Best Cynical TV Series

Looking for the best cynical TV series? These 21 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

FROM 2022 ★ 8.5

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2026 ★ 8.4

The Boondocks 2005 ★ 8.3

House of Cards 2013 ★ 8.0

Community 2009 ★ 8.0

Bob's Burgers 2011 ★ 7.8

Resident Alien 2021 ★ 7.8

Tokyo Vice 2022 ★ 7.9

The Good Wife 2009 ★ 7.6

Dark Desire 2020 ★ 7.3

Trying 2020 ★ 7.6

Behind Her Eyes 2021 ★ 7.3

Vale Tudo 1988 ★ 8.3

The Lady's Companion 2025 ★ 7.4

Black Rabbit 2025 ★ 7.0

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985 ★ 7.2

Our Kind of People 2021 ★ 7.8

Dirty John 2018 ★ 6.8

Baretta 1975 ★ 6.5

Girls 2012 ★ 6.4