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The best and most popular shows of the &#39;80s are exactly the right age for a reboot. The 1980s have been a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s-tv-show-reboots/ranker-tv" target="_blank">favorite decade to reboot from</a> for some time, but now there&rsquo;s a whole generation of people who have never seen some of the most popular shows of that decade &ndash; even on syndication. Luckily, we&#39;ll soon see quite a few reboots of 1980s television series. Some &#39;80s TV reboots are returning as movies, while others are remaining on TV. Wherever they premiere, the &#39;80s shows, and sitcoms we&#39;re excited to have back come with a built-in audience of folks who can&#39;t wait to return to the comfort of their favorite old shows.

Some show revivals are passing the torch to literally the next generation, as with Night Court now being led by the daughter of Honorable Judge Harry T. Stone. Others are keeping original cast members in the cast, or continuing a fan-favorite format such as Yo! MTV Raps. A few shows are fully reimagining the original, from the modernized setup for the new Perfect Strangers.

Whether they&#39;re updating the story for the modern world or staying on the well-worn path of the original show, the best reboots of &#39;80s TV will be on screens, big and small, soon.

If this list is pinging your nostalgia, see <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-90s-reboots/ranker-tv" target="_blank">what shows from the 1990s are getting a reboot</a> and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-anticipated-00s-reboots/ranker-tv" target="_blank">what 2000s shows are somehow old enough for revivals</a>.

'80s Shows That Are Coming Back

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The 1980s TV Reboots We're The Most Excited About, Ranked

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Entertainment

It can be rough to realize, it but the 2000s were multiple decades ago. Even if your favorite shows from the turn of the millennia are as fresh in your memory as if they aired last season, the best and most popular shows of the &#39;00s are old enough for a reboot. And soon we&#39;ll see quite a few reboots of 2000s television shows. Some &#39;00s TV reboots are coming back to a whole new channel, thanks to all the shakups between networks and streamers in the past few years. Wherever they premiere, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-2000s-reality-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">&#39;00s reality shows</a>, animated series, and dramas we&#39;re excited to have back come with a built-in audience of folks who can&#39;t wait for their favorites to return, even if it doesn&rsquo;t feel like they&rsquo;ve been gone that long.

Some 2000s show revivals are keeping original cast members in the cast, like Criminal Minds or The Garcias. Others may have a few familiar faces but are passing the torch to the next generation, such as Party Down and The Fairly OddParents. A few shows are fully reimagining the original, from the gender-swapped version of Drop Dead Diva to an animated version of Everybody Loves Chris.

Whether they&#39;re updating the story for the modern world or staying on the well-worn path of the original show, the best &#39;00s TV reboots will be on screens, big and small, soon.

If this list is pinging your nostalgia, see <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-anticipated-80s-reboots/ranker-tv" target="_blank">what shows from the 1980s are getting a reboot</a> and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-90s-reboots/ranker-tv" target="_blank">what 1990s shows are coming back</a> as revivals.

'00s Shows That Are Coming Back

The 2000s TV Reboots We're The Most Excited About, Ranked

Action

The eagerly awaited episodes of Star Wars: Visions and their original tales from six Japanese animation studios are exciting fresh additions to the Star Wars universe, but which of the entries really stand out? Do you like &quot;The Village Bride&quot; the best, or is &quot;The Duel&quot; your favorite episode of Star Wars: Visions? Maybe the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-useful-droids/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">cybernetic boy</a> &quot;T0-B1&quot; that caught your eye and your heart. The world of Star Wars is full of opinions and this list of Star Wars: Visions episodes is ranked from best to worst thanks to your votes.

Star Wars: Visions is an animated anthology series, each episode showcasing the unique vision of a popular <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-studios-of-all-time/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Japanese animation studio</a>, bringing new points of view - and new stories - into a galaxy long ago and far away. Star Wars: Visions premiered on Disney+ on September 22, 2021. The anime space opera anthology is further expanded in the tie-in novel,&nbsp;Ronin: A Visions Novel by Emma Mieko Candon, which ties into the world of &quot;The Duel&quot;.

Vote up your favorite episodes of Star Wars: Visions, and vote down any of the short films that you really didn&#39;t enjoy, despite how much you love the series, or the expanded world of Star Wars as a whole. It can be difficult to put one Star Wars: Visions episode over the other when each short offers a unique story and style, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like.

