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1.
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: 16,855
9,7
2.
Chernobyl (2019)
Episode:
1:23:45
(2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control a catastrophic April 1986 explosion at a Soviet nuclear power plant.
Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Jared Harris, Michael Shaeffer, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis
Votes: 55,348
9,3
3.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
24 Hours
(1994)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
The pilot for the popular TV series is set during 24 frantic hours in the lives of a group of doctors, nurses, and staff members of a busy emergency room at a Chicago hospital. They deal ... See full summary »
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Sherry Stringfield
Votes: 2,443
9,3
4.
Fargo (2014–2024)
Episode:
The Crocodile's Dilemma
(2014)
TV-MA | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A ruthless, manipulative man meets a small-town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman
Votes: 16,605
9,3
5.
Prison Break (2005–2017)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Michael Scofield is imprisoned in Fox River State Penitentiary. He finds his brother, Lincoln Burrows, who is a death row prisoner, and tells him that he is going to break them both out of the prison.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 7,994
9,2
6.
Roots (1977)
Episode:
Part I
(1977)
TV-14 | 97 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou
Votes: 419
9,1
7.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
The Routine
(1997)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the 'Emerald City' experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who exist in a pecking order of Gangbangers, Latinos, Muslims, Westies, Aryans and Wiseguys.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 3,076
9,1
8.
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: 12,748
9,0
9.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
Pilot
(1999)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama
A mobster passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
Director: David Chase | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 12,098
8,9
10.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Cage
(1966)
TV-PG | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver, Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett
Votes: 7,173
8,8
11.
Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode:
Unaired Pilot
(2010)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Invalided home from the war in Afghanistan, Dr. John Watson becomes roommates with the world's only "consulting detective," Sherlock Holmes. Within a day their friendship is forged and several murders are solved.
Director: Coky Giedroyc | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs
Votes: 12,247
8,8
12.
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: 6,632
8,8
13.
Homefront (1991–1993)
Episode:
S.N.A.F.U.
(1991)
Drama, History, Romance
The Sloans arrive at the train station expecting Mike Jr. but meet his new Italian bride Gina instead. Ginger is shocked to find out her fiancee Charlie has married Caroline, an English ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Sammi Davis, Ken Jenkins, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 34
8,8
14.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After 100 years of peace, humanity is suddenly reminded of the terror of being at the Titans' mercy.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tanaka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Tsuchida
Votes: 32,861
8,8
15.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Whither Canada?
(1969)
TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy
'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', Famous Deaths, Italian Lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson, Cycling Race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.
Directors: Ian MacNaughton, John Howard Davies | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 1,666
8,8
16.
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: 43,198
8,7
17.
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: 7,680
8,7
18.
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode:
Gone for Goode
(1993)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team investigate a woman who appears to be murdering her husbands for the insurance money.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson
Votes: 350
8,7
19.
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: 54,551
8,7
20.
Suits (2011–2019)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A "closer" for one of New York City's most successful law firms decides to hire an aloof genius, who has passed the bar but never gone to law school, as his associate.
Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle
Votes: 6,583
8,7
21.
Narcos (2015–2017)
Episode:
Descenso
(2015)
TV-MA | 57 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Chilean drug chemist Cockroach brings his product to Colombian smuggler Pablo Escobar. DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs in Bogota.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Joanna Christie
Votes: 9,579
8,7
22.
Invincible (2021– )
Episode:
It's About Time
(2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Mark Grayson finally inherits powers from his superhero father, it's a dream come true. But there's more to being a hero than just choosing a name and costume.
Directors: Robert Valley, Jeff Allen | Stars: Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Mahershala Ali
Votes: 12,234
8,7
23.
Smiling Friends (2020– )
Episode:
Desmond's Big Day Out
(2020)
TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A small company dedicated to bringing happiness to the world receives a simple request to help a woman's unhappy son smile again, but the job turns out to be more complicated than it seems.
Directors: Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel | Stars: Michael Cusack, David Dore, Tom Fulp, Zach Hadel
Votes: 1,409
8.7
24.
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2022– )
Episode:
Jobs
(2022)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck have an important day of 'nothing' booked in. But Duck is outraged. He demands to have something to do. And that something turns out to be something called a Job.
Directors: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan, Baker Terry | Stars: Becky Sloan, Joseph Pelling, Baker Terry, Leila Navabi
Votes: 682
8,6
25.
