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Best HBO Drama Series of All Time
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Best HBO Drama Series of All Time

HBO changed television forever. These dramas are the pinnacle of prestige TV storytelling.

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Deadwood

Deadwood

The most Shakespearean western ever committed to television.

▲ Steady·Score +17
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Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' definitive WWII miniseries.

▲ Steady·Score +14
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Oz

Oz

The brutal prison drama that kicked off the HBO prestige era before The Sopranos.

▲ Steady·Score +12
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Euphoria

Euphoria

Zendaya's Rue Barrett is one of TV's most raw and devastating portrayals.

▲ Steady·Score +12
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The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The show that invented prestige TV — Tony Soprano is the most complex character in history.

▲ Steady·Score +10
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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

The epic fantasy that became a global cultural phenomenon for eight seasons.

▲ Steady·Score +10
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Chernobyl

Chernobyl

The most critically acclaimed miniseries ever — harrowing, meticulous and devastating.

▲ Steady·Score +6
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The Last of Us

The Last of Us

The zombie apocalypse reimagined as intimate human drama — TV's newest masterpiece.

▲ Steady·Score +6
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True Detective

True Detective

Season 1's Rust Cohle and Marty Hart delivered the best buddy detective story on TV.

▲ Steady·Score +3
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Succession

Succession

The Roy family's vicious power struggles delivered comedy and tragedy in equal measure.

▲ Steady·Score +2
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The Wire

The Wire

David Simon's unflinching portrait of Baltimore — still the greatest TV drama ever made.

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Westworld

Westworld

A visually stunning, mind-bending sci-fi epic in its first two seasons.

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