Drama TV Shows
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant Drama TV Shows ordered by relevance. Trendflicks helps you find the most attractive TV Shows from all kinds of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO, etc.
Best TV Shows
Popular TV Shows:
Lessons in Chemistry(2023) , Diagnosis: Murder(1993) , Warehouse 13(2009) , Hawaii Five-0(2010) , Merlin(2008) , Power Book III: Raising Kanan(2021) , My Life with the Walter Boys(2023) , Law & Order: LA(2010) , The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live(2024) , Rosewood(2015) , Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021) , Shoresy(2022) , The Staircase(2022) , Outer Range(2022) , Ginny & Georgia(2021) , Clickbait(2021) , Jupiter's Legacy(2021) , Rome(2005) , Gotham(2014) , Scenes from a Marriage(2021) , This Is Us(2016) , Sex/Life(2021) , Blue Bloods(2010) , Perry Mason(2020) , 3 Body Problem(2024) , Extrapolations(2023) , Tiny Beautiful Things(2023) , Dirty John(2018) , Swarm(2023) , Maid(2021)
List of Best TV Shows
Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
8.2
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2023-10-12
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Elizabeth Zoot's ambition to become a scientist was thwarted in the 1950s by societal expectations, which at the time mostly held that women belonged primarily in the home. Elizabeth Zott finds herself pregnant, unmarried, and sacked from her lab, delaying her aspirations to become a scientist. She took a job hosting a cooking program on television and started imparting information beyond recipes to the country's ignored women.
Cast: Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
6.8
TV-PG
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Mark Sloan is the community head of staff at General Hospital. Mark's father is a Los Angeles police investigator, so even though his work as a doctor keeps him busy, he still finds time to assist the police in solving murder cases. Along with his son Steve (who replaced Mark's father), he receives assistance from young physicians Amanda Bentley and Jesse Travis. They collaborated to solve some of the most challenging crimes in Los Angeles.
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Charlie Schlatter, Victoria Rowell
Warehouse 13 (2009)
7.6
TV-14
Release Date: 2009-07-07
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Two U.S. Secret Service officers are taken to a secret facility in South Dakota, which has magical artifacts gathered over millennia by regents with authority above any government, after saving the president's life in Washington. Their new task is to look into reports of new goods and recover missing objects known as "artifacts," which seem innocuous but have great power.
Cast: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti, Aaron Ashmore
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
7.4
TV-14
Release Date: 2010-09-20
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The governor of Hawaii formed the Five-0 task force to look into significant crimes committed on the islands, even though the state does not have its state police agency. Leading the squad is Danny Williams, a second-in-command of Reservist Naval Officer Steve McGarrett, and together, they combat a string of crimes with considerably more severe repercussions than those the Honolulu faced—police services, including the handling of major organized crime and terrorism.
Cast: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath, Beulah Koale
Merlin (2008)
7.9
TV-PG
Release Date: 2008-09-20
Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: Merlin traveled to the palace from his birthplace to study under the royal physician Gaius. The ruler there forbade magic in any form. But Gaius discovered Merlin's magic. Rather than blaming him, Gaius acknowledged him as his adopted son and counseled him on making the most of his abilities. Merlin also encountered an old dragon in the castle. The dragon informed him that he had a problematic duty: protecting Prince Arthur and elevating him to the position of future king. Merlin safeguards Arthur as his valet. However, things did not turn out the way Merlin had planned. Nimueh, the wicked witch, discovers Merlin's aim and devises a scheme.
Cast: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
7.7
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Raising Kanan is a family drama set in 1991 in South Queens, Jamaica. It centers on Kanan Stark's coming-of-age. Kanan's mother is Raquel "Raq" Thomas, a notorious cocaine dealer in the city. She offers a growing network of dealers. Kanan Stark, her 15-year-old son, yearned to get involved in his family's expanding drug operation in South Jamaica, Queens, and his mother, Raquel Raq Thomas, led this enterprise.