The Last of Us (2023– )
Episode:
When You're Lost in the Darkness
(2023)
TV-MA | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Twenty years after a fungal outbreak ravages the planet, survivors Joel and Tess are tasked with a mission that could change everything.
Director: Craig Mazin | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nico Parker, John Hannah
Votes: 110,523
8,6
26.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Fire in the Hole
(2010)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Marshal Givens returns home and is assigned a case involving an old friend from his coal mining days who has become a white supremacist and blew up an African American church.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel
Votes: 3,286
8,6
27.
Shōgun (2024)
Episode:
Anjin
(2024)
TV-MA | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village. Meanwhile, in Osaka, Lord Toranaga finds himself outplayed by his enemies.
Director: Jonathan van Tulleken | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 10,715
8.6
28.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode:
The Cat and the Claw: Part I
(1992)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Catwoman steals a valuable necklace to fund the purchase of land for a mountain lion preserve but is thwarted by a group of terrorists.
Director: Kevin Altieri | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Bob Hastings, Adrienne Barbeau, Herb Edelman
Votes: 3,211
8,6
29.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(2007)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama
New York City, 1960s. In the ego-driven Golden Age of advertising, everyone is selling something and nothing is what it seems.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 5,404
8,6
30.
Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jay must adapt to his young new wife, Gloria and her son. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her own family. Mitchell and Cam decide to adopt a baby.
Director: Jason Winer | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 4,837
8,6
31.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam and Dean Winchester were trained by their father to hunt the creatures of the supernatural. Now, their father has mysteriously disappeared while hunting the demon that killed their mother, 22 years ago.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Shahi, Adrianne Palicki
Votes: 10,832
8,6
32.
Death Note (2006–2007)
Episode:
Rebirth
(2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami discovers a Shinigami's notebook and plans to use it to create a better world.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Norimitsu Suzuki, Kei Tsunematsu | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Ai Satô, Nobuko Miyazaki, Tsunehisa Fujii
Votes: 6,445
8,6
33.
Regular Show (2010–2017)
Episode:
The Power
(2010)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Mordecai and Rigby need a raise to fix a hole in their bedroom wall, they use a magical keyboard that allows them to do anything they want.
Stars: J.G. Quintel, William Salyers, Sam Marin, Mark Hamill
Votes: 4,176
8,6
34.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Where Is Everybody?
(1959)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Mike Ferris finds himself alone in the small Oakwood town and without recollection about his name, where he is or who he is. Mike wanders through the town trying to find a living soul. The tension increases and Mike has a breakdown.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Earl Holliman, James Gregory, Paul Langton, James McCallion
Votes: 7,155
8,6
35.
The Boys (2019– )
Episode:
The Name of the Game
(2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a Supe kills the love of his life, A/V salesman Hughie Campbell teams up with Billy Butcher, a vigilante hell-bent on punishing corrupt Supes -- and Hughie's life will never be the same again.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 18,566
8,6
36.
House of the Dragon (2022– )
Episode:
The Heirs of the Dragon
(2022)
TV-MA | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Viserys hosts a tournament to celebrate the birth of his second child. Rhaenyra welcomes her uncle Daemon back to the Red Keep.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Rhys Ifans
Votes: 71,585
8,6
37.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Long Bright Dark
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 2012, former detective partners Rust Cohle and Martin Hart recap one of their very first cases together involving a serial killer, back in 1995.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 28,945
8,6
38.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
Babylon 5: The Gathering
(1993)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The opening of a crucial space station is put in jeopardy when the commanding officer is accused of the attempted murder of a diplomat.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Michael O'Hare, Tamlyn Tomita, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
Votes: 9,812
8,5
39.
Devilman: Crybaby (2018)
Episode:
I Need You
(2018)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Drama
Ryo, a young professor returning from research abroad, takes his pure-hearted, crybaby friend Akira to a decadent party, where things turn demonic.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase, Ami Koshimizu, Afra
Votes: 884
8,5
40.
The Offer (2022)
Episode:
A Seat at the Table
(2022)
TV-MA | 68 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Al Ruddy gets the job of producing an adaptation of the bestselling novel "The Godfather" for Paramount Pictures, but rising crime boss Joe Colombo has a different fate planned for the film.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman
Votes: 1,666
8,5
41.
Peaky Blinders (2013–2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2013)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Thomas Shelby plans to fix a horse race; some guns turn up stolen.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Lobo Chan, Cillian Murphy, Benjamin Zephaniah, Alfie Evans-Meese
Votes: 13,453
8,5
42.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode:
Pilot
(2000)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Malcolm has been labeled a boy genius and is moved, much to his chagrin, into the Krelboyne class, which is a class full of nerds and geniuses like himself.
