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Big city life

Big city life TV Series

The metropolis itself as a character.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 62 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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

Sex and the City

★ 7.4
161K 94 1998–2004
Friendship · Female perspective
9/10

The Deuce

★ 8.1
36K 25 2017–2019
Gritty · Big city life
9/10

How to Make It in America

★ 7.9
17K 16 2010–2011
Big city life · Contemporary life
9/10

Pretend It's a City

★ 8.0
9K 7 2021–2021
Big city life · Dialogue-driven
9/10

The Wire

★ 9.3
434K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary
8/10

Seinfeld

★ 8.9
386K 172 1989–1998
Sitcom · Dialogue-driven · Cynical
8/10

Gossip Girl

★ 7.5
216K 121 2007–2012
Elites & privilege
8/10

Emily in Paris

★ 6.8
143K 52 2020–2026
Easy watching · Big city life
8/10

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

★ 8.3
130K 20 2022–present
Adult animation · Gut punch
8/10

Tokyo Vice

★ 8.1
56K 18 2022–2024
Criminal underworld
8/10

And Just Like That...

★ 5.6
48K 33 2021–2025
Big city life · Friendship
8/10

Broad City

★ 8.4
39K 50 2014–2019
Friendship · Big city life
8/10

How to with John Wilson

★ 8.7
17K 18 2020–2023
Vignette style · Dry humor
8/10

I Love LA

★ 6.7
13K 9 2025–present
Big city life · Cringe comedy
8/10

Third Watch

★ 8.0
12K 132 1999–2005
Ensemble cast · Big city life
8/10

High Maintenance

★ 8.1
12K 34 2016–2020
Vignette style · Episodic
8/10

Hill Street Blues

★ 8.2
12K 144 1981–1987
Ensemble cast · Workplace · Gritty
8/10

Durarara!!

★ 7.8
9K 26 2010–2010
Anime · Ensemble cast
8/10

Lipstick Jungle

★ 6.6
8K 20 2008–2009
Female perspective · Big city life
8/10

Harlem

★ 7.2
6K 24 2021–2025
Friendship · Female perspective
8/10

High Maintenance

★ 8.2
5K 19 2012–2015
Vignette style · Episodic
8/10

Broad City

★ 8.6
4K 26 2010–2011
Friendship · Female perspective
8/10

Only Murders in the Building

★ 8.0
205K 60 2021–present
Detective mystery · True crime
7/10

Entourage

★ 8.4
184K 96 2004–2011
Friendship · Elites & privilege
7/10