Best Tense TV Series

The 33 best-rated tense TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

Primal 2019 ★ 8.7

X-Men '97 2024 ★ 8.7

Sherlock 2010 ★ 8.5

Chainsaw Man 2022 ★ 8.5

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2026 ★ 8.4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 ★ 8.3

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 2010 ★ 8.2

Mare of Easttown 2021 ★ 8.2

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call 2025 ★ 8.5

Barry 2018 ★ 7.9

Destined with You 2023 ★ 8.1

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) 2019 ★ 7.9

Daisy Jones & the Six 2023 ★ 8.0

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023 ★ 7.7

V 1983 ★ 7.8

Foundation 2021 ★ 7.7

NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun 2026 ★ 8.5

The Good Wife 2009 ★ 7.6

Hatfields & McCoys 2012 ★ 7.5

The Practice 1997 ★ 7.7

The Bletchley Circle 2012 ★ 7.6

Designated Survivor 2016 ★ 7.1

Alone 2015 ★ 7.2