Season Openers
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1.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
May the Giant Be with You
(1990)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wounded Agent Cooper has a vision of a giant who gives him several clues about the murder of Laura Palmer. Shelly and Pete recover from the mill fire, but Josie and Catherine are missing.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,670
2.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Box Cutter
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Walt and Jesse are held captive by Gus, after Gale's death. Meanwhile, Skyler tries to find out what happened to Walt.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 29,051
3.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Boys of Summer
(2006)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the Season Four premiere, four boys from West Baltimore play out their summer vacation in the streets. Meanwhile, Marlo has solved the problem that baffled Stringer Bell: how to maintain... See full summary »
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 4,112
4.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
Members Only
(2006)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama
Gene Pontecorvo makes a final break from the mob life, while Junior's paranoid delusions could be the end of Tony.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 7,705
5.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Two Swords
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tyrion welcomes a guest to King's Landing. At Castle Black, Jon stands trial. Daenerys is pointed to Meereen, the mother of all slave cities. Arya runs into an old enemy.
Directors: D.B. Weiss, David Benioff | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 38,730
6.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Northwest Passage
(1989)
Unrated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 16,839
7.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Live Free or Die
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Now that Gus is dead, Walt, Jesse, and Mike work to cover their tracks. Skyler panics when Ted Beneke wakes up.
Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 32,409
8.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
Two Tonys
(2004)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama
Some of the old guards are released from prison and want to get back in the action. Chris and Paulie are at each other's throats over matters of money and respect, and Tony decides to tell Dr. Melfi what's really on his mind.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 6,637
9.
Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode:
Magic Man
(2020)
TV-14 | 54 min | Crime, Drama
Lalo searches for the mysterious Michael. Now doing business as Saul Goodman, Jimmy unveils an unorthodox strategy that tests Kim's tolerance.
Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 14,135
10.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 43,152
11.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
The North Remembers
(2012)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tyrion arrives at King's Landing to take his father's place as Hand of the King. Stannis Baratheon plans to take the Iron Throne for his own. Robb tries to decide his next move in the war. The Night's Watch arrive at the house of Craster.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 34,416
12.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
Pilot: Part 1
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Forty-eight survivors of an airline flight originating from Australia, bound for the U.S., which crash-lands onto an unknown island 1000 miles off course, struggle to figure out a way to survive while trying to find a way to be rescued.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Naveen Andrews
Votes: 12,729
13.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Seven Thirty-Seven
(2009)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Walt and Jesse realize how dire their situation is. They must come up with a plan to kill Tuco before Tuco kills them first.
Director: Bryan Cranston | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 26,791
14.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Winter Is Coming
(2011)
TV-MA | 62 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Eddard Stark is torn between his family and an old friend when asked to serve at the side of King Robert Baratheon; Viserys plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 54,513
15.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
No Más
(2010)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Skyler goes through with her plans to divorce Walt. Jesse finishes rehab.
Director: Bryan Cranston | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 24,417
16.
Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode:
Uno
(2015)
TV-14 | 54 min | Crime, Drama
Struggling public defender Jimmy McGill constructs an elaborate yet questionable plan for winning back a pair of wealthy potential clients.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 22,870
17.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Great War and Modern Memory
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The disappearance of a young brother and sister leads to a frantic search which will haunt one detective for the rest of his life.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 10,830
18.
Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode:
Smoke
(2018)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Jimmy struggles to cope with Chuck's tragic incident. Mike ponders his role at Madrigal. Howard makes a startling confession.
Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 12,513
19.
Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode:
Switch
(2016)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama
Jimmy decides to quit the law after turning down a job at Davis & Main. Mike breaks ties with a former associate.
Director: Thomas Schnauz | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 14,241
20.
Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode:
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
(2016)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
American scientists, working without oversight in an obscure laboratory in a backwater town, have managed to bring about the total destruction of mankind.
Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown
Votes: 27,171
21.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
The Wars to Come
(2015)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Cersei and Jaime adjust to a world without Tywin. Tyrion and Varys arrive at Pentos. In Meereen, a new enemy emerges. Jon is caught between two kings.
Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 33,808
22.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Dragonstone
(2017)
TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jon organizes the North's defenses. Cersei tries to even the odds. Daenerys comes home. Arya reminds the Freys "the North remembers." Sam adapts to life in Oldtown. The Night King makes his way south.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 54,501
23.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Western Book of the Dead
(2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 16,175
24.
13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
Episode:
Tape 1, Side A
(2017)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
As the school mourns the death of Hannah Baker, her friend Clay receives a box of tapes with messages she recorded before committing suicide.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe
Votes: 7,916
25.
Twin Peaks (2017)
Episode:
Part 1
(2017)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
My log has a message for you.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Jane Adams, Joseph Auger, Melissa Jo Bailey
Votes: 6,626
26.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Valar Dohaeris
(2013)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night's Watch survivors retreat south. In King's Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward. Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington
Votes: 33,601
27.
Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode:
Mabel
(2017)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama
As Chuck plots his next move, another lie comes back to haunt Jimmy. A rattled Mike tries to find out who's been tracking his movements - and how.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 13,159
28.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
For All Debts Public and Private
(2002)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Chris puts a ghost from his past to rest, while Carmela grows uneasy about her future.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 6,678
29.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Time After Time
(2004)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore. McNulty and the detail look to make a... See full summary »
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison
Votes: 4,246
30.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
The Target
(2002)
TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baltimore Det. Jimmy McNulty finds himself in hot water with his superior Major William Rawls after a drug dealer, D'Angelo Barksdale who is charged with three murders, is acquitted. ... See full summary »
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison
Votes: 7,673
31.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Ebb Tide
(2003)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank... See full summary »
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman
Votes: 5,001
32.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
The Red Woman
(2016)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The fate of Jon Snow is revealed. Daenerys is brought before Khal Moro. Tyrion gets used to living in Meereen. Ramsay sends his dogs after Theon and Sansa. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes make their move. Cersei mourns for Myrcella.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 43,475
33.
Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode:
Chapter One: MADMAX
(2017)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown
Votes: 21,455
34.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Winterfell
(2019)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jon and Daenerys arrive in Winterfell and are met with skepticism. Sam learns about the fate of his family. Cersei gives Euron the reward he aims for. Theon follows his heart.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 137,488
35.
Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode:
Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
(2019)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown
Votes: 22,839
36.
The Witcher (2019– )
Episode:
The End's Beginning
(2019)
TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Hostile townsfolk and a cunning mage greet Geralt in the town of Blaviken. Ciri finds her royal world upended when Nilfgaard sets its sights on Cintra.
Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Lars Mikkelsen
Votes: 26,157
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