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield
Votes: 1,916
8.5
43.
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: 22,892
8,5
44.
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: 27,186
8,5
45.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Meet the Bunkers
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
In the series' premiere, Mike and Gloria plan a surprise party to celebrate Archie and Edith's 22nd anniversary. But it quickly turns into a shouting match between conservative Archie and the liberal "Meathead" on virtually every topic.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 553
8,5
46.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019– )
Episode:
Cruelty
(2019)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tanjiro Kamado's life gets turned upside down when he finds out that his family was murdered by demons.
Director: Haruo Sotozaki | Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitô, Takahiro Sakurai, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 5,351
8,5
47.
The Boondocks (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Garden Party
(2005)
TV-MA | 20 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
When tycoon Ed Wuncler invites the Freemans to his garden party, Huey hopes to shock his white wealthy neighbors with his brand of "the truth". But things don't go as he planned.
Directors: Anthony Bell, Lesean Thomas | Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams
Votes: 810
8,5
48.
Dark (2017–2020)
Episode:
Geheimnisse
(2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The small German town of Winden is shaken by the disappearance of a teenage boy. While the townsfolk are occupied with secrets of their own, at nightfall a group of teenagers attempts to recover something the missing boy may have left behind.
Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Maja Schöne, Oliver Masucci, Stephan Kampwirth
Votes: 15,789
8,4
49.
The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024)
Episode:
We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals
(2019)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Years after they rose to fame as young crime-fighting superheroes, the estranged Hargreeves siblings come together to mark their father's death.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman
Votes: 6,751
8,4
50.
One Punch Man (2015– )
Episode:
The Strongest Man
(2015)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Saitama is a guy who's a hero for fun. After saving a child from certain death, he decided to become a hero, training hard for three years.
Directors: Shingo Natsume, Shin'ichirô Ushijima | Stars: Makoto Furukawa, Yukitoshi Tokumoto, Takuma Suzuki, Shin'ya Hamazoe
Votes: 4,910
8,4
51.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A strangely eccentric genius scientist and inventor moves into the home of his daughter and her family and begins to strongly influence his young grandson.
Director: Justin Roiland | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 17,263
8,4
52.
Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)
Episode:
Asteroid Blues
(1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spike and Jet pursue an outlaw who is smuggling a reflex-enhancing drug.
Directors: Yoshiyuki Takei, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Rintarô Nishi, Yurika Hino
Votes: 4,401
8,4
53.
Berserk (1997–1998)
Episode:
Kuroi kenshi
(1997)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Black Swordsman is coming.
Directors: Naohito Takahashi, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Stars: Nobutoshi Canna, Marc Diraison, Carrie Keranen, Kan Tokumaru
Votes: 1,229
8.4
54.
Cobra Kai (2018–2024)
Episode:
Ace Degenerate
(2018)
TV-14 | 28 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
34 years after losing the All Valley Karate Championship, Johnny Lawrence decides to reopen the Cobra Kai Dojo while his school adversary, Daniel LaRusso, runs a successful auto business.
Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg | Stars: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña
Votes: 5,904
8,4
55.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Pilot
(1993)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of detectives and officers work at the 15th Precinct, a seedy police station in Manhattan, New York City. Detective John Kelly, a 15-year veteran of the force, deals with his ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: David Caruso, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Sherry Stringfield
Votes: 428
8,4
56.
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Episode:
Openings
(2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama
Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.
Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston
Votes: 12,319
8,4
57.
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: 26,162
8,4
58.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
The National Anthem
(2011)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Donald Sumpter, Tom Goodman-Hill
Votes: 62,692
8,4
59.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
The Gang Gets Racist
(2005)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
The guys hire Dee's friend as a promoter for the bar and get more than they bargained for. Charlie seeks black friends to prove he isn't a racist.
Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 5,177
8.4
60.
Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode:
Pilot
(2008)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rival gang steals the Sons' stockpile of assault rifles, while Jax's ex-wife's drug overdose leads to an emergency c-section and life-threatening surgery for their baby.
Directors: Allen Coulter, Michael Dinner | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates
Votes: 4,857
8,4
61.
Chainsaw Man (2022)
Episode:
Dog & Chainsaw
(2022)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
16-year-old Denji has been burdened with a massive debt left behind by his deceased father. To repay the debt, he works as a Devil Hunter with Pochita, the dog-resembling Chainsaw Devil.