The Best 'Star Wars: Visions' Episodes

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All 9 'Star Wars: Visions' Episodes Ranked

Drama

Doppelgangers, alternate realities, and murder mysteries that twist and turn give viewers a lot to think about when watching the best cerebral drama shows. Whether you like detectives with a dark side or robots struggling with sentience, this list of cerebral TV shows will exercise your mind. A few of the best cerebral TV series have even compelled fans to debate the meaning of every secret that is revealed.

Twin Peaks is a mystery that leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Blogs, YouTube channels, and books have been dedicated to the intellectual ins-and-outs of the plot. Giri/Haji &ndash; translated Duty/Shame &ndash; is a British series that finds a Japanese detective with the tough decision to choose between helping his family and honoring his profession.

When it comes to good cerebral shows, it doesn&#39;t get much better than the German series Dark. A child&#39;s disappearance provokes a mystery that spans several generations and parallel worlds in this Netflix original.

Stop racking your brain when trying to decide which cerebral series to watch next and instead check out this list to see what fellow fans recommend. Vote your favorites to the top and please add any other good shows that challenge viewers to think outside of the box.

Expand Your Mind With These Cerebral Dramas

Cerebral Drama Series, Ranked From Best To Worst

Mystery Entertainment

The best occult detective TV shows feature investigators who aren&#39;t afraid to use unconventional methods to solve bizarre crimes. Some good supernatural crime shows feature typical humans working to solve supernatural mysteries while other paranormal detective tv shows follow investigators who use a range of supernatural abilities to close the case.

Supernatural is one of the best supernatural detective shows, not just for the spot-on name, but because it tells the story of a pair of brothers who use their heightened senses to hunt demons and other creatures throughout its 15 seasons. Twin Peaks &ndash; with its Black Lodge, The Man From Another Place, and evil entity Bob &ndash; is another great occult detective show as is Grimm. Even True Detective seasons one and three also include occult elements.

Which supernatural <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/detective-fiction-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">detective TV show</a> is your favorite? Give the best series a vote up and please add any additional supernatural show suspects to this list.

These Occult Detective Shows Are On The (Scary) Case

The Best Supernatural Crime Shows & Occult Detective Series, Ranked by Fans

Historical Entertainment

Magic awaits those who tune into the best historical, mythological, and theological TV series. From famous wizards to divine beings, these shows feature a bevy of characters found in classic texts and tales. Although some historical <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fantasy-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fantasy TV shows</a> follow characters who attempt to change momentous events of the past, just as many appear to be plain period pieces - until someone casts a spell.

Whether your want to travel a few decades or a few centuries, there&#39;s a historical fantasy series for you. Love the mid-20th century? James Franco plays an English teacher who travels back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 11.22.63, the popular Hulu series based on Stephen King&#39;s book of the same name. Want a buffet of time periods? American Gods is another great fantasy show based on a book that features several mythologies and is set in various historic time periods as well as the present. Don&#39;t forget that time travel isn&#39;t just for sci-fi. Claire Randall travels between World War II and 1742 Scotland in Outlander. Salem is another good show that combines fantasy with history and a touch of religion. Many medieval fantasy TV series revisit the era of King Arthur, from Camelot to Cursed.

Help make history with this list by voting your favorite historical and mythological TV series up to the top spot.

Rewrite History With These Historical Fantasy Shows

The Best Historical Fantasy TV Shows, Ranked

Whether a character has gone from rags to riches or woken up as a stranger in a strange land, Fish out of water series are simply good TV. Hilarious comedies have found lots of laughs from everyday folks who hit a bubblin&#39; crude &ndash; oil that is, black gold, Texas tea &ndash; and compelling drama can be extracted from a character being transported into a crazy setting. There are even great documentary fish out of water shows.

Schitt&#39;s Creek became a breakout success thanks to the hilarity of watching the once-wealthy Rose family navigate small town life. On the flip side, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air finds the funny in a street smart Philadelphia teen who adjusts to life with his rich aunt and uncle in California. The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret is a hilarious take on a helpless American finding his way in the UK. A simple school teacher&#39;s rant about political corruption goes viral and he ends up as the most powerful man in the country in Servant of the People, which stars Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an actor who then did become President of Ukraine in 2019.

Oz is one of the best fish out of water TV dramas as Tobias Beecher &ndash; a typically law-abiding citizen &ndash; finds himself behind bars after killing someone while driving drunk. When it comes to reality shows, The Simple Life has several entertaining episodes.

