Game of Thrones is widely accepted as one of the best television series ever. It has blood, romance, drama, and many betrayals, not to mention some of the most epic action sequences ever to grace the screen. We have you covered if you are looking for something new to scratch that itch. We went to a popular entertainment forum to compile a list of ten great TV shows if you love Game of Thrones.

1. House of the Dragon

Listing House of the Dragon might seem to be the same thing as Game of Thrones. However, House of the Dragon is its own series. Based on another book by George R. R. Martin, titled Fire & Blood, the series tells the story of what happened 300 years before the Game of Thrones series.

1. House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros and is already a massive hit with audiences. House of the Dragon has one season but has already been picked up for a second, likely coming in 2024.

2. Succession

Succession is similar to Game of Thrones in depicting what happens when multiple characters are vying for the top spot or the “throne.” For example, when Logan Roy, the head of Waystar Royco, has health issues, the family immediately starts stabbing each other in the back to get what they believe is rightfully theirs. Succession is a great watch, packed with drama, suspense, and lots of betrayal.

3. Rome

Rome, the series, centers around the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. It features war, political intrigue, assassinations, family tragedies, and more while weaving in historical figures. One commenter claims, “If you love the political intrigue of Game of Thrones, you'll love Rome.”

4. Gotham

Gotham might be more of a comic book-focused film. However, it delivers suspense, and backstabbing like Game of Thrones does. Taking place in the gritty streets of Gotham, it follows the life of GCPD detective James Gordan.

4. Gotham

It has a bit of a gangster vibe but similar action to Game of Thrones, as Gordon must solve many mysteries, including the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents. Throughout the series, a massive gang war brews between the many crime families in town.

5. Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire is another series that includes politics similar to Game of Thornes. While it is a period drama, it is set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition and details the life of the man who runs things.

5. Boardwalk Empire

He is a gangster, which also means many backstabbing and betrayals here. The American Film Institute named Boardwalk Empire one of the ten “best television programs of the year for its first and second seasons.”

6. Vikings

Vikings is a historical drama inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and is notorious as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia.

6. Vikings

The show details his rise to fame by raiding England and eventually becoming king. One user claims that Vikings has “a lot of medieval-style backstabbing and scheming,” which makes it very similar to Game of Thrones.

7. The Expanse

For those who like Science Fiction, The Expanse is like a Sci-Fi version of Game of Thrones. The series is set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System. It follows a group of protagonists as they unwittingly unravel and place themselves at the center of a conspiracy that threatens life as they know it by discovering new and dangerous alien technology.

8. The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom is based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels. It begins in the year 866 and details the life of Uhtred as he works to avenge those he loves. It has stunning cinematography and is packed with action.

9. The Serpent Queen

The Serpent Queen is an American period drama television series about the life of Catherine de Medici, who marries into the French Valois court as a fourteen-year-old teenager expected to bring in a fortune in dowry and produce heirs. It details her trials and tribulations and gives viewers a lot of clever politicking, just as Game of Thrones does.

10. Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series. It is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans lives on a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. One person suggests this series because it “has a lot of similar stuff in terms of mood and pace.”

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