Best drama series of all time filmaffinity - Page 3
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests drama series of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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41. Shameless (2011)
Shameless follows the chaotic Gallagher family on Chicago’s South Side: Fiona raises five siblings amid poverty, addiction and schemes. Darkly comic, raw, and emotionally affecting. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama
7.8
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8.5
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8.2
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42. The Boys (2019)
The Boys: a dark, satirical superhero series where Vought's celebrity superhumans hide corruption. Vigilantes led by Billy Butcher battle the Seven; violent, cynical, adult, and politically sharp. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
7.7
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8.7
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8.2
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43. Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Battlestar Galactica (2004): After a Cylon attack, Galactica leads humanity’s survivors searching for Earth amid space battles, politics, moral turmoil, and suspense. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
7.7
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8.7
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8.2
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44. Y: 1883 (2021)
1883 is a slow-burn, character-driven Western following the Duttons' harsh westward trek. Cinematic and melancholic, it emphasizes survival, sacrifice, historical realism, and moral complexity. read more
Genres: Drama, Western
7.7
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8.7
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8.2
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45. Friday Night Lights (2006)
Friday Night Lights follows Coach Eric Taylor, his wife Tami, and the Dillon Panthers as football binds a Texas town—probing ambition, class, race, family, ethics, and the price of success. read more
Genres: Drama, Sport
7.7
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8.7
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8.2
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46. Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Sons of Anarchy follows Jax Teller, VP of SAMCRO, as he confronts the club’s violent crimes—notably gun-running—after discovering his father’s writings, igniting moral, familial and power conflicts. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.7
/10
8.6
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8.2
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47. The Crown (2016)
The Crown is a richly detailed drama tracing Queen Elizabeth II from her unexpected 1940s accession through later decades, revealing political rivalries, intimate palace life, and the personal costs of duty. read more
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
7.7
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8.6
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8.2
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48. Dopesick (2021)
Dopesick: a powerful limited series on America’s opioid crisis—Purdue Pharma’s marketing, systemic failures, and the heartbreaking human toll. Emotional, investigative, and intense. read more
Genre: Drama
7.7
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8.6
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8.2
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49. Anne with an E (2017)
Anne with an E reimagines L.M. Montgomery’s classic: on 19th-century Prince Edward Island, imaginative orphan Anne reshapes Green Gables in a visually rich, emotionally deep coming-of-age drama. read more
Genres: Drama, Family
7.7
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8.6
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8.2
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50. Louie (2010)
Louie (2010): a darkly comic, poignant series about a divorced comedian raising two daughters. Mixes stand-up and vignettes; shifts from raw, awkward humor to tender, surreal, emotionally sharp moments. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama
7.7
/10
8.5
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8.1
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51. Happy Valley (2014)
Happy Valley (2014): Gritty West Yorkshire crime drama following Sergeant Catherine Cawood as a staged kidnapping escalates into a violent, emotionally intense investigation dangerously close to home. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.7
/10
8.5
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8.1
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52. The Knick (2014)
The Knick: a tense early-1900s medical drama about Dr. Thackery and hospital staff battling addiction, prejudice, underfunding and primitive medicine amid graphic surgeries and moral conflict. read more
Genres: Drama, History
7.7
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8.5
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8.1
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53. Big Little Lies (2017)
Darkly comic crime drama set in Monterey: three mothers’ polished lives unravel when a mysterious single mother appears, exposing secrets, rivalries and culminating in a shocking act of violence. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.7
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8.4
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8.1
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54. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Mare of Easttown follows Detective Mare Sheehan investigating a young woman's murder in a small Pennsylvania town, mixing tense procedural suspense with deep, emotional small-town secrets and betrayals. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.7
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8.4
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8.1
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55. Erased (2016)
Erased (2016) follows Satoru, a man with "Revival" who is sent 18 years back into his 11-year-old body to prevent childhood kidnappings and his mother's murder, unraveling mysteries and healing past wounds. read more
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
7.7
/10
8.4
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8.1
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56. Dark (2017)
Dark is a slow-burning German crime-mystery in Winden: two missing children unravel four families' secrets across timelines. Over 10 episodes it delivers moody atmosphere, complex time-twists, moral ambiguity, and patient puzzle-like storytelling. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.6
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8.7
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8.2
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57. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
A fast‑talking 1950s dramedy: Miriam “Midge” Maisel reinvents herself as a stand‑up comic after divorce, facing male clubs, family expectations and sharp humor amid lush period detail. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama
7.6
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8.7
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8.2
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58. Line of Duty (2012)
Line of Duty: AC-12 (led by Hastings) hunts police corruption. DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming probe charismatic DCI Tony Gates in a tense, slow‑burn procedural of interrogations, surveillance, moral ambiguity and twists. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.6
/10
8.7
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8.2
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59. Atlanta (2016)
Atlanta follows Earn as he navigates post-Princeton life, managing cousin Paper Boi's rap career while juggling fatherhood, money troubles and a fraught relationship; the show mixes deadpan comedy, surreal episodes and sharp social critique. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
7.6
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8.6
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8.1
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60. The Queen's Gambit (2020)
The Queen’s Gambit follows orphan prodigy Beth Harmon as she rises in 1960s chess, battling fame, loneliness and addiction. A stylish, tense drama about genius, control and self-destruction. read more
Genre: Drama
7.6
/10
8.5
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8.1
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