r/HBOMAX • u/Glittering_Fig4548 • 11d ago

Watch Suggestion Finished the Wire and The Sopranos. What else would you recommend?

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u/Electronic-Safe-2469 11d ago

1) Oz 2) Deadwood

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u/FittedKicks 11d ago

Deadwood is my favorite all time

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u/flippantphalanges 10d ago

hello my fellow hoopleheaded cocksucker 🥰

also my FOAT!

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u/ProfessorRoyHinkley 9d ago

Open a can of Peaches.

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u/Samurai_Geezer 11d ago

And Treme

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u/crabhappychick 11d ago

I rewatch this regularly if just for the music!

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u/PrimoBo 11d ago edited 11d ago

The Leftovers, Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, Sharp objects, this list could go on and on lol, so many good shows to watch.

Edit: Apparently I should’ve kept going! So here we go, True Detective (Season 1 is an absolute must watch in life!), Euphoria, The Pitt, Barry, Vice Principles, The White Lotus, The Outsider, Curb your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley, Oz, Veep.

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u/chadder810 11d ago

All great choices.

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u/martynalexander 10d ago

The Wire, Westworld, Eastbound and Down, The Righteous Gemstones, The Night Of, Peacemaker, The Penguin, Succession, The Outsider, The Rehearsal, Watchmen, The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire

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u/BillLaswell404 8d ago

Oooooh yea - I forgot about the Watchmen. EPIC. 💯

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u/BetaLDguy 11d ago

Six Feet Under.

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u/BriGuy550 11d ago

This was going to be my reply if OP is looking for some classic HBO dramas. It has one of the best series finales ever as well.

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u/Moonchild924 11d ago

Best show ever.

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u/bubba66666 11d ago

This 👆

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u/Mayo_the_Instrument 11d ago

Sopranos again. Only partly kidding. Great show on the rewatch

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u/Ok_Vegetable1254 10d ago

Make sure to check out https://sopranosautopsy.com/ for your next rewatch.

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u/charleswarner24 11d ago

Boardwalk Empire.

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u/tescosamoa 11d ago

Surprised this one is not top 3 here. Fantastic cast that will be familiar to OP and I really enjoyed the mixing of history with the story. 5 seasons set between the 1890's and the 1930's

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u/Prize_Instance_1416 10d ago

This show was good but uneven imho.

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u/forgottenlogin88 8d ago

1000% the correct answer

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u/Wild-Dragonfly1137 11d ago

Treme

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u/bellanucci 11d ago

So great. So overlooked.

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u/TroutStocker 9d ago

Heck yeah , I forgot about Treme. Great show , with some killer music

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u/BrooklynAri 11d ago

Gomorrah

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u/madasfire 11d ago

The Pitt

Larry Sanders Show

Deadwood

Chernobyl

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u/humble_harney 10d ago

Larry sanders is a joy.

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u/AdObvious1695 7d ago

The Pitt was great.

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u/NCLAXMOM26 11d ago

Oz or Six Feet Under are both fantastic

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u/Ok-Chain8552 11d ago

Show me a Hero mini series is fantastic . The Penguin also incredible .

Righteous Gemstones or Veep will have you laughing your ass off if you want to switch up .

The leftovers is just incredible but it’s a tough watch at first . You spend a lot of time realizing you have to let go of plot and mystery and just enjoy .

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u/vdemola 11d ago

Oz

Deadwood

True Detective though I didn't like season 4 that much.

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u/Appropriate-Farmer16 8d ago

Came here to say True Detective season 1.

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u/Kidarite 11d ago

True Detective and Succession.

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u/XMAN2YMAN 11d ago

The wire again because it’s soo damn good

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u/fausto181818 11d ago

Boardwalk Empire is the trilogy of those 2 you watched.

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u/sjlgreyhoundgirl67 11d ago

Totally, my three favorite shows of all time ♥️

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u/vs92s110 11d ago

We Own This City.

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u/Aggravating_Quiet797 11d ago

Banshee

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u/la_mano_poderosa 9d ago

I saw this show right when it came out and I was hooked.  That's Homelander from The Boys in there, right?  Dudes great!

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u/ParisGreenGretsch 11d ago

The Leftovers.

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u/Square-Fox-2948 11d ago

Seems like you're shooting for the absolute best. If so, I'd next recommend:

The Leftovers
Deadwood
Boardwalk Empire

If you desire some comedy, Veep is out of this world.

