Best HBO Drama Shows

The Sopranos, The Wire, Succession, Chernobyl. These are the best HBO drama TV shows of all time. Here are others Top HBO and HBO Max original drama TV shows. This list is constantly updated as HBO or Max produces more drama TV Shows.

#	Name	Year	Genre	Country	IMDb
1	Chernobyl	2019	Drama	USA	93%
	A dramatization of 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.	Trailer	Watch
2	The Sopranos	1999	Drama	USA	92%
	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. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.	Trailer	Watch
3	Succession	2018	Drama	USA	88%
	The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.	Trailer	Watch
4	Six Feet Under	2001	Drama	USA	87%
	A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside.	Trailer	Watch
5	Shadows	2014	Drama	Romania	87%
	Relu is a family man. He has two children, a wife and a double life. Seen through the eyes of his family, Relu Oncescu appears to be an ordinary taxi driver. No one suspects that Relu works as a collector for Capitanu', a local mobster. Neither of the two worlds (his family and the mafia) knows of the other's existence. Relu manages to keep everything under control, but not for long. After accidentally killing a man, he tries to get out of the underworld, but he can't find his way back. Day by day, the secrets he keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface, one by one.	Trailer	Watch
6	Golden Life	2015	Drama	Hungary	87%
	Shamed by his father's dying words, con man Attila Miklosi tries to go straight but eventually succumbs to pressure from his demanding wife Janka and his boss, Endre Hollos, and returns to his life of crime. When his son tries to follow him into the criminal underworld, Attila questions if he will be able to shield the boy.	Trailer	Watch
7	Oz	1997	Drama	USA	87%
	The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorizes their mutual enemies.	Trailer	Watch
8	Veneno	2020	Drama	Spain	87%
	Spanish limited drama series, based on a memoir written by Valeria Vegas and created by Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, this bio-pic set in the 90’s, tells the story of the life and death of Spanish transsexual singer and television personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, better known by the nickname "La Veneno."	Trailer	Watch
9	The Newsroom	2012	Drama	USA	86%
	A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.	Trailer	Watch
10	Boardwalk Empire	2010	Drama	USA	86%
	Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky's lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure. Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter adapted the show from Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, a book by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson.	Trailer	Watch
11	My Brilliant Friend	2018	Drama	Italy	86%
	When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.	Trailer	Watch
12	Entourage	2004	Drama	USA	84%
	Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.	Trailer	Watch
13	Big Little Lies	2017	Drama	USA	84%
	Subversive, darkly comedic drama BIG LITTLE LIES tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.	Trailer	Watch
14	Warrior	2019	Drama	USA	84%
	A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.	Trailer	Watch
15	Treme	2010	Drama	USA	83%
	Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.	Trailer	Watch
16	In Treatment	2008	Drama	USA	83%
	Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.	Trailer	Watch
17	Olive Kitteridge	2014	Drama	USA	83%
	A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.	Trailer	Watch
18	The Young Pope	2016	Drama	Italy	83%
	Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.	Trailer	Watch
19	Euphoria	2019	Drama	USA	83%
	A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.	Trailer	Watch
20	Years and Years	2019	Drama	United Kingdom	83%
	As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.	Trailer
21	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty	2022	Drama	USA	83%
	A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.	Trailer	Watch
22	Sr. Ávila	2013	Drama	Mexico	82%
	A family man experiences the tremendous burden of leading a double life as a professional hitman.	Trailer	Watch
23	Capadocia	2008	Drama	Mexico	82%
	Capadocia is a Mexican HBO Latin America television series. It started on March 2, 2008 and its second season was planned for 2010.	Trailer	Watch
24	Patria	2020	Drama	Spain	82%
	A look at the impact of Spain’s Basque conflict on ordinary people on both sides, such as the widow of a man killed by the ETA who returns to her home village after the 2011 ceasefire between the separatist group and the Spanish government, and her former intimate friend, the mother of a jailed terrorist.	Trailer	Watch
25	The Deuce	2017	Drama	USA	81%
	The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.	Trailer	Watch
26	Angels in America	2003	Drama	USA	81%
	Set in 1985, the film has at its core the story of two couples whose relationships dissolve amidst the backdrop of Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.	Trailer	Watch
