Most Expensive Television Series

Most lucrative or expensive TV shows

The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power
#1

The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power

$58 Million

Prime Video's Lord of the Rings prequel costs about $58M per episode.

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Stranger Things
#2

Stranger Things

$30 Million

Netflix hit Stranger Things spends roughly $30M per episode.

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WandaVision
#3

WandaVision

$25 Million

Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision cost approximately $25M per episode.

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The Pacific
#4

The Pacific

$21.7 Million

HBO miniseries The Pacific cost about $21.7M per episode with large cast and battle scenes.

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House of the Dragon
#5

House of the Dragon

$20 Million

Game of Thrones prequel with $20M per episode budget on HBO.

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The Mandalorian
#6

The Mandalorian

$15 Million

Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian costs $15M per episode.

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Game of Thrones Season 8
#7

Game of Thrones Season 8

$15 Million

Final season of Game of Thrones estimated $15M per episode.

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The Sandman
#8

The Sandman

$15 Million

Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's graphic novel cost about $15M an episode.

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The Crown Season 6
#9

The Crown Season 6

$14.4 Million

Final season of The Crown cost around $14.4M per episode.

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Arcane
#10

Arcane

$13.8 Million

Netflix animated series Arcane had $13.8M per episode production cost.

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