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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.

The West Wing

★ 8.9
100K 155 1999–2006
Dialogue-driven
8/10

For All Mankind

★ 8.1
91K 51 2019–2027
Sprawling saga · Ensemble cast
8/10

Friday Night Lights

★ 8.7
80K 76 2006–2011
Sports · Small town · Naturalistic
8/10

Stargate: Atlantis

★ 8.2
76K 99 2004–2009
Space & sci-fi · Ensemble cast
8/10

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

★ 8.2
76K 46 2022–2027
Hopeful · Space & sci-fi
8/10

Nine Perfect Strangers

★ 6.9
74K 16 2021–present
Ensemble cast · Secrets & lies
8/10

Veep

★ 8.4
72K 65 2012–2019
Cynical · Satirical
8/10

M*A*S*H

★ 8.5
70K 251 1972–1983
War & military · Dark comedy
8/10

Cheers

★ 8.0
68K 270 1982–1993
Witty banter · Sitcom · Workplace
8/10

The Righteous Gemstones

★ 8.1
66K 36 2019–2025
Faith & religion · Family saga
8/10

Generation Kill

★ 8.4
65K 7 2008–2008
War & military · Naturalistic
8/10

9-1-1

★ 7.9
64K 143 2018–present
Found family · Workplace
8/10

The Residence

★ 7.7
64K 8 2025–2025
Detective mystery · Ensemble cast
8/10

Doom Patrol

★ 7.7
64K 46 2019–2023
Found family · Chaotic energy
8/10

The Magicians

★ 7.6
60K 65 2015–2020
High fantasy · Ensemble cast
8/10

Leverage

★ 7.9
57K 77 2008–2012
Heists & cons · Witty banter
8/10

The Legend of Vox Machina

★ 8.4
55K 49 2022–present
High fantasy · Adult animation
8/10

Bad Sisters

★ 8.2
55K 18 2022–present
Dark comedy · Female perspective
8/10

Haikyuu!!

★ 8.7
55K 89 2014–2020
Sports · Anime · Hopeful
8/10

X-Men '97

★ 8.7
54K 20 2024–present
Nostalgic · Ensemble cast
8/10

X-Men

★ 8.4
54K 76 1992–1997
Ensemble cast · Nostalgic
8/10

Abbott Elementary

★ 8.2
53K 93 2021–2026
Workplace · School & campus
8/10

The Gilded Age

★ 8.1
53K 27 2022–present
Period piece · Elites & privilege
8/10

The Golden Girls

★ 8.2
53K 180 1985–1992
Friendship · Witty banter · Sitcom
8/10