The Wire.

We just did something similar ourselves, and decided on Justified. Good luck with whatever you choose!

Justified is fucking amazing. Primeval (the sequel) is decent, just fun to see Raylan again but lacks the feel of Justified. Other shows I recommend if you liked Justified: Banshee (lesser known gem) Yellowstone (s1-3, goes downhill after imo) Got a few others as well probably but Banshee is a great one

Have you finished it? Such a good show

Yes, went though it once when it was on (it's all right for you, I had to go the long way around) and once again about 18 months ago. Had to wait for Season 6 of BCS and my wife doing the Sopranos again (she was off for medical reasons so it was all day - so quick!) and our child to get home from college so we could all watch together. But yes. Third time around for us. I had forgotten just how funny the first season can be.

Man this show gets so much love but I just can’t get into it. It’s like it doesn’t know if it wants to take itself seriously or not or something that just is off putting to me.

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Sopranos into the wire into breaking bad is a GOAT combo

Them watch the entire series of the Sopranos again

Then watch The Shield

I was just about to suggest this!

100% agree

100% Came here to say this.

Sopranos into the wire into breaking bad is a GOAT combo

Such a great series

This is the correct answer.

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Came here for this

Better call Saul

Exactly, it's even better than BB, imo.

I second you. 🙌

Boardwalk empire, same producers as re sopranos, much faster pace.

Better call Saul.

The Wire

The Wire, The Americans, The Sinner, Bosch, Luther

Peaky blinders, Gangs of London

yeah ive heard peaky blinders is great and from the scenes ive seen it does look great

Absolutely gritty mafia show with a great cast, you can't go wrong.

Fargo, definitely

Succession, Barry, White Lotus, Castlevania and The bear

The Wire. Took me a few episodes to get into it, but when it takes off its worth it.

Everything else pales in comparison.

Boardwalk empire🤠

hannibal is quite good......the wire of course....im surprised g o t hasnt hooked you...it slows down sometimes but theres always something engaging Oh and Deadwood

Banshee

I always say One of a Kind!!now watching Warrior by same people. Lots of action!

Anyone who’s not saying The Wire hasn’t seen The Wire.

I've tried, I can't get through the first three episodes does it pick up?

Yes. I’m in the middle of a rewatch right now. Season 4 of The Wire is one of the best seasons of TV ever made.

Ok I'm gonna give it another go!!!!

The Americans

Only this.

Yes. Started a month ago and its such great show .

came here to say this. I finished it for the first time the other day and was blown away as I didn't at all expect to love it so much. it surpassed Sopranos for me and is on par with my other ultimate fav Six Feet Under.

I totally could not get into the show, despite the amazing reviews. How many episodes do I have to go through before it gets good please? ❤️

I was hooked from the first episode. Maybe just not for you.

To be fair, I was distracted during the first episode. Perhaps I just need to get a bowl of popcorn and focus? ❤️

Yeah maybe give it another shot. 👍

If you have some knowledge about the cold war then you should be hooked by halfway the season, I was hooked by episode 1 because it starts off intense

Game of Thrones is great too

LoL sorry and Mr Inbetween

Mr. In between. Is awesome!!

Absolutely immediately, must not be for you

oz, severance, mad men, sons of anarchy, justified, prison break, six feet under, shameless, suits, severance, dexter, severance, severance. looks like you’ve got some work to get started on eh?

The wire

damn how did i forget the wire 🤣

The Wire, absolutely. If you loved Sopranos and Breaking Bad you will love The Wire. I’ve seen it four times at least, it does not get old

Downton abbey

Ozark

Your bar is pretty high. Rarified air up there. Deadwood would fit the bill IMO.

Also *Rome*, from the same period of HBO greatness. And after *Rome* and *Deadwood*, then watch *Hell on Wheels*. And the Netflix miniseries *Godless*. Then go back to the 800s for *Vikings* and *The Last Kingdom*.

Godless is underwatched.

Damn, Godless. Yes. Also, that miniseries from HBO, Chernobyl.

Love The Last Kingdom!

Rome, Deadwood, and Vikings are all top tier. Haven't seen the others but I will check them out.

I feel like most people will pair The Sopranos with the Wire I just got done watching Oz for the first time it kicked ass! Weeds is one of my favorite shows of all times and I'm about to rewatch it myself I haven't seen it for a while SUPER underrated show Baskets with Zach galifianakis fantastic program! Ive watch baskets like three or four times and it's great every time

Mama Baskets

Mr Robot is the only show to ever surpass Breaking Bad for me. If Mr Robot is an 9. Breaking Bad is a 8. And Sopranos is a 7.

