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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.

Naruto: Shippuden

★ 8.7
225K 501 2007–2017
Anime · Sprawling saga
8/10

The Good Place

★ 8.2
222K 50 2016–2020
Philosophical · Redemption
8/10

Boardwalk Empire

★ 8.5
219K 56 2010–2014
Criminal underworld · Period piece
8/10

Battlestar Galactica

★ 8.7
187K 74 2004–2009
Morally gray · Serialized · Tense
8/10

Silicon Valley

★ 8.5
183K 53 2014–2019
Satirical · Cringe comedy
8/10

This Is Us

★ 8.7
175K 106 2016–2022
Tearjerker · Family saga
8/10

Six Feet Under

★ 8.7
169K 63 2001–2005
Character study · Melancholic
8/10

Freaks and Geeks

★ 8.7
165K 18 1999–2000
Coming of age · Naturalistic
8/10

Glee

★ 6.8
162K 121 2009–2015
School & campus · Music scene
8/10

The Pitt

★ 8.9
157K 45 2025–present
Medical · Tense · Naturalistic
8/10

Desperate Housewives

★ 7.7
155K 180 2004–2012
Suburban underbelly
8/10

The Morning Show

★ 8.1
151K 41 2019–present
Workplace · Social commentary
8/10

Star Trek: The Next Generation

★ 8.7
150K 176 1987–1994
Space & sci-fi · Hopeful
8/10

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

★ 8.5
146K 133 2008–2020
Deep worldbuilding
8/10

30 Rock

★ 8.3
139K 139 2006–2013
Workplace · Absurdist
8/10

Deadwood

★ 8.6
129K 36 2004–2006
Dialogue-driven · Rural & frontier
8/10

The Defenders

★ 7.2
128K 8 2017–2017
Ensemble cast
8/10

What We Do in the Shadows

★ 8.5
128K 61 2019–2024
Absurdist · Found family
8/10

Black Sails

★ 8.2
126K 38 2014–2017
Morally gray · Antihero lead
8/10

My Hero Academia

★ 8.2
123K 182 2016–2026
Anime · Hopeful · School & campus
8/10

Legends of Tomorrow

★ 6.7
115K 110 2016–2022
Time travel · Campy
8/10

Misfits

★ 8.1
113K 38 2009–2013
Dark comedy · British TV
8/10

The Orville

★ 8.0
110K 46 2017–2022
Space & sci-fi · Warm humor
8/10

Skins

★ 8.2
101K 61 2007–2013
Coming of age · Young adult
8/10