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TELEVISION
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Series with the Most Expensive Budgets
This list features the most expensive budget per episode in television show history.
RANK | SERIES | BUDGET | YEAR |
1 | Rings of Power | $58.1 million | 2022–present |
2 | Stranger Things | $30.0 million | 2016–2025 |
3 | The Acolyte | $28.7 million | 2024 |
4 | Hawkeye | $25.2 million | 2021 |
5 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | $25.2 million | 2021 |
6 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | $25.0 million | 2022 |
7 | WandaVision | $25.0 million | 2021 |
8 | The Pacific | $21.7 million | 2010 |
9 | House of Dragon | $20.0 million | 2022–present |
10 | Game of Thrones | $15.4 million | 2011–2019 |
11 | The Sandman | $15.2 million | 2022–2025 |
12 | See | $15.1 million | 2019–2022 |
13 | The Morning Show | $15.0 million | 2019–present |
14 | ER | $13.1 million | 2001–million |
15 | The Crown | $13.0 million | 1994–2009 |
16 | The Mandalorian | $12.6 million | 2019–present |
17 | Band of Brothers | $12.5 million | 2001 |
References
Mediacsuite (n.d.). 25 of the most expensive television series of all time. Available at: https://mediacsuite.com/25-of-the-most-expensive-television-series-of-all-time/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia (n.d.). List of most expensive television series. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_television_series (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Yahoo Finance (2023). Where does Acolyte rank among the most expensive TV shows?. Available at: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/where-does-acolyte-rank-most-160000493.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHjjD29fIx5_6_RDrZwLmD368Fgym_iqCJ3IgZDg5bdCfVQnbakEGfp6YHe34rlwXMrv_gOAO_tw2SMC9zcfI5kdBFZ_PXkQsuO6FROsJFVOV9bpG6g6LiYVLSwqGFOrOxp2eCQbLR3AyM0JsjTTl3FM60XUSE00conhJb68W3oK (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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