List of most expensive television series

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This is a list of most expensive television series.

General TV Series[edit]

Most expensive television series (cost per episode)
Title Year(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 [1]
WandaVision 2021 $25 [1]
House of the Dragon 2022–present $20 [1]
The Pacific 2010 $20 [1]
The Mandalorian 2019–present $15 [1]
See 2019–present $15 [1]
Game of Thrones 2011–2019 $15 [1]
The Sandman 2022–present $15 [1]
The Crown 2016–2023 $13 [1]
ER (TV series) 1994–2009 $13 [2]

Total TV series cost[edit]

Total cost
Title Year(s)
  • Cost (est.)
  • (in millions)
 Ref. and notes
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1992–1996 $27 [3]
Amazon (1999 TV series) 1999–2000 $26 [4]
Atomic Betty 2004–2008 $9 [5]
Van-Pires 1997 $5.2 [6]


By Category[edit]

Anime[edit]

Title Year(s) Cost (est.) Ref. and notes
Afro Samurai 2007–2007 $1 million [7]
Astro Boy (2003 TV series) 2003–2004 $250,000 [8]
Pokémon (TV series) 1997–present $100,000 [9]
Cardcaptor Sakura 1998–2000 $100,000 [10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (January 15, 1998). "Bloody expensive". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. 20. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cerone, Daniel (March 1, 1992). "How 'Young Indiana' Travels on a Budget". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Atherton, Tony (July 29, 1999). "Tyler's awesome Amazon adventure". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 25. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Andrews, Marke (September 16, 2004). "Film animation business takes off in Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. p. 83. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Miyakoshi, Masaaki (July 3, 1997). "Cartoon Caper". Sun-Sentinel. p. 49. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Untitled". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 17, 2006. p. 82. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Astro Boy Flies Again" (PDF). wsj.com. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Rutenberg, Jim (January 28, 2001). "Violence Finds a Niche in Children's Cartoons". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 16, 2000). "A Firm From the Great White North Takes Off". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.


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