

★ 7.1
18K 10 2023–2024
Cringe comedy · Satirical

The Jengaburu Curse

★ 7.5
17K 7 2023–present
Indian TV · Social commentary

Code M

★ 7.3
17K 16 2020–present
Indian TV · Detective mystery

Say Nothing

★ 8.2
17K 9 2024–2024
Real history · Secrets & lies

The Mosquito Coast

★ 6.8
17K 17 2021–2023
Tense · Secrets & lies · Survival

Most Dangerous Game

★ 6.6
17K 27 2020–2023
Survival · Adrenaline · Tense

Keep Breathing

★ 5.3
17K 6 2022–2022
Survival · Strong female lead

Down Cemetery Road

★ 7.0
16K 9 2025–present
British TV · Detective mystery

Mithya

★ 6.8
16K 12 2022–present
Tense · Secrets & lies

Criminal Record

★ 7.1
16K 16 2024–present
Detective mystery · British TV

Candy

★ 8.0
15K 8 2021–present
Suburban underbelly · True crime

The Resort

★ 7.3
15K 8 2022–2022
Mystery box · Tight limited run

The Cleaning Lady

★ 6.9
15K 46 2022–2025
Immigrant experience

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

★ 7.4
15K 8 2026–present
Dark comedy · British TV

The Gone Game

★ 7.8
15K 9 2020–2022
Indian TV · Secrets & lies
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