What are the best dramas and drama series on Peacock right now?

In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: The Vampire Diaries (2009), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Supernatural and The Originals.

How is this list made?

Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.

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The best dramas on Peacock right now

Right now the best dramas and drama series on Peacock in the United States are The Vampire Diaries (2009), Supernatural (2005) and The Originals (2013). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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1. The Vampire Diaries2009
Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
Stream onHBO MaxPeacock
2. Supernatural2005
Series · 15 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
3. The Originals2013
Series · 5 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.6
The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
4. Chicago P.D.2014
Series · 14 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.4
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community.
Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockYouTube TV+3
5. Chicago Fire2012
Series · 15 seasonsDrama★ 8.4
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so…
Stream onfuboTVPeacockYouTube TVNBC+1
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6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Series · 28 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
Stream onHulufuboTVPeacockYouTube TV+2
7. Yellowstone2018
Series · 5 seasonsWestern, Drama★ 8.3
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…
Stream onfuboTVPeacockPhiloYouTube TV
8. Grimm2011
Series · 6 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a…
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockRoku Channel (free)
9. Bones2005
Series · 12 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.2
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification…
Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacock
10. Person of Interest2011
Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1
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.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacock
11. The Pianist2002
Film · 2h 30mDrama, War★ 8.4
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in…
Stream onPeacockLionsgate+Kanopy (free)Fawesome (free)+3
12. Hacksaw Ridge2016
Film · 2h 19mDrama, History, War★ 8.2
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Stream onPeacockPhiloAMC+Angel Studios+1
13. Charmed1998
Series · 8 seasonsComedy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.2
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and…
Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacockYouTube TV+1
14. Oppenheimer2023
Film · 3h 1mDrama, History, War★ 8.0
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Stream onPeacockYouTube TVFandango at Home Free (free)
15. The Day of the Jackal2024
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Action & Adventure, Mystery★ 8.2
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the…
Stream onPeacock
16. Chicago Med2015
Series · 12 seasonsDrama★ 8.3
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together.
Stream onfuboTVPeacockPhiloYouTube TV+1
17. Columbo1971
Series · 10 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures…
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)Tubi (free)
18. It's a Wonderful Life1946
Film · 2h 11mDrama, Family, Fantasy★ 8.3
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company.
Stream onPrime VideoParamount+PeacockHoopla (free)+3
19. Broadchurch2013
Series · 3 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.9
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stream onPeacockPBSPBS MasterpieceThirteen+8
20. Pride & Prejudice2005
Film · 2h 8mDrama, Romance★ 8.1
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant…
Stream onPeacockBritBoxYouTube Free (free)
21. Crystal Lake2026
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery★ 8.6
Single mother Pam Voorhees has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before.
Stream onPeacock
22. Downton Abbey2010
Series · 6 seasonsDrama★ 8.1
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockBritBoxPBS+2
23. Requiem for a Dream2000
Film · 1h 42mDrama★ 8.0
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Stream onPeacockSundance NowLionsgate+Kanopy (free)+4
24. That '70s Show1998
Series · 8 seasonsComedy, Family, Drama★ 7.9
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom.
Stream onPeacock
25. Gifted2017
Film · 1h 41mDrama, Comedy★ 8.0
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Stream onPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)
26. Fargo1996
Film · 1h 38mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 7.8
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
Stream onfuboTVMGM+PeacockPhilo+5
27. Little House on the Prairie1974
Series · 9 seasonsWestern, Drama, Family★ 8.0
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west.
Stream onPrime VideoPeacockPhilo
28. Heartland2007
Series · 20 seasonsFamily, Drama, Comedy★ 8.3
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
Stream onNetflixHulufuboTVPeacock+15
29. Nightcrawler2014
Film · 1h 58mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 7.7
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Stream onPeacockSundance NowShout! FactoryKanopy (free)
30. Apocalypto2006
Film · 2h 18mAction, Drama, History★ 7.7
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.
Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacockVIX+7

Questions

What are the best dramas and drama series on Peacock right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: The Vampire Diaries (2009), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Supernatural and The Originals.
How is this list made?: Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?: Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

The best dramas on Peacock right now

1. The Vampire Diaries2009

2. Supernatural2005

3. The Originals2013

4. Chicago P.D.2014

5. Chicago Fire2012

6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

7. Yellowstone2018

8. Grimm2011

9. Bones2005

10. Person of Interest2011

11. The Pianist2002

12. Hacksaw Ridge2016

13. Charmed1998

14. Oppenheimer2023

15. The Day of the Jackal2024

16. Chicago Med2015

17. Columbo1971

18. It's a Wonderful Life1946

19. Broadchurch2013

20. Pride & Prejudice2005

21. Crystal Lake2026

22. Downton Abbey2010

23. Requiem for a Dream2000

24. That '70s Show1998

25. Gifted2017

26. Fargo1996

27. Little House on the Prairie1974

28. Heartland2007

29. Nightcrawler2014

30. Apocalypto2006

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