The best series of HBO’s 50 years, ranked by critics from worst to best

HBO, one of the most important and prestigious television production houses in the sector, was 50 years old on November 8, awarded several times for its innovative, revolutionary titles and acclaimed by specialized critics. For this we now remember the best series in its history, which you can watch directly on its streaming platform.

Through their social networks, HBO has been recalling its best series throughout its history, some of which have been winners of various television awards, such as the recent ‘The White Lotus’ or ‘Succession’. Fifty Years of First is the name of their celebration, in which they recall some of the best moments that modern television has experienced thanks to their stories.

game of Thrones

Although many are predicting that ‘House of Dragon’ may surpass George RR Martin’s first adaptation, “game of Thrones’ It is one of the best series on HBO., not only for having an 89% critical rating, but for blending spectacle with well-balanced political drama between characters and action. Starring Emilia Clarke, Kit Harrington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams and more.

Chernobyl

With one of the highest scores on Rotten Tomatoes, ‘Chernobyl’ It is one of the best HBO series in its modern history.. 96% approval was given by the specialized critics to Craig Mazin’s reconstruction of the events that occurred at the nuclear power plant in 1986. A story with Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Jessie Buckley, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, among many others.

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true detective

With over 93 nominations, 30 awards and 5 Emmys, the first season of ‘True Detective’ has become one of HBO’s best detective and crime series. Created by Nic Pizzolato with Cary Joji Fukunaga, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, the story of Rust Cohle and Marty Hart has scored 8.9 out of 10 on sites like IMDb.

The cable

What for many is the HBO series, with capital letters, is ‘The Wire’, David Simon’s masterpiece, and which would occupy first place in the rankings, were it not for the fact that it only reached 94% approval for part of the specialized criticism. A representation of the crime and corruption experienced in Baltimore, but seen from the more realistic perspective one might expect.

the Sopranos

And what everyone has been waiting for, and what has undoubtedly been a before and after of the platform, is ‘The Sopranos’, created and produced by David Chase and HBO, starring the great James Gandolfini, along with Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michele Imperioli, among others. The plot, in case you don’t know, is about Tony Soprano, head of one of the most powerful criminal organizations in New Jersey, as well as the head of the family.