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For Sale Apr 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM

Underdiscussed prestige TV?

Posted by WillNeighbor

Hey all, I want to open a discussion about some of the more under discussed or lesser known examples of absolutely great TV out there. I feel like I’m running out of stuff to watch. Tried Ozark and the first season was relatively boring (to me) so I’m in search of some good shows. My top 5 for reference (not lesser known) 1. Halt and Catch Fire 2. Dark 3. Game of Thrones 4. The Americans 5. Andor Notable mentions - Breaking Bad/BCS, Justified, The Good Place, The Knick, i could go on but i’ll stop there
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unknownredundancies Apr 21, 2026 +550
HBO's Rome. It's got a pretty big cult following but I think it's generally overshadowed by the success of GOT, which is kind of a spiritual successor
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Smart-Response9881 Apr 21, 2026 +179
Also John Adams. HBO has a lot of great historical shows.
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Electronic-Daikon520 Apr 21, 2026 +53
If you like historical shows, check out TURN: Washington's Spies
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wwj Apr 22, 2026 +20
This is the real answer for this thread. I feel like it was completely under the radar. You have people in here saying The Wire and Barry, which everyone was talking about. No one talks about Turn. I am rewatching it right now and noticed that a few members of the crew and production team are from Star Trek DS9, which makes sense why I enjoy it so much.
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bros402 Apr 21, 2026 +30
yess John Adams was so good
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zephyrtr Apr 21, 2026 +71
Man the way Rome ended is not okay. They were doing so well and then got played off the stage due to budget.
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Hollow_Rant Apr 21, 2026 +39
Rome and Deadwood died so Game of Thrones could thrive.
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HankIsMoody Apr 22, 2026 +26
But Rome and Deadwood were so much better than GoT
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Hollow_Rant Apr 22, 2026 +7
Yeah but they didn't have the reasons that HBO wanted. So instead of two expensive shows, they went with one expensive show that became a juggernaut.
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OperationMobocracy Apr 21, 2026 +33
As I understand it the sets burned down. But there’s also the general problem of “ending” a serial about Rome 400 years before Rome itself fell (in the west).
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labhamster2 Apr 21, 2026 +32
“The show ended because Rome burnt down” is a pretty ironic way to go about it
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sludge_dragon Apr 22, 2026 +11
Yes, the cast and crew of a subsequently-cancelled Netflix production, *The Visigoths*, rampaged through and burned everything. /s
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OperationMobocracy Apr 22, 2026 +4
That would have been even later. The Visigoths fought with Rome against the Huns in 451.
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IncapableKakistocrat Apr 22, 2026 +4
>But there’s also the general problem of “ending” a serial about Rome 400 years before Rome itself fell (in the west). I vaguely recall an interview with one of the creators saying they had a 5 series arc for it with the final season focusing on the rise of the messiah. The Egypt stuff they crammed into season 2 is what they wanted to focus seasons 3 and 4 on more.
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rakuko Apr 21, 2026 +26
Rome and Spartacus are fun to watch one after another
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Smart-Response9881 Apr 21, 2026 +15
Spartacus would technically come first chronologically.
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rakuko Apr 21, 2026 +5
oh yes chronologically, i meant more for just similar vibes and setting. >!Caesar!< is so drastically different, still fun though
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Sensitive_Phrase_631 Apr 21, 2026 +15
Love this show. I wish we had 5 seasons. From my understanding they had to crunch 4 seasons into 1.
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cologneandcigarretes Apr 21, 2026 +14
THIRTEEN!!!!!!!!!
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BroAmongstBros Apr 22, 2026 +12
He was a CONSUL OF ROME!!
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BongWaterRamen Apr 22, 2026 +7
Atiaaaaaaa. Of the house Juliiiiiiiiii
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eldenpotato Apr 22, 2026 +5
True Roman bread for true Romans
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Nekram Apr 21, 2026 +10
It was huge when it came out though, but not as huge as GoT obviously. I'm really surprised it isnt bigger 20 years later.
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tqgibtngo Apr 22, 2026 +6
> HBO's Rome. And I'll give *"I, Claudius"* (1976) an honorable mention. Dated now, but it was prestige TV in its long-ago time. IMDb users' rating: 8.8, not bad for such an old (and old-fashioned) show.