Cast: Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, Omar Epps, Hailey Kilgore, Antonio Ortiz
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
6.9
TV-14
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2023-12-07
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: After a tragedy, Jackie lost her family and accepted her mother's friend Katherine Walter as her new guardian. The Upper East Side girl moved to a Colorado suburb; the only difference was that Jackie lived with seven Walter brothers. Jackie intended to proceed with her predetermined goals: to get into Princeton and return to New York. Interestingly, two brothers fell in love with Jackie at the same time.
Cast: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis
Law & Order: LA (2010)
6.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Rex Winters and TJ are the top investigators in the Los Angeles Police Department that investigates the Robbery and Murder. Every day, they track out the most severe offenders and prosecute them. Winters enlisted in the Marines at one point. He is quick-witted and has an upright demeanor, but he is also incredibly obstinate. His worldview is simple. TJ's father is a well-known and multiple Oscar winner, so he knows Hollywood's glitzy exterior conceals a lot of sinister and dark aspects since he was a little boy.
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Rick Grimes attempted four times to break free after being taken prisoner by the CRM five years ago, but he failed each time. He dreamed of living a regular life with Michonne. Following his second unsuccessful attempt to flee and Omaha's devastation, Rick Grimes finally accepted Lieutenant Colonel Donald Okafor's request to join CRM and his new role in leading the establishment of a CRM.
Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh
Rosewood (2015)
6.7
TV-14
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2015-09-23
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The play revolves around Beaumont Rosewood Jr., Miami's top pathologist. He's adept at unearthing the secrets left on corpses and has the country's most advanced and cutting-edge independent laboratory. Despite constantly dealing with death, Rosewood still enjoys his life and cherishes every minute. His optimism always affects the female detective working side by side.
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Anna Konkle, Lorraine Toussaint, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jaina Lee Ortiz
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
7.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: To combat organized crime, Elliot Stabler rejoins the NYPD following a tragic personal loss. But in the ten years since he departed, the city and the police force have undergone significant transformation, and he now needs to adjust to a time of reckoning inside the criminal justice system. Over the whole season, we will follow Stabler as he rebuilds his life and seeks forgiveness, all the while directing a new elite task force that aims to bust the most formidable crime syndicates in the city one by one.
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Rick Gonzalez
Shoresy (2022)
8.5
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: CA
Plot: The Sudbury Bulldogs, who finished bottom in the four-team Triple-A Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (NOSHO) after losing twenty straight games, are about to be shut down. Shoresy, an experienced player, bet the general manager that the squad would never lose again if he were allowed to lead the team to rescue the season. Shoresy took it upon himself to show that the Bulldogs could play as a unit and establish a reputation with the aid of new coach Sanguinet.
Cast: Jared Keeso, Tasya Teles, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Blair Lamora, Keilani Elizabeth Rose
The Staircase (2022)
7.1
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Author and local politician Michael Peterson is reported to have phoned 911 after discovering his wife Kathleen unconscious and bleeding at the foot of the stairs on December 9, 2001, in Durham, North Carolina, but Catherine had died. Michael was charged with murder, nevertheless, because of the extent of her injuries, which made local police officials think he could have been involved in her death. The family is fighting a fierce legal struggle as the inquiry is ongoing. In the interim, a French documentary crew started to show interest in the subject.
Cast: Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge
Outer Range (2022)
7.1
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Rancher Royal Abbott is battling for his family and his farm in Wyoming. As fall approaches, he finds a vagrant connected to Abbott's ranch and an enigmatic black vacuum on the property. After losing their daughter-in-law Rebecca, the Abbott family is already in a difficult situation, but they become much more desperate when a rival family, the Tillersons, attempts to take their land.
