List of most expensive television series

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This is a list of most expensive television series.

Contents

Over $10 million

Most expensive television series (cost per episode)
TitleYear(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 [2]
The Acolyte 2024$28.75 [3]
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 2022$25 [4]
WandaVision 2021$25 [5]
House of the Dragon 2022–present$20 [6]
The Mandalorian 2019–present$15 [7]
See 2019–2022$15 [7]
Game of Thrones 2011–2019$15 [8]
The Sandman 2022–present$15 [9]
ER 1994–2009$13 [10]

Over $1 million

TitleYear(s)
  • Cost (est.)
  • (in millions)
Ref. and notes
Now and Again 1999–2000$2.4 [11]
Cheers 1982–1993$2.2 [12]
Nash Bridges 1996–2001$2 [13]
Miami Vice 1984–1990$2 [14]
Stargate SG-1 1997–2007$2 [15]
The Flash (1990 TV series) 1990–1991$1.6 [16]
Stargate Atlantis 2004–2009$1.5 [17]
The Simpsons 1989–present$1.5In 1996 only [18]
Dallas (1978 TV series) 1978-1991$1.2 [19]
Falcon Crest 1981-1990$1 [20]
Farscape 1999–2003$1 [21]
Afro Samurai 2007–2007$1 [22]
Da Vinci's Inquest 1998–2005$1 [23]

Below $1 million

TitleYear(s)Cost (est.)Ref. and notes
Dora the Explorer 2000–2019$500,000 [24]
One World 1998–2001$400,000 [25]
Astro Boy 2003–2004$250,000 [26]
Rex the Runt 1998–2005$166,000 [25]
Pokémon 1997–present$100,000 [27]
Cardcaptor Sakura 1998–2000$100,000 [28]

Total TV series cost

Total cost
TitleYear(s)
  • Cost (est.)
  • (in millions)
Ref. and notes
Arcane 2021-2024$2502 Seasons only [29]
The Acolyte 2024$231 [3]
The Pacific 2010$200 [30]
3 Body Problem 2024-present$160Season 1 only [31]
Fallout 2024-present$153Season 1 only [32]
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992–1996$27 [33]
Amazon 1999–2000$26 [34]
Tiny Toon Adventures 1990–1992$25The first 65 episodes only [35]
BraveStarr 1987–1988$20 [36]
ThunderCats 1985–1989$15Season 1 only [37]
The Puzzle Place 1995–1998$10.3The first 41 episodes only [38]
Atomic Betty 2004–2008$9 [39]
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1980-1981$8.2 [38]
WMAC Masters 1995–1997$5.5Season 1 only [40]
Van-Pires 1997$5.2 [41]
Cubix 2001-2004$4.56 billion Won ($4.5 million) [42]

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