IMDbPro Top 200 Narrative & Animated TV (2020-2021)
To determine ReFrame TV Stamp recipients, ReFrame examined IMDbPro data on the 200 most popular narrative television and streaming shows with a minimum of three episodes released during the Emmys eligibility period of June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021. Each show was considered for the list based on its top-performing four weeks during the eligibility period on IMDbPro’s proprietary ranking of titles. IMDbPro rankings are based on the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide, factoring in the removal of sports, news, non-fiction and reality programs.
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- CreatorJon FavreauStarsPedro PascalChris BartlettKatee SackhoffThe travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
- CreatorJac SchaefferStarsElizabeth OlsenPaul BettanyKathryn HahnBlends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU, in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision - two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives - begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
- CreatorScott FrankAllan ScottStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChloe PirrieBill CampOrphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsKarl UrbanJack QuaidAntony StarrA group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
- CreatorSteve BlackmanJeremy SlaterStarsAidan GallagherElliot PageTom HopperA family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
- CreatorMalcolm SpellmanStarsAnthony MackieSebastian StanWyatt RussellFollowing the events of 'Avengers: Endgame,' Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities -- and their patience.
- CreatorChris Van DusenStarsNicola CoughlanLuke NewtonJulie AndrewsThe eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.
- CreatorEric HeissererStarsJessie Mei LiBen BarnesArchie RenauxDark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.
- CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda StauntonFollows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
- CreatorMike FlanaganStarsVictoria PedrettiOliver Jackson-CohenAmelia EveAfter an au pair’s tragic death, Henry hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose.
- CreatorBrad IngelsbyStarsKate WinsletJulianne NicholsonJean SmartA detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsNicole KidmanHugh GrantNoah JupeA modern twist to a classical "whodunnit" tale, when the life of a wealthy New York therapist turns upside down after she and her family get involved with a murder case.
- CreatorJosh HealdJon HurwitzHayden SchlossbergStarsRalph MacchioWilliam ZabkaCourtney HenggelerDecades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.
- CreatorTom KapinosStarsTom EllisLauren GermanKevin AlejandroLucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.
- CreatorRyan MurphyEvan RomanskyStarsSarah PaulsonFinn WittrockCynthia NixonIn 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.
- CreatorMisha GreenStarsJonathan MajorsJurnee SmollettCourtney B. VanceA young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.
- CreatorFrank MillerTom WheelerStarsKatherine LangfordDevon TerrellGustaf SkarsgårdA teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.
- CreatorSteve LightfootStarsSimona BrownEve HewsonTom BatemanIt follows Louise, a single mum with a son and a part-time job in a psychiatrist's office. She begins an affair with her boss and strikes up an unlikely friendship with his wife.
- CreatorRon FitzgeraldRolin JonesStarsMatthew RhysJuliet RylanceChris ChalkIn booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.
- CreatorRobert KirkmanRyan OttleyCory WalkerStarsSteven YeunJ.K. SimmonsSandra OhAn adult animated series based on the Skybound/Image comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.
- CreatorJohn LinsonTaylor SheridanStarsKevin CostnerLuke GrimesKelly ReillyA ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.
- CreatorBruce MillerStarsElisabeth MossYvonne StrahovskiAnn DowdSet in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
- CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsJosh DuhamelBen DanielsLeslie BibbThe first generation of superheroes has kept the world safe for nearly a century. Now their children must live up to their legacy in an epic drama that spans decades and navigates the dynamics of family, power and loyalty.
- CreatorAaron GuzikowskiStarsTravis FimmelAmanda CollinAbubakar SalimAndroids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet.
- CreatorSimon BarryStarsAlba BaptistaKristina Tonteri-YoungLorena AndreaAfter waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.
- CreatorBrian YorkeyStarsDylan MinnetteKatherine LangfordChristian NavarroFollows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
- CreatorSarah LampertStarsBrianne HoweyAntonia GentryFelix MallardGinny Miller, an angsty fifteen-year-old, often feels more mature than her thirty-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller.
- CreatorSteve YockeyStarsKaley CuocoZosia MametGriffin MatthewsA reckless flight attendant with an alcoholism problem wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man - and no idea what happened. Unable to piece the night together, she begins to wonder if she could be the killer.
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsKatherine HeiglSarah ChalkeBen LawsonTully and Kate support each other through good times and bad with an unbreakable bond that carries them from their teens to their forties.
- CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison TolmanVarious chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsEllen PompeoChandra WilsonJames Pickens Jr.A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsLaura DonnellyAnn SkellyOlivia WilliamsAn epic tale following a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
- CreatorDarren StarStarsLily CollinsAshley ParkPhilippine Leroy-BeaulieuA young American woman from the Midwest is hired by a marketing firm in Paris to provide them with an American perspective on things.