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Thin-Pomelo7962 Apr 21, 2026 +167
The Terror (Season 1)
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itsthe_implication_ Apr 21, 2026 +40
Hell yeah! Jared Harris and Ciaran Hinds are great in that.
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Kathrynlena Apr 22, 2026 +17
I’ll watch anything with Jared Harris.
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bizarrobazaar Apr 22, 2026 +4
Even Morbius?
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marmosetohmarmoset Apr 22, 2026 +4
The type of show that compels me to go into a Wikipedia deep dive. The best type.
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Xralius Apr 22, 2026 +3
For a show about horrible things going wrong on a boat sailing through the arctic, it really makes me want to be on a boat traveling in the arctic.
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RBlomax38 Apr 21, 2026 +319
Patriot Black Sails The Leftovers
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myhydrogendioxide Apr 21, 2026 +98
Patriot is such a gem. I've rewatched it a few times and it keeps on being entertaining. I also finally have my slim joists properly keeled.
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newerdewey Apr 22, 2026 +19
heartbreaking show
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Urbancanid Apr 22, 2026 +13
Yes, the adult children's trauma is hard to watch, and I wish the show had had a chance to explore the relationship with their father.
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timidwildone Apr 22, 2026 +12
It’s pretty good.
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myhydrogendioxide Apr 22, 2026 +6
That's my go to too
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timidwildone Apr 22, 2026 +3
Years later, and my husband and I use it regularly (in the correct tone of voice, of course).
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probably_poopin_1219 Apr 22, 2026 +4
God I just wish once someone would catch the reference when I say "pretty good" in a coarse voice all the time
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ver03255 Apr 22, 2026 +7
It's not just great. It's double great.
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Urbancanid Apr 22, 2026 +7
I love that show so much!!
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Ender914 Apr 21, 2026 +50
Black sails for sure
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bhamgardener Apr 22, 2026 +15
Black sails is perfection. Incredible dialogue, deep characters, fantastic acting, and the compelling message about the evils of the British empire.
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whatwhatisthething Apr 21, 2026 +48
Seconding Patriot. 
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erranttv Apr 21, 2026 +19
I love this show so much. So original. It’s a unicorn like The Great (Hulu), In The Loop, VP (HBO), and Schitts Creek.
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whatwhatisthething Apr 21, 2026 +7
Agreed... there's a few things I don't love about season 2, but overall, its amazing 
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From_Deep_Space Apr 21, 2026 +147
Leftovers is my favorite of all time
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Hot_Porking Apr 21, 2026 +25
You'd think with all the Margaret Qualley hubbub the show would have seen an explosion of popularity since then. But no. The book it's based on is great but very different. It's basically just season one of the show with a different ending to The Guilty Remnants story.
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merlin401 Apr 22, 2026 +13
It’s aggressively not for everyone. Honestly not for most. If you like it you’re in love but most people have a hard time with what it’s offering
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UncleMadness Apr 22, 2026 +4
The subsequent seasons were produced with the original authors input.
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TalkinTrek Apr 21, 2026 +9
"What if no one is there?" "Then you'll come to my house."
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RBlomax38 Apr 21, 2026 +6
I legit cried when he said that and I rarely get emotional. That really brought the show up another level
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AccidentalThief Apr 21, 2026 +19
Love patriot. My top 3 in no order is BCBS, Bojack, Mr Inbetween
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HelloHyde Apr 21, 2026 +25
Blue Cross Blue Shield?
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Joe_Mama Apr 21, 2026 +19
Breaking Call Bad Saul?
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Highcalibur10 Apr 22, 2026 +7
Mr Inbetween is one of the best things on Television
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TalkinTrek Apr 21, 2026 +22
Lowkey hoping DTF St Louis gives Patriot a viewership bump
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JulietPapaOscar Apr 22, 2026 +6
Black sails is outstanding. Even the boring bits are fun to watch
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chase_what_matters Apr 22, 2026 +5
Black Sails is four perfect seasons IMO. Such an awesome show. 
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NotEmmaStone Apr 21, 2026 +15
Leftovers is the most incredible thing I’ve ever watched. I was binging it and ended up staying up all night to finish S2. I was floored.