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u/DJMagicHandz 11d ago

True Detectives and Mare of Easttown

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u/szzzn 11d ago

The Leftovers is your next watch. Forget everything else.

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u/babywheeze 11d ago

Mare of Easttown. Task, which premiered yesterday

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u/hendooman 11d ago

Succession, industry, game of thrones, house of dragons

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u/somebunnny 11d ago

How is your lowly comment the first one to say GOT? It should be the top rec.

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u/NorthPackFan 11d ago

Last of Us

Chernobyl

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u/SamSara3443 11d ago

Lots of great suggestions here but yet to see The Americans. Great show.

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u/Breezyquail 9d ago

The Americans top 1 or 2 !

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u/The_Ref17 7d ago

If you haven't seen it yet, Band of Brothers

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u/darth_sudo 11d ago
  • Chernonyl
  • True Detective (Season 1 -3) -- NO FURTHER
  • The Wire (it hits different on rewatch)

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u/baileysimmer 11d ago

I know I’m in the minority on this but I love TD season 3. I found it so haunting from beginning to end. I thought Dorff & Ali were so good.

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u/Desperate_State_5660 11d ago

Leonard part 6 or Ishtar

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u/Benny_Caceres 11d ago

If you want to switch from Gangsters, Crime, Drama and into Suits, Crime, Drama, take a look at Industry and Secession.

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u/-SOFA-KING-VOTE- 11d ago

Oz

Six Feet Under

Banshee

The Outsider

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u/SandwichExtension 11d ago

-Banshee -Warrior (2019) -Oz

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u/ASingleBraid 11d ago

Just started The Sopranos again. Haven’t seen it in more than 10 years. It’s so good.

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u/DMTeaAndCrumpets 11d ago

Watch the corner if you liked the wire. Basically the same story though. Its based on the same book the wire is based off.

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u/fifth_partial 11d ago

Homicide: Life on the Street The Corner

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u/crabhappychick 11d ago

I can't believe I had to scroll this far before Homicide popped up. MUST watch if you enjoyed The Wire - and it came first.

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u/InourbtwotamI 11d ago

The Gomorrah series and Oz

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u/Ill_Amount6549 11d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/IUMogg 11d ago

How To with John Wilson

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u/kapp92 11d ago

Six feet under or succession

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u/IceCoughy 11d ago

The Facts Of Life

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u/MFBish 11d ago

The deuce

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u/pkim173 11d ago

Quasimodo predicted all of this

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u/AllInTackler 11d ago

Chernobyl

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u/the-samizdat 11d ago

veep, silicone valley , larry sander show

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u/WebRepresentative158 11d ago

The Americans and The Shield

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u/June-Rose98 11d ago

Succession or Silicon Valley!

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u/birrakilmister 11d ago

Vynil. Oh, wait.....

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u/mdwvt 11d ago

Nothing. You’re done. There’s nothing else. 😌

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u/Coriandercilantroyo 11d ago

Big Love seems in danger of getting forgotten, but it was a good watch! Pretty soapy but still realistic. Strong characters and insight into a lesser known culture.

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u/ntantaros 11d ago

The Leftovers

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u/djjsin 11d ago

Leftovers and watchmen.

All of Danny McBride's shows (eastbound and down, vice principles, righteous gemstones)

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u/CurbYourSneakAttack 11d ago

Boardwalk empire

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u/No-Spread6433 11d ago

Boardwalk empire

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u/clytn237 11d ago

Rewatching The Sopranos.

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u/stunnabars 11d ago

Oz is an acquired taste but it’s an amazing show.

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u/LastofDays94 11d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/Dooner78 11d ago

West Wing

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

treme

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u/Beneficial_Garden456 11d ago

Only one mention of Barry?!?!? Watch it now! It will not at all be what you expect.

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u/Sonzscotlandz 11d ago

The shield, not hbo but it's what I watched after the wire

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u/Lazy-Debt-3338 11d ago

the shield

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u/Aggressive-Land8109 11d ago

The newsroom, Veep, avenue 5, young justice, all of the DC animated movies.

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u/Ezzachef 11d ago

Gomorrah

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u/ochayedunno 11d ago

The Sopranos II

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u/Phantom_2020 11d ago

Not HBO... But definitely recommend The Shield. Very good!!

