Serialized TV Series
Continuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 954 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
Breaking Bad
2.6M 62 2008–2013
Antihero lead
10/10
Lost
676K 121 2004–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10
Prison Break
672K 90 2005–2017
Cliffhanger-driven · Serialized
9/10
Money Heist
612K 41 2017–2021
Heists & cons · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10
Dark
551K 26 2017–2020
Time travel · Puzzle plot
9/10
The Wire
434K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary
9/10
Severance
395K 25 2022–present
Mystery box · Workplace
9/10
Homeland
386K 96 2011–2020
Espionage · Serialized · Tense
9/10
Sons of Anarchy
357K 92 2008–2014
Criminal underworld
9/10
The 100
305K 100 2014–2020
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
9/10
Heroes
261K 78 2006–2010
Mystery box · Serialized
9/10
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
252K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
9/10
24
207K 192 2001–2010
Cliffhanger-driven · Fast-paced
9/10
Battlestar Galactica
187K 74 2004–2009
Morally gray · Serialized · Tense
9/10
How to Get Away with Murder
179K 90 2014–2020
Cliffhanger-driven · Mystery box
9/10
Orphan Black
125K 50 2013–2017
Strong female lead · Serialized
9/10
The Shield
98K 89 2002–2008
Antihero lead · Gritty
9/10
Steins; Gate
94K 26 2011–2015
Time travel · Anime · Mystery box
9/10
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
73K 110 2016–present
Anime · Time travel
9/10
Power
59K 63 2014–2020
Criminal underworld
9/10
Alias
58K 105 2001–2006
Espionage · Mystery box
9/10
12 Monkeys
54K 47 2015–2018
Time travel · Puzzle plot
9/10
Snowfall
50K 60 2017–2023
Criminal underworld
9/10
24: Live Another Day
48K 12 2014–2014
Fast-paced · Tense
9/10