While most of the series were actually still on television in the past, streaming services are now enjoying ever greater success. They are increasingly relying on their own productions and are thus achieving record numbers. The only problem with this oversupply is likely to be the following question for most of us: Which series do I start next? To make this decision a little easier, here are the top 10 best series of the 21st century.
Experts voted
In order to identify the best series of our century, the British broadcaster BBC decided to evaluate the opinions of a number of experts. A total of 206 people, including critics, journalists, academics and representatives of the industry from 43 countries voted over 460 different series. Everyone named the station their ten favorite series of the 21st century. The BBC ranked them according to votes and ultimately determined the top 100 best series. We have listed the 10 most popular for you here.
An industry in upheaval
According to the BBC, television has so far been the most defining art form of our century. While it used to be in the shadow of the cinema, its artistic credibility can no longer be disputed today. What is striking about the ranking is that all series in the top 10 are in English. This clearly shows a weighting and inequality in the industry, especially in favor of the US film and television industry. However, according to the BBC, opposing trends can also be observed. Non-English language series would also enjoy increasing popularity and diverse groups of people would be addressed. Incidentally, two German productions are also represented in the Top 100: The Netflix series “Dark” made it to place 58, “Babylon Berlin” ranks 75th.
Source: BBC