Top 20 drama series on Netflix

Drama genre is intended to be a serious genre mixed with intense sensations. Good drama series can blossom sensations and feelings if you aim to watch them with your partner or alone. Here there are the best drama movies you can watch today in Netflix.

1. Breaking Bad (2008)

A professor at an Albuquerque institute in New Mexico learns he has incurable lung cancer. He decides to make amphetamines and put them on sale to free his family from economic problems.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.8 /10 IMDB Rating 9.5 /10

2. Attack on Titan (2013)

'Attack the Titans' is a serie based on the manga of the same name. Starring a group of residents of a city surrounded by walls, to protect the population from attacks by cannibal giants.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science fiction

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 9.1 /10

3. Better Call Saul (2015)

Prequel of the series "Breaking Bad", centered on the character of lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), six years before meeting Walter White. The series tells how a small pickle with problems reaching the end of month named Jimmy McGill, becomes a criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 9.0 /10

4. DEATH NOTE (2006)

TV serie "Death Note" tells the story about a young man named Yagami Light. Light decides to use the notebook from anonymity, to clean the world of all criminals.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Crime, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10

5. Fargo (2014)

Lester Nygaard, an underprivileged insurance salesman from a small Minnesota town, sees his world change completely with the arrival of a wild unknown.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

6. BoJack Horseman (2014)

In a world where anthropomorphic humans and animals coexist, the protagonist of the series is the BoJack Horseman horse (Will Arnett), protagonist of the telecomedy "Horsin' Around" in the 90s.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

7. Dark (2017)

"Dark" is situated in a german village. Two mysterious disappearances expose the double lives and broken relationships.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

8. Black Mirror (2011)

Anthological series created by Charlie Brooker that shows the dark side of technology and how it affects and can alter our life, sometimes with consequences as unpredictable as terrifying.

Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

9. Crash Landing on You (2019)

A young and wealthy South Korean heiress suffers a paragliding accident in North Korean skies and must hide on hostile land with the help of an army officer.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

10. Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

A master of the mestizo ancestry sword lives a covert life while looking for revenge in the Japan of the Edo period.

Genres: Animation, Drama, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

11. Alchemy of Souls (2022)

In Daeho, souls begin inhabiting other bodies, sparking a deadly struggle for power, love and identity. Mu-deok, trapped in a blind woman's body, secretly trains Jang Wook; Seo Yul and Crown Prince Go Won face rivals using soul-transfer magic.

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

12. Archer (2009)

Archer is a half-hour animated adult comedy about self-absorbed master spy Sterling Archer and his ISIS coworkers. Missions devolve into petty rivalries, romantic drama and absurd misadventures.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

13. Dexter (2006)

Dexter, a forensic analyst by day and a vigilante serial killer by night. Raised by his adoptive father to control his dark impulses, he hunts down criminals. Though considered a psychopath, he maintains relationships with loved ones. The series explores themes of morality and justice.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

14. Anne with an E (2017)

Anne Shirley is an orphan girl adopted by two brothers who live in a small fishing village in the early 20th century.

Genres: Drama, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

15. Borgen (2010)

Borgen follows Birgitte Nyborg, who unexpectedly becomes Denmark’s first female prime minister and must handle coalition politics, media spin, ethical dilemmas and the strain on her family life.

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

16. Delhi Crime (2019)

Delhi Crime is a hard‑hitting drama following DCP Vartika Chaturvedi and the Delhi Police as they urgently investigate the 2012 Nirbhaya assault, showing investigative pressure and its societal and legal fallout.

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

17. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

Woo Young Woo, a 27-year-old lawyer with autism who graduated at the top of his class from a prestigious law school. His high IQ of 164, exceptional memory, and creative thinking skills contribute to his success on the field.

Genres: Drama, Drama, Drama

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

18. Erased (2017)

Erased follows 29-year-old Satoru, who time-slips to his childhood with adult memories to solve a series of kidnappings—especially classmate Kayo—and prevent the murders that shaped his present.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

19. Cobra Kai (2018)

30 years after his final confrontation at the karate all valley tournament, Johnny Lawrence is at a bad time in his life. After helping Miguel, a child who suffers bullying, Johnny decides to reopen the Cobra Kai.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Sport

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

20. After Life (2019)

Tony led a perfect life, but after the sudden death of his wife, instead of committing suicide, he decides to push what he can or cannot do to the limit and begins to do and say what he wants. Something that will get complicated when everyone decides to try to save the good person they knew.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10