Want to make sure your favorite fish out of water TV show ends up in the top spot on this list? Take the oppor-tuna-ty to give the best shows a vote up and please add any good series we may have missed.

These Fish Out Of Water TV Shows Are The Catch of the Day

The Best Fish Out Of Water TV Shows, Ranked By Fans

Teen TV

From shows about serial killers stalking cheerleaders to plots about young witches harnessing their power, the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-teen-slasher-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best teen horror</a> series will leave you screaming... for more episodes. Some terrifying teen shows feature werewolves howling at the moon while other scary series are haunting in completely original ways. A few great teen scream shows are even based on <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-classic-horror-movies/ranker-horror?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">classic horror films</a>.

A murder mystery set at a sorority is at the center of Ryan Murphy&#39;s Scream Queens which finds horror legend Jamie Lee Curtis leading an all-star cast. Of course, Murphy&#39;s now-iconic series American Horror Story &ndash; which features several teen-heavy seasons &ndash; is also on this list of the scariest teen horror series. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a great option for younger teens and tweens. In Twin Peaks, the entire town is stricken with fear after the popular teenager, Laura Palmer, is found murdered in the pilot episode. Riverdale, another spooky series for teens, pays homage to Twin Peaks with its title sequence.

Don&#39;t let your favorite teen horror show end up at the bottom of this list &ndash; what a nightmare that would be! Vote up the best teen scream series and please add great shows we may have missed. 
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These Teen Screams Are Your Watchlist Dreams: The Best Of Teen Horror TV

The Best Teen Horror Series, Ranked By Fans

TV Characters

From cartoonish buffons to platonic ideals of the presidency, fictional TV presidents are a staple of any show set in anything like the modern era. Maybe they&#39;re just the president on Earth-1 in the Arrowverse or one of Jack Bauer&#39;s eight presidents who graced 24, but they still influence the world of our favorite shows.

Martin Sheen on The West Wing, as Josiah Bartlet, might be one of the most beloved fictional TV presidents. As the lead on his series, audiences got to see endearing and humanizing moments such as calling the Butterball hotline. But just being a lead on your show doesn&#39;t make you a good president, as House of Cards proved with Frank Underwood. When they&#39;re not the lead, television presidents make for great celebrity cameo opportunities (including Weird Al Yankovic as the blatantly named President Stuntcastin&nbsp;on&nbsp;The Aquabats! Super Show!).

Vote up the fictional presidents who served their terms on television best, and vote down the ones that shouldn&#39;t have been on the ballot.

The Greatest Fictional Presidents On TV

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Fictional TV Presidents, Ranked From Best To Worst

Reality TV

If you love the format of 90 Day Fianc&eacute;, but also want to change it up, you are in luck because there are quite a lot of 90 Day Fianc&eacute; spin-offs to choose from. Like the original series, all the 90 Day spinoffs look at the relationships of two people who are involved in the visa process of marrying their foreign fiances. Some series, such as 90 Day Fianc&eacute;: Happily Ever After, look at <a href="/list/90-day-fiance-couples/calistylie" target="_blank">previous 90 Day couples</a> and follow their lives after marriage. The Family Chantel even follows Pedro and Chantel from season four.

But it&#39;s not always happily ever after for 90 Day couples. 90 Day Fianc&eacute;: Self-Quarantined follows couples during the stresses of being cooped up together while self-quarantining and the newest spin-off, B90 Strikes Back!, offers plenty of gossip and shade about their episodes of on 90 Day Fianc&eacute;: Before the 90 Days and Pillow Talk.

Vote up the best spin-offs of 90 Day Fianc&eacute; so other fans know what to watch. There are a lot of shows, so get clicking!

Every 90 Day Fiancé Spin-Off, Ranked

The Best 90 Day Fiancé Spin-Offs, Ranked

Lists for fans who can't get enough of that sweet, sweet T.C.

True Crime on Screen

Documentaries

The best, and most haunting, true crime documentaries on television stay in your mind long past the last episode. As miniseries, true crime docuseries use their longer run time to dive more deeply into the details of the tragic events than a single documentary film can.

