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The best series of the 2000s
The defining series of the 2000s, ranked by rating.
Eight series from the 2000s, each rooted in a specific community and place: family sitcoms built around domestic life, office comedies sharpened by workplace politics, a rural drama set in 1960s village Spain, and an animated comedy answering real fan mail. What they share is a commitment to recurring characters and stories shaped by the audiences they were made for.
Best series of the 2000s
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Kang's Family
A Cantonese sitcom following migrant wives and local husbands sharing domestic life in one household.
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Off Pedder
Office politics and romantic entanglements collide in a magazine company, with a returning ensemble cast.
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Welcome to the House
A modern sitcom tracking the day-to-day life of the Ko family over nearly a year.
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The White Village
A rural drama that travels back to 1960s village life in an inland county, capturing sharp social divisions.
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Lapataganj
Inspired by a Hindi satirist's writings, this comedy uses a fictional small town to expose social truths.
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strongbad_email.exe
An animated internet comedy built entirely around a character reading and answering real fan emails.
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Sharp
A frank, bright-natured teenager navigates family dynamics and adolescence with disarming self-awareness.
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Oh! Edo Rocket
A Madhouse anime mixing Edo-period comedy with sci-fi absurdity, adapted from a Gekidan Shinkansen stage play.
Frequently asked
Where should I start with the best series of the 2000s?
strongbad_email.exe is short-form and immediately accessible — individual episodes stand alone. For something with more narrative depth, Lapataganj or The White Village reward longer commitment.
Are there international series worth watching from this era?
Several picks here come from outside English-language television: Kang's Family is a Cantonese sitcom, The White Village is set in rural inland Spain, Lapataganj draws on Hindi satirical writing, and Oh! Edo Rocket is a Japanese anime adapted from a stage play.
What kinds of genres dominated series television in the 2000s?
This collection skews toward comedy-drama and family sitcoms, reflecting how much serialised output of the decade was built around community, workplace, and domestic life rather than high-stakes genre plotting.