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Kindarelevanttoo Apr 21, 2026 +5
Does Black Sails fit here as under-discussed though? I haven’t even heard of those other 2, but I feel like Black Sails gets/got quite a bit of hype from pretty much its first season onwards.
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RBlomax38 Apr 21, 2026 +10
I think it just depends where you tend to go online bc most of the people I talk to have never heard of Black Sails. I mean it was on Stars as opposed to HBO and Amazon like the other two lol
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zaminDDH Apr 21, 2026 +4
Yeah, I know like 1 other person that's ever even heard of it.
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BearWrangler Apr 22, 2026 +5
I've seen that 90% of the time Black Sails gets mentioned, it's usually in a "this show did not get the right amount of attention it deserved" type of way. And I'd know cuz I'm a huge culprit of this lol. But irl I've seen that most people either never heard of it or never gave it a look because it was on Starz, tho I managed to convince quite a few to give it a try once it was on Netflix.
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Princessformidable Apr 22, 2026 +4
Black sails is so good it just takes time to get invested in because it has a huge ensemble cast.
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albamarx Apr 21, 2026 +259
Slow Horses
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Parallel-Quality Apr 21, 2026 +49
I can believe how good it is. I thought it would be a show about low intelligence secret agents, so I never bothered watching. And it is… but it’s also a show with very engaging mysteries and intelligent plot lines. The quality hasn’t dipped at all either. I hope they keep it going for many more seasons.
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NatureTrailToHell3D Apr 21, 2026 +25
Well, according to the guy running Slough House in the show, it is full of low intelligence secret agents.
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Darmok47 Apr 22, 2026 +5
Trying to explain things to them is like trying to explain Norway to a dog.
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titaniumdoughnut Apr 21, 2026 +6
Yeah same. If anything S2 actually tightens it up and fixes some of the problems with S1 plot scale, absolutely banger of a second season. Have yet to watch beyond that.
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croglobster Apr 21, 2026 +19
Seconded, Slow Horses is awesome. I’m reading the books now and they’re also incredible! I think Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb is unironically one of the best fictional characters ever put to screen
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tadayou Apr 21, 2026 +44
Interview with the Vampire! It's an absolutely mesmerizing show and such a brilliant adaptation of Anne Rice's novels (with a few good changes). And the two lead actors, Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid, are stealing every scene they are in.  It also feels like the series tops almost every list of underrated TV shows for the past few years. The first two seasons cover the first book. The third season comes out this summer and adapts the second book, The Vampire Lestat (with the series changing its name alongside that). 
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Vikkio92 Apr 22, 2026 +4
Sam Reid’s performance as Lestat is legendary in this!
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cavemanbandit Apr 21, 2026 +203
Have you seen Deadwood? If you liked Justified its worth checking out
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nobot4321 Apr 21, 2026 +74
It’s not like it’s obscure or something, but considering it’s really one of the best shows of all time, it doesn’t get discussed nearly enough.
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MomThinksImHandsome Apr 21, 2026 +11
Some of that is how long ago it came out. Prestige TV was still pretty uncommon and definitely not available to casually stream. Most people just missed it and with so much coming out these days you just aren't going to hear much about a show from 20 years ago
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brainlightning Apr 21, 2026 +69
For my money, Ian McShane as Al Swearengen is the greatest television performance of all time. Magnus opus work from one of the greats.
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Cervical_Plumber Apr 21, 2026 +30
Such a good take. Maybe my favorite goddamn character of all time. He's objectively evil and violent, but you can't help but like him. The way Ian McShane plays him is incredible.
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caligaris_cabinet Apr 22, 2026 +8
Honestly one of the best villain protagonists. Tony Soprano is often cited as the best but Swearangen might be better. Like you said objectively evil and violent but he has a noble goal to bring civilization to his corner of the world. His goals are bigger than himself and I find that more interesting than Tony.
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ShortyBoyds Apr 22, 2026 +8
Swearengen has considerably more depth, and is self aware of his trauma and insecurities, as opposed to Tony who is completely blind to his narcissism. Hes one of the best characters of all time.
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TheFakeMichael Apr 21, 2026 +14
Cocksucker.
