It is difficult to name two or three of the best series. Someone like melodramas. Someone is attracted by action-packed multi-part films. This article gives a rating of the best series. In the lists presented below, there are both Russian and foreign films.
Rating of the best series
- "Game of Thrones".
- "The walking Dead".
- "Homeland."
- "Supernatural."
- Sherlock.
- "Beyond".
- "Alien."
- "Fool me".
- "Dr. House".
- "Elementary."
- "Under the dome".
- Hannibal.
"Game of Thrones"
To date, more than 60 episodes of one of the best series created in the fantasy genre have been released. The Game of Thrones is based on the cycle of the Song of Ice and Fire. The director and producer is David Benioff. There is no doubt that Game of Thrones is on the list of the best series. The film has been nominated for various awards. In 2013, the creators of the series received over thirty film awards, including Golden Globe and Emmy.
"The walking Dead"
The pilot series was released in late October 2010. The film is based on comics from Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. After the release of the first season, it became clear that The Walking Dead will be included in the list of the best TV shows of the 2000s. Critics of the television project were welcomed. The pilot series was watched by more than three million viewers. The Walking Dead was the highlight of 2010. But today the series has not lost its popularity. Season 8 premiered in 2017.
"Homeland"
This is the best foreign series created in the genre of psychological thriller. The project was appreciated by critics. In 2012, the creators of the series received an Emmy Award. The first season premiered in October 2011. The plot, telling about the fate of Sergeant Nicholas Brody, kept the audience in suspense for several months. The creators of the series soon announced the continuation of filming. The first episode of the second season was released in September 2012.
"Supernatural"
For several years, this project was the best foreign series for Russian viewers. The filmmakers initially planned to limit themselves to two or three plots. But the adventures of the brothers, who are waiting for the mysterious and supernatural at every step, have attracted unprecedented attention from the audience. True, the first season was preceded by a large-scale advertising campaign. The creators of the series have received many awards. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have become famous throughout the world.
Sherlock
The success of the series was determined by the classic plot and the presence of famous heroes. Holmes is the best detective. The series, based on the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, was doomed to success. After all, the well-known plot has been postponed in our time. The series fell in love with both adults and adolescents. The main character performed by Benedict Cumberbatch has little in common with the classic image of Sherlock Holmes. Nevertheless, after watching the first season, Russian teenagers became interested in the work of the English writer. This, perhaps, is the main advantage of "Sherlock" - one of the best crime series of the 2000s.
"Beyond"
This project is not as popular as “Supernatural”, but it can also be included in the list of the best series. The main character is an FBI agent. Beyond the Boundary is a science fiction series launched on American television in September 2008. The plot also contains investigations of complicated crimes, and the discoveries of the crazy scientist Bishop, who studies telepathy, reincarnation and other phenomena that are beyond the bounds of ordinary life.
"Alien"
The series was released in 2014. It is a joint project of Great Britain and the USA. The series shows the events of World War II. However, suddenly the main character falls into the XVII century, becomes a witness to the US Civil War. According to Western critics, "Alien" is on the list of the best series.
"Fool me"
Another name is Theory of Lies. The main role is played by Tim Roth. The series has been broadcast on American television for two years since 2009. The hero of the film “Lie to Me” is convinced that absolutely truthful people do not exist. At the same time, he discovers a lie in the words of the interlocutor for ten minutes. Such a rare gift is used for good purposes - it helps to find true criminals and saves the innocent from prison. The prototype of the protagonist is Paul Ekman, a scientist who has devoted himself to the study of the theory of deception for more than thirty years.
"Dr. House"
This series occupies a special place in the list of popular serial films. The protagonist is an eccentric doctor, sometimes striking others with stiffness and cynicism. This television project is a prime example of a medical detective film. Dr. House has gained worldwide popularity. The first episode was released in November 2004. The film was nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and other awards. In 2010, a computer game based on the series was released.
"Elementary"
This is another film based on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle. The role of an astute detective was played by Johnny Lee Miller. However, the character with the surname Watson here is a woman performed by Lucy Liu. The film does not take place in London, but in New York. Holmes, recovering from drug addiction, leaves for the USA, believing that the crimes committed by the Americans are more interesting than those with which he dealt in his homeland. His lifestyle is controlled by Joan Watson. The heroine Lucy Liu is a former surgeon who has lost a patient. In March 2018, the sixth season of the series “Elementary” is released.
"Under the dome"
The series is based on the novel by Stephen King. The plot is based on a story that happened with residents of a small town in Maine. This settlement is isolated from the rest of the world by an invisible dome, whose diameter is 16 kilometers. Residents are left without electricity, fuel, drugs, food. A total of 39 episodes were filmed. The third season was released in 2015. The main roles were played by Michael Kelly, Natalie Martinez, Rachelle Lefebvre.
