10 Best Zendaya Movies and TV Shows Ranked (And Where To Watch Them)

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Rachel Ulatowski

Rachel Ulatowski

JustWatch Editor

Zendaya has quickly become one of the top young actresses in Hollywood. She has headed two major franchises, Disney+ and more!

Zendaya’s career began with a few modeling, singing, and dancing gigs as a child. However, her big break came with the hit Disney Channel original series Zapped.

Her acting was above average for Disney sitcoms, which is why she flourished when she was able to show her full range as an adult actor. Zendaya’s first big blockbuster was Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. The film was a massive critical and commercial success, leading Zendaya to reprise her role for two equally successful sequels.

In 2019, Zendaya debuted in what is undeniably her best TV show: Euphoria. She proved once and for all that she was more than a Disney or MCU actor, putting everything into the complex role of Rue Bennett, a young woman recovering from substance abuse. Her role led to her becoming the youngest actress in history to win Best Actress in a Drama twice at the Emmys.

In 2021, she appeared as Chani in Denis Villeneuve's big-budget Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, and Rebecca Ferguson. Meanwhile, she returned to the role with Dune: Part Two, adding more depth to Chani in the arguably bigger and better sequel. In the same year as her appearance in Dune: Part Two, she produced and starred alongside Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist in the sexy tennis-drama Challengers.

Where to watch the best Zendaya movies and TV shows

Rankings were difficult given the comparable successes of Dune, the Spider-Man movies, and Euphoria. Hence, each project is ranked on film quality, Zendaya’s performance, and how recognizable her role was. Read on to find a ranking of Zendaya's best films and TV shows and where to watch them in the United States!

  1. Challengers

    Challengers

    2024

    # 1

    Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

  2. Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    2024

    # 2

    Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

  3. Spider-Man: No Way Home

    # 3

    Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

  4. Euphoria

    Euphoria

    2019

    # 4

    A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

  5. Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

    2017

    # 5

    Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.

  6. Dune

    Dune

    2021

    # 6

    Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

  7. Invisible Beauty

    # 7

    Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.

  8. K.C. Undercover

    K.C. Undercover

    2015

    # 8

    K.C. Cooper, a high school math whiz and karate black-belt, learns that her parents are spies when they recruit her to them in the secret government agency, The Organization. While she now has the latest spy gadgets at her disposal, K.C. has a lot to learn about being a spy, including keeping her new gig a secret from her best friend Marisa. Together, K.C. and her parents, Craig and Kira, and her younger siblings, Ernie and Judy (a humanoid robot), try to balance everyday family life while on undercover missions, near and far, to save the world.

  9. The Greatest Showman

    The Greatest Showman

    2017

    # 9

    The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

  10. Shake It Up

    Shake It Up

    2010

    # 10

    Best pals CeCe and Rocky dream of dancing stardom. And they seem on the verge of realizing that goal when they win places as backup dancers on the local TV show "Shake It Up, Chicago." While they get to show off their moves, they find out they need to keep putting their best feet forward to keep up with the rest of the crew on the show.