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planeloise Apr 21, 2026 +20
I have never seen a show with more beautiful language. Dialogue is 10/10 
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mistersmith22 Apr 22, 2026 +7
It's simultaneously Shakespeare 2.0 and an almost comedic approach to the use of profanity, using modern words instead of what the people of Deadwood would have actually said...but the irony is what passed for profanity then would be comical to us now, so, for all their commitment to the sets, costuming, etc. being so accurate, they *had* to change history to make it land with modern audiences.
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erranttv Apr 21, 2026 +5
It’s operatic!
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justthistwicenomore Apr 21, 2026 +61
Oz.  Six Feet under was a big deal, but not as talked about now. Similar to deadwood.
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yeahhhhhboiii Apr 22, 2026 +20
David and Keith actually watch Oz on screen in one of the first episodes of Six Feet Under lol. Both great shows.
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I_am_not_JohnLeClair Apr 22, 2026 +5
Whenever I see JK Simmons, even in the Farmers Insurance commercials, I can only see Vern Schillinger sodomizing Tobias Beecher
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cathbadh Apr 22, 2026 +4
Oz deserves so much attention. It came out before Sopranos and The Wire. It really kicked off the golden age of HBO dominance in dramas.
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Schiavona77 Apr 22, 2026 +10
Maybe it’s been too long, but I couldn’t finish Oz. It was just too fucked up in too many ways, it always felt to me like it was the prestige TV show that took it too far and showed everyone else (Sopranos) where the line actually was.
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justthistwicenomore Apr 22, 2026 +13
I think that's a very fair critique, especially in the later seasons it hit a level of over the top that left it feeling much less grounded and approachable. But it also had some incredible performances and arcs that---especially at the time---were unlike anything else on TV.
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Pappy_Jr Apr 21, 2026 +137
Mr. Robot Hannibal Legion
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Blynasty Apr 21, 2026 +38
Legion seems like a perfect love it or hate it. I couldn’t get enough. I like when Noah gets trippy and far out there.
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HLOFRND Apr 21, 2026 +54
Mr. Robot is perfection.
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MattIsLame Apr 22, 2026 +23
hello friend.
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HLOFRND Apr 22, 2026 +9
Hello, Friend? That’s lame. 😉
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Elvis_Lazerbeam Apr 22, 2026 +7
Mr Robot came out 11 years ago, and its message of being wary of techbro corporations with their fingers in politics only seems more relevant as time goes by.
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MattIsLame Apr 22, 2026 +8
yo I just posted Mr Robot and Legion. two of the best and most overlooked modern shows. see how i didn't say "underrated" because they were both critically acclaimed, just slowly fading into obscurity
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NEHHNAHH Apr 21, 2026 +13
Robot and legion are two of my favorites....I tried Hannibal twice hugh dancy just doesn't hit for me i don't think hes a good actor
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101_210 Apr 21, 2026 +17
Hannibal is carried by Mads Micklesen tho. 
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MattIsLame Apr 22, 2026 +7
just look up the sex scene they made for a network television show. one of the most creative and psychedelic interpretations ever filmed.
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WillNeighbor Apr 22, 2026 +5
seen mr robot and hannibal but couldn’t really enjoy legion for some reason.
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skeletor69420 Apr 22, 2026 +3
seconding mr robot. that show is perfect
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tradinghands Apr 21, 2026 +101
Station Eleven! Miniseries on HBO, wildly under discussed I think because of the timing. It came out 2021, and takes place post a massive airborne disease that wipes out most of the population. The first episode is the play by play of the outbreak and it was tough to sit through at the time but the whole thing is just incredible and moving and heartbreaking and beautiful.
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CHERNO-B1LL Apr 22, 2026 +8
Yes. Also tales from the Loop.
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1003mistakes Apr 22, 2026 +7
I was going to recommend this one. One of the best shows I’ve seen and the main actress from Halt and Catch Fire is in it. 
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Monkeypupper Apr 22, 2026 +5
Station Eleven is AMAZING!
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kobebanks Apr 21, 2026 +79
Interview with the Vampire is unreal.
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GodAwfulFunk Apr 21, 2026 +31
It's this. Everybody else is talking about Emmy nominated shows. The fact the leads haven't gotten noms for this show is insane.
