10 Most Expensive TV Shows Ever Made

The streaming war rages on!

Just as there is no shortage of TV-show there is also no shortage of streaming services on the market right now. This past year has seen market competitors like Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Disney+ and AppleTV+ fight for top position as market dominators and Amazon has gone for the kill with the Lord of the Ring-series, which became the most expensive TV-show ever produced with a budget nearing 500 million dollars. However just because the LOTR spin off might be getting a hefty budget, it doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of other TV-shows that have been sniffing around the top end of the budget spectrum. Here are the 10 most expensive TV-shows ever made.

1. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - 58 million dollars per episode

J.R.R Tolkien's popular trilogy became on of the movie-worlds largest commercial and critical successes through Peter Jackson's much loved filmatisation in 2001. The production was also one of the most costly of all time, so it's unsurprising that the big guns are being pulled out and no expenses are spared when creating the TV-show which will explore the world of middle earth and its stories outside of LOTR and The Hobbit. The budget is estimated at about 465 million dollars for the first season alone (not to mention that Amazon won the bidding war for the rights of the show by paying 250 million dollars!) The series is set to premier the 2nd of September 2022 on Amazon Prime Video.

2. Stranger Things - 30 million dollars per episode

With its extensive use of CGI and fantastical sets the new season of Stranger Things is set to be better than ever before if, we're to judge by the budget at least. As Stranger Things is set to debut one of the most expensive television seasons of all time and certainly most expensive season of the series.

3. Marvel Series - 25 million dollars per episode

Disney+ is channelling all their efforts into streaming and with their flagship; MCU(Marvel Cinematic Universe) seeing incredible success, it's not hard to see why. In this very moment there are already several shows available, with a long line waiting to be released. The budgets speak to Disney's ambitions as well as the popularity of the shows, with shows like Loki, The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, WandaVision and Hawkeye topping the list.