Eighth sense
- Sci-Fi, thriller.
- USA, 2015.
- Duration: 2 seasons.
- IMDb: 8.4.
- 9 million dollars per episode.
A series about how the world works, from the Wachowski sisters got excellent ratings at the end of the first season. The budget of the series was $ 9 million for the series. Most of the spending was on the move, as the series was filmed in eight different countries: Kenya, India, Germany, Iceland, South Korea, Mexico, the United States and Britain.
Rome
- History, thriller, drama.
- Great Britain, USA, 2005.
- Duration: 2 seasons.
- IMDb: 8.8.
- 10 million dollars per episode.
One of the few serials that had everything: colossal budgets, attractive characters, high ratings. But this was not enough to convince the producers to extend the “Rome” for the third season.
HBO management felt that the production of the series would be financially unprofitable, and closed the show, which allocated $ 10 million for the episode. And a couple of years later it was decided to shoot the “Game of Thrones” with the same budgets.
Game of Thrones
- Fantasy, drama, adventure.
- USA, Great Britain, 2011 year.
- Duration: 6 seasons.
- IMDb: 9.5.
- 10 million dollars per episode.
By the sixth season, the budgets of the “Games of Thrones” have grown enormously. On the production of each episode, an average of $ 10 million was spent. Although the most battle series “Battle of the Bastards” was spent much more. The first season cost 50 million, and the sixth – 100.
Are such costs profitable? According to rumors, there will be more profits from the “Game of Thrones” by the end of the series than from the adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. And this is 3 billion dollars.
Friends
- Comedy, melodrama.
- USA, 1994.
- Duration: 10 seasons.
- IMDb: 9.0.
- 10 million dollars per episode.
The case when most of the budget of the series is spent on the fees of the actors performing the main roles. And such in the “Friends” already six. For each episode of the tenth season, the actors who played Rosa, Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler and Joey, received one million dollars each. For comparison: at the start of the series they were paid 22.5 thousand dollars each.
But Bruce Willis in the “Friends” starred “free”. He lost the bet to Matthew Perry and donated all the money received to charity.
Ambulance
- Drama, melodrama.
- USA, 1994.
- Duration: 15 seasons.
- IMDb: 7.7.
- $ 13 million per episode.
“First Aid” is an exception to the rules. First, the series became one of the longest medical dramas, shown in prime time. This show has 15 seasons and 331 episodes. Secondly, 13 million – the cost is not the final episodes of the “First Aid”. The series was published since 1994, and 13 million for the series were spent from 1998 to 2002. After the budget series cut to 9 million.
By the way, the scenario of “First Aid” was written back in 1974, but the shooting was started only 20 years later.
Annealing
- A musical, a drama.
- USA, 2016.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 8.5.
- $ 120 million per season.
“This is the Bronx, not Disneyland!” – says one of the heroes of the series. But this is not just a harsh story about the South Bronx of the 1970s, but a musical: music and dances against burnt buildings, drugs and street gangs.
This is a story about one of the most powerful movements in music, originated in a seemingly hopeless place. Colorful and rhythmic! And in the “Annealing” is played by Jayden Smith. And the role of a disco guy from the 70’s is given to him better than the role of a space boy in “After the era.”
Brothers in Arms
- Military, thriller, drama.
- Great Britain, USA, 2001.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 9.5.
- 125 million dollars per season.
This series ended after the first season, because the story, based on real events, was told in full. That rare case, when huge budgets spent on combat weapons, make-up and special effects, not for making profit from the series over the next 5-7 years. As a result, “Golden Globe” in the nomination “Best mini-series or film on TV.”
By the way, already to the third series of “Brothers in Arms”, more pyrotechnics and cartridges were used than was spent for all the filming of the film “Saving Private Ryan”.
Crown
- History, drama.
- United States, United Kingdom, 2016.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 8.8.
- $ 130 million per season.
So far this is the most expensive series in the history of television. Most of the budget was spent on tailoring costumes and decorations. And a lot of time was spent on agreeing the script with the representatives of the royal family.
Six seasons of the “Crown” are planned, in which they will tell all about the modern British monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II. And while the series has such budgets, it will be as interesting to watch it as it is to the way of Daenerys Targarien to his crown.
