The 150+ Best Netflix Drama Series, Ranked
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Vote on the best drama series currently streaming on Netflix.
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Recently, Orange Is the New Black fell out of the top 25, replaced by Designated Survivor
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Over 2.0K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 150+ Best Netflix Drama Series, Ranked
Here are the best television drama series streaming now on Netflix. Whether you're looking for courtroom dramas, police procedural shows, or historical dramas, this list of dramatic shows currently on Netflix is regularly updated with new and popular TV series. What are the best TV dramas to watch on Netflix?
One of the best-written TV shows ever, House of Cards is also ranked high on the most popular Netflix original series. Other good TV dramas on Netflix include The Crown, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Ozark. When Netflix saved Lucifer from cancellation it became another top drama on Netflix.
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- 1A high-school chemistry teacher has a midlife crisis.
- Premiered: January 20, 2008
- 1Saul Goodman3,697 Votes
- 2Mike Ehrmantraut3,339 Votes
- 3Walter White3,755 Votes
- 2FBI agents develop new techniques that allow them to pursue criminals.
- Premiered: October 13, 2017
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- 3Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town involving supernatural forces.
- Premiered: July 15, 2016
- 1Steve Harrington6,647 Votes
- 2Dustin Henderson6,035 Votes
- 3Jim Hopper5,246 Votes
- 4A financial adviser and his family are forced to relocate after dealings with a drug cartel go awry.
- Premiered: July 21, 2017
- 5Players compete in games for a cash prize, but the stakes are deadly.
- Premiered: September 17, 2021
- 6An orphan struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
- Premiered: October 23, 2020
- 7A gangster drama located in the streets of post-war Birmingham on the verge of the 1920s.
- Premiered: September 12, 2013
- 8A young warrior is on a mission to reclaim his birthright.
- Premiered: October 10, 2015
- 9After helping thwart a terrorist attack, a war veteran is assigned to protect a politician.
- Premiered: August 26, 2018
- 10"Red" Reddington agrees to work with the FBI, on the condition he'll only work with profiler Keen.
- Premiered: September 23, 2013
- 1Zarak Mosadek6 Votes
- 2Louis T. Steinhil: Conclusion6 Votes
- 3The Director: Conclusion332 Votes
- 11A century after nuclear Armageddon on Earth, 100 youths return to test the planet's habitability.
- Premiered: March 19, 2014
- 12Stand-alone dramas tell sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia.
- Premiered: December 4, 2011
- 13In the years following a zombie apocalypse, survivors seek refuge in a world overrun by the dead.
- Premiered: October 31, 2010
- 14A dangerously charming man falls in love with women and inserts himself into their lives.
- Premiered: September 9, 2018
- 15The life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the events that helped shape the 20th century.
- Premiered: November 4, 2016
- 16Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White, he is known as small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill.
- Premiered: February 8, 2015
- 17Real-life stories of drug kingpins and the efforts made by law enforcement to stop them.
- Premiered: August 28, 2015
- 1Stephanie Sigman - Valeria Veléz (Based On Virginia Vallejo)5,926 Votes
- 2Damián Alcázar - Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela4,767 Votes
- 3Wagner Moura - Pablo Escobar5,845 Votes
- 18A Florida family's once harmonious relationship is altered when long hidden secrets are exposed.
- Premiered: March 20, 2015
- 19A woman flees an arranged marriage to start a new life abroad.
- Premiered: March 26, 2020
- 20The fashion designer skyrockets to fame.
- Premiered: May 14, 2021
- 21The original fallen angel retires to Los Angeles, where he meets an intriguing homicide detective.
- Premiered: January 25, 2016
- 22After joining an emergency rescue service, a man gets caught up in a citywide conspiracy in Bangkok.
- Premiered: September 23, 2021
- 23In a remote countryside house, the owner rents a room to a ghostly woman who arrives as a guest.
- Premiered: August 23, 2024
- 24A low-level cabinet member unexpectedly becomes president after an attack on Washington.
- Premiered: September 21, 2016
- 25Pediatric surgeon and single father Tom struggles to deal with the death of his wife.
- Premiered: May 10, 2018
- 26Piper Chapman spends time in a women's prison as a result of her dealings with a drug smuggler.
- Premiered: July 11, 2013
- 27A young nurse at a mental institution becomes a monster to her patients.
- Premiered: September 18, 2020
- 28A teenager enlists his friends to hunt for a treasure linked to his father's disappearance.
- Premiered: April 15, 2020
- 29A team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial in Seattle.
- Premiered: March 27, 2005
- 30Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty.
- Premiered: October 31, 2018
- 31The disappearance of two young children exposes the fractured relationships among four families.
- Premiered: December 1, 2017
- 32Two young boxers band together to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the desperate.
- Premiered: June 9, 2023
- 33A Los Angeles family operates a funeral home.
- Premiered: June 3, 2001
- 34Tully and Kate become inseparable friends throughout 30 years of ups and downs.
- Premiered: February 3, 2021
- 35Following their father's murder, three siblings move into a house filled with reality-bending keys.
