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The 1986 nuclear disaster and the people who tried to contain it. Five harrowing, meticulous episodes.
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50 Best TV Shows of All Time
50 essential TV shows, from Breaking Bad, The Wire and The Sopranos to Chernobyl, Succession, Fleabag, Dark, Arcane and Shōgun.
Television became the most ambitious storytelling medium of the last three decades. This ranked collection gathers the essential dramas, comedies, miniseries and animated series, from prestige crime sagas to sitcoms you can rewatch forever. Use the filters to choose by genre, era and streaming availability; every recommendation is spoiler-safe.
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A small-time lawyer's slow transformation into a very different man. A prequel that became a masterpiece of its own.
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The children of a media mogul fight to succeed him. Vicious, funny and Shakespearean.
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A brilliant, secretive advertising man in 1960s New York. Elegant, patient and deeply observed.
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Noble families fight for the Iron Throne as an ancient threat rises. A global phenomenon of epic scale.
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Easy Company from training through the end of World War II in Europe. The definitive war miniseries.
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A grieving Londoner confides in the audience. Two perfect, painfully funny seasons from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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Life after two percent of the world's population vanishes without explanation. Profound, strange and emotionally overwhelming.
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An FBI agent investigates a homecoming queen's murder in a strange small town. David Lynch reinvented TV mystery.
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A family running a funeral home. Darkly funny and moving, with a famous final episode.
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Four self-absorbed New Yorkers and the tiny details of daily life. The sitcom about nothing that changed comedy.
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A mockumentary about a paper company's awkward office. Endlessly rewatchable workplace comedy.
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Office workers have their work and home memories surgically separated. Eerie, funny and gripping.
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Children vanish in a German town, revealing secrets across generations. A precise time-travel puzzle.
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A young monk must master the elements to end a war. A family adventure with rich characters and real depth.
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Two Louisiana detectives chase a ritualistic killer across seventeen years. Watch the first season above all.
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Anthology crime stories set in the Midwest, inspired by the Coen film. Funny, violent and full of great characters.
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Two Soviet spies pose as an American suburban couple in the 1980s. A tense marriage drama disguised as a spy show.
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A lawless mining town in 1870s Dakota slowly becomes civilised. Profane, poetic dialogue and great performances.
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Two sisters end up on opposite sides of a conflict between two cities. Breathtaking animation and a gripping story.
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A washed-up sitcom horse struggles with fame and himself. Funny, sad and remarkably honest.
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Two cousins navigate Atlanta's rap scene. Surreal, funny and unpredictable.
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A hitman discovers a passion for acting. Funny, violent and increasingly bold.
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A thief is drawn into the early rebellion against the Empire. The most grown-up Star Wars story.
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A shipwrecked English navigator is caught up in a power struggle in feudal Japan. Lavish and absorbing.
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A smuggler escorts a teenage girl across a devastated America. An emotional game adaptation.
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A fine-dining chef takes over his family's chaotic sandwich shop. Intense, funny and heartfelt.
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Breathtaking wildlife from islands, jungles, deserts and cities. Nature filmmaking at its most spectacular.
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Rod Serling's anthology of eerie, moral tales. The template for every sci-fi anthology since.
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Six friends in New York navigate love and work. The ultimate comfort rewatch.
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An upbeat bureaucrat tries to improve her small town. Warm, funny and optimistic.
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A wealthy, dysfunctional family loses its fortune. Dense with jokes and callbacks.
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A US vice president and her hapless staff. Fast, profane political satire.
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A working-class family in Springfield. Its classic seasons are among the funniest TV ever made.
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High school outcasts in 1980s Michigan. Honest, funny and cancelled far too soon.
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Kids in a 1980s town confront a secret lab and a monstrous other world. A nostalgic global hit.
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FBI agents interview serial killers to understand them. Chilling, cerebral and meticulous.
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A modern-day Sherlock Holmes solves cases in London. Clever, stylish and hugely popular.
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A Birmingham gang rises after World War I. Stylish, violent and addictive.
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The DEA hunts Pablo Escobar in 1980s Colombia. A gripping, bilingual true-crime drama.
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, decade by decade. Lavish, well-acted historical drama.
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A troubled hacker is recruited by an underground group. A paranoid, stylish techno-thriller.
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Humanity's survivors flee across space from the Cylons. A gritty, political space drama.
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Plane-crash survivors on a mysterious island. The show that made mystery boxes a global obsession.
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Desperate people compete in deadly children's games for a huge cash prize. A Korean global phenomenon.
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A mastermind leads a team in an audacious heist on Spain's Royal Mint. Tense and addictive.
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Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
2020 · 55m / episode · 1 seasons
★ 8.3 TMDB · 153 votes
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The rise of stockbroker Harshad Mehta in 1980s and 90s Bombay. India's landmark streaming drama.
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A chemistry teacher turns to making drugs after a cancer diagnosis. A gripping, precisely plotted transformation story.
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Baltimore's drug trade, police, docks, politics, schools and press, one season at a time. Television's great portrait of a city.
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A New Jersey mob boss starts seeing a therapist. The show that started the prestige TV era.
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How we chose this collection
The ranking balances writing, performances, ambition, consistency across seasons and influence. It covers drama, comedy, limited series, animation and nature documentary. Rankings are Cinearium editorial choices, not a live ratings chart.
Movie facts and community ratings come from TMDB. Streaming information is provided by JustWatch through TMDB and varies by country. Missing availability means no option was returned by the provider; it does not prove a film is unavailable everywhere. Dates above refer to editorial updates.