TV-Shows.TVThe best shows for me! Discover the best Drama TV Shows on HBO Max, ranked by real community votes. HBO has defined prestige drama for decades and produced some of the most influential series of all time.
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(1/10 stars)The story revolves around two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester as they follow their father's footsteps, hunting down evil supernatural creatures such as monsters, demons, and even fallen gods while trying to save innocent people along the way. Continuing the "family business" after their father's d... more about Supernatural
(8/10 stars)Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent. more about Entourage
(7/10 stars)The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna. more about Girls
(9/10 stars)Mafia activity in Naples is at the center of this series, which focuses on internal struggles that follow after the head of a family is imprisoned. more about Gomorrha
(7/10 stars)Three years after the disappearance of two percent of the global population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event. more about The Leftovers
(9/10 stars)The story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Based on interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, the series chronicles the experiences of these young men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. more about Band of Brothers
(8/10 stars)Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is a Cinemax drama series from Academy Award and Emmy-winning director Steven Soderbergh. It is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishi... more about The Knick
(9/10 stars)In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s. more about Silicon Valley
(9/10 stars)A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor. more about The Newsroom (2012)
(9/10 stars)The series revolves around three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men. more about Looking
(8/10 stars)A series centered around a group of football players and their families, friends and handlers. more about Ballers
(9/10 stars)Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book, and featuring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley, this darkly comedic series tells the tale of three mothers whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. more about Big Little Lies
(7/10 stars)A newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley while dealing with her wayward mother. more about Mom
(9/10 stars)A glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life. more about The West Wing
(10/10 stars)The Crystal Gems are a team of magical beings who are the self-appointed guardians of the universe. Half-human, half-Gem hero Steven is the "little brother" of the group. The goofball is learning to save the world using the magical powers that come from his bellybutton and he goes on magical adventu... more about Steven Universe
(10/10 stars)Based loosely on a series of books by Max Allen Collins, the project centers on a Marine marksman who, upon returning home from Vietnam in 1973, finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. The disillusioned vet is quickly recruited into a network of contract killers and corr... more about Quarry
(10/10 stars)A group of teenagers experience the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of social media, sex, drugs, and violence. more about Euphoria (US)
(9/10 stars)The White Lotus follows the guests and employees of a luxury resort chain during a week-long stay in paradise. Each season takes place at a different White Lotus location and explores personal tensions, class dynamics, and social issues simmering beneath the surface of an idyllic vacation. As secret... more about The White Lotus
(7/10 stars)A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers", The Pacific focuses on the United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War. Whereas Band of Brothers followed one Army infantry company through the European Theater, The Pacific follo... more about The Pacific
(8/10 stars)A therapist is the picture of insightful perfection when dealing with his patients, but he becomes a raging ball of issues during his own therapy sessions. more about In Treatment
Drama TV shows have redefined television over the past two decades. The shift from episodic formats to complex serialised storytelling – with characters who change fundamentally across seasons, plotlines that build slowly, and moral questions without easy answers – made drama the centre of what is often called the Golden Age of Television. Many of the highest-rated series of all time are drama series.
What separates strong drama from average drama is rarely budget. It is the characters: how they respond to pressure, what choices they make when forced to decide between what is right and what is easy – and whether the series gives them enough time to be convincing. This ranking shows the drama series the community has rated most consistently over time. Use the runtime filter to find drama series with shorter episodes if you prefer a more compact format.
Strong drama TV shows often overlap with crime and thriller in terms of character depth and emotional tension.
The top Drama TV Shows are ranked by real community votes. The more ratings a show has, the more stable its position.
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Rankings are based on real user ratings. The more votes a series receives, the more stable its chart position.
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