Top 10 English Shows of All Time
The top 10 english shows of all time, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 382 eligible shows. 8 of them are streaming in India right now on Netflix and JioHotstar — each links to exactly where to watch it.
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Breaking Bad
2008IMDb 9.5 · 26,02,845 votes
Streaming on Netflix
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Band of Brothers
2001IMDb 9.4 · 5,87,949 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
- 3
Chernobyl
2019IMDb 9.3 · 10,31,497 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
- 4
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005IMDb 9.3 · 4,32,739 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
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The Wire
2002IMDb 9.3 · 4,26,865 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
- 6
Game of Thrones
2011IMDb 9.2 · 26,06,100 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
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The Sopranos
1999IMDb 9.2 · 5,82,424 votes
Streaming on JioHotstar
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Cosmos
2014IMDb 9.2 · 1,39,652 votes
Not on OTT in India yet — tap to get an alert
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Sherlock
2010IMDb 9.0 · 10,86,290 votes
Not on OTT in India yet — tap to get an alert
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Better Call Saul
2015IMDb 9.0 · 8,38,791 votes
Streaming on Netflix
Frequently asked
- What is the best English show of all time?
- By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), Breaking Bad (2008) tops this list with an IMDb score of 9.5 from 26,02,845 votes, and it's streaming in India on Netflix.
- How is this English shows list ranked?
- We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
- Where can I watch these English shows in India?
- 8 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.
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