What is the best gangster crime TV series of all time?

From mob families to drug empires to street-level hustlers, prestige crime television has produced some of the most gripping storytelling ever put on screen. Which series stands above them all?

1. 1
   The Sopranos

   The HBO landmark series following New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano balancing family life and organized crime, which ran from 1999 to 2007.
2. 2
   The Wire

   David Simon's critically acclaimed HBO series about the drug trade and institutions of Baltimore, considered one of the greatest TV shows ever made.
3. 3
   Peaky Blinders

   The BBC period crime drama following the Shelby crime family in post-WWI Birmingham, led by the ruthless Tommy Shelby.
4. 4
   Boardwalk Empire

   HBO's Prohibition-era epic following Nucky Thompson's rise as Atlantic City's most powerful crime boss, from 2010 to 2014.
5. 5
   Breaking Bad

   AMC's acclaimed series following chemistry teacher Walter White's transformation into a ruthless drug kingpin in Albuquerque.
6. 6
   Narcos

   Netflix's dramatization of the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel, starring Wagner Moura.
7. 7
   Ozark

   Netflix thriller following financial advisor Marty Byrde who relocates his family to the Ozarks to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel.
8. 8
   Better Call Saul

   The Breaking Bad prequel following the transformation of small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill into the morally compromised Saul Goodman.