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The greatest TV series of the 21st century according to the BBC

The top 3 according to 76 votes from people: The Wire · Mad Men · Breaking Bad. (Updated Dec 1, 2021.)

The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Fleabag, Game of Thrones and I May Destroy You: the top 10 of BBC Culture's 2021 poll of 206 TV critics and experts from 43 countries.

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Top 10

  1. 1

    The Wire

    Created by David Simon · HBO, United States (2002-2008).

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  2. 2

    Mad Men

    Created by Matthew Weiner · AMC, United States (2007-2015).

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  3. 3

    Breaking Bad

    Created by Vince Gilligan · AMC, United States (2008-2013).

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  4. 4

    Fleabag

    Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge · BBC Three / BBC One, United Kingdom (2016-2019).

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  5. 5

    The Leftovers

    Created by Damon Lindelof · HBO, United States (2014-2017).

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  6. 6

    I May Destroy You

    Created by Michaela Coel · BBC One, United Kingdom (2020).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  7. 7

    Succession

    Created by Jesse Armstrong · HBO, United States (2018-2023).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  8. 8

    Game of Thrones

    Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss · HBO, United States (2011-2019).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 3

    1
  9. 9

    The Office (UK)

    Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant · BBC Two, United Kingdom (2001-2003).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 3

    1
  10. 10

    The Americans

    Created by Joe Weisberg · FX, United States (2013-2018).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 5

    -1

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