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Dialogue-driven

Dialogue-driven TV Series

The writing's voice is the main event.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 222 series

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

Gilmore Girls

★ 8.2
178K votes 153 episodes 2000–2007
Dialogue-driven · Comfort rewatch
10/10

The Newsroom

★ 8.6
137K votes 25 episodes 2012–2014
Dialogue-driven · Workplace
10/10

Deadwood

★ 8.6
130K votes 36 episodes 2004–2006
Dialogue-driven · Rural & frontier
10/10

The West Wing

★ 8.9
101K votes 155 episodes 1999–2006
Dialogue-driven
10/10

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

★ 8.3
26K votes 22 episodes 2006–2007
Dialogue-driven · Workplace
10/10

Criminal: UK

★ 7.7
24K votes 7 episodes 2019–2020
Dialogue-driven
10/10

In Treatment

★ 8.2
20K votes 130 episodes 2008–2021
Dialogue-driven · Character study
10/10

Horace and Pete

★ 8.5
18K votes 10 episodes 2016–2016
Dialogue-driven
10/10

Scenes from a Marriage

★ 8.5
18K votes 6 episodes 1973–1973
Central duo · Dialogue-driven
10/10

Bakemonogatari

★ 8.0
8K votes 16 episodes 2009–2013
Dialogue-driven
10/10

State of the Union

★ 7.7
7K votes 20 episodes 2019–2022
Central duo · Dialogue-driven
10/10

Criminal: Germany

★ 7.6
7K votes 3 episodes 2019–2019
Dialogue-driven · Tight writing
10/10

The Booth at the End

★ 8.0
6K votes 10 episodes 2011–2012
Dialogue-driven · Morally gray
10/10

Criminal: Spain

★ 6.9
5K votes 3 episodes 2019–2019
Dialogue-driven · Central duo
10/10

Criminal: France

★ 7.2
5K votes 3 episodes 2019–2019
Dialogue-driven · Tense
10/10

Monogatari Series: Second Season

★ 8.6
4K votes 26 episodes 2013–2013
Dialogue-driven · Anime
10/10

Nisemonogatari

★ 7.6
4K votes 11 episodes 2012–2012
Dialogue-driven
10/10

Seinfeld

★ 8.8
389K votes 172 episodes 1989–1998
Sitcom · Dialogue-driven · Cynical
9/10

Succession

★ 8.8
369K votes 39 episodes 2018–2023
Elites & privilege · Cynical
9/10

Fleabag

★ 8.7
254K votes 12 episodes 2016–2019
Female perspective
9/10

Midnight Mass

★ 7.7
175K votes 7 episodes 2021–2021
Faith & religion
9/10

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

★ 8.6
161K votes 43 episodes 2017–2023
Witty banter · Strong female lead
9/10

Justified

★ 8.6
133K votes 78 episodes 2010–2015
Criminal underworld
9/10

Frasier

★ 8.2
104K votes 263 episodes 1993–2004
Witty banter · Banter chemistry
9/10
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