- CreatorLittle MarvinStarsDeborah AyorindeAshley ThomasShahadi Wright JosephAnthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.
- CreatorJosh BooneBenjamin CavellStarsWhoopi GoldbergAlexander SkarsgårdJames MarsdenAfter the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors.
- StarsTahar RahimBilly HowleJenna ColemanThe twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.
- CreatorDaniel AbrahamMark FergusTy FranckStarsSteven StraitDominique TipperWes ChathamThe disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
- CreatorJason RothenbergStarsEliza TaylorBob MorleyMarie AvgeropoulosSet 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.
- CreatorPeter MoffatStarsBryan CranstonHope DavisMichael StuhlbargA judge confronts his convictions when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that embroils an organized-crime family.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsKatheryn WinnickKylie BunburyDedee PfeifferA private detective and ex-cop solve crimes in Montana.
- CreatorBrian YoungStarsAbigail CowenHannah van der WesthuysenPrecious MustaphaA live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's Winx Club (2004). It follows Bloom as she adjusts to life in the Otherworld, where she must learn to control her dangerous magical powers.
- CreatorJustin SpitzerStarsBen FeldmanLauren AshColton DunnA look at the lives of employees at a big box store.
- CreatorSue TenneyStarsAlexandra BreckenridgeMartin HendersonColin LawrenceSeeking a fresh start, nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town and is surprised by what and who she finds.
- CreatorBryan FullerAlex KurtzmanStarsSonequa Martin-GreenDoug JonesAnthony RappTen years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
- CreatorAlexandra CunninghamStarsConnie BrittonChristian SlaterEric BanaAnthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
- CreatorKathleen JordanStarsMaddie PhillipsAnjelica Bette FelliniKadeem HardisonAfter joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, 16-year-old fraternal-twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail-skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage life.
- CreatorJack ThorneStarsDafne KeenKit ConnorRuth WilsonA young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.
- CreatorHannah FidellStarsKate MaraNick RobinsonAshley ZukermanA new teacher finds herself falling for one of her students.
- CreatorTom BidwellStarsMcKell DavidThaddea GrahamJojo MacariSet in Victorian London, the series follows a gang of troubled street teens who are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes.
- CreatorDennis HeatonShelley EriksenStarsJake ManleySarah GreyAdam DiMarcoOut to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges to a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
- CreatorGillian FlynnStarsJohn CusackAshleigh LaThropDan ByrdA group of young adults, who meet online, get a hold of a cult underground graphic novel, which not only pins them as a target of a shadowy deep state organization, but also burdens them with the dangerous task of saving the world.
- CreatorGraeme MansonJosh FriedmanStarsDaveed DiggsMickey SumnerAlison WrightSeven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
- StarsRyan EggoldJanet MontgomeryJocko SimsA new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsEsme Creed-MilesMireille EnosÁine Rose DalyIn equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.
- CreatorJon BokenkampStarsJames SpaderMegan BooneDiego KlattenhoffA new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.
- CreatorBrendan HuntJoe KellyBill LawrenceStarsJason SudeikisHannah WaddinghamJeremy SwiftAmerican college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team.
- CreatorAndrew HinderakerStarsHilary SwankJosh CharlesVivian WuAn American astronaut struggles with leaving her husband and daughter behind to embark on a dangerous mission with an international space crew.
- CreatorSarah StreicherStarsRachel GriffithsSophia AliShannon BerryA group of teens must survive after a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island. The girls tell their stories to investigators who slowly piece together what happened to them.
- CreatorJennifer FlackettAndrew GoldbergNick KrollStarsNick KrollJohn MulaneyJessi KleinTeenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty.
- CreatorMaurissa TancharoenJed WhedonJoss WhedonStarsClark GreggMing-Na WenBrett DaltonThe missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsMilo VentimigliaMandy MooreSterling K. BrownA heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles, and their wonderful parents.
- CreatorPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
- CreatorChris SheridanStarsAlan TudykSara TomkoCorey ReynoldsA crash-landed alien takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth.
- CreatorFelix BarrettDennis KellyStarsJude LawJohn DagleishMark Lewis JonesA man and a woman make separate journeys to a mysterious island off the British coast.
- StarsDaniel BrühlDakota FanningLuke EvansNewspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
- CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-TThis series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.
- CreatorJeremy CarverStarsDiane GuerreroApril BowlbyMatt BomerThe adventures of an idealistic mad scientist and his field team of superpowered outcasts.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle PanabakerAfter being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.
- CreatorIan BrennanBrad FalchukRyan MurphyStarsBen PlattZoey DeutchLucy BoyntonPayton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School.
- StarsKylie JeffersonLauren HollyCasimere JolletteFollows the world of an elite ballet academy, and charts the rise and fall of young adults who live far from their homes, each standing on the verge of greatness or ruin.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsKiernan ShipkaRoss LynchLucy DavisAs her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.