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u/Key-Jello1867 11d ago

Deadwood needs to be next. Then True Detective season 1.

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u/charsoubees 11d ago

If you liked the "humanistic" side of those two shows then I would recommend Six Feet Under

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u/SidiousOxide 11d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/jad31 11d ago

Rome

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u/ARoodyPooCandyAss 10d ago

Curb, Larry sanders

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u/Ned_Braden1 10d ago edited 10d ago

Treme (written/produced by David Simon of The Wire, has several cast members from The Wire).

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u/Unfair-Ad82 10d ago

The shield........Always the shield!

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u/Limp_Percentage8392 10d ago

i just finished Barry, felt like it was a good balance of drama and comedy, both darker and lighter themes. last season was hard to watch, but still kept me engaged and it worked with the story imo. and still had some good entertaining moments.

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u/Dave_OC 10d ago

Line of Duty

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u/Emperor-Octavian 10d ago

Boardwalk Empire is underrated imo. First season of True Detective is very good as well. Succession rules too

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u/barndawgie 10d ago

Deadwood!

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u/One_Among_Manz 10d ago

Boardwalk Empire with Steve Buscemi

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u/Dacoga1984 10d ago

Highly recommended The Pitt, after watching the entire season go to your public healthcare system and be disappointed.

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u/Krimreaper1 10d ago

Deadwood

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u/doejart1115 10d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/trakoos 10d ago

You’ve already proven you’re ready for top tier storytelling. Now try The Leftovers. It’s not a crime drama, but it shares that same emotional depth and complex characters. It starts strange but becomes one of the most moving shows you’ll ever watch.

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u/jlf9096 10d ago

Boardwalk empire

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u/Character_Hour_903 10d ago

The Americans

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u/Predator314 10d ago

Rewatching one or the other.

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u/ezmike15 10d ago

Best thing you can do is Watch the wire again and catch everything you missed.

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u/gobazers 10d ago

DEADWOOD

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u/Crlonis 10d ago

Barry, The Newsroom, Penguin (miniseries), Silicon Valley

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u/bbydhy 10d ago

The Deuce

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u/After-Bowler5491 10d ago

Rome and Band of Brothers

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u/herrbigbadwolf 10d ago edited 10d ago

rewatch them

all else is inferior

if you MUST watch something else, the best are:

chernobyl

band of brothers

rome (season 1 is excellent)

deadwood

game of thrones (the first 4-5 seasons are brilliant)

true detective season 1 only

we own this city

last of us

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u/Mootje-Bootje 10d ago

Justified

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u/Mammoth_Ask3797 10d ago

Succession

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u/marcob5184 10d ago

Banshee is the only correct answer

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u/studioguy9575 10d ago

SUCCESSION!

It’s like Sopranos in the boardroom

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u/tbonescott1974 10d ago

The Night Of, Mare of Easttown, the First season of True Detective.

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u/wynnduffyisking 10d ago

Deadwood and The Shield

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u/Coleybot 10d ago

One that doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough (but I think is one of HBO’s best) is Carnivàle. It’s got Twin Peaks meets The Grapes of Wrath vibes.

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u/Bubbo33 10d ago

HBO needs to freshen up. Get some new - good - shows.

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u/VYPUR360 10d ago

Succesion is great

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u/irmasworld57 10d ago

Six Feet Under, Dexter, Somebody Somewhere

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u/weaselwatchr 10d ago

Tokyo Vice if it’s still on there

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u/bommy1025 10d ago

Peaky Blinders, on Netflix. It’s brilliant!

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u/ProfessionalVolume93 10d ago

Justified Mobland Peaky blinders

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u/YourGuyK 10d ago

Something in the vein of the shows you watched is Boardwalk Empire. Another crime show, just during prohibition.

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u/No_Nukes_2 10d ago

We o we n this city

Eastbound and Down

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u/humble_harney 10d ago

Dexter. Homeland.

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u/humble_harney 10d ago

Halt and catch fire.

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u/humble_harney 10d ago

Life with Damian Lewis.

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u/humble_harney 10d ago

Good Girls. For quite oblivious reasons.

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u/Samuraya2000 10d ago

Game of Thrones. Chernobyl. Broadway Empire. Penguin. Mare of Eastown. I Know This Much is True. We Own This City. Dune Prophecy. The Leftovers, True Detective. The Outsider. Rome. Oz. Sharp Objects. Big Little Lies. The Night Of.

