Best dark & gritty English web series on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

381 web series on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.1. Newest addition: S.W.A.T., added to SonyLIV on 22 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

1. Breaking Bad (2008)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 9.5 (26.9L votes)

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Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

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2. Better Call Saul (2015)

Web series · English · 6 seasons · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 9.0 (8.7L votes)

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Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks

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3. Rick and Morty (2013)

Web series · English · 9 seasons · A · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (7.2L votes)

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Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.

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4. Arcane (2021)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.0 (4.6L votes)

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Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

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5. Peaky Blinders (2013)

Web series · English · 6 seasons · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.7 (8.0L votes)

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A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

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6. Black Mirror (2011)

Web series · English · 7 seasons · A · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (7.5L votes)

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Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

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7. BoJack Horseman (2014)

Web series · English · 6 seasons · A · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (2.4L votes)

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Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

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8. Narcos (2015)

Web series · English · 3 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (5.4L votes)

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A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

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9. Stranger Things (2016)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · U/A 16+ · Action & Adventure, Mystery · IMDb 8.6 (17.5L votes)

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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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10. When They See Us (2019)

Web series · English · 1 season · A · Drama · IMDb 8.8 (1.6L votes)

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Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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11. Dexter (2006)

Web series · English · 8 seasons · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (9.6L votes)

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Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

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12. House of Cards (2013)

Web series · English · 6 seasons · A · Drama · IMDb 8.6 (5.6L votes)

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Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.

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13. MINDHUNTER (2017)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.6 (4.1L votes)

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An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

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14. Yellowstone (2018)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · Western, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (3.2L votes)

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Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.

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15. BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.7 (1.1L votes)

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Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

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16. Vikings (2013)

Web series · English · 6 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (6.5L votes)

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The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a

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17. Shameless (2011)

Web series · English · 11 seasons · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (3.4L votes)

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Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any

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18. The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Web series · English · 1 season · A · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (3.4L votes)

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Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

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19. Person of Interest (2011)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · U · Action & Adventure, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (2.2L votes)

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John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a pe

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20. The Last Kingdom (2015)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (1.9L votes)

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A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most ico

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21. Ozark (2017)

Web series · English · 4 seasons · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (4.0L votes)

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A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

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22. Making a Murderer (2015)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (1.1L votes)

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Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.

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23. Love, Death & Robots (2019)

Web series · English · 4 seasons · A · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.4 (2.3L votes)

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Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

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24. Unbelievable (2019)

Web series · English · 1 season · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (1.4L votes)

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After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

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25. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (1.4L votes)

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In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.

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26. The Walking Dead (2010)

Web series · English · 11 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (12.2L votes)

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Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

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27. Maid (2021)

Web series · English · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 8.3 (1.2L votes)

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After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.

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28. Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Web series · English · 3 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (1.0L votes)

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See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

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29. Castlevania (2017)

Web series · English · 4 seasons · A · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.3 (97.1K votes)

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A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.

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30. Southland (2009)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · Drama · IMDb 8.5 (35.4K votes)

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A raw and authentic look into the Los Angeles crime scene, going far inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. The show centers on four main characters: Officer John Cooper, a seasoned cop who will have to prove himself again after recovering from surgery; Officer Ben Sherman, who still has much

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