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Outsider lead

Outsider lead TV Series

A misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 142 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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142 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Resident Alien

★ 8.0
89K 44 2021–2025
Outsider lead · Small town
9/10

3rd Rock from the Sun

★ 7.8
59K 139 1996–2001
Sitcom · Outsider lead · Absurdist
9/10

Ranking of Kings

★ 8.4
16K 23 2021–2022
Outsider lead · Anime · Hopeful
9/10

Welcome to the N.H.K.

★ 8.2
10K 24 2006–2006
Mental health · Anime
9/10

Wednesday

★ 8.0
502K 17 2022–present
Deadpan cool · Outsider lead
8/10

Naruto

★ 8.4
169K 220 2002–2007
Anime · Coming of age
8/10

Pluribus

★ 7.9
161K 10 2025–present
Existential dread · Philosophical
8/10

The Good Doctor

★ 8.0
131K 126 2017–2024
Medical · Genius lead
8/10

Solo Leveling

★ 8.5
115K 26 2024–present
Anime · Adrenaline
8/10

Atypical

★ 8.2
114K 38 2017–2021
Coming of age · Mental health
8/10

Blue Eye Samurai

★ 8.7
105K 14 2023–present
Revenge · Visually striking
8/10

Unorthodox

★ 8.0
99K 4 2020–2020
Faith & religion
8/10

Doom Patrol

★ 7.7
64K 46 2019–2023
Found family · Chaotic energy
8/10

Ugly Betty

★ 6.8
51K 85 2006–2010
Outsider lead · Workplace
8/10

Black Clover

★ 8.2
50K 170 2017–2021
Anime · Hopeful · High fantasy
8/10

Murderbot

★ 7.4
41K 11 2025–present
Deadpan cool · Character study
8/10

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

★ 8.5
39K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Legal · Outsider lead
8/10

Life

★ 8.3
37K 32 2007–2009
Detective mystery · Outsider lead
8/10

An Idiot Abroad

★ 8.3
36K 21 2010–2012
British TV · Outsider lead
8/10

Lilyhammer

★ 7.9
35K 24 2012–2014
Outsider lead · Dark comedy
8/10

Kyle XY

★ 7.4
32K 43 2006–2009
Outsider lead · Young adult
8/10

Daria

★ 8.1
29K 67 1997–2002
Dry humor · Deadpan cool · Cynical
8/10

Northern Exposure

★ 8.4
25K 110 1990–1995
Small town · Ensemble cast
8/10

The Rising of the Shield Hero

★ 7.6
24K 62 2019–present
Anime · High fantasy
8/10