Originally by Ranker TVUpdated July 7, 2021 8.2k votes 7.4k voters 124.4k views327 items
List RulesVote up the best television dramas that premiered their first season on or after January 1, 2018.
With so many great TV series currently airing, we’re ranking the best new dramas since 2018. Our list of the highest-rated dramas of the past four years is ranked by viewers from everywhere, so make sure you vote up the best new drama series on television. What is the best new drama on TV?
Featuring new Netflix dramas, Hulu original dramas, critically acclaimed miniseries, and more, the best recent dramas include Sharp Objects, Ozark, The Handmaid's Tale, and Killing Eve. HBO miniseries Big Little Lies is considered to be one of the most binge-worthy shows today, while the Netflix (formerly YouTube) Karate Kid spinoff Cobra Kai is known as the show to watch now.
Vote up the best new dramas that have premiered recently.
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276301Killing Eve
Sandra Oh, Jodie ComerPremiered: April 8, 2018
Killing Eve (BBC America, 2018) is a British drama television series developed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on the novels by Luke Jennings. Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a desk-bound MI5 Officer,... more2
230302Jack Ryan
John Krasinski, Wendell PiercePremiered: August 31, 2018
Jack Ryan (Amazon Video, 2018) is an American television series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland, based on the character created by Tom Clancy. When CIA analyst Jack Ryan (John Krasinski)... more- 3280402
Sharp Objects
Amy Adams, Chris MessinaPremiered: 2018
Sharp Objects (HBO, 2018) is an American miniseries created by Marti Nixon, based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. Fresh out of a psych hospital for her years of self-harm, crime reporter Camille... more - 4236386
Altered Carbon
Anthony Mackie, Renée Elise GoldsberryPremiered: February 2, 2018
Altered Carbon is an American science fiction television series created by Laeta Kalogridis, based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan. In a future where human minds are digitized and downloaded from... more - 5191307
Manifest
Melissa Roxburgh, Josh DallasPremiered: September 24, 2018
Manifest (NBC, 2018) is an American drama television series created by Jeff Rake and Matthew Fernandes. When Montego Air Flight 828 lands safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and... more - 6144240
A Million Little Things
David Giuntoli, Romany MalcoPremiered: September 26, 2018
A Million Little Things (ABC, 2018) is an American family drama television series created by D. J. Nash. A group of friends intertwined in each other's lives all realize they need to start living... more - 7183311
Homecoming
Janelle Monáe, Stephan JamesPremiered: November 2, 2018
Homecoming (Amazon Video, 2018) is a psychological thriller web television series created by Sam Esmail, based on the podcast. Years later after she left her job as a caseworker at a facility that... more - 83162
The Outsider
Ben Mendelsohn, Jason BatemanPremiered: January 12, 2020
The Outsider (HBO, 2020) is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A police procedural that shifts to a horror novel, the story follows multiple characters in a... more - 9153266
Lost in Space
Parker Posey, Ignacio SerricchioPremiered: 2018
Lost in Space (Netflix, 2018) is an American science fiction web television series created by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, and a reboot of the 1965 series. After encountering a rip in spacetime... more - 1087168
Cobra Kai
Ralph Macchio, William ZabkaPremiered: 2018
Cobra Kai (YouTube Red, 2018) is an American comedy-drama web television series created by Robert Mark Kamen, based on The Karate Kid film series. Thirty-four years after being defeated by Daniel... more - 1140139
The Looming Tower
Jeff Daniels, Tahar RahimPremiered: 2018
The Looming Tower (Hulu, 2018) is an American drama web television miniseries based on the book by Lawrence Wright. With the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, the rivalry between the CIA... more - 1264168
Siren
Eline Powell, Alex RoePremiered: March 29, 2018
Siren (Freeform, 2018) is an American television drama series created by Eric Wald and Dean White. When a mysterious girl (Eline Powell) arrives in the coastal town of Bristol Cove, she proves that... more - 132573
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Kiernan Shipka, Ross LynchPremiered: October 26, 2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix, 2018) is an American supernatural television series created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, based on the comic book series. Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) must... more - 142062
Messiah
Michelle Monaghan, Tomer SisleyPremiered: January 1, 2020
Messiah (Netflix, 2020) is an American drama-thriller television series created by Michael Petroni. The world reacts to a man in the Middle East claiming to be the Messiah.... more - 151689
Counterpart
J.K. Simmons, Olivia WilliamsPremiered: December 10, 2017
Counterpart is an American sci-fi thriller television series created by Justin Marks. When lowly UN employee Howard Silk (J. K. Simmons) discovers his agency is guarding a gateway to a parallel... more - 161483
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Natalie Dormer, Lily SullivanPremiered: 2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Showcase, 2018) is an Australian mystery romantic drama television series adapted from Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel of the same name. The story follows a group of schoolgirls... more - 17951
Party of Five
Scott Wolf, Matthew FoxPremiered: September 12, 1994
Party of Five (Freeform, 2020) is an American teen drama television series created by Amy Lippman and Christopher Keyser, based on the 1994 series. The series follows the five Acosta children –... more - 18753
Spinning Out
Kaya Scodelario, Mitchell EdwardsPremiered: 2020
Spinning Out (Netflix, 2020) American drama series, created by Samantha Stratton. Figure skating Olympic hopeful Kat Baker (Kaya Scodelario) struggles to balance love, family and fragile mental... more
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Truth Be Told
Octavia Spencer, Kate HudsonPremiered: December 6, 2019
Truth Be Told (Apple TV+, 2019) is an American drama television series based on Are You Sleeping: A Novel by Kathleen Barber and created by Nichelle Tramble Spellman. The show provides a unique... more - 20140
Bridgerton
Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean PagePremiered: December 25, 2020
Bridgerton (Netflix, 2020) is an American period drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes and based on the Bridgerton book series by Julia Quinn. Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the... more - 2171
9-1-1: Lone Star
Rob Lowe, Gina TorresPremiered: January 19, 2020
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox, 2020) is an American procedural drama television series and a spinoff of 9-1-1. The show follows a sophisticated New York cop (Lowe) who, along with his son, re-locates to... more - 222324
Outer Banks
Chase Stokes, Madelyn ClinePremiered: April 15, 2020
Outer Banks (Netflix, 2020) is an American drama series created by created by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke. A group of teenagers from the wrong side of the tracks stumble upon a treasure... more - 233744
Little Fires Everywhere
Jung So-min, Min-ki LeePremiered: October 9, 2017
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu, 2020) is an American TV mini-series based on Celeste Ng's novel of the same name. The eight-part limited series tells the story of the picture-perfect Richardson family... more - 241817
Defending Jacob
Chris Evans, Michelle DockeryPremiered: April 24, 2020
Defending Jacob (Apple TV+, 2020) is an American crime drama television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by William Landay. The miniseries follows the story of Andy Barber (Chris... more - 2551
Tell Me Your Secrets
Lily Rabe, Amy BrennemanPremiered: February 19, 2021
Tell Me Your Secrets (Amazon Video, 2021) is a thriller drama television series created by Harriet Warner. As each of them is pushed to the edge, a trio of characters, each with a mysterious and... more
