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Ensemble cast

Ensemble cast TV Series

Many characters carrying equal weight.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 779 series

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

Fate/Zero

★ 8.2
18K 31 2011–2012
Anime · Morally gray · Dark tone
7/10

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

★ 8.2
17K 2 2004–2004
Space & sci-fi
7/10

The Vicar of Dibley

★ 8.0
17K 30 1994–2020
Feel-good · Sitcom · Warm humor
7/10

Five Days at Memorial

★ 7.7
17K 8 2022–2022
Medical · Emotionally heavy
7/10

Utopia

★ 6.7
17K 8 2020–2020
Graphic violence · Mystery box
7/10

Soul Eater

★ 7.7
17K 51 2008–2009
Anime · Stylized direction
7/10

Breakout Kings

★ 7.2
17K 23 2011–2012
Procedural · Fast-paced
7/10

Death and Other Details

★ 6.7
17K 10 2024–2024
Detective mystery
7/10

Moving

★ 8.4
17K 21 2023–2023
K-drama · Serialized · Espionage
7/10

Exit

★ 8.2
16K 24 2019–2023
Elites & privilege
7/10

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

★ 8.3
16K 146 2016–2018
Deadpan cool · Absurdist
7/10

Kuroko's Basketball

★ 8.2
16K 78 2012–2015
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
7/10

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office

★ 8.4
16K 4 2024–2024
Social commentary · British TV
7/10

Midnight, Texas

★ 7.3
16K 19 2017–2018
Supernatural · Urban fantasy
7/10

Dutton Ranch

★ 8.3
16K 10 2026–present
Rural & frontier · Family saga
7/10

The Bletchley Circle

★ 7.9
16K 7 2012–2014
Detective mystery
7/10

Search Party

★ 7.6
16K 50 2016–2022
Dark comedy · Cynical · Satirical
7/10

Made in Heaven

★ 8.2
15K 16 2019–present
Indian TV · Social commentary
7/10

The Uncanny Counter

★ 8.0
15K 28 2020–2023
K-drama · Supernatural
7/10

Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma

★ 8.0
15K 92 2015–2020
Food & cooking · Anime
7/10

The Brink

★ 7.7
15K 10 2015–2015
Satirical · Political intrigue
7/10

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

★ 8.2
15K 4512 2008–present
Long-runner · Indian TV · Sitcom
7/10

Mistresses

★ 7.1
14K 53 2013–2016
Love story · Secrets & lies
7/10

In Living Color

★ 8.2
14K 126 1990–1994
Sketch & variety · Satirical
7/10