27	I Know This Much Is True	2020	Drama	USA	81%
	The parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.	Trailer	Watch
28	The New Pope	2020	Drama	Italy	81%
	As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”	Trailer	Watch
29	I May Destroy You	2020	Drama	United Kingdom	81%
	Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella, a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.	Trailer	Watch
30	Scenes from a Marriage	2021	Drama	USA	81%
	A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind a contemporary American couple, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partnerships.	Trailer	Watch
31	Preamar	2012	Drama	Brazil	80%
	Preamar is an original series created for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America. The series was produced by HBO's local partner, Pindorama Filmes. It first aired on May 6, 2012, being broadcast on Sundays at 9 O'clock pm. The plot of the series explores the environment of the informal trade that exists on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, which, according to series production, generates about $ 7 billion per year.	Trailer
32	El Negocio	2013	Drama	Brazil	80%
	Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.	Trailer	Watch
33	The Gilded Age	2022	Drama	USA	80%
	It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.	Trailer	Watch
34	Sons of Carnaval	2006	Drama	Brazil	79%
	Anesio Gebara is well known in Rio de Janeiro: he owns a samba school and he bankrolls an illegal lottery. This drama series follows this man--who is seen throughout the city as a mob boss and probable drug trafficker--his family and his complicated relationship with his sons.	Trailer
35	Show Me a Hero	2015	Drama	USA	79%
	Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.	Trailer	Watch
36	The Sleepers	2019	Drama	Czech Republic	79%
	In this spy thriller, Marie and her husband Victor return from exile to Czechoslovakia on the cusp of the Velvet Revolution — but when the couple gets in a car accident, Marie wakes up from a coma to find her husband mysteriously gone.	Trailer
37	Our Boys	2019	Drama	Israel	79%
	Three Jewish teenagers are kidnapped and murdered by Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, leading to the retaliatory killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir and a conflict that forever changes the lives of Jews and Arabs alike.	Trailer	Watch
38	Burning Bush	2013	Drama	Czech Republic	78%
	Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.	Trailer	Watch
39	Vinyl	2016	Drama	USA	78%
	Set in 1970s New York, Vinyl is a ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop. The show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path.	Trailer
40	Blinded by the Lights	2018	Drama	Poland	78%
	An eight-episode story charting seven days from the life of a cocaine dealer whose perfectly organized life begins to sink into chaos while he is forced to make the most important choices in his life.	Trailer	Watch
41	Big Love	2006	Drama	USA	77%
	The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.	Trailer	Watch
42	Mildred Pierce	2011	Drama	USA	76%
	Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.	Trailer	Watch
43	House of Saddam	2008	Drama	United Kingdom	75%
	The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.	Trailer	Watch
44	Beartown	2020	Drama	Sweden	75%
	Hockey is the last beacon of hope for the citizens of Björnstad, so when its junior hockey team makes the national semifinal, the burden of the entire town’s dreams weigh heavily on the shoulders of its teenage superstars. However, the day of the semi-final is also the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatised and the town in turmoil.	Trailer
45	The Sympathizer	2024	Drama	USA	75%
	An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.	Trailer
46	Girls	2012	Drama	USA	74%
	The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.	Trailer	Watch
47	Luck	2012	Drama	USA	74%
	A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.	Trailer	Watch
48	The Undoing	2020	Drama	USA	74%
	Grace Fraser is a successful therapist on the brink of publishing her first book with a devoted husband and young son who attends an elite private school in New York City. Weeks before her book is published, a chasm opens in her life: a violent death, a missing husband, and, in the place of a man Grace thought she knew, only a chain of terrible revelations.	Trailer	Watch
49	Tell Me You Love Me	2007	Drama	USA	73%
	Tell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and on The Movie Network on September 9, 2007. The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as Sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The series was picked up by HBO for a second season in October 2007, but was ultimately canceled in July 2008 when Mort said she and the network "were unable to find the direction of the show for the second season".	Trailer	Watch
50	The Plot Against America	2020	Drama	USA	73%
	An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.	Trailer	Watch