Hannibal
The script is based on a novel by Thomas Harris. The heroes of the film are the FBI agent and psychotherapist Hannibal Lecturer. The first has unique abilities to understand the criminal psychology. But often he has to turn to Hannibal Lecturer. A psychiatrist not only advises an FBI officer, but also helps him get rid of psychological trauma. The main roles were played by Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen.
The best Brazilian TV shows
In the 90s, foreign multiseries melodramas began to regularly appear on Russian television. Brazilian TV shows have gained particular popularity. One of them is Tropicanka, released in our country in June 1995. Against the backdrop of picturesque Brazilian landscapes, a beautiful love story is shown of the poor fisherman and the daughter of a successful businessman. They break up, but after 20 years they meet again. The series was played by Sylvia Feifer, Carolina Dickmann, Paloma Duarte, Natalia Lage and other actors.
Most of the cast of "Tropicanka" is found in other popular Brazilian series. The best melodramas of Brazilian directors: “Love Story”, “Fatal Inheritance”, “In the Name of Love”, “Easy Money”, “Secret of the Tropicanka”, “Clone”.
Edera
It is worth recalling the most popular Italian melodrama of all that has ever been released in Russia. The first episode of Edera was released in 1994. A total of 44 episodes were filmed. The main character is a modest girl who became an orphan in early childhood and raised in a Catholic monastery. Ederu was played by Agnese Nano - an actress who became famous after the release of the lyrical film "New Cinema" Paradiso "."
Russian series
In recent years, many domestic television films have been filmed by domestic directors. Screen versions of the works of Russian classics deserve special attention. One of the best Russian TV shows is The Idiot, based on the novel by Dostoevsky. For many years, Russian viewers have been waiting for the release of the film adaptation of The Master and Margarita. For a long time, the directors were not able to shoot the film based on Bulgakov’s novel for various reasons, which generated a lot of rumors about the mystical power that supposedly lurks on the pages of “The Master and Margarita”. In 2005, Vladimir Bortko, the director who shot The Dog’s Heart in the late eighties, still managed to film Bulgakov’s imperishable novel.
The best Russian TV shows include Life and Fate. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Vasily Grossman. In 2015, another film adaptation of The Quiet Don was released. In this series, as well as in the film "Life and Fate", the main role was played by Sergey Makovetsky.
Other popular series from 2000 to this day: “Liquidation”, “Youth”, “Kitchen”, “Still I Love”, “Palm Sunday”, “Anna Karenina”, “Thaw”, “Fizruk”, “Quiet Don”, “Method”, “Fartsa”, “Hotel Russia”, “Mosgaz”, “Grigory R”.
Mosgaz
There were several high-profile killings in Moscow. The criminal, according to witnesses, enters the house under the guise of an employee of Mosgaz. Then he kills the owner of the apartment and carries out a robbery. One of the victims of the criminal becomes a ten-year-old boy.
The film is based on real events that took place in Moscow in the 1960s. The prototype of the killer from the movie "Mosgaz" is Vladimir Ionesyan. In the detective series played: A. Smolyakov, M. Alexandrova, M. Matveev, A. Kuznetsova, S. Khodchenkova, E. Klimova, Yu. Chursin.
"Method"
Each episode of this film keeps viewers in incredible tension. In the detective psychological thriller, the main role was played by Konstantin Khabensky. The actor appeared before the audience in an unusual role - he played an eccentric detective with a rare talent for finding a killer, just looking into his eyes. It is not surprising, because Meglin has his own, unique method. True, the hero of Khabensky does not always have the opportunity to face the villain. The serial maniac he has been hunting for over 16 episodes is almost elusive. The main female role was played by Paulina Andreeva.
"Gregory R"
Rasputin is a semi-mystical personality whose secret is beyond the control of modern historians. The plot of the series "Gregory R", in which Vladimir Mashkov played the main role, is based on versions and assumptions.
After the February Revolution, Kerensky creates a commission designed to denigrate the nobleman. This case was entrusted to Heinrich Switten, an investigator with extensive experience. He meticulously collects facts about the life of Rasputin, but finds nothing discrediting. The role of the investigator was played by Andrei Smolyakov. Ekaterina Klimova, Valery Degtyar, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nikita Efremov also played in the film.
"Hotel" Russia ""
The film was shot in 2017. Recently, Russian directors draw inspiration from the events of the Soviet era. So, the plot of the series "Hotel" Russia "" is based on events that occurred in the seventies. The main role was played by Ekaterina Vilkova. The actress played the administrator of the hotel, which for many years had the status of the best in the Soviet capital. In 1977, a fire occurred. Killed 42 people. The series was played by Ivan Bosilchich, Pavel Trubiner, Lyudmila Drebneva, Vladimir Matveev and others.
"Thaw"
This is another series that provokes nostalgic feelings in the older generation. Director Valery Todorovsky dedicated this film to his father and his colleagues - filmmakers who began their career in the 50s.
The filmmakers were awarded the Nika Prize. The main roles were played by Evgeny Tsyganov, Anna Chipovskaya, Alexander Yatsenko, Victoria Isakova.