What is the best HBO drama series of all time?

Crime sagas, fantasy epics, and intimate family dramas — HBO set the gold standard for prestige television across every subgenre. Pick your champion!

1

The Sopranos

The groundbreaking mob drama following New Jersey crime boss Tony Soprano as he balances family life with running a criminal empire.

2

The Wire

A gritty, layered crime drama exploring the Baltimore drug trade, law enforcement, and institutions from the street to the classroom.

3

Game of Thrones

The epic fantasy saga of warring noble houses fighting for control of the Iron Throne across the fictional continent of Westeros.

4

Succession

A darkly comedic drama about the ultra-wealthy Roy family fighting over control of their global media empire.

5

The Leftovers

A haunting drama set in the aftermath of a mysterious global event where 2% of the world's population suddenly vanished.

6

Band of Brothers

The acclaimed WWII miniseries following Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment from D-Day through the fall of Nazi Germany.

7

Deadwood

A richly detailed Western drama set in the lawless 1870s gold-rush town of Deadwood, South Dakota.

8

Oz

HBO's pioneering prison drama set inside the experimental Emerald City unit of Oswald State Correctional Facility.

9

True Detective

An anthology crime drama series, with Season 1 following two detectives hunting a serial killer across Louisiana over 17 years.

10

Chernobyl

The gripping miniseries dramatizing the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster and the human cost of the cover-up that followed.

11

The White Lotus

A satirical anthology series set at luxury resorts, exploring class, privilege, and dysfunction among wealthy guests and hotel staff.

12

Euphoria

A raw and visually bold drama following a group of high school students navigating addiction, trauma, identity, and social media.

13

Rome

A lavish historical drama following the rise and fall of the Roman Republic through the lives of both historical figures and fictional soldiers.

14

Six Feet Under

A darkly comedic family drama set in a Los Angeles funeral home following the Fisher family after their patriarch's sudden death.

15

The Night Of

A taut crime miniseries following a Pakistani-American college student entangled in a New York City murder investigation.

16

Boardwalk Empire

A sprawling Prohibition-era crime drama set in Atlantic City, following the rise and fall of corrupt political boss Nucky Thompson.