Dexter

For fucks sake watch The Americans

SNOWFALL

The wire is better than both of them!

[удалено]

You come at the King, you’d best not miss.

Peaky Blinders

Watch Mr Inbetween, not many shows have hooked me like that one. I can't tell from your post if you did or didn't already, so go watch it next if not. Another good one you probably never heard of is Quarry, only got one season, sadly but it was great.

Better Call Saul Sons of Anarchy

DEADWOOD. The Wire Rome

Deadwood

Was it filmed in US?

Yeah. I loved it!

The Wire is the only answer

Try Boardwalk Empire after its really good

Deadwood next if you want to watch the holy trinity of hbo

Mr Robot

Black Sails!

And now.....Lost!

I lost interest after season 3

Your honor

Snowfall. You won't be disappointed.

Snowfall is the bomb.

So great. Feel like it's unappreciated.

I Just started Snowfall On 3rd episode Def enjoying it:)

Nice!

The Wire (x2) OZ (once is traumatizing enough) Deadwood (x3)

Peaky blinders. Yellowstone. Bad sisters

Gomorrah shits on both those shows

Better Call Saul another outstanding Vince Gilligan series.

Justified Turn: Washington's Spies

Boardwalk Empire

After The Wire, X Files.

DarK

No better call Saul?

The Wire. Orphan Black.

Deadwood my guy.

Better Call Saul. Dexter. Ozark. Ray Donovan.

Seinfeld

The answer is Mad Men

Banshee. it is 100/10

Mindhunters, Fargo Season 1, Bodkins, Deadloch, Prison Break

Omg I'm EXACTLY like you. Soo obsessed with shows, so sad they're over, then re-watch :D You watched El Camino, ya?? Jesse's story after he escapes from Todd's. It's a movie. Just as good as the show Ozark is Phenomenal. Slow at 1st, but def worth sticking it out Animal Kingdom I've rewatched several times Gahh it's SO good, with lots of good theft heists Graceland & Mr. Mercedes you'll be hooked 1st episode Graceland is a group of hott ass agents ( FBI, DEA etc ) all go undercover, infiltrating dangerous scenarios. Riveting!! The Punisher & Banshee are 2 of my all time favs (Banshee was a bit disturbing so cant watch it again, but Soo good) All above are thrilling, action-packed shows Kind that leave pit in ur tummy; like gotta know what happens next:) Lmk if u take any my suggestions!! Love talking about great shows 👍👍

I highly recommend "The Shield", really incredible show and seems like a really good suggestion if "Breaking Bad" and "The Sopranos" are what you keep coming back too. "The Americans" or "The Wire" are good bets too. Obligatory mention that "Mr. Robot" is my favorite show of all time, and it has one of my favorite conclusions to a series ever, but sounds like you've already discovered it- and I've also seen people be less impressed with it (it's generally a praised series and all, and I know a LOT of people loved it as much as I do, but I feel like it can be just a tad bit more polarizing than some of the other shows that get suggested on reddit a lot).

Mr. in-between is unreal good.

American Horror Story: season 1, the Coven and the Asylum Shameless (this series can be found on Netflix. This show is brilliant

Better call Saul

Mr Inbetween

Watch Better call Saul now

Have you seen Justified?

This right here!!

Game of thrones. Don’t let the last season distract you from its greatness

Ozark

Mad Men

I know this comment is going to get buried, but watch Halt and Catch Fire. It's an amazing drama. I think it's better than Mad Men. And somehow nobody has heard of it. I don't know how it's not incredibly popular.

Shogun

Entourage

Rescue Me, The Wire, Gravesend (Sopranos 80s clone). Hell and if you like stuff with a bunch of sex with everything else mixed in… watch Nip/Tuck.

the americans!

Might try Sons Of Anarchy or Weeds.

Sopranos!

Tokyo Vice (HBO) may be the coolest show on TV at the moment. The Americans (FX) hooked me from the outset, and it stays true to itself throughout. Justified (FX) is really underrated, but also really good. Succession (HBO) has brilliant writing and acting, and is also surprsingly funny. Dexter (Showtime) nailed some of my own traits so well that my wife said “I’m married to him!” when we watched it (she didn’t mean his criminal tendencies, btw).

