Best Drama TV shows
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Best Drama TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Breaking Bad (2008), Euphoria (2019), Peaky Blinders (2013), Game of Thrones (2011), Succession (2018), Westworld (2016), Life (2020), Broadchurch (2013), The Queen's Gambit (2020), House (2004), Fleabag (2016), Lost (2004), Chernobyl (2019), Downton Abbey (2010), The Bear (2022), Better Call Saul (2015), Billions (2016), The Last Kingdom (2015), Sherlock (2010), New Amsterdam (2018).
List of Best TV Shows
2.5M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When 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 ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
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290K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, realistic, depressing, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, teenager, coming of age, drug addict, high school, mental illness, lgbt, youth, sex, sexuality, school, teenage life ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, brooklyn new york city, italy, california, singapore ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, mafia, gang war, gangster, determination, cruelty, crime boss, power struggle, mob boss, rivalry, shooting ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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347K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, disturbing, stylized, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wealth, family business, business, dysfunctional family, betrayal, dysfunctional relationship, father son relationship, businessman, family drama, ceo, patriarchy, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
556K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be ...
Style:
futuristic, psychological thriller, stylized, serious, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, consciousness, robot, androids, murder, moral dilemma, man versus machine, technology gone awry, escapades, scientist, sex, sex scene ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
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3K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the lives and woes of the residents of a Manchester house divided into four different flats. Gemma Foster's neighbour, Emma, now goes by the name of Belle, looking to start a new life. Three other interconnected stories tell a tale of ...
Style:
thought provoking, touching, lyrical, unusual plot structure, non-linear ...
Plot:
family relations, cancer patient, life, love triangle, friendship, husband wife relationship, friends, love and romance, couple relations, bittersweet, cancer, british ...
Place:
manchester
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140K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, police investigation, police detective, twists and turns, police, murderer, legal, grief, multiple suspects, small town, pedophile ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Style:
period piece, psychological, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
chess, genius, addiction, coming of age, female protagonist, prodigy, child prodigy, competition, champion, girl power, adoptive mother, girl ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s, 2020s, 20th century
Place:
europe, usa, kentucky, las vegas, paris france ...
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586K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Style:
medical drama, clever, cynical, emotional, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
doctor, medicine, hospital, talented, mastermind, prodigy, loner, doctors and patients, expert, medical, patient, surgery ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, syria
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241K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help ...
Style:
funny, dark comedy, sitcom, raunchy comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
sister sister relationship, female friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, sexual humor, female protagonist, sexuality, dark humor, promiscuity, women, single woman, bisexual, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
Is relevant?
665K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Style:
exciting, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, island, stranded, mysterious place, desert island, stranded on an island, lost, human nature, death, plane crash, destiny, air disaster ...
Time:
y2k, 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, hawaii, pacific ocean
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1.0M
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dramatization of the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Style:
dark, atmospheric, harsh, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
radiation, nuclear power plant, nuclear holocaust, nuclear reactor, disaster, radiation poisoning, save the day, nuclear explosion, salvation, abandoned city, evacuation, nuclear threat ...
Time:
year 1986, 2010s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
chernobyl, ussr, soviet union, ukraine, europe ...
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244K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
costume drama, captivating, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
aristocracy, estate, traditional versus modern, relatives, manners, countryside, high society, servant, country estate, butler, family life, aristocrat ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, edwardian era, 1920s, 50s ...
Place:
england, britain, hawaii, europe, yorkshire ...
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304K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a young chef from the fine dining world, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death. As Carmy fights to transform the restaurant and himself, his rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew ...
Style:
funny, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, entertaining ...
Plot:
chef, family business, food, restaurant, brother sister relationship, cousin cousin relationship, small business, business, workplace, cooking, getting home, job ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
chicago, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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, ...
Style:
witty, stylized, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, workplace situations, family relations, hotshot lawyer, legal, criminal lawyer, dark humor, dishonesty, moral dilemma, money, organized crime, lawyer client relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, syria, north america
Is relevant?
117K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, intellectual, political, smart ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
finance, money, corruption, investor, stock exchange, wall street, twists and turns, wealth, stock market, rivalry, life philosophy, obsession ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
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1.1M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Max Goodwin, the hospital's newest medical director, sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.
Style:
medical drama, inspirational, sincere, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
hospital, medical, physician, patient, doctor, surgery, nursing, doctor patient relationship, nurse, coworker relationship, rivalry, medicine ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
302K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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, ...
Style:
sad, scenic, tense, suspense, neo western ...
Plot:
ranch, family business, death, violence, cowboy, family relations, cattle ranch, rivalry, power struggle, society, dishonor among criminals, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, montana, chicago, north america
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Style:
medical drama, sincere, sentimental, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hospital, doctor, workplace, doctors and patients, medical, surgery, surgeon, patient, coworker relationship, workplace romance, relationships, nurse ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
seattle, idaho, usa
Is relevant?
217K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Style:
romantic, costume drama, sexy, light, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
love, marriage, aristocracy, society, love and romance, love story, sex scene, eligible bachelor, couple relations, intrigue, relationships, steamy romance ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, georgian era, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london
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565K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, clever, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, dark humor, family life, criminal heroes, mob boss, parents and children, criminal, dysfunctional family, family relations, introspection ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, year 1999, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, north america
Is relevant?
197K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style:
historical drama, stylized, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, fall in love, couples, love affair, true love, danger, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1945, 20th century, 1940s, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, syria, europe ...
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162K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, serious, rough, period piece ...
Plot:
british empire, family business, incest overtones, murder, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, adventurer, investigation, conspiracy, incest, dark secret ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, victorian era, georgian era, regency period
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, syria, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
romantic, gothic, sexy, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, love triangle, high school, couples, vampire human love, youth, witch, supernatural romance, immortality, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 1860s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, hawaii, virginia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling.
Style:
uplifting, gothic, social, touching, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
jewish family, judaism, orthodox jew, escape, women, musician, atheism, sex, husband wife relationship, feminist, follow your dream, new life ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, berlin germany, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.
Style:
psychological, rough, melancholic, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
sexism, rape, dystopia, surrogate mother, infertility, protest, tyranny, belief, women's rights, religion, totalitarianism, kidnapping ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria
Is relevant?
56K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and ...
Style:
psychological, bleak, atmospheric, serious, costume drama ...
Plot:
medicine, hospital, doctor, addiction, workplace situations, surgeon, doctors and patients, life is a bitch, nun, medical, realism, society ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, year 2014, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
usa, new york, america
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