16 series that are watched in one breath

Twisted plot, adrenaline, complex intrigue, victories and defeats, the work of the mind - each series has its own design. But when you watch them, you forget about how time flies, you swallow series after series, and it’s already morning outside the window. We have collected 16 such series to choose from.

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Source: Bright Side

1. Escape / Prison Break, 2005-2009 (© 20th Century Fox Television)

To save his brother from prison, the hero commits a crime. He has an escape plan - he built this prison himself and knows it like the back of his hand. Despite this, the writers managed to twist the plot to the limit and at the same time not get confused themselves.

2. Black Mirror / Black Mirror, 2011–… (© Channel 4)

Cool British series about the dangers of modern technology. The people of the future are closed within the technically flawless reality created by them. Each series illuminates one of the facets of this world, but in general, a real futurophobic philosophy is obtained.

3. Eureka / Eureka, 2006-2012 (© NBC Universal Television)

Somewhere in the vastness of Oregon there is a town where solid geniuses live. They invent useful things that the world has never seen before, but sometimes all sorts of emergencies happen, and then the local sheriff with a very average IQ level has to resolve the situation.

4. Foyle's War, 2002–2015 (© Greenlit Productions Ltd.)

England, 1941 The middle-aged detective really wants to go to the front, but things are not allowed. During the evacuation on the south coast of England, a lot of a motley crowd accumulated - both the wounded, and refugees, and just any rabble. Therefore, Detective Foyle has to do his usual job - to save his homeland at home.

5. Seventeen Moments of Spring (© Gorky Studio)

Filmed back in the 70s of the last century, this series still remains one of the best creations of Russian cinema. Forgetting to breathe, they watched it back when no one knew it was a mini-series.

6. Fargo / Fargo, 2014–… (© FX Productions)

An unfortunate insurance salesman unexpectedly commits a murder. There is nothing left for him to do but kill and kill. A friendly shoulder in this difficult matter is substituted for him by a visiting criminal and a sociopath. Stylishly and surrealistically filmed, the tragicomedy has won a lot of fans who can't wait for the new season.

7 House, MD, 2004-2012 (© NBC Universal Television)

The series "Doctor House" is for connoisseurs of sarcasm. And the wildly charismatic House himself does not leave anyone indifferent: someone can not stand him for his frankness and disregard for others, and someone comes into indescribable delight from the magnificent mind of the hero.

8. True Detective / True Detective, 2014-2015 (© Anonymous Content)

Stylishly filmed mini-series consists of 1 season so far. It is about two detectives investigating a bizarre murder in a remote area of Louisiana. Bit by bit, they collect the big picture, which slowly but surely leads them to a denouement.

9. The Walking Dead / The Walking Dead, 2010–… (© AMC Studios)

Zombies roam, people are saved. Even after the apocalypse there is life, everyone is busy with business. Frank Darobont is a master of this genre. Drama, horror, thriller are collected in one picture.

10. The Sopranos, 1997-2007 (© Brillstein Entertainment Partners)

The series is about the everyday life of a simple mafia boss who is trying to be in time everywhere: to solve both work issues and deal with family problems. Against the background of constant stress, the poor fellow faints and panic attacks. The series is crammed with plot collisions, the characters are one more colorful than the other, and in general it is very well arranged.

11. Stay alive / Lost, 2004–2010 (© ABC Studios)

48 passengers of an airliner find themselves stranded on a desert island after a plane crash. Meanwhile, everything is not easy with the island - it begins to “show its teeth”. It was with the series Lost on television that the era of tapes bursting with gigantic budgets and grandiosity began.

12. The Mentalist, 2008–2015 (© Primrose Hill Productions)

Patrick Jane is a private psychic working for the Bureau of Investigation. Known for increased observation and love for a soft sofa in the office. He also has his own personal maniac and painful memories.

13. Rome / Rome, 2005–2007 (© BBC Television Centre)

The pompous Rome of the times of Julius Caesar and the war with the Gauls is on the verge of civil war. Returning home, the emperor is waiting for an unpleasant surprise. Expensive joint project of the BBC and HBO TV channels pleases with a good picture and a vigorously built plot.

14. Vikings / Vikings, 2013–… (© Irish Film Board)

A solid, measured series that meticulously reproduces the details of the everyday life of the Vikings. Well-staged battle scenes, rituals reproduced in detail, the beauty of the fjords - there is something to watch for.

15. The Big Bang Theory, 2007–… (© Chuck Lorre Productions)

The comedy saga about physicists who are super-successful in science, but losers in life, has become a cult all over the world in the seven years of its existence and has already been sorted into quotes.

16. Damn Mash Hospital Service / M*A*S*H, 1972-1983 (© 20th Century Fox Television)

Almost 40 years have passed since the release of this series, and it is still relevant. Here, both humor and harsh satire on the war and its enormity are amazingly combined. Classic quality sitcom.