Standing out from true crime reality and docu-reality series, the best true crime TV documentary miniseries are limited not just in the number of episodes but scope. These miniseries focus on one incident, one criminal, one newsmaking event. Lorena, The Jinx, and Don&#39;t F**k With Cats are all limited series that lay out the facts and details around their subjects. From scams in McMillions to archival <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/chilling-interviews-with-famous-killers/jennifer-lee?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">interviews with serial killers</a> in Helter Skelter: An American Myth and The Ted Bundy Tapes, there are great true crime docuseries for every true crime fan.

Vote up the true crime documentary miniseries that make the best use of their format.

The Most Haunting True Crime Docuseries

The Best True Crime Documentary Miniseries, Ranked

Sitcoms

Improvised sitcoms aren&#39;t completely made up on the fly, but they do have uniquely flexible scripts that allow them to find the funny in a more naturalistic way. Many improvised series are presented as documentary-style shows, which creates the narrative room for the often less polished results of improvisation.

Curb Your Enthusiasm might be the most well-known improvised situation comedy, and the most improvised. Using simple outlines with a single paragraph summarizing each scene the show relies on the actors&#39; ability to improvise and play off of each other. The outline-as-script method is how most improvised sitcoms maintain their structure over a season while keeping things loose within each episode. Even the animated Home Movies initially worked from scene outlines, with the animation created to match the resulting voice work. Reno 911! - both the original and the Quibi reboot - are also famously improvised. More traditional sitcoms such as Parks &amp; Recreation or The Office were not completely improvised but did leave copious wiggle-room in the scripts for their talented casts to shine.

Vote up the improvised sitcoms that may have been made up on the fly but still are the best at delivering the laughs.

The Best TV Shows That Use Improvisation

The Funniest Improvised Sitcoms, Ranked By Fans

Family Entertainment

Following in the footsteps of&nbsp;Avatar: The Last Airbender&nbsp;was no easy task, but the best&nbsp;The Legend of Korra&nbsp;characters prove there were still more exciting <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-korra-deserves-more-respect/joshualee" target="_blank">stories to tell</a> within this universe. This time, the legendary Avatar is a girl named Korra, who has to face spiritual and political unrest in an increasingly modernized world.&nbsp;

Korra is Aang&#39;s successor, but she&#39;s different in a lot of ways from the previous Avatar. She&#39;s headstrong and rebellious, but she has to transform from a warrior to more of a spiritual leader. And just like&nbsp;The Last Airbender,&nbsp;this&nbsp;Avatar has plenty of friends and foes throughout the series. Characters like Amon are a very different kind of antagonist than Zuko. As the mysterious yet charismatic leader of the Equalists, he&nbsp;seeks to bring about an anti-bending revolution.&nbsp;

Which character did you tune in to see every week? Vote for your favorite characters from&nbsp;The Legend of Korra. It&#39;s your destiny to do so.&nbsp;

The Best Characters On 'The Legend of Korra'

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The Best Characters On 'The Legend of Korra', Ranked

While treating patients at Arkham Asylum, psychiatrist Dr. Harleen Quinzel fell in love with Joker. The rest, they say, is history—or so we thought. Now Gotham's most notorious henchwomen is one of DC's favorite antiheroes.

Harley Quinn

Animated

What do you get when you cross one of Gotham&rsquo;s most popular supervillains with some of DC&rsquo;s greatest characters? Debuting in 2019, Harley Quinn premiered to unanimous acclaim, with both critics and audiences singing praises of the cartoon&#39;s&nbsp;ridiculously raunchy low-brow humor. (Seriously, any show to give Condiment Man some screentime is a win in our book.)&nbsp;

After breaking up with the Joker, Quinn tries&nbsp;to win a seat at the biggest table for supervillainy around: the Legion of Doom. Along the way, she gets into various misadventures with her ragtag group of pals, running afoul of all sorts of terrible cretins. Some are good, some are bad, and some occupy that teeny tiny gray area in the middle. On one side you have Batman and Supes, while on the other you have the likes of Bane, and The Riddler, and Mr. J himself. But out of all the various heroes and villains, who do you think the best characters on Harley Quinn are?

Featuring an amazing cast of heroes and villains and even more amazing voice talent (including Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Jason Alexander, Rachel Dratch, and&nbsp;more), some of the biggest names in the DC Universe make appearances throughout the series, with loads more in store.

Check out the list below and vote up all the best Harley Quinn characters you were thrilled to see a different side of in the adult animated series.

