This is a list of most expensive television series.

General TV Series

Most expensive television series (cost per episode)
Title Year(s)
  • Cost (est.)
  • (in millions)
 Ref. and notes
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2022–present $58 [1]
Stranger Things 2016–present $30 [1]
WandaVision 2021 $25 [1]
House of the Dragon 2022–present $20 [1]
The Pacific 2010 $20 [1]
The Mandalorian 2019–present $15 [1]
See 2019–present $15 [1]
Game of Thrones 2011–2019 $15 [1]
The Sandman 2022–present $15 [1]
The Crown 2016–2023 $13 [1]
ER (TV series) 1994-2009 $13 [2]

Total TV series cost

Total cost
Title Year(s)
  • Cost (est.)
  • (in millions)
 Ref. and notes
Amazon (1999 TV series) 1999–2000 $26 [3]


By Category

Anime

Title Year(s) Cost (est.) Ref. and notes
Afro Samurai 2007–2007 $1 million [4]
Astro Boy (2003 TV series) 2003–2004 $250,000 [5]
Pokémon (TV series) 1997–present $100,000 [6]
Cardcaptor Sakura 1998-2000 $100,000 [7]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (January 15, 1998). "Bloody expensive". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. 20. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Atherton, Tony (July 29, 1999). "Tyler's awesome Amazon adventure". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 25. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Untitled". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 17, 2006. p. 82. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Astro Boy Flies Again" (PDF). wsj.com. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Rutenberg, Jim (January 28, 2001). "Violence Finds a Niche in Children's Cartoons". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 16, 2000). "A Firm From the Great White North Takes Off". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.


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