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jadingg Apr 21, 2026 +6
Well AMC doesn't seem to believe in it's ability to win for whatever reason, they apparently pushed season 3's release date back 2 months so it wouldn't qualify for this year's Emmys in favour of one of their new shows that they seem to believe has a better shot. And of course season 2 missed the 2024 Emmys cutoffs by one episode/week, so it seems like they just don't have faith in it's ability to win awards, despite the rave reviews from critics.
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dtudeski Apr 21, 2026 +10
The best show currently going, for me.
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2347564 Apr 21, 2026 +7
YES, so excited for the new season.
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dunedog Apr 21, 2026 +106
I'd recommend The Expanse and the anime version of Cowboy Bebop
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fuck_shit_piss_etc Apr 22, 2026 +20
> the anime version of Cowboy Bebop you mean "Cowboy Bebop"?
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africanlivedit Apr 21, 2026 +15
Hate that the final season of Expanse was rushed. Some of the best sci-fi ever.
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nightpop Apr 21, 2026 +18
The Expanse is great after season 1. Season 1 is tough.
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yassome Apr 22, 2026 +9
Agreed but man, if you power through, the reward is absolutely worth it.
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TalkinTrek Apr 21, 2026 +7
It's structured strangely where the season climaxes rarely match book climaxes.
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UltimateKaiser Apr 21, 2026 +9
Emphasis on the ANIME version
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Onefortheteem Apr 21, 2026 +21
Black sails, fargo
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StuffonBookshelfs Apr 21, 2026 +53
Patriot
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ImGonnaImagineSummit Apr 22, 2026 +8
Has a terrible name for such a great show. I get the context but does nothing to grab the interest of prospective viewers.
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AmbulanceChaser12 Apr 22, 2026 +9
“Finally! A TV show for me!” -Guy wearing a MAGA hat
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Permabad Apr 21, 2026 +100
Both Halt and Catch Fire and The Leftovers are masterclasses in television that people don't discuss enough. I also think the one season of Watchmen was perfect from start to finish, and you really don't see anyone still talking about it.
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ZENFatherBardock Apr 21, 2026 +22
Literally just watched Watchmen because I love what I’ve seen from Lindelof and it was so great.
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OlDirtyPaule Apr 21, 2026 +15
Agree with all three. Leftovers and Watchmen both showed that Lindelof is so much more than what Lost was. Probably one of the best 2 series anyone did in a row?
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Philip_Marlowe Apr 21, 2026 +11
For two in a row, I've gotta go with Vince Gilligan. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is hard to beat.
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thestartinglineups Apr 21, 2026 +88
I feel like the Watchmen miniseries was excellent but has been forgotten. 
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RobotTinkerbellCake Apr 22, 2026 +28
I credit this show for educating me on the Tulsa Massacre
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kilkenny99 Apr 21, 2026 +11
Watchmen & Chernobyl (definitely not forgotten) came out the same year. I don't remember how close to each other they aired, but I had them recorded & watched them a bit later back-to-back. What a 1-2 punch.
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peacefinder Apr 21, 2026 +22
It was a good follow-up to the comic continuity. They found a few loose threads in the original, pulled them gently, and wove them into a new story. Very clever.
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Gofunkiertti Apr 22, 2026 +9
Yeah Watchman is stunning in how it actually improved the original story to me by adding in a new context for me. It almost perfectly s**** into the original story whilst the racial themes massively improve some context missing from the original story. Watchmen is fantastic but it mostly sidesteps the obvious racial undertones that exist in a lot of early superhero stories. Honestly the only thing that didn't work was Jeremy Irons as Ozymandias. Something about his performance felt off to me.
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HoldsworthMedia Apr 21, 2026 +39
Mr. In Between
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flippenzee Apr 21, 2026 +10
I just rewatched this. One of the great TV lead characters, such a dark gem of a show.
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mistersmith22 Apr 22, 2026 +3
I almost said he same but thought it would be too under the radar for American viewers. I guess it ran on some Fox channel though right...FX? If that's the case, is it on Hulu? I don't use that app so I can't check...but if it is, I can make my dad watch it there instead of trying for the 93rd time to get him on my Plex, lol.