The Best Characters On DC Universe's 'Harley Quinn'

 The Best Characters On DC Universe's 'Harley Quinn', Ranked

Comedy

The best characters on&nbsp;Cursed&nbsp;take the epic individuals from the legend of King Arthur and infuse them with a unique twist.&nbsp;Cursed&nbsp;tells the story of the legendary sword as it relates to Nimue, who is destined to become the Lady of the Lake. As she journeys to escape the terrifying Red Paladins, she&#39;ll join forces with Arthur, Morgana, and Gawain in order to deliver the sword to Merlin. Of course, many of these characters aren&#39;t how audiences are used to see them, and that&#39;s precisely what makes&nbsp;Cursed&nbsp;such a fascinating addition to the King Arthur mythos.&nbsp;

Who are your favorite characters on&nbsp;Cursed? Are you obsessed with Nimue&#39;s journey, or do you think the Weeping Monk steals every scene he&#39;s in? The magic is in your hands.&nbsp;Vote up all your favorite characters from the list below.&nbsp;

The Best Characters On Netflix's 'Cursed'

Ranking All The Best Characters On Netflix's 'Cursed'

The best characters on&nbsp;The Baby-Sitters Club&nbsp;prove how well the classic children book series can be adapted into the 21st century. The Netflix series follows the same basic premise of five middle-schoolers who all go in together to create their own babysitting business. They go <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-the-babysitter-club-tv-show-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">on various adventures</a> as their friendships continue to grow and develop over the course of the show.&nbsp;

Each of the babysitters brings something unique to the table. Plus, there are plenty of outstanding secondary characters who help the main cast grow in their careers and personal lives. Who are your favorite&nbsp;Baby-Sitters Club&nbsp;TV characters?

Vote up all the characters&nbsp;you&#39;d certainly trust with your&nbsp;kids if you lived in Stoneybrook.&nbsp;

The Best Characters On 'The Baby-Sitters Club'

Ranking The Best Characters On 'The Baby-Sitters Club'

Once you get to know the best&nbsp;Warrior Nun&nbsp;characters, you&#39;ll wonder why the comic book series didn&#39;t receive a television adaptation sooner. The supernatural superhero series&nbsp;follows a young woman who wakes up in a morgue only to discover she&#39;s now part of an ancient order known as The Order of the Cruciform Sword. Perhaps even crazier, she&#39;s been tasked with combating demons on Earth with powerful forces from heaven and hell&nbsp;wanting to control her.&nbsp;

When the TV show came out in July of 2020, it was met with acclaim, in part thanks to the eclectic cast of characters. Who do you think is the best character&nbsp;on the show? And who do you think is&nbsp;the worst?

Vote up all your favorite&nbsp;Warrior Nun&nbsp;characters to see who&nbsp;ascends the heights of Ranker heaven.&nbsp;

The Best Characters On 'Warrior Nun', Ranked

Ranking The Best Characters On Netflix's 'Warrior Nun'

The beauty of anthology series is the constant flow of fresh stories and the best dark anthology series make sure audiences are treated to new thrills and chills on the regular. Whether the stories change from episode or season, or even by segment, dark anthology shows pull from genres like horror, speculative fiction, and supernatural stories to keep the creeps coming. Though there may be scarier or bloodier anthologies out there, these series often deliver as much soul-haunting darkness as they do frights.

Some of the most popular horror anthology shows serve up a new story each season, such as American Horror Story and The Terror. Others take a more classic tack with several spooky segments each episode, like Creepshow the original Twilight Zone. Anthology series such as Black Mirror, Into The Dark, and Room 104 all separate their stories by episode. The anthology approach may vary for each show, but each one of these shows offers many different dark tales.

Which of these dark anthology series is the best? Vote up the most haunting anthology series below.

The Darkest Anthology Series

The Most Haunting And Dark Anthology Series, Ranked

Adaptations

The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-scifi-television-series-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best science fiction series</a> based on books have a big hurdle to overcome: the fans. When other worlds have been living in full color in readers&#39; heads for years, it can be hard to compete as a TV show. Even so, the best sci-fi <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tv-shows-based-on-books/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">shows based on books</a> do more than just win over the biggest fans, they bring more folks to the fold who may never have even heard of the books before. Such is the power of the best sci-fi adaptations.

Some of the most popular science fiction shows adapted from books are based on book series, such as The 100, Wayward Pines, and both adaptations of the Roswell High book series. Altered Carbon and The Expanse are also both based on book series, but Altered Carbon mixes themes from all three Takeshi Kovacs novels while The Expanse more tightly weaves itself to the written inspiration by naming the final episode of each season after one of the books. The faithfulness of the adaptation to the original text may vary for each series but each one of these shows was born from a book.

