Slow Burn TV Shows That Are Worth The Wait
Voting Rules
Vote up the shows that get really, really good, but have the kind of deliberate pacing that takes its time picking up steam.
These show might not grab you from the get-go, but there is something about them that slowly pulls you in. A great cast, an interesting concept, or perhaps a bit of mystery. There is just something about it that compels you to continue watching. Next thing you know, you'v binged the entire series.
Ranked by
- 1Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael Mando
- Premiered: February 8, 2015
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White, he is known as small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill. - 2Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn
- Premiered: January 20, 2008
A high-school chemistry teacher has a midlife crisis. - 3Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv
- Premiered: October 13, 2017
FBI agents develop new techniques that allow them to pursue criminals. - 4Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton
- Premiered: October 12, 2018
Siblings are forced back to the haunted house where they grew up to confront the ghosts of the past. - 5Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette
- Premiered: February 18, 2022
Mark leads office workers whose memories have been divided between their work and personal lives. - 6Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich
- Premiered: January 30, 2013
Married KGB spies pose as Americans in Washington, D.C., after Ronald Reagan is elected president.
