20 Greatest Television Dramatic Series
From Jr.'s schemes to President Bartlett's decisons to Brother Justin's evil designs for armageddon..these is some of the most powerful drama to be found on television over the last 4 decades.
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- CreatorDavid JacobsStarsLarry HagmanKen KerchevalPatrick DuffyJ.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.Larry Hagman,Barbara Bel Geddes,Patrick Duffy,Linda Gray,Ken Kercheval,Jim Davis,Howard Keel,Steve Kanaly, Victoria Principal,Mary Crosby,Susan Howard,Dennis Patrick,William Smithers and David Wayne.
- CreatorDaniel KnaufStarsMichael J. AndersonAdrienne BarbeauClancy BrownDuring 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.Clancey Brown,Michael J. Anderson,Nick Stahl,Amy Madigan,Adrienne Barbeau,Patrick Bauchau, Carla Gallo,Clea Duvall,Ralph Waite.
- CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiStarsMira FurlanRichard BiggsStephen FurstIn the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.Michael O'Hare,Bruce Boxlietner,Andreas Katsulas,Peter Jurasik,Mira Furlan,Patricia Tallman,Cludia Christian,Andrea Thompson,Jason Carter,Bill Mumy, Stephen Furst, and Walter Koenig.
- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA 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.Jon Hamm,John Slattery,January Jones,Robert Morse,Jared Harris,Christina Hendricks,Vincent Karthieser,Elisabeth Moss,Jessica Pare' .
- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.James Gandolfini,Edie Falco,Nancy Marchand,Tony Srrico,Steve Van Zandt,Frank Vincent,Michael Imperioli,Lorraine Bracco,Jerry Adler,Jaime Lynn Sigler,Vincent Curatola,Vincent Pastore,John Ventimiglia.
- CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony BrophyEpic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.Johnathan Rhys-Meyers,Sam Neill,Jeremy Northam,Henry Cavill,Natalie Dormer,Maria-Doyle-Kennedy,Joley Richardson,Nick Dunning,James Frain,Peter O'Toole,Max Von Sydow, Colm Wilkinson,Callum Blue.Henry Cavill,Joss Stone,Henry Czerny.
- CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMartin SheenRob LoweAllison JanneyInside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJon WalmsleyMary Beth McDonoughEric ScottThe life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.
- CreatorNeil JordanStarsJeremy IronsFrançois ArnaudHolliday GraingerIn the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
- CreatorDick WolfRick EidStarsJerry OrbachJesse L. MartinDennis FarinaNew York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyJohn MasiusStarsEd Begley Jr.Howie MandelDavid MorseThe lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.William Daniels,Norman Lloyd,Ed Flanders,David Birney,Stephen Furst,Bonnie Bartlett,Howie Mandell,David Morse.
- CreatorJeffrey Grant RiceStarsDarren McGavinSimon OaklandJack GrinnageCarl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.Darren McGavin,Simon Oakland.
- CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly ParkerA show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
- CreatorRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsPeter FalkMike LallyJohn FinneganLos Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
- CreatorDavid JacobsStarsMichele LeeTed ShackelfordJoan Van ArkThe residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.Michelle Lee,Ted Shackleford,Don Murray,John Pleshette,Constance McCashin,Joan Van Ark,Julie Harris,Kim Lankford,Donna Mills,William Devane.
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsDick Van PattenLani O'GradyConnie NeedhamThis comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonLou ShawStarsJack KlugmanJohn S. RaginRobert ItoThe cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.Jack Klugman,Gary Walberg,Robert Ito.
- CreatorMeredith StiehmStarsKathryn MorrisDanny PinoJohn FinnThe Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases," older crimes that have never been solved.Kathryn Morris,John Finn,Jeremy Ratchford,Danny Pino,Thom Barry, Tracie Thoms.
- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJane WymanLorenzo LamasChao Li ChiSet in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.Jane Wyman,Robert Foxworth,Susan Sullivan,David Selby,Mel Ferrer,Lorenzo Lamas,Ana Alicia,Abby Dalton,Paul Freeman,Lana Turner,Eddie Albert,Rod Taylor,Cliff Robertson, Celeste Holm,Laura Johnson.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.