☰

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Best TV Series of 2014

Top 500 most popular series that started in 2014

Filter & sort

Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 301 Adult 63 Adventure 224 Animation 419 Biography 65 Comedy 1399 Crime 305 Documentary 612 Drama 1082 Family 200 Fantasy 156 Game-Show 125 History 159 Horror 104 Music 84 Musical 18 Mystery 152 News 69 Reality-TV 652 Romance 343 Sci-Fi 89 Short 100 Sport 86 Talk-Show 209 Thriller 100 War 52 Western 10

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 40410 2010s 48704 2000s 24492 1990s 11139 1980s 6467 1970s 4272 1960s 2491 1950s 1251 1940s 163 1930s 34 1920s 9 1900s 1

Specific year

2026 2911 2025 6438 2024 6061 2023 6198 2022 6411 2021 6430 2020 5961 2019 5621 2018 5440 2017 5665 2016 5306 2015 5111 2014 4727 2013 4716 2012 4479 2011 4160 2010 3479 2009 3298 2008 3064 2007 2994 2006 2987 2005 2586 2004 2285 2003 2059 2002 1872 2001 1799 2000 1548 1999 1489 1998 1411 1997 1314 1996 1169 1995 1120 1994 1037 1993 987 1992 879 1991 871 1990 862 1989 838 1988 735 1987 718 1986 648 1985 677 1984 641 1983 626 1982 554 1981 495 1980 535 1979 535 1978 496 1977 471 1976 486 1975 421 1974 424 1973 386 1972 423 1971 332 1970 298 1969 339 1968 315 1967 300 1966 290 1965 252 1964 240 1963 213 1962 159 1961 188 1960 195 1959 188 1958 135 1957 154 1956 147 1955 143 1954 110 1953 92 1952 107 1951 74 1950 101 1949 74 1948 42 1947 18 1946 14 1945 1 1944 5 1943 2 1941 4 1940 3 1939 2 1938 5 1937 3 1936 7 1934 1 1931 11 1930 5 1929 4 1928 3 1927 2 1908 1

Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 3 Stuck the Landing 5 Grew the Beard 2 Rock Solid 3 Past Its Prime 1 Roller Coaster 1

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 9 Gritty 19 Dark tone 38 Feel-good 12 Cozy 4 Wholesome 7 Melancholic 14 Tense 37 Unsettling 8 Whimsical 3 Campy 6 Cynical 7 Hopeful 3 Sentimental 5 Nostalgic 4 Bittersweet 15 Chaotic energy 6 Deadpan cool 3

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 11 Fast-paced 4 Episodic 20 Serialized 42 Procedural 9 Mystery box 10 Anthology 4 Cliffhanger-driven 5 Sprawling saga 4 Tight limited run 20 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 10 Absurdist 6 Satirical 4 Cringe comedy 4 Slapstick 4 Witty banter 14 Dark comedy 6 Warm humor 19 Raunchy 2 Parody 2 Ironic & meta 3

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 11 Detective mystery 14 True crime 1 Heists & cons 0 Legal 4 Medical 6 Political intrigue 11 Espionage 8 War & military 9 Family saga 9 Coming of age 13 Workplace 7 School & campus 11 Love story 29 Friendship 15 Found family 9 Survival 7 Post-apocalyptic 6 Dystopia 2 Supernatural 12 Space & sci-fi 5 Near-future tech 3 Time travel 2 High fantasy 3 Urban fantasy 6 Monster horror 7 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 4 Mental health 5 Faith & religion 5 Sports 3 Music scene 5 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 3 Real history 14 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 10 Big city life 2 Rural & frontier 3 Suburban underbelly 1 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 1 Queer stories 4 Female perspective 11 Social commentary 4 Philosophical 6 Existential dread 5 Revenge 3 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 28

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 15 Morally gray 28 Villain's POV 1 Ensemble cast 26 Central duo 6 Strong female lead 19 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 4 Genius lead 5 Working class 4 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 2 Character study 23 Banter chemistry 6

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 6 Adrenaline 14 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 6 Romantic yearning 16 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 3 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 4 Gut punch 10

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 5 Visually striking 15 Stylized direction 10 Naturalistic 13 Big-budget spectacle 3 Lo-fi charm 3 Atmospheric 18 Distinctive score 8 Experimental 2 Deep worldbuilding 4 Tight writing 4

Format & audience

Sitcom 15 Adult animation 2 Anime 24 Kids & family 8 Young adult 6 Soap & telenovela 4 Event miniseries 8 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 4 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 3 Period piece 24 Contemporary life 6 Long-runner 3 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 14 Nordic noir 1 K-drama 5 Turkish drama 3 Indian TV 1

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 12 Disturbing 6 Sexually explicit 2 Family-safe 10 Emotionally heavy 16 Easy watching 33

Sort

500 series (top 500 shown)

True Detective

763K 31 2014–present

Anthology · Atmospheric

Fargo

472K 51 2014–2024

Anthology · Dark comedy

The Flash

387K 184 2014–2023

Time travel · Adrenaline

The 100

306K 100 2014–2020

Post-apocalyptic · Survival

Gotham

253K 100 2014–2019

Criminal underworld · Campy

BoJack Horseman

237K 76 2014–2020

Mental health · Adult animation

Outlander

203K 101 2014–2026

Love story · Strong female lead

Silicon Valley

183K 53 2014–2019

Satirical · Cringe comedy

How to Get Away with Murder

180K 90 2014–2020

Cliffhanger-driven · Mystery box

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

141K 13 2014–2014

Nature & science · Wonder & awe

Penny Dreadful

140K 27 2014–2016

Atmospheric · Visually striking

The Leftovers

133K 28 2014–2017

Melancholic · Emotionally heavy

Black Sails

127K 38 2014–2017

Morally gray · Antihero lead

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

106K 423 2014–present

Satirical · Social commentary

Bosch

98K 68 2014–2021

Detective mystery · Gritty

The Strain

94K 46 2014–2017

Monster horror · Graphic violence

Over the Garden Wall

91K 10 2014–2014

Atmospheric · Whimsical

Marco Polo

85K 20 2014–2016

Tokyo Ghoul

84K 12 2014–2014

Anime · Graphic violence

Happy Valley

74K 18 2014–2023

Gritty · Strong female lead

Star Wars: Rebels

71K 77 2014–2018

Found family · Hopeful

The Last Ship

70K 56 2014–2018

War & military · Survival

Forever

67K 22 2014–2015

Procedural · Detective mystery

Jane the Virgin

65K 100 2014–2019

Soap & telenovela · Ironic & meta

‹ Prev1 2…21 Next ›

‹ 2013 2014 2015 ›

Browse by year

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1934 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1908

Browse by genre

Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Rating data from IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets.

About Contact Privacy Impressum © 2026 Bingerator