Skip to content
Category

2020s American drama television series

page 1
The 'Burbs (TV series)
The 'Burbs is an American comedy-drama television series created by Celeste Hughey for Peacock. It is an adaptation of the 1989 film of the same name and stars Jack Whitehall and Keke Palmer. The series premiered on February 8, 2026. In April 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.
The Walking Dead
American post-apocalyptic horror drama zombie television series
Stranger Things
Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. The fifth and final season was released in three volumes, including the finale, in November and December 2025. The show combines elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, coming-of-age, and drama.
Supernatural
American dark fantasy television series
American Horror Story
American Horror Story (AHS) is an American horror anthology television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the American Story media franchise, seasons of AHS are mostly conceived as self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters in a new setting within the same fictional universe, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events.
The Last of Us
2023 American TV series based on the video game The Last of Us
Wednesday (TV series)
Wednesday is an American supernatural mystery comedy television series based on the character Wednesday Addams by Charles Addams. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jenna Ortega as the titular character, with Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones portraying her parents in the series. Four episodes of each season were directed by Tim Burton, who serves as executive producer. The first season revolves around Wednesday Addams, who attempts to solve a murder mystery at her new school.
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood, the series begins about 100 years after the Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons".
The Crown
British–American television drama series
Westworld
2016 American science fiction television series
Loki
American streaming television series
The 100
2014 American science fiction television series
The Witcher (TV series)
The Witcher is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, The Witcher explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill and Liam Hemsworth as Geralt, with Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
American television series (2013-2020)
The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The series was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight-to-series order of ten episodes, for which production began in late 2016. The plot features a dystopia following a Second American Civil War wherein a theonomic, totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called "Handmaids", to child-bearing slavery.
Arcane
animated series for the computer game League of Legends set in the fantasy world Runeterra
Supergirl
2015 American superhero TV series
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022 television series
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 American science fiction television series
Outlander (TV series)
Outlander is a historical fantasy television series based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters and falls in love with a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser, a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat whom she later marries. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising.
The Bold and the Beautiful
American television soap opera
The Umbrella Academy
American television series
Bridgerton
Bridgerton is an American alternative history, Regency romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. The series stars Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuvel, Ruth Gemmell, Polly Walker, Luke Thompson, Luke Newton, Nicola Coughlan, and Claudia Jessie.
Andor
Andor, also known as Star Wars: Andor or Andor: A Star Wars Story for its second season, is an American television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and a prequel to the anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), itself a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film. Set within the fictional Star Wars universe, the series follows an ensemble cast primarily centered upon thief-turned-rebel spy Cassian Andor during the five formative years leading up to the events of the two films, exploring how he becomes radicalized a
Fear the Walking Dead
American television series
Fallout (American TV series)
Fallout is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the series is set two centuries after the Great War of 2077, in which society has collapsed following a nuclear holocaust. It stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Walton Goggins, and Frances Turner.
Shōgun
American television series (2024–)
Altered Carbon
science-fiction television series
Yellowstone (TV series)
Yellowstone is an American neo-Western drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson for Paramount Network. The series premiered on June 20, 2018, and ended on December 15, 2024, after five seasons consisting of 53 episodes. It stars Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Gil Birmingham in main roles. The plot follows the conflicts along the shared borders of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the Broken Rock Indian reservation, Yellowstone National Park, and land developers.
The Sandman
2022 American fantasy drama television series
Legacies
2018 American supernatural drama television series
The Expanse
American science fiction television series
Pluribus (TV series)
Pluribus is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series created by Vince Gilligan for Apple TV. Set and filmed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows novelist Carol Sturka, who finds herself isolated after an alien virus transforms the rest of humanity into a peaceful and content hive mind, which nevertheless seeks to assimilate her and other immune individuals.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an American fantasy drama television series created by Ira Parker and George R. R. Martin. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the third television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and is an adaptation of the Tales of Dunk and Egg series of novellas, beginning with The Hedge Knight. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall, the titular hedge knight, and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire, Aegon "Egg" Targaryen.
Days of Our Lives
American daytime soap opera
Star Trek: Picard
American web television series
His Dark Materials
British fantasy television series
3 Body Problem
2024 television series
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again is an American television series created by Dario Scardapane and Matt Corman & Chris Ord for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Daredevil. It is the 13th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and was produced under its Marvel Television label. The series shares continuity with the films and television series of the MCU. Born Again is a revival and continuation of Daredevil (2015–2018), an earlier series produced by the previous Marvel Television production company and originally released on Netflix. Scardapane serves as showrunner with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead as lead directors.
Snowpiercer
2020 American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television drama series
The Acolyte
2024 American television series
Superman & Lois
2021 American superhero drama television series
Lost in Space
2018 American science fiction television series
Raised by Wolves
American science fiction television series
American Gods
American television series
The Young and the Restless
American daytime soap opera
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2024 American television series
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
American streaming television series
Alien: Earth
Alien: Earth is an American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. It is the first television series in the Alien franchise and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film Alien. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, and Timothy Olyphant in main roles.
Manifest
American drama television series (2018–2023)
Foundation (TV series)
Foundation is an American science fiction television series created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman for Apple TV+, based on the Foundation series of stories by Isaac Asimov. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey. The series premiered on September 24, 2021. The second and third seasons were released in July 2023 and July 2025, respectively. In September 2025, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Ratched
American drama web television series
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is an American science fiction television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, and Jenny Lumet for the streaming service Paramount+. It is the 11th Star Trek series and debuted in 2022 as part of Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. A spin-off from the series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024), it follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship Enterprise in the 23rd century during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969).
SEAL Team
2017 American military drama television series
The Wheel of Time
2021 American fantasy television series
Pose
2018 American drama television series
Locke & Key
2020 American supernatural horror drama television series
General Hospital
American television soap opera
For All Mankind (TV series)
For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi and produced for the Apple TV streaming service. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, which reads, in part, "We Came in Peace for All Mankind".
Feud
American anthology television series