Which of these shows based on sci-fi books is the best? Vote up the best science fiction shows below - whether because they nailed the adaptation or because they were top-notch, quality programming in their own right.

The Best Sci-Fi Shows Based On Books

The Best Sci-Fi Shows Based On Books, Ranked

Culture

The best fantasy and supernatural <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tv-shows-based-on-books/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">series based on books</a> need to not only captivate any old audience but should win over the original fans as well. When fantastical lands and creatures have been living in full color in readers&#39; heads for years, it can be hard to compete as a TV show. Even so, the best fantasy series based on books do more than just bring the magic to life, they bring more folks to the fold who may never have even heard of the books before. Such is the power of the best fantasy adaptations.

Some of the most popular fantasy shows adapted from books are based on book series, such as Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Shadowhunters. The range of shows and styles is beautifully broad when it comes to fantasy book adaptations - with supernatural series like the Sookie Stackhouse books (True Blood), literary classics such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or Dracula, and more traditional high fantasy like The Witcher. The faithfulness of the adaptation to the original text may vary for each series but each one of these shows was born from a book.

Which of these shows based on supernatural and fantasy books is the best? Vote up the best fantasy series below - whether because they nailed the adaptation or because they were top-notch, quality programming in their own right.

The Best Fantasy Shows Based On Books

The Best Supernatural & Fantasy Shows Based On Books, Ranked

True Crime

Sometimes nothing is more shocking than the truth and these television dramas inspired by real events prove it. From <a href="/list/best-true-crime-drama/ranker-tv" target="_blank">true crime</a> to world-shaking catastrophes and deeply personal events, TV dramas based on true stories can grip your attention like nothing else.

Some series stick to the events more closely than others - both Chernobyl and When They See Us were exhaustively researched - and can have an almost historical feel, even as they&#39;re telling the true stories of a time not that long ago. Other series, such as American Crime Story, have a heightened sense of drama. There are even drams such as Alias Grace that are more fictionalized retellings of real historical crimes.

Vote up the dark dramas based on real events that caught your attention the most.

Dark Dramas Inspired By Real Events

Dark Dramas Inspired By True Stories, Ranked

For people who love being terrified in 50-minute increments,&nbsp;The Order&nbsp;is essential viewing. The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-shows-on-netflix/ranker-streaming?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Netflix horror series</a> follows Jack Morton, a college student&nbsp;who ends up joining a secret society that practices magic. As Jack delves deeper into the group&#39;s history, he discovers some <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-family-secrets/sarah-blumert?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">dark family secrets</a> that will lead to a horrifying showdown.&nbsp;

There are many members of The Order, and most characters have something sinister lurking beneath the surface. There&#39;s a lot of depth to these characters as they try to uncover their true selves, and they may not like the monsters they find.&nbsp;Who are your favorite characters on&nbsp;The Order?

This list includes all the best main and recurring characters on The Order, as well as the actors who play them. Vote for the ones that make you interested in the dark arts.

The Best Characters On 'The Order', Ranked

Ranking The Best Characters On Netflix's 'The Order'

Streaming

Elite&nbsp;has quickly become many people&#39;s latest obsession on Netflix. The ensemble teen drama follows a group of friends as they navigate the ins and outs of high school, such as having sex, breaking up, and... solving murders.&nbsp;

Of course, what keeps people binging the series is the vast array of characters on display. The best characters on Elite are sometimes not who them seem. Lu is strong-witted, while&nbsp;Samuel is hardworking but shy. And the rest have their own unique personalities that often clash with one another, making for some juicy drama.&nbsp;

So who do you think are the best characters on&nbsp;Elite? Check out this list of all the main and recurring Elite Netflix cast and vote up all the characters&nbsp;you you had&nbsp;in your high school clique.&nbsp;

Ranking All The Best Characters From Netflix's 'Elite'

Ranking The Best Characters On Netflix's 'Elite'