Cast: Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Tom Pelphrey, Tamara Podemski
Ginny & Georgia (2021)
7.5
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The Thirty-year-old mother, Georgia Miller, is vibrant and occasionally comes across as more mature than Ginny, her fifteen-year-old daughter. Georgia is eager to settle down in scenic New England and provide her family with something they've never had: a regular life after spending years on the run. It's not all kombucha and carpools, though; Georgia's family's new life is in danger due to her past, and she will do everything it takes to keep them safe.
Cast: Antonia Gentry, Brianne Howey, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson, Felix Mallard
Clickbait (2021)
7.2
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: It narrates the tale of a family entangled in an odd, transient mystery. Recently, husband, father, brother, and son Nick Brewer made an appearance in a widely shared video, waving banners that said things like "I abuse women" and "Over 5 million views, I'm dead." In a matter of minutes, the video amassed thousands of views on the internet, dominating news networks and turning people's phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs into their sole sources of entertainment.
Cast: Adrian Grenier, Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Phoenix Raei, Camaron Engels
Jupiter's Legacy (2021)
6.7
TV-MA
Release Date: 2021-05-07
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The guiding principles that Sheldon Sampson followed during his almost century-long life as a utopian—never murdering anybody, never meddling in political matters—remain constant throughout the journey. Sampson founded the Justice League, a group of superheroes. But his kids and other superheroes of the future are having a hard time living up to his high standards and rigid beliefs. Whether these principles still hold was the subject of public discussion when Sheldon's son Brandon seemed to kill one of their worst foes to save Sheldon.
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Leslie Bibb, Andrew Horton, Elena Kampouris
Rome (2005)
8.7
TV-MA
Release Date: 2005-08-28
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The series follows the dramatic transformation from the Roman Republic to a dictatorial empire, such as civil wars, conquests, and the rise of characters like Julius Caesar and his adoptive successor, Octavian Augustus, who alter historical events worldwide. The aristocratic viewpoint of Stu and theirs is used to illustrate political friends and rivals, as well as the politically ignorant opinions of certain common Romans, notably the families and soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Plo.
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciarán Hinds, James Purefoy, Polly Walker
Gotham (2014)
7.8
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Jim Gordon was raised in the Gotham City suburbs and had romantic ideas about this enchanting and fascinating city. He triumphantly emerged as a detective with the Gotham City Police Department, following in the footsteps of his late father, a well-known district attorney in the city. After just two weeks in the new position, he gets engaged to Dr. Barbara Kean, and he promises to make the city the way he remembers it from his early years.
Cast: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor
Scenes from a Marriage (2021)
8.1
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2021-09-12
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Mira and Jonathan, an affluent couple who approved of their engagement after ten years of marriage, were interviewed for a magazine series on love. In interviews, they seem like the perfect couple—a married couple with two daughters. They then entertained the ill-tempered couple, Peter and Catarina. After admitting to John that she was expecting, Mira had an abortion.
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac
This Is Us (2016)
8.7
TV-14
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2016-09-20
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The difficulties faced by a special pair of triplets and their incredible parents are the subject of this endearing and moving tale. Triplets Kate, Randall, and Kevin learn more about the deeper significance of their current life as parents. Jack and Rebecca's past is exposed in moments of love, joy, victory, and loss. Randall, a father and successful businessman, looks into his birth parents' names. Despite her weight, Kate discovered love and self-acceptance. Making difficult decisions was a part of Kevin's quest for a more fulfilling profession.
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley
Sex/Life (2021)
5.6
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2021-06-25
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The Billie Connelly Billie was a wild, free-spirited youngster until she married the devoted and trustworthy Cooper and relocated to Connecticut. She works hard and enjoys life with her closest friend, Sasha, in New York City. Billie begins writing and daydreams about intense adventures with her attractive ex-boyfriend Brad since she is so burned out from caring for her two little children and longs for the past. However, Billie's confusion over how she got to where she was now grew the more she considered the matter. Her spouse later found out about her diaries.
