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Top 500 most popular Thriller series, ranked by votes

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 343 Adult 4 Adventure 59 Animation 20 Biography 5 Comedy 151 Crime 1078 Documentary 21 Drama 2025 Family 23 Fantasy 75 Game-Show 3 History 49 Horror 252 Music 4 Musical 1 Mystery 616 News 1 Reality-TV 14 Romance 183 Sci-Fi 175 Short 14 Sport 5 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 4067 War 18 Western 2

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 6 Stuck the Landing 5 Grew the Beard 2 Rock Solid 5 Past Its Prime 1 Roller Coaster 0

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

Tone & mood

Bleak 33 Gritty 84 Dark tone 196 Feel-good 0 Cozy 1 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 4 Tense 326 Unsettling 56 Whimsical 0 Campy 4 Cynical 33 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 3 Deadpan cool 8

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 39 Fast-paced 21 Episodic 9 Serialized 206 Procedural 17 Mystery box 57 Anthology 7 Cliffhanger-driven 42 Sprawling saga 5 Tight limited run 146 Puzzle plot 26 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 5 Absurdist 3 Satirical 3 Cringe comedy 3 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 6 Dark comedy 16 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 1

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 78 Detective mystery 61 True crime 6 Heists & cons 7 Legal 11 Medical 6 Political intrigue 61 Espionage 44 War & military 13 Family saga 20 Coming of age 2 Workplace 9 School & campus 12 Love story 11 Friendship 0 Found family 4 Survival 22 Post-apocalyptic 6 Dystopia 8 Supernatural 12 Space & sci-fi 5 Near-future tech 9 Time travel 3 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 6 Psychological horror 11 Addiction & vice 4 Mental health 9 Faith & religion 6 Sports 2 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 1 Nature & science 0 Real history 23 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 20 Big city life 6 Rural & frontier 5 Suburban underbelly 18 Class divide 20 Immigrant experience 2 Queer stories 2 Female perspective 49 Social commentary 37 Philosophical 5 Existential dread 7 Revenge 27 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 252

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 57 Morally gray 141 Villain's POV 5 Ensemble cast 48 Central duo 11 Strong female lead 72 Child's perspective 2 Outsider lead 7 Genius lead 7 Working class 11 Elites & privilege 28 Unreliable narrator 16 Character study 45 Banter chemistry 3

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 2 Adrenaline 29 Intellectual challenge 6 Comfort rewatch 1 Romantic yearning 6 Cathartic 1 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 10 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 16

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 13 Visually striking 21 Stylized direction 22 Naturalistic 14 Big-budget spectacle 2 Lo-fi charm 2 Atmospheric 73 Distinctive score 8 Experimental 5 Deep worldbuilding 2 Tight writing 5

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 4 Kids & family 0 Young adult 13 Soap & telenovela 11 Event miniseries 38 Reality competition 1 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 1 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 45 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 2 Built to binge 6

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 67 Nordic noir 12 K-drama 12 Turkish drama 2 Indian TV 51

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 30 Disturbing 25 Sexually explicit 5 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 55 Easy watching 7

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Insatiable

36K 22 2018–2019

Dark comedy · Revenge · Campy

Strike Back

36K 77 2010–2020

Adrenaline · Fast-paced

The Pillars of the Earth

36K 8 2010–2010

Period piece · Real history

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

35K 8 2026–2026

Mounting dread · Unsettling

Counterpart

35K 20 2017–2019

Espionage · Slow burn

Southland

34K 43 2009–2013

Gritty · Naturalistic

Blue Lock

34K 38 2022–present

Sports · Anime · Adrenaline

Them

33K 18 2021–2024

Disturbing · Bleak · Unsettling

The Agency

33K 20 2024–present

Espionage · Tense · Secrets & lies

ZeroZeroZero

33K 8 2019–2020

Criminal underworld

A Murder at the End of the World

33K 7 2023–2023

Tight limited run · Genius lead

StartUp

33K 30 2016–2018

Criminal underworld · Morally gray

Mumbai Diaries

32K 16 2021–present

Medical · Tense · Fast-paced

Wayward

31K 8 2025–2025

Secrets & lies · Unsettling

Locked Up

31K 48 2015–2020

Cliffhanger-driven · Gritty

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

30K 7 2025–present

War & military · Adrenaline

Madam Secretary

30K 120 2014–2019

Political intrigue

Homecoming

30K 17 2018–2020

Unreliable narrator

The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984

29K 4 2023–2023

Real history · Emotionally heavy

Weak Hero Class 1

29K 16 2022–present

School & campus · K-drama

Industry

28K 33 2020–2027

Workplace · Class divide

Rose Red

28K 3 2002–2002

Supernatural · Unsettling

9-1-1: Lone Star

28K 72 2020–2025

Procedural · Adrenaline

Mayans M.C.

28K 50 2018–2023

Criminal underworld · Gritty

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