The most expensive TV series ever, per episode
The top 3 according to 39 votes from people: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (season 2) · Stranger Things (season 5) · Citadel. (Updated Jul 13, 2026.)
The Rings of Power at almost $58 million an episode, then Citadel, the final season of Stranger Things and a long run of Marvel shows for Disney+: the series that went over $20 million per episode, according to the trade-press figures compiled by Wikipedia.
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Top 22
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1
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (season 2)
Year: 2024. Estimated cost per episode: $57.275 million.
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2
Stranger Things (season 5)
Year: 2025. Estimated cost per episode: $50 million.
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3
Citadel
Year: 2023. Estimated cost per episode: $50 million.
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4
Secret Invasion
Year: 2023. Estimated cost per episode: $35.3 million.
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5
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Year: 2021. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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6
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (season 1)
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $58 million.
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7
Stranger Things (season 4)
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $30 million.
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8
WandaVision
Year: 2021. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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9
Loki (season 1)
Year: 2021. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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10
The Acolyte
Year: 2024. Estimated cost per episode: $22.5 million.
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11
Loki (season 2)
Year: 2023. Estimated cost per episode: $29.5 million.
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12
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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1923
Year: 2022–2025. Estimated cost per episode: $22 million.
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14
House of the Dragon
Year: 2022–2024. Estimated cost per episode: $20 million.
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15
3 Body Problem
Year: 2024. Estimated cost per episode: $20 million.
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16
Andor (season 2)
Year: 2025. Estimated cost per episode: $24.2 million.
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17
The Pacific
Year: 2010. Estimated cost per episode: $20 million.
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18
Hawkeye
Year: 2021. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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19
Ms. Marvel
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $25 million.
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20
Moon Knight
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $24 million.
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21
Severance (season 2)
Year: 2025. Estimated cost per episode: $20 million.
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22
Andor (season 1)
Year: 2022. Estimated cost per episode: $20 million.
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