The BBC publishes the 21st Century 100 Drama Series List, which is selected by 206 critics, academics and industry figures from 43 countries for dramas that premiered after 1 January 2000. The top ten on the list are: "Line of Fire", "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad", "London Life", "Game of Thrones", "I Can Destroy You", "Watch over the World", "American Spy Dream", "Office Laughing Cloud", "Battle of Succession".
1
The Wire (June 2, 2002) 8.4
Actor: Dominic West
It's a black drama series that portrays the Baltimore drug cartel battling the police, and Time magazine named it the top ten TV series of 2006.
2
Mad Men (July 19, 2007) 8.6
Director: Matthew Wiener
Cast: Joe Hamm
Set in New York in the 1960s, the story boldly depicts the brutal commercial rivalry of the Golden Age of the American advertising industry. The male protagonist is a typical American man, strong at work, but also lost in family, lover and self.
3
Breaking Bad (January 20, 2008) 8.9
Director: Michelle McLaren
Actor: Brian Cranston
What is a home storm? What is a midlife crisis? Take a look at Walter Hartville White at a glance. The life of Walter Hartwell White, a high school chemistry teacher with a small income, was originally stretched, and it was expected that the recent house leak was in the rain overnight, the wife was pregnant again, the disabled and mildly mentally handicapped son also needed a large amount of expenditure, and he had just been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, and what unfortunate things were called to him. Walter Hartville White decided to take the risk, using his knowledge to develop drugs and then produce and sell them himself. White, who had already entered a desperate situation, now walked into the abyss of sin, will his life be improved? Can his relatives understand him? This little person who is not valued in life and work, this time to make a big mistake, is there any way back?
4
Life in London Fleabag (21 July 2016)
Director: Harry Bradbial
Actor: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The play is about a young girl who has just met an unfortunate situation and tries to start her life again in London...
5
Game of Thrones (April 17, 2011) 9.1
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Kit Harrington
Set in Westeros, a fictional continent, the story follows Eddard Star, the lord of the Stark family of the King of the North, who is invited by the king to enter parliament and become the king's right hand, a series of love-hate events that follow the prime minister.
6
I May Destroy You (June 7, 2020)
Director: Sam Miller
Cast: Mikaela Cole
7
The Leftovers (June 29, 2014)
Director: Mimi Ryder
Actor: Justin Theroux
The story takes place on Earth, where people who make up 2% of the earth's total population suddenly and mysteriously disappear. They came from different ages, identities, and religious backgrounds, and came to be known as "Sudden Departures," leaving "The Leftovers" wondering what had happened. Does this "abandonment" mean a kind of atonement? The pain of the soul torments everyone, and people react very differently: some people fall into depression, some people become frightened birds and can't relax, some people turn a blind eye to everything that happens around them, and some people form cults and mutual aid groups...
8
The Americans (January 30, 2013)
Director: Adam Akin
Cast: Kelly Russell
The drama is based on the 2010 Exposure of the Russian Spy Network, and the creator himself served as a CIA agent from 1990 to 1994. During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, shortly after Reagan was elected president of the United States, a pair of former Soviet KGB spies were ordered by their superiors to lurk in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., to collect military and political intelligence. Disguised as an American-style family — husband Philip and wife Elizabeth, live with Paige, a 13-year-old daughter of a pair of children who don't know their own lives, and a 10-year-old son, Henry. FBI agent Stan (Noah Emmerich) disguises himself as a civilian and moves next door to investigate him. At the same time, their relationship has become more intimate and sincere over time, but the escalation of the Cold War and the attention and surveillance maintained by espionage organizations have also tested the emotions between them. More critically, Phillip is increasingly adapting to American values and ways of thinking about life.
9
The Office (July 9, 2001)
Director: Ricky Gervais
Actor: Ricky Gervais
10
The Battle of Succession(June 3, 2018)
Director: Mark Miró
Actor: Brian Cox
The show revolves around the family scandals of the international media magnate Roy, in which Logan Roy and his four children control one of the world's largest media groups, and his elderly father (Brian Cox) begins to quit the company, while his children ponder how to seize the opportunity to inherit the empire.