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Drama Shows on Paramount+

60 drama shows on Paramount+ in the US. Includes The Twilight Zone, Dexter: Resurrection, and Twin Peaks.

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The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

1959 · 5 Seasons

Space OperaTime-Travel Sci-FiAlien Invasion

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre…

Dexter: Resurrection
89
Paramount+

Dexter: Resurrection

2025 · 2 Seasons

Serial KillerCrimeMystery

Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail…

Twin Peaks
86
Paramount+

Twin Peaks

1990 · 3 Seasons

ProceduralHigh SchoolSerial Killer

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks.

Battlestar Galactica
86
Paramount+

Battlestar Galactica

2004 · 4 Seasons

Space OperaAI & RobotsSpace

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last…

This Is Us
86
Hulu

This Is Us

2016 · 6 Seasons

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times.

Freaks and Geeks
86
Prime

Freaks and Geeks

1999 · 1 Season

Coming-of-AgeHigh SchoolComing of Age

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a…

The Bureau
86
Paramount+

The Bureau

2015 · 5 Seasons

EspionageCrime

Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most…

Dexter
85
Paramount+

Dexter

2006 · 8 Seasons

Psychological ThrillerProceduralNeo-Noir & Film Noir

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who…

1883
85
Paramount+

1883

2021 · 1 Season

Western

Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America.

Dutton Ranch
85
Paramount+

Dutton Ranch

2026 · 1 Season

Western

Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, but the promise of building a future far from the ghosts of…

Friday Night Lights
85
Prime

Friday Night Lights

2006 · 5 Seasons

High School

The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.

MobLand
84
Paramount+

MobLand

2025 · 2 Seasons

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobCrime

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

Battlestar Galactica
84
Paramount+

Battlestar Galactica

2003 · 1 Season

Military Sci-FiEpic FantasyCyberpunk

A re-imagining of the original series in which a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while…

Queer as Folk
84
Paramount+

Queer as Folk

2000 · 5 Seasons

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of…

The Offer
84
Paramount+

The Offer

2022 · 1 Season

Based on a True Story

Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola…

Star Trek
83
Paramount+

Star Trek

1966 · 3 Seasons

Space OperaAlien InvasionSpace

Space.

1923
83
Paramount+

1923

2022 · 2 Seasons

Western

Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the…

Fellow Travelers
83
Paramount+

Fellow Travelers

2023 · 1 Season

A chronicle of a decades-long volatile romance between two men — from their first meeting during the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare to the…

Criminal Minds
82
Prime

Criminal Minds

2005 · 19 Seasons

ProceduralCrimeMystery

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.

Billions
82
Paramount+

Billions

2016 · 7 Seasons

Shrewd, savvy U.S.

Landman
82
Paramount+

Landman

2024 · 3 Seasons

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an…

Why Women Kill
82
Paramount+

Why Women Kill

2019 · 2 Seasons

ComedyCrime

Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in…

Penny Dreadful
81
Paramount+

Penny Dreadful

2014 · 3 Seasons

Urban FantasyMagicMonsters

Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr.

Californication
81
Paramount+

Californication

2007 · 7 Seasons

Comedy

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
81
Paramount+

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022 · 4 Seasons

Space OperaAlien InvasionSpace

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S.

Ray Donovan
81
Paramount+

Ray Donovan

2013 · 7 Seasons

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear.

The Good Wife
81
Paramount+

The Good Wife

2009 · 7 Seasons

Legal DramaPoliticalLegal

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political…

Mayor of Kingstown
81
Netflix

Mayor of Kingstown

2021 · 5 Seasons

ProceduralMob / MafiaPrison

In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the…

Dexter: Original Sin
81
Paramount+

Dexter: Original Sin

2024 · 1 Season

Serial KillerCrimeMystery

In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer.

Hell on Wheels
81
Paramount+

Hell on Wheels

2011 · 5 Seasons

ActionAdventureWestern

The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers…

The Good Fight
81
Paramount+

The Good Fight

2017 · 6 Seasons

ProceduralLegal DramaDetective

Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of…

Longmire
81
Prime

Longmire

2012 · 6 Seasons

WesternCrime

A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife.

Broad City
81
Hulu

Broad City

2014 · 5 Seasons

Comedy

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to…

Tulsa King
80
Paramount+

Tulsa King

2022 · 4 Seasons

Mafia & MobCrimeComedy

New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Dexter: New Blood
80
Paramount+

Dexter: New Blood

2021 · 1 Season

Serial KillerCrime

10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York.

Killing Eve
80
Netflix

Killing Eve

2018 · 4 Seasons

Crime

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
80
Paramount+

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 · 7 Seasons

Space OperaAlien InvasionSpace

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome…

The Tudors
80
Prime

The Tudors

2007 · 4 Seasons

The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the…

Lioness
79
Paramount+

Lioness

2023 · 3 Seasons

War

Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a…

SEAL Team
79
Netflix

SEAL Team

2017 · 7 Seasons

War DramaMilitaryAction

Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most…

Star Trek: Voyager
79
Paramount+

Star Trek: Voyager

1995 · 7 Seasons

Space OperaAlien InvasionSpace

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis…

Weeds
78
Paramount+

Weeds

2005 · 8 Seasons

Dark ComedyComedyCrime

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

Jericho
78
Paramount+

Jericho

2006 · 2 Seasons

SurvivalConspiracyAction

Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear…

The Borgias
78
Paramount+

The Borgias

2011 · 3 Seasons

Crime

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy,…

NCIS
77
Netflix

NCIS

2003 · 24 Seasons

ProceduralCrimeAction

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and…

Your Honor
77
Paramount+

Your Honor

2020 · 2 Seasons

Crime

New Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an…

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
77
Hulu

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · 15 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveCrime

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and…

Evil
77
Paramount+

Evil

2019 · 4 Seasons

CrimeMystery

Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate…

Blue Bloods
77
Prime

Blue Bloods

2010 · 14 Seasons

ProceduralCrime

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement.

Hey Arnold!
77
Paramount+

Hey Arnold!

1996 · 5 Seasons

AnimationComedyFamily

The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.

The L Word
77
Paramount+

The L Word

2004 · 6 Seasons

A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.

Yellowjackets
76
Netflix

Yellowjackets

2021 · 4 Seasons

SurvivalMystery

This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls…

Star Trek: Enterprise
76
Paramount+

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001 · 4 Seasons

Space OperaAlien InvasionHard Sci-Fi

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during…

MacGyver
76
Paramount+

MacGyver

1985 · 7 Seasons

Spy / EspionageEspionageAction

He's everyone's favorite action hero...

Hawaii Five-0
75
Netflix

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · 10 Seasons

DetectiveCrimeAction

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer.

Limitless
75
Paramount+

Limitless

2015 · 1 Season

ComedyActionAdventure

Brian Finch's life takes an extraordinary turn when he uses NZT-48, a neuroenhancing drug whose mystery and chaos lead him to working for the FBI…

Scorpion
74
Paramount+

Scorpion

2014 · 4 Seasons

CyberpunkActionAdventure

Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the…

Star Trek: Picard
74
Paramount+

Star Trek: Picard

2020 · 3 Seasons

Space OperaDystopian Sci-FiDystopian

Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.

FBI
73
Paramount+

FBI

2018 · 9 Seasons

ProceduralDetectiveCrime

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and…

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