Published By: Riya Banerjee

Here are the most expensive TV shows ever made

If you love binge watching TV shows, then check out this list of the priciest TV shows…

Be it now or before, TV shows have always managed to entertain one and all. While before we watched these in our television sets, now we watch them on our laptops through streaming platforms. But what may not occur to us is the huge amount of money it takes to actually produce a show! Take Game of Thrones for example, it is obvious that the series was filmed with all fancy equipments and it well… took a lot of money to make that show. Similarly, here are some more shows that are the most expensive ones ever made…

The Crown

The fanbase of this series is hands down surprising! The streaming platform Netflix soon after releasing The Crown realized that the series will fetch them a lot of money and it was worth investing in. And that is why from location to costumes to actors, everything on the set of this TV series is exorbitantly high-priced! The first season in fact was reportedly made on a budget of around Rs 980 crore.

The Pacific

This is the most expensive series in the world and if reports are to be believed their budget ended up being around 200 crore! Can you believe that? The show recreated several scenes from World War 2 and even went on to win 8 out of 25 Emmy nominations.

Band of Brothers

Another movie based on war, this one had an overall budget of Rs 944 crore, costing Rs 94.4 crore per episode! The story line talks about the real-life stories of the “Easy” Company - a Parachute regiment that went behind enemy lines during The Second World War.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

The iconic Friends! No doubt in anyone’s mind that this series fetched a lot of money and also required a huge sum to produce it. After the main actors asked to raise their salary, the episode cost rose up to Rs 75 crore!

Sense 8

Based on a brilliant concept, Sense 8 as it was filmed in different locations across the world like Germany, India, Iceland and other countries. It is reported that the cost of the shoe almost touched 70 crore!

ER

Do you remember watching this show and falling for George Clooney? This was the first ever proper medical series and it was closed after the makers said that ER was only for children.