The Best Dramas from 2011


Below is our top ten list of the best Dramas which first started broadcasting in 2011.

10. American Horror Story


American%20Horror%20StoryFirst Aired: 05 October, 2011

American Horror Story is a TV series starring Lady Gaga, Kathy Bates, and Angela Bassett. An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven,…


9. Revenge


RevengeFirst Aired: 21 September, 2011

Revenge is a TV series starring Madeleine Stowe, Emily VanCamp, and Gabriel Mann. An emotionally troubled young woman sets out to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father.


8. Grimm


GrimmFirst Aired: 28 October, 2011

Grimm is a TV series starring David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, and Silas Weir Mitchell. A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.


7. Homeland


HomelandFirst Aired: 02 October, 2011

Homeland is a TV series starring Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, and Damian Lewis. A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American…


6. Suits


SuitsFirst Aired: 23 June, 2011

Suits is a TV series starring Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, and Meghan Markle. On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross, finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City’s best…


5. Person of Interest


Person%20of%20InterestFirst Aired: 22 September, 2011

Person of Interest is a TV series starring Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, and Kevin Chapman. An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in…



4. Game of Thrones


Game%20of%20ThronesFirst Aired: 17 April, 2011

Game of Thrones is a TV series starring Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, and Kit Harington. Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.


3. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena


Spartacus%3A%20Gods%20of%20the%20ArenaFirst Aired: 21 January, 2011

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a TV mini-series starring John Hannah, Manu Bennett, and Peter Mensah. In the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own…


2. Shameless


ShamelessFirst Aired: 09 January, 2011

Shameless is a TV series starring Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, and Ethan Cutkosky. A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.


1. Black Mirror


Black%20MirrorFirst Aired: 04 December, 2011

Black Mirror is a TV series starring Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen, and Michaela Coel. An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech multiverse where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.