Best Depressing TV Series

Looking for the best depressing TV series? These 25 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

Stranger Things 2016 ★ 8.6

Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995 ★ 8.6

Banana Fish 2018 ★ 8.6

Dark 2017 ★ 8.4

True Detective 2014 ★ 8.3

Six Feet Under 2001 ★ 8.1

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 2022 ★ 8.0

Devilman Crybaby 2018 ★ 7.8

WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? 2017 ★ 8.0

It's a Sin 2021 ★ 7.9

13 Reasons Why 2017 ★ 7.5

Ultraseven 1967 ★ 7.9

Tracker 2024 ★ 7.6

Patriot 2015 ★ 7.6

Haibane Renmei 2002 ★ 7.7

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath 2016 ★ 7.9

Saikano 2002 ★ 7.5

Station Eleven 2021 ★ 7.1

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

Show Me a Hero 2015 ★ 7.0

T@gged 2016 ★ 7.1

A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai 2025 ★ 7.2

DTF St. Louis 2026 ★ 6.9