1. Scam 1992
Scam 1992 is the only Indian series to claim one of the spots on the list of the best TV shows on IMDB. Created by Harshad Meta, this Pratik Gandhi starred Sony LIV series released in 2020 and set a new benchmark for web content in India. Based on the true story of Harshad Meta, scam 1992 is set in the stock market of the early 1990s that led to the biggest securities scam the country had seen up until then.
2. Band and Brothers
Created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spieling, this miniseries had a short run on high regard when it comes to ranking the best TV shows of all time. Set during world war ll, The series followed a group of American soldiers during the war. While the show has a large ensemble cast, each episode follows the journey of a single soldier. The show starred actors like Damien Lewis and Ron Livingston, among others.
3. Breaking Bad
Starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad had a successful run of six seasons and is often regard as one of the most influential shows of its era. Created by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad had an anti-hero at the center who start off as an under confident school teacher but soon turns into a meth-cooking megalomaniac. Breaking Bad had a spin-off, Better Call Saul, and the show also had a follow-up movie El Camino, which released in 2019.
4. Chernobyl
This limited series on HBO recapped the events of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 and how the USSR dealt with the crisis. Created by Craig Marin, the five episodes series was praised for its research, although many USSR loyalists stated that the show was created while keeping the American propaganda in mind. Nevertheless, from a storytelling point of view, the show was quite gripping and retains one of the top spots in IMDB.
5. The Wire
In 2021, The Wire is no less than a classic television show that has always stayed at the top of any 'best TV shows' list. Premiering in 2002, the five season of The five season of The Wire are still seen as the pinnacle of crime drama television, and tried to ape what they aced. The five seasons of the show focus on five different sectors of crime in the city of Baltimore. The large cast of the show also include names like Idris Elba, Dominic West, among others.
6. Avatar: The Last Air bender
Avatar:The Last air bender ID often regarded as one of the best animated series of all time. The show centers around the mythology that those who can manipulate all the four elements - water, earth, fire, air- can create harmony between the four nations of the world. Twelve-year-old Fang is the current Avatar and takes the journey to end the Nation's war with the other nations.
7. Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones might have ended on a sour, but the show has certainly made a place for itself in pop culture. Based on George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, the show followed the books for the first few seasons but went off text in the later seasons. Created by David Benioff and DB Weiss, Game of Thrones is known for narrating a complicated that slowly unraveled in the span of eight seasons.
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