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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

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

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

Our Blues

★ 8.6
6K 20 2022–2022
K-drama · Bittersweet
9/10

A Storm for Christmas

★ 7.1
5K 6 2022–2022
Ensemble cast
9/10

Seaside Hotel

★ 8.1
5K 64 2013–present
Period piece · Ensemble cast
9/10

The Class

★ 7.7
5K 19 2006–2007
Sitcom · Ensemble cast
9/10

Dickensian

★ 7.7
5K 20 2015–2016
Period piece · Ensemble cast
9/10

Upstairs, Downstairs

★ 8.4
4K 68 1971–1975
Class divide · Period piece
9/10

Thirtysomething

★ 7.5
4K 86 1987–1991
Character study · Ensemble cast
9/10

The Walking Dead

★ 8.1
1.2M 177 2010–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
8/10

Squid Game

★ 7.9
766K 22 2021–2025
Survival · Class divide · Tense
8/10

Money Heist

★ 8.2
612K 41 2017–2021
Heists & cons · Cliffhanger-driven
8/10

Ted Lasso

★ 8.7
448K 44 2020–present
Feel-good · Hopeful · Wholesome
8/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

★ 6.9
440K 25 2022–present
Big-budget spectacle
8/10

Sex Education

★ 8.2
400K 32 2019–2023
Coming of age · School & campus
8/10

Grey's Anatomy

★ 7.6
375K 467 2005–present
Medical · Soap & telenovela
8/10

The Haunting of Hill House

★ 8.5
331K 10 2018–2018
Psychological horror · Unsettling
8/10

The Umbrella Academy

★ 7.8
316K 36 2019–2024
Time travel · Found family
8/10

The 100

★ 7.5
305K 100 2014–2020
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
8/10

Scrubs

★ 8.4
286K 182 2001–2010
Medical · Workplace · Witty banter
8/10

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

★ 8.8
282K 178 2005–present
Dark comedy · Cynical
8/10

Heroes

★ 7.5
261K 78 2006–2010
Mystery box · Serialized
8/10

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

★ 9.1
252K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
8/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.7
248K 30 1990–1991
Stylized direction · Atmospheric
8/10

Shōgun

★ 8.6
248K 12 2024–2026
Political intrigue · Period piece
8/10

Big Little Lies

★ 8.4
246K 15 2017–2026
Female perspective
8/10