With a good number of streaming services available that provide worldwide audiences with a wide range of engaging, different genre content, finding a good television series to cuddle up with has rapidly become one of the best and easiest ways to kill time and avoid boredom. Over time, we've learned that series like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones are peak television. But which seasons are the best?

There's no better place to ask than on Reddit, where users on the platform share with the world their absolute favorites of all time. From Hannibal's second part to The Wire's fourth, here are Redditors' picks of the best seasons of a television series.

Updated on April 19, 2023, by Daniela Gama:

The long-awaited and highly prized series Succession has officially returned to the small screen, and the final season is available to watch on HBO, where drama-filled episodes drop each Sunday. While the series features four incredible (so far) chapters, Reddit users still might agree that the second stands out as one of the best pieces of television. See how other series' seasons compare to the show's best down below.

15 Season 2 of 'Fleabag' (2016 - 2019)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge sitting in a church in Fleabag
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag centers around a well-crafted character whom viewers only know as Fleabag (played by Waller-Bridge herself) as she attempts to make her way through life and love after undergoing traumatic events. Fleabag also happens to be one of the funniest and wittiest characters to ever grace our screens, even if she is in a show that explores grief.

It's far from hard to understand why TV show enthusiasts on Reddit believe that the refreshing and ironic British comedy-drama deserves a place on this list, especially considering how good its last season was. When CaptainHaddock_ rightfully mentioned the series, The104Skinney couldn't help adding that it was an "underrated choice. This was a fantastic season."

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14 Season 2 of 'Justified' (2010 - 2015)

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Following the Old West (and indisputably badass) lawman Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) as he is reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in a poor and rural town of eastern Kentucky, this top-notch crime drama, which is often considered a masterpiece by fans, oozes with good performances and incredible writing.

Although some viewers can not help praising seasons 3 and 6 of Justified, _ShadowWalker_ definitely considers the second chapter the most solid out of the bunch. "Interesting that you have justified s3 and s6 there but not s2," the user commented. "I thought that was definitely the strongest. The Bennett's family storyline was great. Loved all the seasons tho."

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13 Season 2 of 'The Leftovers' (2014 - 2017)

Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon sitting by each other in 'The Leftovers'
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Adapted from Tom Perrota's bestselling novel of the same name, The Leftovers, created by Damon Lindelof, is a thoroughly engaging mystery supernatural drama series centering around the aftermath of a global event that resulted in 2% of the world's population disappearance where people struggle to deal with the enormous consequences.

While the HBO series counts on three impeccable seasons, it is seemingly obvious which stands out among the rest. "A question like this is usually difficult. This was an easy one," IceBreak replied to a Reddit user's comment mentioning "Leftovers S2" as the best of all time.

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12 Season 2 of 'Fargo' (2014 - 2023)

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Starring Billy Bob Thornton in the main role, Fargo, the black comedy crime drama inspired by the Coen Brothers' 1996 movie of the same name starring Frances McDormand, travels back in time back to 1979, depicting different tales surrounding deception and murder that inexplicably track back to Fargo, North Dakota.

While a Reddit user was surprised when Redditors picked season 2 "over season 1," it is clear that fans of the series generally favor the second chapter of the series, believing it to be perfection. "Season 2 of Fargo is absolutely flawless and it ran parallel to the Season 2 of Leftovers which is an equal masterpiece. 2015 really was golden year of Television for me," IndiGo33 wrote.

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11 Season 4 of 'Dexter' (2006 - 2013)

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Featuring a highly charismatic and downright hilarious protagonist (and likable TV serial killer) played by Michael C. Hall, James Manos Jr.'s Dexter invites viewers to take a sneak peek inside the life of a serial murderer who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.

According to ultraplayerx and many other Redditors who did not hesitate to mention the series, "Dexter season 4" was not only the best in the show but assuredly the strongest on television (the "finest quality of TV"). Surely, Dexter is a great show, and the way it gets viewers rooting for the bad guy just further proves the point.

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10 Season 2 of 'Hannibal' (2013 - 2015)

Mads Mikkelsen with blood all over him in Hannibal
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Focusing on the twisted relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (played to perfection by the talented Mads Mikkelsen in one of his finest roles) and young FBI criminal (Hugh Dancy) whose ability to empathize with serial killers thoroughly scares him, this mindblowing, cleverly-written show is equal parts fascinating and grotesque.

Although the series finale is quite treasured by fans, LazarusRising22 does not hold back from praising the second chapter: "I have a lot of favorites, but I really want to highlight Hannibal S2. A truly mind-bending, unforgettable experience. The S2 finale Mizumono is still probably the best episode of television I've ever seen."

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9 Season 1 of 'Prison Break' (2005 - 2017)

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Centering around the mastermind Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), an innocent man who is sent to death row, and his brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell), his only hope to find a way out of prison, this engaging show is undoubtedly a timeless, thrilling watch that will leave anyone's eyes glued to the screen.

According to enforcetheworld, Prison Break's first part is the very definition of a perfect TV season: "The pilot episode introduces characters and motivations, while hinting at a bigger conspiracy and ends with that amazing shot of the prison map as tattoo idea (which is incredible to me)," the user explained. "The entire rest of the season each episode builds to the eventual prison break, with scenes outside the prison adding to the conspiracy. I love it to death and the finale showing the actual break is just icing on the cake."

