Top 5 Modern TV Dramas
Published:It doesn't get any better than shocking, heart-pounding-in-your-chest drama, and recently there has been an influx of quality dramas being produced! Most of the consensus greatest shows of all-time are modern dramas, so it is no surprise that our list of Top 5 Modern TV Dramas is loaded with incredible acting, dialogue, cinematography, and everything else that makes TV great!
1) Breaking Bad
- Tells the story of terminally ill Walter White, who, along with former student Jesse, begin making & selling meth to make money before he dies
- Sixteen Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Satellite Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Peabody Awards
- American Film Institute listed Breaking Bad as one of the top ten television series of 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Bryan Cranston won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times
- Entered the Guinness World Records as the highest rated show of all-time
2) The Sopranos
- Focuses on mob boss Tony Soprano as he balances home life and organized crime
- Won 21 Primetime Emmys
- TV Guide ranked it the best television series of all time
- Named by Writers Guild of America as the best-written TV series of all-time
- Credited for creating a new era in the mafia genre
3) The Wire
- Realistic portrayal of urban life in Baltimore
- Uncommonly deep exploration of social and political themes
- Focuses on the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, the school system, and the print news media
- Johns Hopkins and Harvard College have offered classes on The Wire in disciplines ranging from law to sociology to film studies
- The grittiest, rawest, and most realistic show ever made!
4) Twin Peaks
- Cult favorite crime drama/mystery focused on solving the murder of a sleepy town’s prom queen, who was leading a double life
- Explores the gulf between the veneer of small-town respectability and the seedier layers of life lurking beneath it
- Listed as one of Time 's "Best TV Shows of All-TIME"
- Placed on Entertainment Weekly 's "New TV Classics" list
- Represents an earnest moral inquiry distinguished by both offbeat humor and a deep vein of surrealism
5) Mad Men
- Follows the life of 1960’s ad-man Don Draper on Madison Avenue
- Received widespread critical acclaim for its writing, acting, and historical authenticity
- Has won many awards, including 15 Emmys and four Golden Globes
- First basic cable series to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
- Regularly depicts the changing moods and social mores of the US across the 1960s