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WillNeighbor Apr 22, 2026 +4
seen and enjoyed
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No_Development3496 Apr 21, 2026 +61
Boardwalk Empire (Overlooked Gem) The Americans Black Sails Deadwood Rome Carnivale Big Love
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dmkuhar Apr 21, 2026 +16
Couldn’t agree more about Carnivale. Show was amazing, and it’s a shame we never got to see the showrunner’s full vision for it.
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Lovehat Apr 22, 2026 +5
I loved boardwalk empire.
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ChardeeMacdennis679 Apr 21, 2026 +15
David Simon's stuff on HBO. Most people know The Wire and Generation Kill, but everything he makes is fantastic. We Own This City, The Deuce, Show Me A Hero, The Plot Against America, Treme.
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2347564 Apr 21, 2026 +13
Pachinko!
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WillNeighbor Apr 22, 2026 +5
i would like to watch after reading the book so i’m holding off
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TomBirkenstock Apr 21, 2026 +31
Enlightened and Rectify are the two that are superb, but I almost never see mentioned.
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touchmymind Apr 21, 2026 +18
Rectify is amazing, I need to check out Enlightened though
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Barry_Mundy Apr 21, 2026 +18
I second this. Rectify is still the show that has emotionally affected me the most, of everything I've watched. A great, great show. Yes, I need to watch Enlightened as well.
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Victim_Of_Fate Apr 21, 2026 +8
100% agree. Two genuinely top-drawer series that relatively few people have seen.
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highlander80 Apr 21, 2026 +13
Carnivale
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mostreliablebottle Apr 21, 2026 +26
The Knick
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Silk_tree Apr 21, 2026 +23
Black Sails!
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chef_boyardeez-nutz Apr 21, 2026 +25
The Deuce for sure.
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ShanklyGates_2022 Apr 21, 2026 +10
If Black Sails were the exact same show scene for scene and word for word, but aired on HBO instead, it would be heralded alongside early GoT, Sopranos, Oz, and etc as one of the greatest shows of all time. And guys like Luke Arnold, Toby Stephens, and Zack McGowen would be household names with much larger resumes in the time since. It is a genuinely fantastic show and as good as anything else in its genre or any other ‘prestige’ shows, imo.
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YakNecessary9533 Apr 21, 2026 +34
Orphan Black - a masterclass in acting by Tatiana Maslany.
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Smart-Response9881 Apr 21, 2026 +31
Half of Apple+ content.
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noblehoax Apr 21, 2026 +8
Sugar was great. A second season is coming out soon. Also MurderBot was awesome and they have another season of that in the works.
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General-Zombie5075 Apr 21, 2026 +26
They made good TV before 2010. Don't be afraid. The 90s/00s won't bite. Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Rome, Oz, Battlestar Galactica! Go even earlier! Twin Peaks! Northern Exposure! The Larry Sanders Show! Homicide: Life on the Street! Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
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From_Deep_Space Apr 21, 2026 +10
Rectified
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horsewitnoname Apr 21, 2026 +37
Barry. Had never heard of it until I randomly stumbled across it.  Award winning show that isn’t talked about much. Now it’s one of my top 5 shows
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bailtail Apr 21, 2026 +32
I feel like Barry was talked about a TON when it was active.
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SteegP Apr 21, 2026 +16
Counterpart and Black Sails
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fepord Apr 21, 2026 +30
What we do in the shadows
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byebybuy Apr 21, 2026 +7
Creeeeeepy paperrrr
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Princessformidable Apr 22, 2026 +5
Ok it's my favorite show of all time but I don't think it's prestige.
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jekelish3 Apr 21, 2026 +20
The Wire is simultaneously the best and most under-seen prestige TV show ever for me. I think it’s the greatest show ever, I know it gets talked about a lot, but it feels like comparatively few people seem to have actually watched it (next to Breaking Bad, Sopranos, etc).
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Turbulent_Tale6497 Apr 21, 2026 +25
Halt and Catch Fire is criminally underrated. Lee Pace's Joe MacMillan could very easily be a top 10 TV character of all time
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homarjr Apr 21, 2026 +38
If you like The Americans then I also suggest The Diplomat. Keri Russell all day.
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nobot4321 Apr 21, 2026 +39
People should watch The Diplomat as fun pulp but it’s definitely a step down from the Americans.
