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The 15 Best HBO Series Finales of All Time

by YPB Team

From gut-punch cuts to black to tearful montage send-offs, these last episodes run from universally adored to fiercely debated. Which one stuck the landing best?

  1. The Sopranos — ranked #11
    The Sopranos
    The mob drama's 2007 finale 'Made in America' ends on a famous abrupt cut to black, now hailed as a masterpiece.
    1000pts
  2. Six Feet Under — ranked #22
    Six Feet Under
    The funeral-home drama's 2005 finale 'Everyone's Waiting' flashes forward to every main character's death, set to Sia's 'Breathe Me'.
    877pts
  3. Watchmen — ranked #33
    Watchmen
    Damon Lindelof's 2019 limited series ended with 'See How They Fly', leaving Angela's powers gloriously ambiguous.
    800pts
  4. Succession — ranked #44
    Succession
    The Roy-family power struggle ended in 2023 with 'With Open Eyes', crowning an unexpected victor in the battle for Waystar.
    692pts
  5. Curb Your Enthusiasm — ranked #55
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Larry David's comedy wrapped in 2024 with 'No Lessons Learned', a callback to the Seinfeld finale.
    692pts
  6. Entourage — ranked #66
    Entourage
    The Hollywood comedy closed in 2011 with 'The End', sending the boys off to new beginnings before the movie.
    600pts
  7. Veep — ranked #77
    Veep
    The political satire ended in 2019 with 'Veep', a savage flash-forward to Selina Meyer's legacy.
    600pts
  8. Oz — ranked #88
    Oz
    The brutal prison drama ended in 2003 with 'Exeunt Omnes', evacuating Oswald amid chaos and death.
    600pts
  9. Barry — ranked #99
    Barry
    Bill Hader's hitman dark comedy ended in 2023 with 'wow', a bleak coda on legacy and self-delusion.
    600pts
  10. True Blood — ranked #1010
    True Blood
    The vampire drama closed in 2014 with 'Thank You', wrapping Bon Temps with a divisive farewell.
    491pts
  11. The Wire — ranked #1111
    The Wire
    David Simon's Baltimore epic closed in 2008 with '–30–', a montage showing the city's cycle endlessly repeating.
    491pts
  12. Game of Thrones — ranked #1212
    Game of Thrones
    The fantasy juggernaut concluded in 2019 with 'The Iron Throne', one of TV's most debated finales ever.
    360pts
  13. The Leftovers — ranked #1313
    The Leftovers
    The post-Departure drama closed in 2017 with 'The Book of Nora', an aching, ambiguous tale of love and faith.
    360pts
  14. Boardwalk Empire — ranked #1414
    Boardwalk Empire
    The Prohibition-era saga ended in 2014 with 'Eldorado', closing Nucky Thompson's story in tragedy.
    0pts
  15. Sex and the City — ranked #1515
    Sex and the City
    The 2004 finale 'An American Girl in Paris' sent Carrie home and gave the four friends their happy endings.
    0pts

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Comments

19.3 million people watched HBO's biggest finale in May 2019, which puts the most complained-about ending on a shortlist of fifteen: https://youpick.best/articles/game-of-thrones-ranked-many-ways

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