Director: Ryû Nakayama | Stars: Kikunosuke Toya, Shiori Izawa, Tomori Kusunoki, Kôsei Hirota
Votes: 6,193
8.4
62.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Pilot
(1993)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agent Dana Scully is instructed to debunk an FBI project dubbed "The X-Files," paranormal cases that have been reopened by Agent Fox Mulder.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Cioffi, Cliff De Young
Votes: 12,738
8,4
63.
Squid Game (2021– )
Episode:
Mugunghwa kkoch-i pideon nal
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Hoping to win easy money, a broke and desperate Gi-hun agrees to take part in an enigmatic game. Not long into the first round, unforeseen horrors unfold.
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Hoyeon
Votes: 16,150
8,4
64.
Succession (2018–2023)
Episode:
Celebration
(2018)
TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy, Drama
Media magnate Logan Roy shocks his family with a stunning announcement on his 80th birthday. The news shatters his son Kendall, the heir apparent who's in the midst of negotiating the purchase of digital-media venture.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin
Votes: 9,906
8,4
65.
Erased (2016)
Episode:
Flashing Before My Eyes
(2016)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
A sullen manga artist with special powers becomes immersed in a mystery he once thought was solved. When the unthinkable happens it is up to him to change the course of history.
Director: Tomohiko Itô | Stars: Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Chinatsu Akasaki, Minami Takayama, Yukitoshi Kikuchi
Votes: 1,412
8,4
66.
Spawn (1997–1999)
Episode:
Burning Visions
(1997)
TV-MA | 28 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Pilot episode of this adults-only animated series about a CIA hit man whose death causes him to seal a deal with the devil. But the devil transforms him into 'hell spawn,' a dark warrior ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Radomski | Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Michael Nicolosi, Dominique Jennings
Votes: 439
8.3
67.
Rome (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Stolen Eagle
(2005)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In Gaul in 52 B.C., two Roman soldiers, Legionary Titus Pullo and Centurion Lucius Vorenus, are tasked with recovering Julius Caesar's personal Eagle, stolen from his camp in the dead of ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Apted, Mikael Salomon | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 3,159
8.3
68.
Lupin (2021– )
Episode:
Chapter 1
(2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Years after a tragic injustice involving his father, Assane seeks to settle a score, and a debt, by stealing a diamond necklace. However, the heist takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Nicole Garcia
Votes: 4,399
8,3
69.
Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)
Episode:
The Bacterial Steppe of Pluto
(2021)
TV-14 | 16 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Zero, a comics writer and artist who imagines his conscience as an armadillo, remembers how he first met his friend, Alice, when they were 17 years old.
Director: Zerocalcare | Stars: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Adam Rhys Dee, Wayne Forester
Votes: 481
8,3
70.
Carnivàle (2003–2005)
Episode:
Milfay
(2003)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Oklahoma Dust Bowl, 1934. 18-year-old Ben Hawkins is a young man who lives with his physically sick, God-fearing mother. After his mother dies from a long illness, Ben unceremoniously ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Patrick Bauchau, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,104
8,3
71.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Death Has a Shadow
(1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After drinking too much at a stag party and falling asleep at work, Peter loses his job, signs up for welfare, and gets more money than expected.
Directors: Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 4,449
8,3
72.
Vikings (2013–2020)
Episode:
Rites of Passage
(2013)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ragnar goes on a trip of initiation with his son. Meanwhile, he thinks he has finally found a way to sail ships to the west. However, his beliefs are seen as insane so he chooses to go against the law.
Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig
Votes: 9,096
8,3
73.
Black Lagoon (2006)
Episode:
The Black Lagoon
(2006)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese businessman, Rokuro Okajima, finds himself in the grasp of a mercenary group known as Black Lagoon. They have captured him in order to take a disk of company secrets that he was ... See full summary »
Directors: Sunao Katabuchi, Kenichi Kawamura | Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Tsutomu Isobe, Hiroaki Hirata
Votes: 419
8,3
74.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 8,805
8,2
75.
Hunter x Hunter (1999–2001)
Episode:
A Boy Setting Out for a Journey X Leaving Behind the Sound of the Wind
(1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Gon decides to take the Hunter Exam and become a professional Hunter, but can only do so after catching the Master of the Swamp to convince his aunt Mito. Despite her feelings after Gon catches it, Mito allows him to begin his adventure.
Directors: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Toshiyuki Kato | Stars: Hozumi Gôda, Adam Hunter, Daisuke Ishikawa, Akiko Kimura
Votes: 225
8.2
76.
