One Tree Hill
2003 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 610 votes
In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Drama TV Shows
Discover popular and highly rated drama TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Teach You a Lesson
2026 · TMDB 9.4/10 · 754 votes
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Potential
2024 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 605 votes
Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scene of the Crime
1970 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 125 votes
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,819 votes
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 381 votes
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Person of Interest
2011 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,105 votes
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
24
2001 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,835 votes
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Horror Story
2011 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 6,114 votes
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
El Señor de los Cielos
2013 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 3,554 votes
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Shop for Killers
2024 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 197 votes
A niece who lost her parents and grew up in the hands of an uncle who runs a shopping mall faces a new truth after her uncle's sudden death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Outlander
2014 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 2,941 votes
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Pitt
2025 · TMDB 8.7/10 · 874 votes
The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ultraman Tiga
1996 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 124 votes
A high-tech squadron protects Earth from evil monsters and aliens with the help of a giant super-being named Ultraman Tiga. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Homeland
2011 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,643 votes
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 761 votes
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Columbo
1971 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 839 votes
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dutton Ranch
2026 · TMDB 9.2/10 · 490 votes
Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, but the promise of building a future far from the ghosts of Yellowstone quickly collides with brutal new realities and a rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Good Wife
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 689 votes
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Death in Paradise
2011 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 333 votes
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.