- CreatorGrant MorrisonBrian TaylorDavid WienerStarsAlden EhrenreichJessica Brown FindlayHarry LloydIn a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.
- CreatorJim Field SmithGeorge KayStarsKatherine KellyLee InglebyRochenda SandallA cat-and-mouse drama, which focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects. The stories take place within the confines of a police interview suite.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsDavid McCallumSean MurrayMark HarmonFollows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
- CreatorBert V. RoyalStarsChiara AureliaOlivia HoltSadie StanleyIn this anthology series, each season follows a new cast of characters who deal with traumatic events over several timelines, and how those events impact their lives.
- CreatorDean BakopoulosChristina LeeAlissa NuttingStarsCristin MiliotiBilly MagnussenRay RomanoA young woman, on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a tech billionaire, suddenly realizes that her husband has implanted a revolutionary monitoring device in her brain that allows him to track her every move.
- CreatorRonald D. MooreBen NediviMatt WolpertStarsJoel KinnamanMichael DormanWrenn SchmidtIn an alternative version of 1969, the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon, and the space race continues on for decades with still grander challenges and goals.
- CreatorBryan FullerMichael GreenStarsRicky WhittleEmily BrowningYetide BadakiA recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.
- CreatorHarriet WarnerStarsLily RabeAmy BrennemanHamish LinklaterEmma is a woman who looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, John was a serial predator desperate to find redemption, and Mary is trying to find her missing daughter. As each of them is pushed to the edge, their pasts grow murkier.
- CreatorDave EricksonRobert KirkmanStarsKim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisA Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. Follows two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.
- CreatorAlexi HawleyStarsNathan FillionAlyssa DiazRichard T. JonesStarting over isn't easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
- CreatorTom BissellNeil CrossStarsJustin TherouxMelissa GeorgeLogan PolishFollows the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox, who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government.
- CreatorAnna FrickeStarsJared PadaleckiMolly HaganKeegan AllenA widowed father returns to Austin after one year, attempting to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find common ground with his new partner, while growing increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsLili ReinhartCamila MendesCole SprouseWhile navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
- CreatorBrad FalchukTim MinearRyan MurphyStarsAngela BassettPeter KrauseOliver StarkExplores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations.
- CreatorAlex KurtzmanJenny LumetStarsRebecca BreedsMichael CudlitzJayne AtkinsonA look at the personal story of FBI agent Clarice Starling, as she returns to the field about a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- CreatorGeoff JohnsGreg BerlantiStarsBrec BassingerTrae RomanoAmy SmartTeenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America. Based on the character from DC Comics.
- CreatorScott M. GimpleMatthew NegreteStarsJulia OrmondNicolas CantuAlexa MansourThe series will focus on the first generation to grow up during the zombie apocalypse.
- CreatorMickey DownKonrad KayStarsMyha'laMarisa AbelaHarry LawteyYoung bankers and traders make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.
- CreatorTony BasgallopStarsLauren AmbroseToby KebbellNell Tiger FreeA Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens a door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
- CreatorKrista VernoffStarsKatey SagalJohn CorbettLex Scott DavisFollows a legal advocate with a blue collar background, who helps those in need without a law degree.
- CreatorSteven BrillJosh GoldsmithCathy YuspaStarsLauren GrahamBrady NoonMaxwell SimkinsAfter failing to make the cut to join the now powerhouse Mighty Ducks junior hockey team, 12-year-old Evan's mother encourages him to form a new team of underdogs with help from Gordon Bombay, the Ducks' original coach.
- CreatorJenna BansStarsChristina HendricksRettaMae WhitmanThree suburban mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take back their power.
- CreatorAndrew W. MarloweTerri Edda MillerStarsQueen LatifahTory KittlesAdam GoldbergAn enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
- CreatorNick FrostSimon PeggNat SaundersStarsNick FrostMalcolm McDowellSamson KayoA team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy.
- CreatorDan CrossDavid HogeStarsMadison ReyesCharlie GillespieOwen Patrick JoynerJulie is a teenage girl who finds her passion for music and life with the help of a high -concept band of teen boys (The Phantoms) who have been dead for 25 years. Julie, in turn, helps them become the band they were never able to be.
- CreatorDavid ShoreStarsFreddie HighmoreRichard SchiffHill HarperShaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.
- CreatorIlene ChaikenWarren LeightJulie MartinStarsChristopher MeloniDanielle Moné TruittAinsley SeigerElliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating personal loss.
- CreatorDarren StarStarsSutton FosterHilary DuffDebi MazarAfter being mistaken for younger than she really is, a single mother decides to take the chance to reboot her career and her love life as a 26-year old.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsOlly AlexanderNathaniel CurtisShaun DooleyThe lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.