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Best Thriller TV Series of the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Maharani

★ 8.0
11K 37 2021–present
Political intrigue · Indian TV

JL50

★ 7.3
11K 5 2020–2020
Time travel · Indian TV

Tempest

★ 6.8
11K 9 2025–2025
Espionage · K-drama

Fatma

★ 7.4
11K 6 2021–2021
Revenge · Antihero lead · Gritty

Billionaires' Bunker

★ 5.7
10K 8 2025–2025
Elites & privilege

The Veil

★ 6.4
10K 6 2024–2024
Espionage · Tight limited run

Red Rose

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

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

★ 7.0
10K 4 2022–2022
Period piece · Detective mystery

Yakamoz S-245

★ 6.2
10K 7 2022–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Manhunt

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

Mortal Wound

★ 7.0
10K 52 2021–2025
Serialized · Tense

Dead Ringers

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

House of Ninjas

★ 7.1
9K 8 2024–present
Family saga

Love Scandals & Doctors

★ 5.9
9K 15 2021–present
Love story · Medical

Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

★ 6.9
9K 8 2026–2026
Heists & cons · Antihero lead

The Defeated

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

Butterfly

★ 6.7
9K 6 2025–2025
Espionage · Tense · Secrets & lies

Bang Baang

★ 3.7
9K 10 2021–present
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Lord of the Flies

★ 6.6
9K 4 2026–2026
Survival · Bleak · Dark tone

Mohanagar

★ 8.7
9K 17 2021–present
Social commentary · Gritty

Monsieur Spade

★ 6.8
9K 6 2024–2024
Detective mystery · Period piece

The Asset

★ 7.0
9K 8 2025–present
Tense · Tight limited run

Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya

★ 7.1
9K 9 2022–present
Indian TV · Small town

The Chelsea Detective

★ 7.4
9K 15 2022–present
Detective mystery · Procedural
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