- Premiered: February 7, 2020
- 36Special agents investigate crimes related to the Navy and Marine Corps.
- Premiered: September 23, 2003
- 37Single mother Alex strives to create a better life for her daughter, Maddy.
- Premiered: October 1, 2021
- 38A crime-drama anthology that investigates the psychological motives behind homicides.
- Premiered: August 2, 2017
- 39Stranded light years from their destination, the Robinson family must come together to survive.
- Premiered: April 13, 2018
- 40A couple lives a picture-perfect life with their daughter, who ends up in custody accused of murder.
- Premiered: November 24, 2023
- 41Friends reunite for a holiday decades after one of them was assaulted by the others.
- Premiered: February 6, 2022
- 42As a teen, the legendary explorer visits the court of Kublai Khan in 13th-century China.
- Premiered: December 12, 2014
- 43Held prisoner, the Sandman, aka Dream, embarks on a quest to fix the chaos his captivity has caused.
- Premiered: August 5, 2022
- 1The Sound of Her Wings114 Votes
- 2A Hope In Hell55 Votes
- 3Imperfect Hosts25 Votes
- 44A teen finds recordings his crush and classmate made before she tragically ended her life.
- Premiered: March 31, 2017
- 45Sisters become embroiled in a major incident and face off against a wealthy family.
- Premiered: September 3, 2022
- 46A woman pieces together her mother's past after a violent attack brings deadly secrets to light.
- Premiered: March 4, 2022
- 47Archie Andrews navigates the drama of small-town life while working toward a future in music.
- Premiered: January 26, 2017
- 48A retelling of the French story about Arsène Lupin, the world-famous gentleman thief.
- Premiered: January 8, 2021
- 49Bridgerton siblings strive to find love during England's Regency era.
- Premiered: December 25, 2020
- 50An MMA fighter balances her career and raising her son.
- Premiered: November 13, 2024
- 51Sinister forces plot against a young soldier after she reveals a magical power.
- Premiered: April 23, 2021
- 52Woo Young Woo is a young lawyer with Asperger's Syndrome who struggles with everyday interactions.
- Premiered: June 29, 2022
- 53The origin of the opioid crises as seen through the eyes of perpetrators and victims.
- Premiered: August 10, 2023
- 54Teenage Ginny and her family yearn to put down roots in a New England town after years on the run.
- Premiered: February 24, 2021
- 55A boy who's half-human and half deer embarks on an adventure in a post-apocalyptic world.
- Premiered: June 4, 2021
- 56The last surviving humans discover how to send consciousness back in time to the 21st century.
- Premiered: October 17, 2016
- 57From a creepy clue left at a murder scene, detectives hunt for a killer linked to a missing child.
- Premiered: September 29, 2021
- 58Chronicling the story of Madam C.J. Walker, the first African American self-made millionaire.
- Premiered: March 20, 2020
- 59Misfits investigate supernatural crimes in Victorian London for Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes.
- Premiered: March 26, 2021
- 60A mogul falls from grace.
- Premiered: May 2, 2024
- 61Secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying.
- Premiered: October 12, 2023
- 62A wealthy man hires grifter Tom Ripley to travel to Italy to urge his vagabond son to return home.
- Premiered: April 4, 2024
- 63Dealing with a female stalker, a man is forced to face a dark, buried trauma.
- Premiered: April 11, 2024
- 64In the 1970s, killer Charles Sobhraj preys on travelers exploring the South Asia's "hippie trail."
- Premiered: January 1, 2021
- 65A group of young friends survive life on the streets, while dreaming of a future.
- Premiered: October 30, 2024
- 66A young woman poses as a housekeeper for a wealthy family to uncover the truth about a ruinous fire.
- Premiered: July 13, 2023
- 67Eli Bell answers a red telephone and begins a journey that will break his heart before ending it.
- Premiered: January 11, 2024
- 68Lifelong friends lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers.
- Premiered: May 19, 2020
- 69Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso reignite their rivalry 34 years after a fateful karate tourney.
- Premiered: May 2, 2018
- 1Warrior11 Votes
- 2Into the Badlands13 Votes
- 3The Legend of Korra12 Votes
- 70U.S. Army officer Felix "Shotgun" Sparks and his infantry unit fight to liberate Europe.
- Premiered: November 11, 2020
- 71A strange encounter causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines.
- Premiered: October 31, 2019
- 72A crew of three reigns over a bustling barrio in Mexico City until a tragedy breaks their crowns.
- Premiered: September 25, 2024
- 73After being framed for his sister's murder, Alex is hell-bent on finding the real culprit.
- Premiered: March 24, 2021
- 74When family man Nick Brewer is abducted, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it.
- Premiered: August 25, 2021
- 75A blind French girl and a young German soldier's paths collide during WWII.
- Premiered: November 2, 2023
- 76When the world's largest livestock farm is left without a successor, many factions prepare.
- Premiered: October 24, 2024
- 77Young Kurt Wallander is a newly graduated police officer in modern-day Sweden.