Elite (2018–2024)
Episode:
Bienvenidos
(2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a public school collapses, the builder tries to repair his image by paying for three impacted students to attend an exclusive private school.
Director: Ramón Salazar | Stars: María Pedraza, Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Miguel Herrán
Votes: 2,154
8,2
77.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
An ex-lawyer is forced to return to community college to get a degree. However, he tries to use the skills he learned as a lawyer to get the answers to all his tests and pick up on a sexy woman in his Spanish class.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 6,009
8,2
78.
Black Sails (2014–2017)
Episode:
I.
(2014)
TV-MA | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
1715: The Golden Age of Piracy. New Providence is a lawless island, controlled by history's most notorious pirate captains. The most feared: Captain Flint.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy
Votes: 3,261
8,2
79.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
Episode:
Angel Attack
(1995)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Shinji Ikari, a 14-year-old boy in the city of Tokyo-3, is delivered to the secret organization NERV, where he is requested by his enigmatic father to save the city from an invading creature called an Angel.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara
Votes: 2,642
8.2
80.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988–1997)
Episode:
In the Eternal Night
(1988)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the 150th year of the Great War, rising imperial commander Reinhard von Lohengramm prepares to obliterate the Alliance fleet, but fears he is opposed by the "Hero of El-Facil," the illustrious Yang Wen-li.
Director: Noboru Ishiguro | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Masashi Hironaka, Kei Tomiyama, Keiko Han
Votes: 280
8,1
81.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020–2021)
Episode:
BMO
(2020)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
BMO travels to a far corner of the galaxy to save its people from a deadly threat.
Director: Miki Brewster | Stars: Niki Yang, Glory Curda, Dee Bradley Baker, Anthony Burch
Votes: 2,019
8.1
82.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
The premiere episode introduces the boss and staff of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania in a documentary about the workplace.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 10,326
8,0
83.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Crime
Detective Jake Peralta finds his work scrutinized when new Captain, Ray Holt, takes over at his precinct.
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero
Votes: 5,945
8,0
84.
Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Episode:
Chapter 1: The Old Grist Mill
(2014)
TV-PG | 12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Lost in the mysterious woods of the Unknown, two brothers named Wirt and Gregory run into a jaded old woodsman.
Director: Nate Cash | Stars: Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 2,528
7,9
85.
Adventure Time (2010–2018)
Episode:
Slumber Party Panic
(2010)
TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Princess Bumblegum's latest experiment accidentally unleashes an undead horde upon the Candy Kingdom.
Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Niki Yang
Votes: 3,126
7,8
86.
Akame ga Kill! (2014)
Episode:
Kill the Darkness
(2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tatsumi and his friends seek to find their fortunes in the Imperial Capital to help their fledgling village. After being swindled by a beautiful woman, a generous stranger offers him a ... See full summary »
Director: Tomoki Kobayashi | Stars: Sora Amamiya, Sôma Saitô, Yukari Tamura, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 598
7.7
87.
Gunbuster (1988–1989)
Episode:
Shock! Oné-sama and I are Going to be Pilots Together?!
(1988)
PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Noriko Takaya has spent barely had a month at a training school for giant robots. The school announces they are going to select two candidates to go to the Exelion spaceship for the real ... See full summary »
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shôichi Masuo | Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Norio Wakamoto, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 70
7.2
88.
No Game, No Life (2014)
Episode:
Beginner
(2014)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of No Game, No Life centers around Sora and Shiro, a brother and sister whose reputations as brilliant NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) hikikomori (shut-in) gamers... See full summary »
Directors: Atsuko Ishizuka, Morio Asaka | Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yôko Hikasa, Yuka Iguchi
Votes: 352
7.1
89.
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022)
Episode:
Life and Death
(2022)
TV-PG | 17 min | Animation, Short, Action
A child goes through a rite of passage with unexpected results.
Directors: Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni | Stars: Toks Olagundoye, Sunil Malhotra, Janina Gavankar, Noshir Dalal
Votes: 5,181
6.8
90.
Severance (2022– )
Episode:
Good News About Hell
(2022)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mark is promoted to lead a team who've had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman
Votes: 7,641
91.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Encounter at Farpoint
(1987)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 7,333
92.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
Pilot
(1987)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Peggy forces Al to sacrifice a basketball game and spend a torturous evening in conversation with new neighbors, idealistic newlyweds Steve and Marcy Rhoades.
Director: Linda Day | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 1,202
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