Best Depressing TV Series

Looking for the best depressing TV series? These 64 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Residence 2025 ★ 7.5

Patriot 2015 ★ 7.6

Haibane Renmei 2002 ★ 7.7

Midsomer Murders 1997 ★ 7.5

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath 2016 ★ 7.9

Survivor 2000 ★ 7.3

Saikano 2002 ★ 7.5

The Other Bennet Sister 2026 ★ 8.1

Station Eleven 2021 ★ 7.1

In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal 2023 ★ 7.7

Star Trek: Discovery 2017 ★ 7.0

The Wonder Years 2021 ★ 7.0

Show Me a Hero 2015 ★ 7.0

The Paper 2025 ★ 7.1

The Buccaneers 2023 ★ 7.0

The Enemy Within 2019 ★ 6.9

DTF St. Louis 2026 ★ 6.9

Boston Blue 2025 ★ 7.0

T@gged 2016 ★ 7.1

Being Mary Jane 2013 ★ 6.9

A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai 2025 ★ 7.0

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens 2020 ★ 6.9

Wolf King 2025 ★ 6.9

SkyMed 2022 ★ 6.7