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makitadisp Apr 21, 2026 +17
It was enjoyable but so frustrating because it felt like no one involved in making the show had any idea what an ambassador actually does!
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kakallas Apr 22, 2026 +4
And they keep stepping down a season at a time. 
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rakuko Apr 21, 2026 +9
Diplomat is fun but shes kinda a mess lol
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Adicol Apr 21, 2026 +6
Fellow Travelers.
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Brianr282 Apr 21, 2026 +7
The Leftovers and Spartacus. Underseen and severely underrated.
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Dubelj Apr 21, 2026 +7
Wilfred. I don't know anyone who has seen it.
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LaxSagacity Apr 21, 2026 +6
Counterpart
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catnapspirit Apr 21, 2026 +6
A few I haven't seen mentioned yet: * The OA * The Outsider * Mrs Davis * The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance * Let the Right One In * Chapelwaite
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root_fifth_octave Apr 21, 2026 +37
The Newsroom?
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WarpedCore Apr 21, 2026 +4
Yes! Loved it. Still holds for re-watches even if the topics are a little dated.
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herbuck Apr 21, 2026 +13
Underdiscussed where? Because this exact list of shows is like 90% of lists on r/television and so are most of the shows listed in these comments.
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DerkERRJobs Apr 22, 2026 +11
Yea I was expecting to find hidden gems. But people are just upvoting the most popular and ruining the point of the thread
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mckatli Apr 21, 2026 +8
The Wire! One of the original prestige shows
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nicsaweiner Apr 21, 2026 +10
Devs. One of the greatest single season sci fi stories I have ever seen. Starring Nick offerman.
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NDRob Apr 21, 2026 +5
Manhattan was a good watch and almost completely forgotten.
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Sensitive_Phrase_631 Apr 21, 2026 +6
Boardwalk Empire. Richard Harrow is one of my all-time favorite television characters.
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heliostraveler Apr 21, 2026 +5
The Night Manager S1 for sure. And The back half of S2. 
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octopiLa Apr 21, 2026 +8
1. Deadwood 2. Treme
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Kathrynlena Apr 22, 2026 +5
Treme is incredible.
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fgit_2015 Apr 22, 2026 +5
I just watched Treme this year before Mardi Gras. Absolutely loved it.
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cosmatic Apr 21, 2026 +10
Hacks is great
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thegracchiwereright Apr 21, 2026 +7
You’re the Worst
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minnaow Apr 21, 2026 +7
Legion was truly incredible. Three seasons but they are brilliant. Written by the same guy behind Fargo and Alien: Earth
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SModfan Apr 21, 2026 +7
One I feel like I rarely see talked about is Bates Motel. It’s got a few quirks, but it’s a great show I’d put up there in the prestige TV category
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Johnnadawearsglasses Apr 21, 2026 +8
The Night of (one season miniseries) Mr Inbetween The Leftovers Sharp Obiects I also think The Shield is an all timer on par with the best, and is lesser watched because of its age
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es254 Apr 21, 2026 +7
Counterpart Patriot
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Same_Entry_2261 Apr 21, 2026 +6
Homeland
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itsthe_implication_ Apr 21, 2026 +4
I enjoyed Man in the High Castle
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resident_weirdo Apr 21, 2026 +3
Huff. Only lasted two seasons but was one of my favorite shows while it was on.
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DevicePleasant1160 Apr 21, 2026 +3
Spooks It's a UK MI5 show, it's gritty. First few seasons are good, then it gets great.  Was before it's time in terms of removing plot armour from major characters and key cast members.  You're like, "oh I wonder how they good guy will get out of this one, looks like the bad guys got him. Oh the bad guy killed him exactly how a competent bad guy would." 
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usable_dinosaur Apr 21, 2026 +3
Mr inbetween, angel
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Please_HMU Apr 21, 2026 +3
Devs The Leftovers Sharp Objects Godless We Own This City Shogun
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Scoopie Apr 21, 2026 +3
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Foundation Silo For all Mankind
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ubercue Apr 22, 2026 +3
Station Eleven
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michaelbchnn24 Apr 22, 2026 +3
Rectify.
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Princessformidable Apr 22, 2026 +3
The last kingdom. It's a slow burn as they solidify the cast.
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