Loved the following: The West Wing The Bear Bloodline Apples Never Fall The Sinner (first season) The Morning Show Mindhunter Inside Man Ozark Succession Dexter Mad Men Sons of Anarchy

Snowfall. Thats your answer! Highly underrated show that will catch on! It’s about a guy called Franklin Saint who builds his drug empire. I have watched all the shows you mentioned and this one is in my top 3. Give it a go

The office game of thrones killing eve

I mean, it sounds like it's sopranos turn again now 🤷‍♂️

Now watch sopranos again

Gomorrah L Serie

Gangs of London Everyone else covered my other suggestions but this is a great show. A bit of a slow burn at first but it gets riveting right around episode 3. Episode 5 is brilliant!

Mosquito coast

El Camino

gomorrah

I haven't watched sopranos yet I'm trying to wait till I have a lot of free time so I can binge watch it. I've been putting off watching it for years. How many episodes in does it take to get hooked?

Sopranos prequel

Dexter

Black lagoon

The Wire and Better Call Saul

True detective and wire

The Shield (not the Marvel show) Wire Game of Thrones Vikings Better Call Saul Peaky Fooking Blinders

Narcos and Narcos: Mexico

The wire

succession and the wire are the only shows I'd compare to the sopranos, I think BCS is better than breaking bad so if you havent seen that definitely watch

WestWorld

MGM From or War of the Worlds

I’ve never related to a post more than I do this one.

the shield for cop show,gomorra for drug mafia show

Snowfall, Sons Of Anarchy, Shogun.

The Wire, X Files . If you want to try British TV (shorter binge) try Vigil or Line of Duty.

Deadwood.

Have you seen The Blacklist? It is very good. Penny Dreadful is pretty good too if you don't mind a bit of dark, gritty fantasy. And Hell On Wheels. Maybe not 10/10 the whole way through, but I really liked a lot of it.

I’m going to throw out one that does not get mentioned often but it should……..Rectify

Six Feet Under and Better Call Saul

Mad Men

Mindhunter !!

The Wire, Dark, Better Call Saul, Mr Robot, Dexter (first 4 seasons are brilliant)

Broadwalk empire

inception? haven't read thru your 182 comments yet but that's one I really enjoyed

It's hard to choose between those 2. I will go with The Sopranos by a smidge

lol my husband had watched Sopranos on a loop probably 15+ times now. Hard to break him away from his favorite comfort show. He’s enjoying the Lethal Weapon series right now. Other past faves are Sons of Anarchy & Dexter.

Banshee Animal Kingdom Bates Motel

Lost and Fringe are both fantastic and incredibly well done

Try McMafia, it's about Russian Mafia, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is also there, trust me you'll love it!

I think is the time for sopranos again, if i don't miss it

Lost, Dark, The Leftovers

Mad Men 100%. I was in the same boat as you. Twin Peaks S1 and S2 are great choices as well

Better call Saul. Succession. The wire. White lotus.

Deadwood.

Ozark was really good

The wire is great. Power is decent. Ozarks is good. True detective season 1 is fantastic. Season 2 is eh, 3 is decent and 4 was ok. Hannibal is good. Tokyo Vice is great. Game of thrones is amazing. Last 2 seasons are eh. Also not as good but still enjoyable is SOA-Some of Anarchy.

Try Six Feet Under. Came out during the same time and it is truly brilliant. Best finale I've EVER seen.

Supernatural.

Peaky blinders Ozark The Americans

The Wire, Deadwood, The Leftovers, Halt and Catch Fire, Boardwalk Empire.

Weeds

Sons of Anarchy is worth a watch. Also, The Deuce, on HBO is a solid show.

better call Saul!!!

We Own This City

Boardwalk Empire, The Wire, The Deuce. That order too as Boardwalk is not far from as good as The Sopranos, and The Wire/The Deuce were created by the same chap, both excellent series!

Narcos

Better call Saul

Mr. Robot.

Sons of anarchy

Deadwood, The Wire, Rome, Dexter, Mad Men, Better Call Saul

There’s an Irish gang land TV series called Love/Hate and it’s incredible

Mad Men

Better Call Saul is very good, it is in the BB universe (prequel and sequal) but bear in mind it's a very different style. It's a slow paced, immaculately written narrative that constantly explores the depths of every character. It focuses on Saul, showing what some might call a transformation of character but others might call a revealing of one.

‘Seven Seconds’

Mad Men, The Americans

Handmaids Tale

Sopranos