15 People Share the TV Shows That Are Actually Worth Your Time
There are way too many TV shows and not nearly enough hours to watch all of them. Starting something with six seasons can feel less like entertainment and more like agreeing to a part-time job, especially when everyone insists that it “gets good eventually”. So when someone asked Reddit which shows are genuinely worth the time, people had plenty of answers. Some picks came up over and over, while others inspired the kind of recommendations that basically amounted to “please trust me and keep watching”. From shows you can finish in a weekend to long-running favorites that reward a little patience, these are 15 series viewers think are actually worth making room for.
Chernobyl
At only five episodes, Chernobyl doesn’t ask for much time, but Reddit users warned that its performances and increasingly tense recreation of the disaster make it nearly impossible to treat as background TV.
The Wire
Several viewers called The Wire one of the greatest shows ever made, although even its biggest fans admit the first few episodes require some patience before everything starts clicking.
Dark
The German sci-fi mystery inspired one of the strongest endorsements in the thread, with one viewer wishing they could erase it from their memory just to experience its increasingly complicated story fresh again.
Andor
You don’t need to be deeply invested in Star Wars to appreciate Andor, with multiple Redditors recommending it and one arguing that it’s worth both the time and a temporary Disney+ subscription.
Severance
Few shows can turn an ordinary office into something this unsettling, and Severance repeatedly popped up among Reddit’s recommendations for series worth committing to.
Breaking Bad
Walter White’s transformation is a long ride, but Redditors repeatedly included Breaking Bad alongside The Wire, The Sopranos and Better Call Saul when naming television’s very best.
Better Call Saul
What began as a Breaking Bad spinoff became a favorite in its own right, with viewers repeatedly placing Jimmy McGill’s painfully slow transformation among their top TV recommendations.
Fleabag
Two short seasons are enough for Fleabag to do what many shows struggle to accomplish in twice the time, and one Redditor even argued that its already excellent first season was somehow topped by the second.
The Haunting of Hill House
One Redditor described Mike Flanagan’s series as basically a 10-hour horror movie, making it an easy recommendation for anyone willing to spend a weekend inside one very unhappy house.
The Sopranos
More than two decades after its finale, The Sopranos still routinely lands alongside The Wire and Breaking Bad whenever viewers start debating the best television ever made.
The Good Place
The Good Place manages to fit philosophy, absurd comedy and a surprising amount of emotion into four seasons, and Redditors repeatedly included it among their top-tier picks.
Band of Brothers
If miniseries count, Reddit certainly thinks Band of Brothers belongs here, with the World War II drama appearing repeatedly throughout the recommendations.
Mindhunter
Only getting two seasons may actually make Mindhunter easier to recommend, although judging by the Redditor who said they were still gutted about its cancellation, finishing it comes with one major downside.
The Bear
The Bear isn’t always an easy watch, but one viewer argued that its stressful episodes are exactly what makes its emotional storytelling work so well.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Season one may require a little forgiveness, but one particularly enthusiastic Redditor promised that pushing through is rewarded with years of emotional, funny and genuinely moving television.