The Best New Shows That Have Premiered in the Last Few Years

Updated February 26, 2021 83.9k votes 12.7k voters 160.7k views861 items

List RulesOnly shows that premiered on or after January 1, 2017

With so many great TV series currently airing, we narrowed down the best TV shows since 2017. Our list of the highest rated shows of the past three years is ranked by viewers from everywhere, so make sure you vote up the best new series on television. What is the best new TV show?

Featuring new HBO shows, Hulu originals, critically acclaimed miniseries, and more, the best recent TV shows include Big Little Lies, The Mandalorian, The Handmaid's Tale, Ozark, The Haunting of Hill House, Mindhunter, and The Witcher. Netflix's Marvel series are easily considered to be some of the most bingeworthy shows today, while HBO's spinoff Watchmen is commonly known as the show to watch now. From comedies to dramas and horror to sci-fi, this list of great TV shows of the past three years has something for everyone.

Vote up the best new TV shows and feel free to add any new series missing from the list.

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The Boys
Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Drama, Action
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The Mandalorian
Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Drama, Space Opera, Science Fiction
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Mindhunter
Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Psychological thriller
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Ozark
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Thriller
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Chernobyl
Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Historical drama
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The Witcher
Henry Cavill, Freya Allan
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
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The Handmaid's Tale
Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Drama, Dystopian fiction
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Cobra Kai
Ralph Macchio, William Zabka
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Drama, Action
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The Haunting
Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Horror, Anthology
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The Umbrella Academy
Elliot Page, Tom Hopper
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Action
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You
Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama
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What We Do in the Shadows
Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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Russian Doll
Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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Barry
Bill Hader, Stephen Root
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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Altered Carbon
Joel Kinnaman, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Mystery, Action
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The Sinner
Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Drama, Anthology
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Dark
Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Thriller
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Dead to Me
Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Tragicomedy
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The Orville
Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Comedy-drama, Science fiction
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Santa Clarita Diet
Timothy Olyphant, Drew Barrymore
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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The End of the F***ing World
Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Comedy-drama
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The Outsider
Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Drama, Crime, Horror
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Kiernan Shipka, Jaz Sinclair
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
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Castle Rock
Melanie Lynskey, Andre Holland
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Anthology, Mystery, Psychological horror
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