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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.

Emmerdale Farm

★ 4.9
4K 10548 1972–present
Long-runner · Soap & telenovela
7/10

Guardians of the Galaxy

★ 7.2
4K 79 2015–2019
Space & sci-fi · Kids & family
7/10

The Kids Are Alright

★ 7.9
4K 23 2018–2019
Nostalgic · Sitcom · Period piece
7/10

Heartbreak High

★ 7.8
4K 210 1994–1999
School & campus · Coming of age
7/10

Law School

★ 7.9
4K 16 2021–present
Legal · K-drama
7/10

Head of the Class

★ 6.6
4K 114 1986–1991
School & campus · Sitcom
7/10

Watchmen

★ 8.5
4K 12 2008–2009
Morally gray · Dark tone
7/10

What About Brian

★ 7.1
4K 27 2006–2007
Friendship · Love story
7/10

Golden Kamuy

★ 8.1
4K 67 2018–present
Anime · Graphic violence
7/10

Huff

★ 7.9
4K 26 2004–2006
Mental health · Character study
7/10

The Long Road Home

★ 7.3
4K 8 2017–2017
War & military · Event miniseries
7/10

NileCity 105.6

★ 8.5
4K 6 1995–1995
Workplace · Satirical · Dry humor
7/10

Mission Over Mars

★ 7.5
4K 8 2019–present
Real history · Period piece
7/10

Cells at Work!

★ 7.5
4K 28 2018–2021
Nature & science · Anime
7/10

W1A

★ 7.8
4K 16 2014–2024
Satirical · Workplace · Dry humor
7/10

The Crimson Field

★ 7.8
4K 6 2014–2014
War & military · Period piece
7/10

McHale's Navy

★ 7.4
4K 138 1962–1966
Episodic · Easy watching · Sitcom
7/10

All My Children

★ 6.8
4K 9705 1970–2011
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
7/10

Nirvana in Fire

★ 8.9
4K 104 2015–2018
Political intrigue · Genius lead
7/10

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

★ 7.4
4K 12 2024–2024
Anime · Romantic yearning
7/10

The Way We Live Now

★ 7.6
4K 4 2001–2001
Class divide · British TV
7/10

The New Edition Story

★ 8.8
4K 2 2017–2017
Music scene · Nostalgic
7/10

Bitange i princeze

★ 8.5
4K 108 2005–2010
Sitcom · Banter chemistry
7/10

When We Rise

★ 7.5
4K 4 2017–2017
Queer stories · Real history
7/10