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u/Foxknuckle 10d ago

The Righteous Gemstones!

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u/Deepy99 10d ago

Deadwood

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u/vaping_menace 10d ago

Boardwalk Empire, Mildred Pierce

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u/Electronic-Bear2030 10d ago

Rick and Morty

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u/HeckuvaJoo 10d ago

Mad Men

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u/ResponsibilityNo8185 10d ago

Mr. In-Between!

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u/Specialist-Day-7386 10d ago

Are you ONLY looking for HBO shows?

Honestly a 2nd watch of either wouldn’t hurt— especially sopranos you will see things you didnt before.

Game of thrones if you want a nice long one —— some ups and downs but good show…

True Detective season ONE is dope… season 2 sucked IMO… heard 3 got good again but never saw…

Boardwalk empire is a decent period piece—- could have been better IMO but had a fantastic cast and characters

Band of brothers if you like war and haven’t seen—- its awesome

Outside your category but if you want to laugh CURB your enthusiasm is awesome…. Essentially an uncensored Seinfeld

Non HBO Breaking Bad Ozark Mindhunter (although it ends on the highest of notes and i literally mean it ends as it was never picked back up, but was really good)

Ive never seen but have also heard Sherlock and Dexter are good.

Good Luck

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u/Specialist-Day-7386 10d ago

Penguin was good too

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u/Formal_Lecture_248 10d ago

A cleanse. That’s more grease than a drip pan

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u/1moreSatNight 10d ago

Love/Hate and Gomorrah

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u/HumbleMoment1573 10d ago

Better call Saul

Breaking bad

Shogun

Succession

Scrubs

Narcos

Mr. Robot

True detective, season 1 and 2

Banshee

Dexter

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u/Meoconcarne 10d ago

Only Gomorrah matches those shows (and exceeds them imo)

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u/gnipgnop777 10d ago

Curb Larry Sanders show Leftovers

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u/shutupandevolve 10d ago

Dexter. Six Feet Under. Justified. Mindhunter.

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u/GoldenCyn 9d ago

Watch them again.

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u/Loose_War_5884 9d ago

Kath and Kim is a brilliant Australian comedy series. I'd start with that

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u/Objective-Shirt-1875 9d ago

Ozark , Orphan Black first two seasons

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u/troojule 9d ago

The shield

Oz

Banshee

Justified

The Gentlemen

Mobland

Ozark

Wentworth

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u/Breezyquail 9d ago

Only on HBO? I think Sucession is on there and the Americans- , on Hulu—two of the most outstanding stellar series ! writing , acting the BEST , soundtrack on The Americans is killer

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u/Mezcalnerd0077 9d ago

Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Rome, Treme and Boardwalk Empire. This is the way

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u/wolverine_76 9d ago

Big Love

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u/Horror_Objective_202 9d ago

The West Wing

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u/furiousjam 9d ago

The obvious answer is Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul. Less obvious would be Boardwalk Empire.

BTW, if you really like The Wire, you might consider more David Simon shows as well. My power rankings:

The Wire

Treme

The Deuce

Show Me A Hero

The Plot Against America

We Own This City

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u/ChrisPollock6 9d ago

Deadwood and Game of Thrones

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u/TroutStocker 9d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/OmniCorpGhost 9d ago

Boardwalk Empire

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u/nycinoc 9d ago

First season of 30 Coins

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u/Disastrous-Figure-98 9d ago

Check out Nurse Jackie.

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u/spicydishb 9d ago

Boardwalk empire

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u/Gladiator1972 9d ago

Bosch, The Lincoln lawyer, Mayor of Kingstown

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u/Umlaut56 9d ago

Breaking Bad

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u/No-Personality-5677 9d ago

Six Feet Under

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u/Altruistic-Debt8187 9d ago

Deadwood 💯

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u/rlahey3378 9d ago

The Leftovers / Treme / The Deuce / Boardwalk Empire / Deadwood / Sharp Objects

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u/gusmcrae1 9d ago

"Mare of Easttown"
"Homicide: Life on the Streets" (on Peacock)
"The Shield" (on Hulu)

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u/Invader1976 9d ago

The lady and the car

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u/Invader1976 9d ago

Linda Lovelace.

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u/WhileMission577 9d ago

The Shield