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Big-budget spectacle

Big-budget spectacle TV Series

Blockbuster-scale production values.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 108 series

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

★ 6.8
442K 25 2022–present
Big-budget spectacle
10/10

Game of Thrones

★ 9.2
2.6M 74 2011–2019
Sprawling saga · High fantasy
9/10

Westworld

★ 8.4
560K 36 2016–2022
Big-budget spectacle · Puzzle plot
9/10

Planet Earth

★ 9.4
236K 11 2006–2006
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

★ 8.5
232K 63 2019–2024
Visually striking · Anime
9/10

Planet Earth II

★ 9.4
176K 6 2016–2016
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Blue Planet II

★ 9.3
58K 7 2017–2017
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Life

★ 9.1
51K 11 2009–2009
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Frozen Planet

★ 9.0
41K 10 2011–2012
Nature & science
9/10

Beast Games

★ 5.9
23K 21 2024–present
Reality competition
9/10

Seven Worlds One Planet

★ 9.3
7K 8 2019–2020
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Planet Earth III

★ 9.1
5K 10 2023–2024
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
9/10

Attack on Titan

★ 9.1
734K 98 2013–2023
Deep worldbuilding · Gut punch
8/10

The Mandalorian

★ 8.6
662K 24 2019–2023
Found family
8/10

Band of Brothers

★ 9.4
600K 10 2001–2001
War & military · Event miniseries
8/10

House of the Dragon

★ 8.3
553K 27 2022–present
Royalty & aristocracy
8/10

Loki

★ 8.2
478K 12 2021–2023
Time travel · Redemption
8/10

Arcane

★ 9.0
451K 18 2021–2024
Visually striking · Class divide
8/10

Fallout

★ 8.3
399K 17 2024–present
Post-apocalyptic
8/10

Shōgun

★ 8.6
249K 12 2024–2026
Political intrigue · Period piece
8/10

One Punch Man

★ 8.6
228K 51 2015–present
Anime · Big-budget spectacle
8/10

The Book of Boba Fett

★ 7.1
212K 7 2021–2022
Big-budget spectacle
8/10

Star Trek: Discovery

★ 6.9
147K 65 2017–2024
Space & sci-fi
8/10

The Pacific

★ 8.3
145K 10 2010–2010
War & military · Graphic violence
8/10