Cast: Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, Adam Demos, Margaret Odette
Blue Bloods (2010)
7.7
TV-14
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Jamie came from a family of cops at birth. Following his father's desires and donning a police uniform, he chose to join the legal community instead of pursuing a career as a successful lawyer after graduating from Harvard Law School. Jamie became bewildered by a task from a supervisor. In an extremely risky situation, he was tasked with becoming an undercover police officer. Frank, the director, does not know Jamie's covert identity because it is vital and classified. Where should Jamie go when presented with this life-altering option?
Cast: Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Perry Mason (2020)
7.6
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Renowned American fiction criminal defense lawyer Perry Mason is going through a marital breakdown and is haunted by his wartime memories in France. Los Angeles was prospering in 1932, even though the rest of the nation was still getting over the Great Depression. A kidnapping case goes awry. While solving the crime, Mason will discover a broken city; perhaps this is also a route to salvation. Maslany portrays Sister Alice, the head of the Radiant Assembly of God, who addresses famished congregations and a national radio audience three times a day with sermons.
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Justin Kirk, Diarra Kilpatrick
3 Body Problem (2024)
7.5
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Set in the era of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a covert military effort aims to communicate with extraterrestrial beings by sending signals into space. The signal is picked up by an extraterrestrial society that is about to collapse and makes plans to attack Earth. Different groups on Earth, meanwhile, start to emerge with the intention of either opposing the invasion or welcoming the sophisticated species and assisting them in taking over a world that is perceived as corrupt. It is based on an enormously expansive science fiction masterwork.
Cast: Jovan Adepo, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong
Extrapolations (2023)
6.2
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2023-03-16
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The world has tipped over in terms of the effects of climate change. Whether or not global temperature increases are kept below two degrees Celsius annually will depend on several issues, including politics, private industry, and demonstrations. The series mainly introduces interwoven tales that illustrate different points of view on how climate change affects the earth.
Tiny Beautiful Things (2023)
7.1
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: After experiencing her breakdown, Clare becomes a well-respected advice writer. Clare's marriage to her husband, Danny, is nearing its end. Rae, her daughter, seldom speaks to her at all. Her formerly bright literary career had also vanished. She concluded that she was the worst candidate for the position when an old writer buddy of hers proposed that she take over as advice columnist for "Dear Sugar." But when she grudgingly accepts, she finds that maybe she does.
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Sarah Pidgeon, Quentin Plair, Tanzyn Crawford, Johnny Berchtold
Dirty John (2018)
7.3
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The first season centers on investigative reporting on the John Meehan affair by Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Goffard, which includes details of his connection with businesswoman Debra Newell. Their relationship swiftly devolved into abuse and manipulation after they met through internet dating. The drama centers on how secrets, treachery, and deceit overwhelm Debra Newell and John Meehan's love affair, causing it to spin out of control and ultimately become a game of survival. In addition to completely upending Debra Newell's life, this episode also hurt her kids.
Cast: Amanda Peet, Christian Slater, Rachel Keller
Swarm (2023)
7.1
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The show centers around Dre, a young lady falling head over herself in love with a pop artist whose fan following is called "The Swarm." With her adopted sister Marissa, Andrea "Dre" Greene resided in Houston in 2016. As Marissa grew older, her interest in pop sensation Nija decreased, but Dre's obsession with her did not. The show explores Dre's life, passions, fans, and journey to unexpectedly dark places.
Cast: Dominique Fishback
Maid (2021)
8.3
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2021-09-30
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: After moving into a shelter with their young daughter, Alex left her abusive partner and accepted a job cleaning homes for a high-end maid service. The show follows Alex as she works as a maid and dreams of becoming a writer while juggling the demands of raising a little child, dealing with an abusive ex-boyfriend, managing her own dysfunctional family, and navigating the bureaucracy of government assistance. The narrative is set in the vicinity of Seattle, where Alex routinely travels to the made-up island of Fisher Island by boat.
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Andie MacDowell, Tracy Vilar