EntertainmentThe 30 best series finales of the 21st century, according to website [LISTA]IndieWire list features finales from acclaimed series like Succession, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Friendstoday at 15:11

In less than a week, Hollywood saw the closure of three acclaimed TV series: Succession It is barry (both of HBO) ended in the fourth season, while Ted Lassofrom the Apple TV+ended this Wednesday, 31. In addition, The Flash also fired after nine seasons. Then, indiewire updated the list of best series finales.

Of course, the ranking written by Steve Greene It is ben travers It has two important additions: Succession It is barry. The list includes successful series such as breaking bad, Friends It is sex and the cityin addition to some surprises, such as Spartacus: War of the Damned It is The Shield.

About sex and the city, journalists placed it at 28th and explained how the ending is “followed by two films (one great, the next one is awful),” but cited how the ending of the series is even better than both films. Already Friends, whose ending “may seem clichéd today, but it set the standard for comedies built around a central romance – and none of the series’ spiritual imitators or successors did it better,” appears at No. 16. Other comedy icons such as Veep (20th) and 30 rock (26th), are also in the ranking.

Described by many spectators and critics, breaking bad appears in ninth place – and the spin-off, Better Call Saul, is ranked 10th. “Perhaps one of the most deftly balanced and crafted endings of all time,’feline‘ brought all the closure viewers craved, while also hitting them with the emotion they needed for a truly complete experience,” they wrote of the original series.

One of the best series made in recent years, barry ranked 25th: “In its finale, barry doesn’t offer easy answers, and that’s on purpose because they rarely exist.” Already an awards highlight and one of the most popular recent series Succession ranked 19th.

Even the legacy of Logan Roy proves too powerful to be usurped by his children. the end of Succession features many twists, surprises big and small, but sacrifices big shocks for harsh truths […] It’s a personal tragedy framed by terrifying global trends.

“It’s done.” pic.twitter.com/oFBevOPqs1

— Succession (@succession) May 29, 2023

The podium is formed by giants of American television: six feet under (3rd place), friday night lights (2nd), Mad Men: Inventing Truths (1st). About the great champion, Greene It is Travers spared no praise for the series starring Jon Hamm:

Instead of a final episode focused solely on tying up loose ends or giving the characters a great send-off,’Person to Person‘ also focused on writing the prologue to a new chapter we’ll never see: peggy It is stan on the cusp of a potential new life together, betty with a worthy ending for her and Sally starting to struggle with her adolescence born of an early childhood.

Below, see the complete ranking of the 30 best television series finales of the 21st century, according to the opinion of journalists from the indiewire.

30) Spartacus: War of the Damned
29) Person of interest
28) sex and the city
27) Dollhouse
26) 30 rock
25) barry
24) Man Seeking Woman
23) BoJack Horseman
22) justified
21) Life on Mars
20) Veep
19) Succession
18) Review
17) angel
16) Friends
15) The Shield – Above the Law
14) Hannibal
13) lost
12) Rectify
11) The Wire
10) Better Call Saul
9) breaking bad
8) Twin Peaks
7) The Americans
6) Halt and Catch Fire
5) Soprano family
4) The Leftovers
3) six feet under
two) friday night lights
1) Mad Men: Inventing Truths