Best drama series on Max, ranked.

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.

The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

The daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble ...

Follows US president Josiah Bartlet and his administration as they tackle various political issues in order to maintain peace and harmony in the nation.

When death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.

A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.

A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.

Set in New York in 1900, The Knick centers around the groundbreaking Knickerbocker Hospital.

During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.

Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.

The beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.

A middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.

A group of teenagers experience the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of social networks, sex, drugs, and violence.

Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.

As Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.

A psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years.

The conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and their old money neighbors, the van Rhijn family, in 1880s New York City high society.

In 1985, Prior is diagnosed with AIDS and his lover Louis deserts him. Powerful lawyer Roy Cohn tempts Mormon and closeted gay Joe Pitt to the dark side. Joe and Louis get it on while Joe's wife Harper hallucinates an imaginary fr...

Following the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.

The story of two families affected by ETA's terrorism in the Basque Country.

Television drama miniseries which re-examines the original's iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple, played by Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain.

The question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.

Two Popes. Only one Vatican. A holy war to come.

Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.

The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.

Ruben turns up at his estranged brother (Niall)'s wedding, acting as a catalyst for a revival of the last 40 years of their relationship.

Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.

Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.

The story of Deniz and Baris' relationship for 10 years. The two young men who met in their mid 20's, until the day they divorced; a love story sometimes sunny, cloudy, stormy, possible and impossible.

The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

A Utah polygamist who owns home improvement stores in the Salt Lake City area juggles relationships with three wives while trying to keep his complex family life from becoming a public scandal.

Based on the true events which led to the outbreak of war in Gaza 2014.

The lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School deal with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.

Narrated by a mysterious vicious blogger, this show follows a set of wealthy teenagers through their day-to-day scandalous lives as Manhattans Elite, and how they betray each other for each other's gain.

Young bankers and traders make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.

Four friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.

A television series centered around characters who are tied to the same horse-racing track.

Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.

Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.

Determined to attain three stars, a middle-aged female chef teams up with a disgraced Michelin-starred chef to start a new restaurant together.

Star-crossed lovers Tita and Pedro's romance is thwarted by her family's traditions, forcing Tita to navigate magic and flavors in the kitchen as she fights for love and embraces her destined path.

A young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.

A drama about three couples and the therapist they share.

The appearance of a mysterious little boy interrupts the quiet, predictable life shared by an artist with autism and his caring older brother.

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

An exiled priest tries to escape his demons while living in a remote village in Spain.

Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.

In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast, and a man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

Hosted by Roy Wood Jr. with acclaimed comedians Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black serving as team captains, "Have I Got News for You" is a comedy panel show which delivers comic observations from the satirical to the surreal.

Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.

Anthology series that explores the experiences of women in personal and emotional moments.

The series tells the story of Enzo Tortora, the famous host of the television program "Portobello", accused by some collaborators of justice of being part of a Camorra organization dedicated to drug trafficking.

Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.

A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.

Eric Adjepong invites 3 chefs to a high-stakes culinary poker game after hours. Chefs bet with $5000, cooking dishes based on dealt cards. The game tests their skills with luck-based ingredients and wildcards.

Yusuke travels to Balka to recover a $90M overpayment but money has been spread to subcontractors. Betrayed by a taxi driver and stranded in the desert gets caught in a worldwide vortex and the adventure begins.

Five women face extreme situations like extortion, oppression, and manipulation. Their conflicts intertwine, triggering a butterfly effect, ultimately leading to a shared catharsis.

Four female journalists find friendship, love, and scandal as they follow a parade of flawed candidates in an unpredictable presidential campaign.

A woman falls for an architect and gets an eerie premonition about his house, when she finds out that another woman died there.

Robert Catesby leads Guy Fawkes a group of English Catholic traitors plan to blow up the Palace Of Westminster and kill King James I in the infamous Gunpowder Plot.

Follows U.S. men's national soccer team stars including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah and Weston McKennie in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup, including footage from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

In a television first, Chief Eric Winstrom allows a film crew to capture the entire operation of the Grand Rapids Police Department. From high-stakes homicide investigations to adrenaline-fueled patrol stories, nothing is off limits.

Two contestants battle it out to face Bobby Flay. The victor faces Bobby Flay with their own signature dish. Who can beat the Flayster?

This thrilling drama series set in Berlin follows dreamers and best friends Jazz, Fanta, Hajra, and Rasaq as a lucrative discovery gives them a glimpse at a better life - until obstacles place their entire existence at risk.

Takashi Mikami, a University of Tokyo graduate, joins the Ministry of Education to reform Japan's education but is disillusioned by its reality. Transferred to a private high school, he takes a stand against the authorities, using his role as a teacher to push for change.

A man and a woman make separate journeys to a mysterious island off the British coast.

Detectives know who pulls the trigger, but who pulls the strings? Solid alibis and forensics are of no matter when hunting down an evil mastermind.

The brutal murders of two Alaska Native women and the shocking investigation that led authorities to their sadistic killer

Unaware of her origins, a young woman stumbles upon a magical place, pursuing her desires. However, the cunning Delfina has usurped secrets about her birth to build an empire within this house.

Minori learns her husband Yudai has been unfaithful for 15 years with Riko. Enraged, she vows revenge by manipulating Riko's son Wataru to destroy their lives.

It follows the Fieris and their friends as they make their way up the coast trying many feasts.

The Scott brothers will find a way to fix problematic homes for frustrated families who desperately want to love their house.

​Former members of the Jehovah's Witnesses share their stories of lesser-known aspects of the faith that have remained hidden for decades.

In the seaside town of Hel, the death of a prominent local naval captain threatens to expose the web of lies tying his family together.

A young woman from a small town in Poland, who once hoped to live as a nun, flees to West Germany and ends up in the sex industry. She was modest by nature and dreamed of a different life, but circumstances led her to a path she never anticipated.

In imperial Brazil, a young woman stripped of her reputation is forced into exile from polite society. Recasting herself as Madam Beja, she builds an elite pleasure house that becomes a hub of political intrigue, economic power, and forbidden desire, using charm, intelligence, and ruthless strategy to bend the same men and institutions that once destroyed her.

A psychological drama transformed into a thriller inspired by true events. Set in the early 1990s, the story follows a young, idealistic boy who abandons his studies and joins a religious sect.

A group of friends who take a directionless road trip, but end up finding themselves.

Berlin, 2004. Yusuf is arrested during a soccer game, accused of multiple bank robberies. The question: Who were his accomplices? Staying silent means prison, talking means betrayal. But who betrayed him and why?

A year in the palace of the chancellor of a modern European authoritarian regime on the verge of collapse.

A group of young explorers get lost on a trail and end up in a peculiar village hidden under an eternal mist.

Yasemin is a young woman battling a fatal heart condition, with her obsessive stepbrother Tufan as her only support. Her struggle to make it onto the transplant list draws them into dark networks and morally fraught choices.

Revival of the TV series centering on a new generation of New York private school teens using social media to spread gossip.

Jocelyn is desperate to reclaim her rightful title as the greatest and sexiest pop diva in America after a nervous breakdown disrupted her most recent tour, and after Tedros, a notorious nightclub entrepreneur, reignites her passi...