Must watch TV Shows (A-Z)
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1.
The Wire
(2002 TV Series)
Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement. (59 mins.)
2.
Mad Men
(2007 TV Series)
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper. (47 mins.)
3.
Deadwood
(2004 TV Series)
A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime. (55 mins.)
4.
Carnivàle
(2003 TV Series)
During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell. (55 mins.)
5.
The Office
(2001 TV Series)
The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives. (30 mins.)
6.
Arrested Development
(2003 TV Series)
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable. (22 mins.)
7.
Band of Brothers
(2001 Mini-Series)
The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. (594 mins.)
8.
The Simpsons
(1989 TV Series)
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. (22 mins.)
9.
Seinfeld
(1989 TV Series)
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends. (22 mins.)
10.
The Sopranos
(1999 TV Series)
New Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life, which affects his mental state and ends up seeking professional psychiatric counseling. (55 mins.)
11.
Angels in America
(2003 Mini-Series)
Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals. (352 mins.)
12.
Generation Kill
(2008 Mini-Series)
A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003. (70 mins.)
13.
Slings and Arrows
(2003 TV Series)
In the fictional town of New Burbage, legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival... (60 mins.)
14.
Battlestar Galactica
(2004 TV Series)
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. (44 mins.)
15.
Sherlock
(2010 TV Series)
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. (88 mins.)
16.
Game of Thrones
(2011 TV Series)
Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while a forgotten race returns after being dormant for thousands of years. (56 mins.)
17.
Treme
(2010 TV Series)
Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA. (59 mins.)
18.
24
(2001 TV Series)
Jack Bauer, Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles, races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster. (44 mins.)
19.
Breaking Bad
(2008 TV Series)
A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future. (49 mins.)
20.
The X-Files
(1993 TV Series)
Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts. (45 mins.)
21.
Dexter
(2006 TV Series)
Dexter Morgan is a Forensics Expert, but that's what he seems to be, as that's not what he really is. Dexter is a serial killer that hunts the bad. (53 mins.)
22.
The Hour
(2011 TV Series)
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme. (60 mins.)
23.
Justified
(2010 TV Series)
Old-school U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal-mining towns in Eastern Kentucky. (44 mins.)
24.
Futurama
(1999 TV Series)
Fry, a pizza guy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999. (22 mins.)
25.
The Walking Dead
(2010 TV Series)
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma, to learn the world is in ruins, and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive. (44 mins.)
26.
In Treatment
(2008 TV Series)
A psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years. (25 mins.)
27.
Six Feet Under
(2001 TV Series)
A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home. (55 mins.)
28.
Lost
(2004 TV Series)
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. (44 mins.)
29.
Twin Peaks
(1990 TV Series)
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (47 mins.)
30.
Boardwalk Empire
(2010 TV Series)
An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law, conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era. (55 mins.)
31.
This Is England '86
(2010 Mini-Series)
Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job, and something that resembles a future. (47 mins.)
32.
Community
(2009 TV Series)
A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eclectic staff and student body. (22 mins.)
34.
Bleak House
(2005 Mini-Series)
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system. (510 mins.)
35.
Louie
(2010 TV Series)
The life of Louis CK, a divorced comedian with two kids living in New York. (22 mins.)
36.
Parks and Recreation
(2009 TV Series)
The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place. (22 mins.)
37.
Luther
(2010 TV Series)
A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. (60 mins.)
38.
Rome
(2005 TV Series)
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic. (90 mins.)
39.
The Middleman
(2008 TV Series)
A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine. (43 mins.)
40.
Entourage
(2004 TV Series)
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent. (28 mins.)
41.
Extras
(2005 TV Series)
Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment. (30 mins.)
42.
Fawlty Towers
(1975 TV Series)
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. (30 mins.)
43.
Veronica Mars
(2004 TV Series)
After her best friend is murdered and her father is removed as county sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune. (44 mins.)
44.
The Good Wife
(2009 TV Series)
Alicia has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. (43 mins.)
45.
Friday Night Lights
(2006 TV Series)
The trials and tribulations of small town Texas football players, their friends, family, and coaching staff. (44 mins.)
46.
The Shadow Line
(2011 Mini-Series)
Chiwetel Ejifor leads an all-star cast in this gritty conspiracy thriller in which he plays a cop searching for the murderer of a crime boss...
47.
Downton Abbey
(2010 TV Series)
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early 20th Century. (58 mins.)
48.
Modern Family
(2009 TV Series)
Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. (22 mins.)
49.
The Killing
(2011 TV Series)
A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car. (45 mins.)
50.
Homeland
(2011 TV Series)
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil. (55 mins.)
51.
Misfits
(2009 TV Series)
A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers. (60 mins.)
52.
Party Down
(2009 TV Series)
A group of actors move to LA to make it big, but end up working as caterers. (30 mins.)
Director: Rob Thomas
53.
Black Mirror
(2011 TV Series)
A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology. (60 mins.)
54.
Borgen
(2010 TV Series)
A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister. (58 mins.)
55.
Enlightened
(2011 TV Series)
A self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work. (28 mins.)
56.
The Bridge
(2011 TV Series)
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer. (60 mins.)
57.
The Killing
(2007 TV Series)
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences. (57 mins.)
58.
Damages
(2007 TV Series)
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator. (60 mins.)
59.
The Americans
(2013 TV Series)
Two Soviet intelligence agents pose as a married couple to spy on the American government. (44 mins.)
60.
Broad City
(2014 TV Series)
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time. (22 mins.)
61.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
(2013 TV Series)
Jake Peralta, an immature but talented NYPD detective in Brooklyn's 99th Precinct, comes into immediate conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Ray Holt. (22 mins.)
62.
Rectify
(2013 TV Series)
Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question. (60 mins.)
63.
Atlanta
(2016 TV Series)
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; "Earnest 'Earn' Marks," an ambitious college drop-out and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star. (30 mins.)
64.
Fleabag
(2016 TV Series)
A six-part comedy series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy. (27 mins.)
Director: Harry Bradbeer
65.
One Mississippi
(2015 TV Series)
This semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring Tig Notaro follows her as she returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her mother... (26 mins.)
66.
Veep
(2012 TV Series)
Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about. (28 mins.)
67.
The Leftovers
(2014 TV Series)
Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global population, a group of people from New York struggle to continue their lives, while they cope with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event. (60 mins.)
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