# List of most expensive television series

This is a list of most expensive television series.

## Cost per episode
### Over US $10 million

Most expensive television series (cost per episode) :
| Title | Year(s) | Est. costs (million US$) | Est. costs (million US$) | Ref. |
| Title | Year(s) | Unadjusted | 2024 inflation | Ref. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (season 1) | 2022 | 58 | 62 | |
| Stranger Things (season 4) | 2022 | 30 | 32 | |
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 2022 | 25 | 27 | |
| Andor (season 1) | 2022 | 20.8 | 22 | |
| WandaVision | 2021 | 25 | 29 | |
| Loki (season 1) | 2021 | 25 | 29 | |
| Loki (season 2) | 2023 | 23.5 | 24 | |
| Severance (season 2) | 2025 | 20 | 21 | |
| House of the Dragon (season 1) | 2022 | 20 | 21 | |
| The Mandalorian (season 1) | 2019 | 15 | 18 | |
| See (season 1) | 2019 | 15 | 18 | |
| Game of Thrones (season 8) | 2019 | 15 | 18 | |
| The Sandman (season 1) | 2022 | 15 | 16 | |
| ER (seasons 6 and 7) | 1999–2001 | 13 | 29 | |
| Game of Thrones (season 6) | 2016 | 10 | 13 | |
| The Last of Us (season 1) | 2023 | 10 | 10 | |

### Over US$1 million

Most expensive television series (cost per episode) :
| Title | Year(s) | Est. costs (million US$) | Est. costs (million US$) | Ref. |
| Title | Year(s) | Unadjusted | 2024 inflation | Ref. |
| Game of Thrones (season 2) | 2012 | 6 | 8 | |
| The Night Manager (season 1) | 2016 | 5 | 7 | |
| Boardwalk Empire (season 1 | 2010 | 5 | 7 | |
| House of Cards (season 1) | 2013 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| House of Cards (seasons 2 and 3) | 2014–2015 | 4.23 | 6 | |
| Hemlock Grove (season 1) | 2013 | 4 | 5 | |
| Orange Is the New Black (season 1) | 2013 | 4 | 5 | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (season 1) | 2008–2009 | 2.65 | 4 | |
| Now and Again | 1999–2000 | 2.4 | 4 | |
| Cheers (season 10) | 1991–1992 | 2.2 | 5 | |
| Nash Bridges (seasons 3 to 6) | 1996–2001 | 2 | 4 | |
| Miami Vice (season 2) | 1985–1986 | 2 | 6 | |
| Stargate SG-1 (season 10) | 2006–2007 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stargate SG-1 (season 8) | 2004–2005 | 1.7 | 3 | |
| The Flash | 1990–1991 | 1.6 | 4 | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (season 1) | 1992 | 1.5 | 3 | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 1) | 1993 | 1.5 | 3 | |
| The Untouchables (season 1) | 1993 | 1.5 | 3 | |
| Stargate Atlantis (season 1) | 2004–2005 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| The Simpsons (season 7) | 1995–1996 | 1.5 | 3 | |
| Stargate SG-1 (season 1) | 1997–1998 | 1.3 | 2 | |
| Dallas (1978 TV series) | 1978–1991 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Dynasty (season 9 | 1988–1989 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Falcon Crest (season 6) | 1986–1987 | 1 | 3 | |
| Farscape | 1999–2003 | 1 | 2 | |
| Afro Samurai | 2007 | 1 | 2 | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest (season 4) | 2001–2002 | 1 | 2 | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | 1995–1996 | 1 | 2 | |

### Below US$1 million

Most expensive television series (cost per episode) :
| Title | Year(s) | Est. costs (US$) | Est. costs (US$) | Ref. |
| Title | Year(s) | Unadjusted | 2024 inflation | Ref. |
| The Equalizer (season 4) | 1988–1989 | 900,000 | 2,392,825 | |
| Matlock (season 3) | 1988–1989 | 900,000 | 2,392,825 | |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1988–1989 | 900,000 | 2,392,825 | |
| MacGyver (season 5) | 1988–1989 | 850,000 | 2,259,890 | |
| Simon & Simon (season 8) | 1988–1989 | 850,000 | 2,259,890 | |
| Almost Grown | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| China Beach (season 1) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| In the Heat of the Night (season 2) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| L.A. Law (season 3) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Midnight Caller (season 1) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Mission: Impossible (season 1) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Murphy's Law | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Paradise (season 1) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Tattingers | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Thirtysomething (season 2) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Wiseguy (season 2) | 1988–1989 | 800,000 | 2,126,956 | |
| Baywatch (season 2) | 1991–1992 | 750,000 | 1,680,519 | |
| The Cosby Show (season 5) | 1988–1989 | 575,000 | 1,528,749 | |
| Family Ties (season 7) | 1988–1989 | 575,000 | 1,528,749 | |
| 60 Minutes (season 21) | 1988–1989 | 575,000 | 1,528,749 | |
| Dora the Explorer (season 4) | 2004–2008 | 505,000 | 804,992 | |
| Mr. Belvedere (season 5) | 1988–1989 | 475,000 | 1,262,880 | |
| Full House (season 2) | 1988–1989 | 400,000 | 1,063,478 | |
| One World (season 1) | 1998 | 400,000 | 755,014 | |
| Just the Ten of Us (season 2) | 1988–1989 | 375,000 | 997,010 | |
| Raising Miranda | 1988 | 375,000 | 997,010 | |
| Astro Boy | 2003–2004 | 250,000 | 416,182 | |
| Rex the Runt (series 1) | 1998–1999 | 166,000 | 313,331 | |
| Pokémon (season 4) | 2000–2001 | 100,000 | 177,579 | |
| Cardcaptor Sakura | 1998–2000 | 100,000 | 182,589 | |

## Total cost

Most expensive television series (total cost) :
| Title | Year(s) | Est. costs (million US$) | Est. costs (million US$) | Ref. |
| Title | Year(s) | Unadjusted | 2024 inflation | Ref. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 2022–present | 1,000 | 1,032 | |
| Andor | 2022–present | 645 | 666 | |
| Citadel (season 1) | 2023 | 300 | 300 | |
| Arcane | 2021–2024 | 250 | 258 | |
| The Acolyte | 2024 | 230 | 237 | |
| Secret Invasion | 2023 | 212 | 219 | |
| The Pacific | 2010 | 200 | 288 | |
| Euphoria (season 1) | 2019 | 165 | 197 | |
| Fallout (season 1) | 2024 | 153 | 158 | |
| 3 Body Problem (season 1) | 2024 | 160 | 165 | |
| Game of Thrones (season 6) | 2016 | 100 | 131 | |
| The Last of Us (season 1) | 2023 | 100 | 103 | |
| Beast Games | 2024–2025 | 100 | 100 | |
| Game of Thrones (season 1) | 2011 | 50–60 | 70–84 | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992–1996 | 27 | 60 | |
| Amazon | 1999–2000 | 26 | 49 | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures (season 1) | 1990–1991 | 25 | 58 | |
| BraveStarr | 1987–1988 | 20 | 57 | |
| Water Rats (season 1) | 1996–2001 | 16 | 32 | |
| ThunderCats (season 1) | 1985 | 15 | 44 | |
| The Puzzle Place (season 1) | 1995 | 10.3 | 21 | |
| Atomic Betty (season 1) | 2004–2005 | 9 | 15 | |
| Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | 1980–1981 | 8.2 | 28 | |
| WMAC Masters (season 1) | 1995–1997 | 5.5 | 11 | |
| Van-Pires | 1997 | 5.2 | 10 | |
| Cubix | 2001–2004 | 4.5 | 8 | |