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The best dramas to stream right now
Right now the best dramas and drama series in the United States are Breaking Bad (2008), House (2004) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Breaking Bad2008
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 9.0
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live.
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Netflix2. House2004
Series · 8 seasonsDrama★ 8.6
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet.
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Netflix5. Chernobyl2019
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.7
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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HBO Max6. Sherlock2010
Series · 4 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.5
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
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7. The Mentalist2008
Series · 7 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.4
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Hulu9. The Vampire Diaries2009
Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
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Peacock10. INVINCIBLE2021
Series · 5 seasonsAnimation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.
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Amazon MX Player (free)11. The Sopranos1999
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
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HBO Max12. Supernatural2005
Series · 15 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers.
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Prime VideoPeacock13. Anne with an E2017
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Family★ 8.7
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world.
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Netflix15. Teach You a Lesson2026
Series · 1 seasonAction & Adventure, Drama, Comedy★ 9.4
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.
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Netflix16. MobLand2025
Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.6
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
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Spectrum On Demand17. Criminal Minds2005
Series · 19 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.3
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
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Series · 1 seasonDrama, War & Politics★ 8.6
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war.
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HBO Max21. True Detective2014
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 8.3
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
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HBO Max22. The Wire2002
Series · 5 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.6
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions…
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HBO Max27. Vikings2013
Series · 6 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics★ 8.1
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes.
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Netflix28. Off Campus2026
Series · 2 seasonsDrama★ 8.8
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
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Prime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)29. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Series · 28 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
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Questions
- What are the best dramas and drama series right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Breaking Bad (2008), rated 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB, then House and The Shawshank Redemption.
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- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
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