Best Serials by Rank
1065
1
1915
Louis Feuillade
Musidora, Edouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque
Crime / Thriller / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Gangster / Serial / Horror / Comedy
France
French (Silent)
1617
2
1936
Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor
Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton
Sci-Fi / Adventure / Action / Family / Cult / Comic / Serial
USA
English
2345
3
1913
Louis Feuillade
René Navarre, Edmond Bréon, Georges Melchior
Crime / Drama / Detective / Serial
France
French (Silent)
2418
4
1914
Louis J. Gasnier, George B. Seitz, Leopold Wharton
Pearl White, Arnold Daly, Creighton Hale, Raymond Owens, Sheldon Lewis
Action / Thriller / Crime / Detective / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2418
4
1914
Louis J. Gasnier, Donald MacKenzie
Pearl White, Crane Wilbur, Paul Panzer, Edward José, Francis Carlyle
Action / Adventure / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2489
5
1916
Louis Feuillade
René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen
Adventure / Crime / Thriller / Serial
France
French (Silent)
2511
6
1948
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr
Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Carol Forman, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin, Jack Ingram
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Crime / Family / Comic / Serial
USA
English
2601
7
1936
Dave Fleischer
Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie
Animation / Short / Comedy / Musical / Family / Fantasy / Comic / Serial
USA
English
2633
8
1982
James Burrows
Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Serial
USA
English
2633
8
1993
Mark Kirkland, Rich Moore, Jim Reardon, Carlos Baeza, Jeffrey Lynch, Wesley Archer, David Silverman
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria
Animation / Comedy / Cult / Serial
USA
English
2633
8
1938
Ben Sharpsteen, Clyde Geronimi, Dick Lundy, Jack King, Jeff Kurtti
Florence Gill, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, Cliff Edwards
Animation / Family / Comedy / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2689
9
1913
Francis J. Grandon
Kathlyn Williams, Charles Clary, William Carpenter, Lafe McKee, Tom Santschi
Adventure / Drama / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1919
Henry MacRae
Elmo Lincoln, Grace Cunard, Fred Starr, Virginia Kraft, Ivor McFadden, James Cole
Action / Adventure / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1916
Paul Hurst, J.P. McGowan
Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, Thomas G. Lingham, William N. Chapman, Paul Hurst
Western / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1938
John English, William Witney
Silver King the Horse, Chief Thundercloud, Lynne Roberts, Stanley Andrews
Western / Serial / Comic / Cult
USA
English
2689
9
1914
Francis Ford
Grace Cunard, Francis Ford, Harry Schumm, Ernest Shields, Edgar Keller
Action / Western / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1914
Howell Hansel
Florence La Badie, Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Frank Farrington, Sidney Bracey
Adventure / Mystery / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1908
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Pierre Bressol
Short / Crime / Detective / Serial
France
French (Silent)
2689
9
1923
George B. Seitz
Pearl White, Warren William, Harry Semels, Tom McIntyre, William Nally
Serial / Action / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1916
Grace Cunard, Francis Ford
Francis Ford, Grace Cunard, Jean Hathaway, Peter Gerald, Jerome Ash
Action / Serial
USA
English (Silent)
2689
9
1919
Fritz Lang
Carl de Vogt, Ressel Orla, Georg John, Lil Dagover, Paul Biensfeldt, Harry Frank
Adventure / Action / Crime / Serial
Germany
German (Silent)
2807
10
1953
Jean Yarbrough
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Comedy / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1953
Jean Yarbrough
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Comedy / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1941
John English, William Witney
Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie
Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Serial / Comic
USA
English
2807
10
1955
William Beaudine
Tim Considine, David Stollery, Roy Barcroft, Harry Carey Jr., Leonard P. Geer
Adventure / Western / Family / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1993
Rich Arons, Peter Bonerz
Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, John Mariano, Chick Vennera
Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical / Serial
Japan / USA
English
2807
10
1950
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin, Jack Ingram
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Crime / Family / Comic / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1945
Wallace Fox
Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Syd Saylor, Joe Devlin, George Meeker
Serial / Crime / Action / Drama / Comic
USA
English
2807
10
1966
Louis McMahon
Robert Miller, Doris Burnell, Alan G. Barbour, Barney Noto, John Cullen
Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1962
Christian Nyby
Robert Loggia, Annette Funicello, Jay C. Flippen, Patric Knowles, Lynn Bari
Western / Action / Family / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1955
various
James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Glenn Strange, Dennis Weaver
Drama / Western / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1957
Ralph Levy, Jerry Thorpe
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance
Comedy / Family / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1955
Charles F. Haas
Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway, Mort Mills
Family / Comedy / Drama / Music / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1938
Dave Fleischer
William Costello, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie
Animation / Short / Musical / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1940
Dave Fleischer
Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie
Animation / Short / Musical / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1959
Jus Addiss, László Benedek
Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines
Western / Action / Adventure / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1935
Ray Taylor
Buck Jones, Silver, Muriel Evans, Frank McGlynn Sr., Walter Miller, Eole Galli
Action / Adventure / Music / Western / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1961
unknown
Leslie Nielsen, Barbara Eiler, Smoki Whitfield, Myron Healey, J. Pat O'Malley
Adventure / War / Family / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1934
Lew Landers
Maurice Murphy, Patricia Farr, Noah Berry Jr., Belle Daube, Lee Beggs
Action / Drama / Crime / Serial / Adventure / Comic
USA
English
2807
10
1935
Ray Taylor
Clark Williams, Noah Berry Jr., Jean Rogers, Delphine Drew, Bryant Washburn
Adventure / Action / Drama / Serial / Comic
USA
English
2807
10
2005
George Scribner, Jerry Rees
Steve Martin, Tommy Chico, Jeff Lam, Sammy Davis Jr., Walt Disney
Documentary / Family / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1964
James Neilson
Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Kay Cole, Alan Dobie, Eric Flynn
Family / Adventure / Drama / Documentary / Crime / Action / Serial
UK
English
2807
10
1927
Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Animation / Family / Comedy / Documentary / Serial
USA
English (Semi-Silent)
2807
10
1956
Jack Hannah
James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Animation / Family / Comedy / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1949
Jack Hannah, Jack King
Clarence Nash, Ronald Colman, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Dessie Flynn
Animation / Family / Comedy / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1958
Charles Lamont
Annette Funicello, Don Grady, Tommy Cole, Eileen Diamond, Jimmie Dodd
Comedy / Family / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
2807
10
1958
various
Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, George J. Lewis, Don Diamond
Adventure / Family / Western / Serial / Comic / Action
USA
English
2807
10
1959
various
Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, George J. Lewis, Don Diamond
Adventure / Family / Western / Serial / Comic / Action
USA
English
2807
10
1939
John English, William Witney
Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson, Leander De Cordova, Edmund Cobb
Western / Adventure / Action / Cult / Serial / Family
USA
English
NR
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1943
Dave Fleischer, Dan Gordon, Isadore Sparber, Seymour Kneitel
Jack Mercer, Margie Hines, Dave Barry, William Pennell, Tedd Pierce, Gilbert Mack
Animation / Short / Musical / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic / Documentary / Serial
USA
English
