TV Shows that define Excellence in Drama
These are the shows that I have never grown tired of binging again and again over the years. List is compiled relative to personal rating of excellence.
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- CreatorTom FontanaStarsMark RyderIsolda DychaukDiarmuid NoyesStory of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
- CreatorSteven KnightStarsCillian MurphyPaul AndersonSophie RundleA gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.
- CreatorMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
- CreatorDavid SchicklerJonathan TropperStarsAntony StarrIvana MilicevicUlrich ThomsenAn ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.
- StarsFilip PeetersArianna FoxViolet BraeckmanA police inspector investigates the robbery of 66 safe deposit boxes at a private bank in Brussels.
- CreatorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonIlmur KristjánsdóttirBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonIn a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.
- CreatorHenrik Jansson-SchweizerStarsBjörn BengtssonJoel SpiraAliette OpheimA mother sends postcards to her estranged son and daughter, inviting them back to the guest house they grew up in. She gives each of her children one piece of advice and leaves them to ponder the meaning.
- CreatorTom Rob SmithStarsBen WhishawEdward HolcroftJim BroadbentA chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess, leads into mystery after one of them is found murdered.
- CreatorSimon MirrenDavid WolstencroftStarsGeorge BlagdenAlexander VlahosTygh RunyanIn 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
- CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
- CreatorChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan PryceAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
- CreatorJeppe Gjervig GramJannik Tai MosholtAnders Frithiof AugustStarsEsben SmedThomas HwanNatalie MadueñoA big Danish sustainable energy company has had an enormous, suspect growth. Problems start, when an employee's body is found and cop detective Justesen starts investigating Energreen.
- CreatorAbi MorganStarsRomola GaraiBen WhishawDominic WestA behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
- CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.Only seasons 1 and 2
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
- StarsShaun EvansTom HardyCharlotte RileyHaving served a four-year sentence, a criminal sociopath is released from prison and when he's ready to get back into the mob game he finds out his cousin has been taking advantage of his reputation.
- StarsMaeve DermodyCharles DanceToby StephensTen strangers are invited to an isolated island. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization. Very soon, the guests will start to die one by one.
- CreatorBarbara MachinStarsTrevor EveSue JohnstonWil JohnsonDrama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.
- StarsAtli Rafn SigurðssonBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonHeida ReedThe Cliff is a dramatic mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project. From Walter Presents, in Icelandic with English subtitles.
- CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsOrla BradyEwen BremnerMyAnna BuringBritish convicts have been sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes. As they try to live their new lives, they have to live with the new rules. The soldiers also have to adjust.
- CreatorKarianne LundJo NesbøErik SkjoldbjærgStarsHenrik MestadAne Dahl TorpEldar SkarIn the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union because the newly-elected environmentally-friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
- StarsMelinda KinnamanHenrik NorlénEsmeralda StruweDuring a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik and her autistic daughter both get drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths.
- CreatorRobert LevineJonathan E. SteinbergStarsJessica Parker KennedyToby StephensHannah NewFollows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island."
- CreatorMitch GlazerStarsJeffrey Dean MorganOlga KurylenkoSteven StraitA hotelier conducts business with a mob boss among the glitz and glamour of late-1950s Miami Beach.
- CreatorJacques OuanicheStarsAnne CharrierJemima WestValérie KarsentiIn 1871 Paris, young Rose's quest for missing mother leads her into Paradise brothel. Forced into sex work, she befriends experienced prostitute Vera, aiming to pay debt through rich patron. Brothel madam shields girls from extortionist.