The 10 Best HBO Shows Released Since 1990, Ranked

The article ranks ten HBO series released since 1990, arguing that the network helped shape ambitious television drama from the early 1990s onwards. It presents the selected shows as examples of HBO at its best, while noting that acclaimed programmes such as *Oz* and *Curb Your Enthusiasm* did not make the list.

The excerpt highlights *Veep* for its sharp political satire and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Emmy-winning performance, *Six Feet Under* for blending family drama with dark comedy and questions of mortality, and *Game of Thrones* for its scale, cast and storytelling at its peak. It acknowledges criticism of the fantasy series’ later seasons and says HBO’s 2000s output included both celebrated classics and overlooked work.