It's not just adults who are the stars of period piece TV series - <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-teen-movies-of-all-time/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best teen</a> historical dramas not only take you back in time, they focus on the particular worries and wonders of being a teen. Whether the characters are living out the eras of their parents' generation, or are part of a more historical period, period dramas focused on characters who are teens offer a fresh way to look at an era.Several teen period dramas only go one generation back, such as the 1970s-filmed Happy Days set two decades in the past or the late-1990s That '70s Show. Some series use that for nostalgia purposes, but other teen historical series, like Derry Girls, use the relative nearness of the 1990s to highlight that an era like The Troubles that seems like a long time ago isn't as far away as it appears. Anne with an E goes all the way back to the late 1800s but the characters still navigate the problems that plague all teens, like school and fights between friends. Other series like PEN15 only go as far back as the younger creator's childhoods, making people in their generation cringe with delight.No matter what time a teen historical series is set, the things that remain the same stand out - it can be tough to be a teen. Vote up the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-teen-drama-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best teen dramas</a> set in a historical (even if recently historical) era.&nbsp;

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The Best Teen Period Dramas & Historical Series, Ranked By Fans

Depending on what your family life growing up was like, you&#39;ll either relate incredibly hard or be horrified when you watch&nbsp;F is for Family. The show follows a dysfunctional family led by Frank Murphy, who&#39;s short temper often gets him into trouble with his wife, Sue. Together, they raise&nbsp;four haplessly lovable&nbsp;kids, who are just as messed up as they are. Wondering who are all the best characters on F is for Family? That&#39;s for you to decide.

In addition to the main family, the show also features a colorful supporting cast of characters. From Frank&#39;s laid-back and chill&nbsp;neighbor&nbsp;Vic, who&#39;s pretty much everything Frank wanted to be, to Mr. Goomer, who has a penchant for going through everyone&#39;s belongings, everyone in town pretty much seems to work to annoy Frank.

A lot of characters have their moments to shine in the show, but which ones are your favorite. Vote up all the best&nbsp;F is for Family&nbsp;characters from the list&nbsp;below.

The Funniest Characters On 'F is for Family'

Ranking The Best Characters On 'F is for Family'

What do we talk about when we talk about love? Perfect, sickeningly sweet, often unhealthy couples in film, TV, and other media who set up impossible standards to which our real-world flesh & blood relationships will never live up. Let's dissect 'em.

Love on Screen

Fictional Relationships

List of TV couples who got together in real life. Did you know that some your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-husbands-and-wives-real-life/alyssa-shea" target="_blank">favorite couples from television</a> were couples in the real world too (no, not the MTV show)? This list of television characters might surprise you when you learn the celebrities who portray(ed) them hooked up in reality. The beautiful Mila Kunis and equally beautiful Ashton Kutcher have had a long romance and now have a daughter together. But before Ashton asked Mila to become &quot;Mrs. Kutcher,&quot; the two played Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso on That 70&#39;s Show.

Look no further than two of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular shows of all time</a>, which just so happen to be on HBO: Game of Thrones and True Blood. With respect to the former, Jon Snow and Ygritte (played by Kit Harington and Rose Leslie) were at one time boyfriend and girlfriend. And as for the latter, Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse on True Blood) is married to Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton on the show). From Gilmore Girls to Mad Men, from Entourage to The O.C., the most famous TV <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> had their lives imitate art with their real life relationships.

22 TV Couples Who Got Together In Real Life

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Bored? Not anymore! These are the best TV shows for binge-watching. The greatest television shows in the world are ranked here as a sort of TV guide for marathoning shows. You can binge watch past seasons of programs currently airing to catch up to speed. You can also binge watch <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-ended-in-2018/ranker-tv" target="_blank">recently ended television programs</a> to experience the entire show without the wait between seasons. And&nbsp;the best TV shows of all time don&#39;t just have to be watched on, well, television.

Binge-viewing is the way all the cool kids watch the top TV shows these days, as Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disney-cartoons-to-binge-watch/tyler-mitchell/" target="_blank">Disney+</a> take us away from our remote controls and onto our computers. And if these must-see TV shows aren&#39;t on the web, this list also contains the best TV&nbsp;series available on DVD or Blu-Ray. These are the best shows to marathon during a weekend or all summer long, good shows that keep us clicking &quot;Yes, I&#39;m Still Watching.&quot; From <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sitcoms-in-television-history" target="_blank">classic comedies</a> to Emmy-nominated dramas, this list of the greatest&nbsp;shows in history and&nbsp;best shows to binge watch not only answers the question &quot;What are the best TV shows on Netflix?&quot; but also &quot;What shows should I watch this summer?&quot;

From the best late night comedy shows to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-dramatic-tv-shows-of-2011" target="_blank">greatest dramas on TV</a>, these are the series you should be binging on. The best shows to marathon will keep you clicking episode after episode - just don&#39;t forget to eat and sleep while you do it. Now, check out the TV shows to watch below and vote up the most binge-worthy shows.

