Only two decades have passed in the 21st century, but the British public broadcaster BBC has decided to prepare the list with the best series released from 2000 onwards. To do so, it has turned to 206 experts – journalists, television critics and members of the television industry – from 43 different countries. The Wire (HBO), by David Simon, a story based on real events about drug trafficking in Baltimore (United States), crowns the final selection published on Tuesday.
The clear dominance of American productions is reflected in the next two positions, also portraits of masculinity such as The Wire. The second best rated has been Mad Men (AMC), centered on a New York advertising agency in the 1960s, and the third has been Breaking Bad (AMC), the celebrated story of Walter White, a chemistry teacher turned drug lord after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Two British (and female) series appear in the top 10. Fleabagthe Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy, is in fourth place and in sixth place is I could destroy you, the particular and partially autobiographical reconstruction of a sexual assault by Michaela Coel, the first black woman to win the award for best script for a miniseries at the recent 2021 Emmy Awards.
Each of those consulted has drawn up a list of 10 titles, from which the following has emerged: ranking definitive. A total of 460 titles from different nationalities have been mentioned. In the Spanish case, some have praised productions such as Tell me either The Ministry of Timebut only one has made it into the top 100: The Money Heist, from Netflix and Atresmedia, known internationally as Money Heist and which appears in position 43.
Some other non-American titles that appear among the best of the 21st century are the British version of the comedy The Office (BBC Two), at number 9; the Danish political drama Borgenin 40th place; the French Call My Agent! – Ten for a cent (France 2), set in a Parisian acting agency and ranked 53rd; and the German Dark (Netflix), in 58, and Babylon Berlin (Sky Deutschland), in 75.
The selection of the best series of the 21st century continues the tradition of the annual surveys that the BBC carries out around different genres of popular culture. In previous years, the British channel has consulted on The best films directed by women and The best films not shot in English.
Below we show the complete list of classifieds. Through from this link You can check the individual votes of experts such as Natalia Marcos, from EL PAÍS, Rosa Belmonte, from the newspaper Abcand Borja Teran, from 20 minutes.
1 The Wire (2002-2008)
2 Mad Men (2007-2015)
3 Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
4 Fleabag (2016-2019)
5 Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
6 I could destroy you (2020)
7 The Leftovers (2014-2017)
8 The Americans (2013-2018)
9 The Office (British version) (2001-2003)
10 Succession (2018-)
eleven BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
12 Two meters underground (2001-2005)
13 Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
14 Atlanta (2016-)
fifteen Chernobyl (2019)
16 The Crown (2016-)
17 30 Rock (2006-2013)
18 Deadwood (2004-2006)
19 Lost (2004-2010)
twenty The Thick of It (2005-2012)
twenty-one Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-)
22 Black Mirror (2011-)
23 Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
24 Veep (2012-2019)
25 Sherlock (2010-2017)
26 Watchmen (2019)
27 Line of Duty (2012-2021)
28 Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)
29 Parks and Recreationn (2009-2015)
30 Girls (2012-2017)
31 True Detective (2014-2019)
32 Arrested Development (2003-2019)
33 The Good Wife (2009-2016)
3. 4 The Bridge (2011-2018)
35 Fargo (2014-)
36 Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
37 Band of Brothers (2001)
38 The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-)
39 The Office (US version) (2005-2013)
40 Borgen (2010-2022)
41 Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020)
42 Peep Show (2003-2015)
43 The Money Heist (2017-2021)
44 Community (2009-2015)
Four. Five The Good Fight (2017-)
46 Homeland (2011-2020)
47 Grey’s Anatomy (2005-)
48 Inside No 9 (2014-)
49 The Bureau (2015-)
fifty Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017)
51 Small Axe (2020)
52 This is England 86, 88 and 90 (2010-2015)
53 Call My Agent! (2015-2020)
54 Happy Valley (2014-)
55 The Shield (2002-2008)
56 The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)
57 The Young Pope (2016)
58 Dark (2017-2020)
59 The Underground Railroad (2021)
60 House of Cards (2013-2018)
61 Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
62= The Good Place (2016-2020)
62= Pose (2018-2021)
64 Detectorists (2014-2017)
65 Orange is the New Black (2013-2019)
66 Mare of Easttown (2021)
67 RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009-)
68 Stranger Things (2016-)
69 24 (2001-2010)
70 Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
71 Enlightened (2011-2013)
72 Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
73 Planet Earth (2006)
74 Utopia (2013-2014)
75 Babylon Berlin (2017-)
76 Rick and Morty (2013-)
77 American Crime Story (2016-)
78 The Killing (Danish version) (2007-2012)
79 Mindhunter (2017-2019)
80 House (2004-2012)
81 OJ: Made in America (2016)
82 Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
83 Insecure (2016-2021)
84= Normal People (2020)
84= Narcos (2015-2017)
86 how I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
87 The Comeback (2005-2014)
88 The OA (2016-2019)
89 Dexter (2006-2013)
90 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-)
91 Westworld (2016-)
92 Show Me a Hero (2015)
93 Treme (2010-2013)
94 Louie (2010-2015)
95 Luther (2010-2019)
96 Catastrophe (2015-2019)
97 Hannibal (2013-2015)
98 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)
99 Steven Universe (2013-2020)
100 Queen’s Gambit (2020)
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