Best 1980s TV Series

3eyedraven's 100 top-rated 1980s TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Chernobyl 2019 ★ 8.7

Stranger Things 2016 ★ 8.6

Reply 1988 2015 ★ 8.7

Snowfall 2017 ★ 8.4

Twin Peaks 1990 ★ 8.3

Snowdrop 2021 ★ 8.5

POSE 2018 ★ 8.3

When They See Us 2019 ★ 8.2

Freaks and Geeks 1999 ★ 8.2

American Horror Story 2011 ★ 8.1

Narcos 2015 ★ 8.1

Young Sheldon 2017 ★ 8.0

Narcos: Mexico 2018 ★ 7.9

The Americans 2013 ★ 7.9

Romanzo Criminale: The Series 2008 ★ 8.2

Halt and Catch Fire 2014 ★ 7.9

For All Mankind 2019 ★ 7.8

The Transformers 1984 ★ 7.8

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 2004 ★ 8.0

It's a Sin 2021 ★ 7.9

Sacred Games 2018 ★ 7.8

The Haunting of Bly Manor 2020 ★ 7.6

Higurashi: When They Cry 2006 ★ 7.7

Every Minute Counts 2024 ★ 8.5