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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)

Ferry: The Series

★ 7.7
6K 9 2023–present
Antihero lead

Devils

★ 7.2
6K 18 2020–2022
Elites & privilege · Cynical

Vilangu

★ 8.0
6K 7 2022–2022
Indian TV · Detective mystery

Am I Being Unreasonable?

★ 7.5
6K 13 2022–present
Dark comedy · British TV

After the Flood

★ 6.6
6K 12 2024–present
Small town · British TV

Malice

★ 5.9
6K 6 2025–present
Secrets & lies · Tense · Revenge

Glória

★ 7.8
6K 10 2021–2021
Espionage · Political intrigue

The Golden Hour

★ 7.2
6K 12 2022–present
Serialized · Tense

The Couple Next Door

★ 5.9
6K 12 2023–2025
Secrets & lies

Under Salt Marsh

★ 6.3
6K 6 2026–present
Atmospheric · Detective mystery

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

★ 6.3
5K 6 2025–2025
Detective mystery

Agent Kim Reactivated

★ 7.7
5K 10 2026–2026
Action · Crime · Thriller

Rough Diamonds

★ 7.1
5K 8 2023–2023
Family saga · Criminal underworld

Hierarchy

★ 6.1
5K 7 2024–2024
K-drama · School & campus

Jugaadistan

★ 8.0
5K 8 2022–present
Satirical · Workplace · Indian TV

36 Days

★ 5.6
5K 8 2024–present
Tense · Tight limited run

Payback

★ 7.3
5K 6 2023–2023
Criminal underworld

Two Summers

★ 6.8
5K 6 2022–2022
Time travel · Puzzle plot

Playing Nice

★ 7.1
5K 4 2025–2025
Tight limited run · Secrets & lies

The Children of Evil

★ 8.2
5K 10 2023–2023
Criminal underworld · Serialized

Tabbar

★ 8.2
5K 8 2021–present
Secrets & lies · Indian TV

The Minions of Midas

★ 6.6
5K 6 2020–2020
Morally gray · Tense

Sherlock & Daughter

★ 7.0
5K 8 2025–present
Detective mystery · Period piece

Cobra

★ 6.6
5K 18 2020–2023
Political intrigue · British TV
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