Sherlock

The Best TV Shows To Binge Watch

The Best TV Shows to Binge Watch, Ranked By Fans

Korean Entertainment

UPDATED: Check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-korean-dramas-2019/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best Korean dramas of 2019</a>!

Trying to catch up with the latest Korean series? Here are the best Korean dramas of 2018. Including romantic comedies, legal thrillers, medical dramas, and more, this list of new South Korean TV shows features top stars and famous <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kpop-idols-turned-actors-and-actresses/ranker-music" target="_blank">K-pop idols who act</a>.&nbsp;What are the most popular 2018 Kdramas?&nbsp;

Some good 2018 Korean dramas are What&#39;s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Wok of Love, Something in the Rain, and Mr. Sunshine.

Vote up the best Kdramas of 2018, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

The Best Korean Dramas Of 2018

The 50+ Best New Korean Dramas Of 2018, Ranked By Fans

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TV: What's On Now?

The best, most popular music, movies, and TV that should be on your radar.

Entertainment Happening Now

Stop flipping through the channels. These are the best series you should seek out, in every genre, on every network, ranked. 

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A closer look at the funny shows that keep us going.

Sit-Comedy

The best current TV sitcoms are those funny situational comedy shows that keep us laughing during their current original runs. Mainstays of the network television primetime lineups, these best current sitcoms, many with <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/surprisingly-good-sitcom-performances/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">top-notch acting</a>, are among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/funniest-tv-shows-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">funniest shows</a> on television today with witty jokes and lovable characters. If you need a good laugh after a long day, these best current TV sitcoms are the cream of the crop.

While popular sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld may be gone, there are more great new sitcoms&nbsp;than ever before. Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have broken down barriers by creating some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sitcom-tv-shows-new-episodes-2019/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best new sitcoms</a> and best comedy shows&nbsp;like Grace &amp; Frankie. Shows like South Park and The Simpsons still produce great new episodes while also being the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-adult-cartoons/ranker-tv">best adult cartoons</a> ever.&nbsp;

But there are plenty more where that came from. Other current <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sitcoms-in-television-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite sitcoms</a> include ABC&#39;s The Goldbergs, CBS&#39;s Young Sheldon, and many great cable network sitcoms like It&#39;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Which current television sitcom keeps you and the family in stitches? Vote up your favorite current TV sitcoms, add any that are missing or re-rank this list of the best current TV sitcoms in your own order, all below!

Archer

The Best TV Sitcoms Airing Now

The Best Current Sitcoms & TV Comedies, Ranked By Fans

Lists about real and fictional mysteries and the people who solved them—or at least tried to.

Mysteries & Detectives

Lists of the top television programs from the other side of the pond that you should be watching now.

The Great British TV Shows

British TV

This list of the best British detective series is ranked by British TV fans just like you! Who doesn&#39;t love a good detective series? It seems like every few months Britain is putting out the newest, most buzzed about detective show on television. This list ranks the all-time top British mystery&nbsp;series, from classic series like Poirot to modern hits like Luther,&nbsp;so you&#39;ll always know what to binge watch next. What are the best British detective series of all time tackling the best weekly whodunit&nbsp;mysteries?

From <a href="/list/ranking-the-best-seasons-of-sherlock/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Sherlock</a> to classic British detective shows like Agatha Christie&#39;s Marple, these great British series will have you solving crimes and mysteries along with your favorite TV detectives. Many of the shows listed here are BBC detective series, while other British mysteries debuted on different British networks. In the states, you can catch many of them on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/" target="_blank">your PBS app</a>, while others are streaming on Netflix or available <a href="/list/best-acorn-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">through Acorn TV</a>. No matter how you watch television, you know detective series are some of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-british-history-tv-shows/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">British TV shows</a> out there.

This list features the most popular British detective series including Sherlock, The Last Detective, Agatha Christie&rsquo;s Marple, Foyle&rsquo;s War, Wallander, and Inspector Lewis. Vote up the British detective shows you love the most, so other fans of the genre won&#39;t have to go sleuthing for the best.

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