- Premiered: September 3, 2020
- 78Raquel, a young teacher, moves to her husband's hometown, which hides a dark secret.
- Premiered: December 11, 2020
- 79Eight months after her mentor Andy Jones suffered a heart attack, Head Chef Carly is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. With the pressure to draw in new, hungry customers and the financial squeeze to keep the business profitable, the team must find a way to manage their complicated personal lives whilst creating quality food day in, day out.
- Premiered: October 1, 2023
- 80Detective Kat Donovan's world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app.
- Premiered: January 1, 2025
- 81An ambitious working-class man becomes one of France's most controversial public figures.
- Premiered: September 13, 2023
- 82A 16-year-old girl alienated from civilization attempts to build a new life out in the wilderness.
- Premiered: September 24, 2024
- 83A man wakes up in the Australian Outback with no recollection of who he is.
- Premiered: January 1, 2022
- 84A young woman who's grown up in the circus discovers she belongs to two very different worlds.
- Premiered: September 30, 2021
- 85Actresses push the limits to pursue their dreams in Taiwan's cutthroat showbiz world.
- Premiered: November 7, 2024
- 86A notorious outlaw and his gang track his traitorous partner to an isolated mining town.
- Premiered: November 22, 2017
- 87
My Family
Massimiliano Caiazzo, Eduardo Scarpetta, Vanessa ScaleraA terminally ill father asks his dysfunctional family to help take care of his two children.- Premiered: February 19, 2025
- 88Two young women advocate for wellness remedies to cure deadly illnesses.
- Premiered: February 6, 2025
- 89
Prison Cell 211
Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo TaracenaA human rights attorney gets caught in a prison riot and adopts an inmate's identity for safety.- Premiered: February 5, 2025
- 90
Zero Day
Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy CaplanA former US president heads a commission investigating a cyber-attack.- Premiered: February 20, 2025
- 91A lawyer runs his practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car.
- Premiered: May 13, 2022
- 92In an early 80s Polish town, a prostitute and a youth leader are found killed.
- Premiered: August 19, 2018
- 93When IC 814 gets hijacked on its way to Delhi, hundreds of lives are at stake.
- Premiered: August 29, 2024
- 94A tough judge tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
- Premiered: February 25, 2022
- 95Faced with a terrifying virus, survivors set off on a long, dangerous journey.
- Premiered: October 7, 2020
- 96When a birthday party takes a tragic turn, its ripples shatter a close-knit community.
- Premiered: August 21, 2024
- 97As a descendant of the Van Helsing warrior lineage, Vanessa Helsing leads mankind against vampires.
- Premiered: July 31, 2016
- 98In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's affair.
- Premiered: January 9, 2025
- 99Due to a rare phenomenon, a woman finds herself pregnant with twins by two men.
- Premiered: July 5, 2024
- 100A maverick newspaper reporter defiantly chases the truth.
- Premiered: January 13, 2022
- 101A soldier 300 years in the future must solve a murder.
- Premiered: February 2, 2018
- 102A stripper's fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the family behind a cosmetics dynasty.
- Premiered: October 24, 2024
- 103An awkward teen gets scouted by a model agency and learns that some people are meant to stand out.
- Premiered: May 30, 2024
- 104When a routine flight lands, the 191 souls on board find out they've been missing for five years.
- Premiered: September 24, 2018
- 105Warring factions vie for control of the 1700s fur trade in a ruthless game of wealth and power.
- Premiered: November 6, 2016
- 106Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is.
- Premiered: December 5, 2024
- 107Yehia is fiercely determined to seek vengeance and unmask the true perpetrator.
- Premiered: December 6, 2024
- 108A whirlwind power clash unravels the day the president suffers an assassination attempt.
- Premiered: June 28, 2024
- 109A father grapples with his divorce as he spins into a world of organized crime.
- Premiered: November 28, 2024
- 110A kind-hearted girl transforms into a bloodthirsty pro wrestler who thrives in chaotic brawls.
- Premiered: September 19, 2024
- 111Gloria's world turns upside down.
- Premiered: May 29, 2024
- 112An ultra-elite high school enforces a strict no romance rule that expels anyone caught dating.
- Premiered: August 29, 2024
- 113Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clients.
- Premiered: April 25, 2024
- 114A family celebration goes awry.
- Premiered: April 11, 2024
- 115A veteran takes matters into his own hands after his granddaughter falls victims to drug dealers.
- Premiered: February 1, 2022
- 116Seventeen years after being wrongly imprisoned, a talented songwriter seeks justice.
- Premiered: June 11, 2018
- 117A woman's refusal to join her sister's twisted scheme sparks betrayal and revenge.
- Premiered: November 13, 2024
- 118An influencer infiltrates the lives of four women to discover the truth about her birth.
- Premiered: October 11, 2023
- 119A rebellious teen makes waves among surfers and leaves a mess in her wake.
- Premiered: June 3, 2022
- 120A manager and his assistant set out in search of the writer of the song "The Saddest Thing of All."
- Premiered: October 22, 2021
