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Addiction & vice

Addiction & vice TV Series

Substance abuse and self-destruction up close.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 55 series

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55 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Euphoria

★ 8.1
317K 26 2019–2026
Addiction & vice · Mental health
10/10

Dopesick

★ 8.6
93K 8 2021–2021
Addiction & vice
10/10

Patrick Melrose

★ 8.0
36K 5 2018–2018
Addiction & vice · Character study
10/10

Nurse Jackie

★ 7.9
33K 80 2009–2015
Addiction & vice · Medical
10/10

Hightown

★ 6.9
10K 25 2020–2024
Addiction & vice
10/10

The Corner

★ 8.5
6K 6 2000–2000
Addiction & vice · Bleak · Gritty
10/10

Single Drunk Female

★ 6.8
5K 20 2022–2023
Addiction & vice · Mental health
10/10

We Children from Bahnhof Zoo

★ 6.3
4K 8 2021–2021
Addiction & vice · Gritty · Bleak
10/10

Mom

★ 7.4
44K 170 2013–2021
Addiction & vice
9/10

Painkiller

★ 7.4
35K 6 2023–2023
Addiction & vice
9/10

Vinyl

★ 7.7
26K 10 2016–2016
Music scene · Addiction & vice
9/10

Loudermilk

★ 7.8
24K 30 2017–2020
Addiction & vice · Cynical
9/10

Feel Good

★ 7.5
15K 12 2020–2021
Addiction & vice · Queer stories
9/10

Flaked

★ 7.2
13K 14 2016–2017
Addiction & vice · Antihero lead
9/10

Aka Charlie Sheen

★ 7.5
13K 2 2025–2025
Docuseries · Addiction & vice
9/10

High

★ 8.2
7K 9 2020–present
Addiction & vice
9/10

The Crime of the Century

★ 8.1
5K 2 2021–2021
Docuseries · Addiction & vice
9/10

Shameless

★ 8.5
335K 134 2011–2021
Working class · Gritty
8/10

BoJack Horseman

★ 8.8
235K 76 2014–2020
Mental health · Adult animation
8/10

Californication

★ 8.3
196K 84 2007–2014
Sexually explicit · Antihero lead
8/10

Skins

★ 8.2
101K 61 2007–2013
Coming of age · Young adult
8/10

The Knick

★ 8.4
57K 20 2014–2015
Medical · Distinctive score
8/10

Love

★ 7.6
49K 34 2016–2018
Central duo · Love story
8/10

Rescue Me

★ 8.3
30K 95 2004–2011
Dark comedy · Addiction & vice
8/10