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8 Season 3 of 'Fringe' (2008 - 2013)

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An F.B.I. agent is forced to team up with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to decipher a really weird series of unexplainable crimes in this highly entertaining and hooking drama mystery that is now considered one of the most groundbreaking of its genre.

As beautifulmind90 suggested, J.J Abrams' Fringe's third season is "a mind-bending experience. Anna Torv and John Noble always gave great performances throughout the whole show, but they really were outstanding this season."

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7 Season 3 of 'Mr. Robot' (2015 - 2019)

Rami Malek walking alone in the night in Mr. Robot
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Rami Malek's Elliot is a notable, highly-skilled cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker in this incredible Emmy-award-winning Sam Esmail 4-season show. When the secretive leader of a hacker group enlists him to demolish corporate America, including the firm he is paid to protect, Elliot finds himself struggling to resist bringing down the multinational CEOs he believes are ruining the world.

On the platform, JosephSim makes it clear that the third part of the short drama series absolutely surpassed every other season from any TV show: "For years there hasn't been a single show I could even mention in the same sentence as Hannibal Season 2. Until Mr. Robot Season 3 came out. Hands down one of the best seasons of television I've ever watched in my life."

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6 Season 1 of 'True Detective' (2014 - 2019)

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Two top-notch former Louisiana State Police detectives, Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, played by big screen stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, narrate the story of their investigation crime as they revisit a homicide case they worked on in 1995 in this compelling crime anthology series.

Turns out that the first part of True Detective is a real fan-favorite on the website. Often considered the best season of a TV series ever, the HBO original has received tons of praise on Reddit, including BoredGamerr's: "True Detective S1 is by far the most complete season I’ve ever watched," they wrote. "It has beautiful cinematography, music choice, brilliant acting, great tension, masterful narrative, and so many other things that I can’t list up."

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5 Season 2 of 'Succession' (2018 - )

The cast of Succession all sitting at the table
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Easily one of the best shows currently streaming on HBO, the critically acclaimed series centers around a wealthy but dysfunctional family who controls the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. When their father, the head of the company, steps down from his job, everything changes for the privileged Roys.

When asked what are some of the greatest seasons of TV, stubbywoods says, "Maybe Succession S2? Every episode I said 'this is surely as good as it gets' and then the next episode was better." At the end of the day, who doesn't love a bit of well-written familial drama?

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4 Season 5 of 'Breaking Bad' (2008 - 2013)

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Breaking Bad's legacy is hardly unnoticeable, and for good reason. If we think about it, a series that follows a highly intelligent chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) with terminal lung cancer who manufactures and sells methamphetamine with a former student (Aaron Paul) has everything to work.

Considered one of the best TV shows of all time, this Vince Gilligan series is frequently celebrated on the platform, and its final season taking a spot on almost every Reddit list shocks a total of zero people. "Breaking Bad season 5 (especially part 2) Ozymandias is probably the best episode of TV ever broadcast," remarks a now-deleted Redditor.

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3 Season 4 of 'Game of Thrones' (2011 - 2019)

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys looking at the ground in HBO's Game of Thrones
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Eight noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros in this record-breaking HBO original, based on the fantasy books by George R. R. Martin, that has captured so many hearts throughout the years. Season 8 aside, Game of Thrones offers its audience a delightful storyline in a never-seen-before world that viewers can't help but immerse themselves in.

Season 4 seems to be a pretty common answer as to which is the best GoT season. When talking about all seasons up until the fourth, idunno-- does not hold back their enthusiasm: "Honestly insane how good of a job they did of introducing dozens of characters, storylines, and factions. Also crazy to think that all the Starks were only together for one episode as a family (while sharing that episode with many other characters), and that was enough for the audience to become attached to them. Not to mention how lived in the world felt."

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2 Season 3 of 'Twin Peaks' (2017)

Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks
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A rule-defying masterpiece (as rightfully remarked by a now-deleted Redditor) directed by iconic filmmaker David Lynch, the latest season of Twin Peaks, also known as The Return, takes place 25 years after the events of the original series and follows multiple storylines, including some of which are connected to agent Cooper (MacLachlan) and his 1989 investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee).

The return of the groundbreaking show has seemingly left many people starstruck, including ordofthekidneys. "Twin Peaks: The Return is the most I’ve ever been invested in a season of television," they said. "It was so wild and unpredictable that I legitimately found it difficult to go more than a couple hours without not speculating what would happen next and taking in what just happened."

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1 Season 4 of 'The Wire' (2002 - 2008)

Maestro Harrell, Julito McCullum, Tristan Mack Wilds, and Jermaine Crawford having a conversation in The Wire
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Exploring the Baltimore drug scene as seen through the lens of law enforcement, drug dealers, and the people who inhabit their world, this extraordinary crime drama is among the highest-rated series ever. Considered way ahead of its time by many and packed with an excellent cast, The Wire takes first place on this list with its magnificent season 4.

On the platform, it is evident that the series' fourth season is a must-watch. As 5eNintendan explains, "This season alone is worth watching the whole show for. One of the few shows that takes young actors, and makes you connect with them. All while not making them look dumb, or making the audience hate them. I can list so many shows that get kids wrong, and that alone can bring a show to its knees."

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