Keeping that in mind, EW has compiled the 25 best Showtime series.

Showtime’s signature series still stands as one of the best procedurals of the current century.

There is not a wasted breath or false note in the entire seven episodes.

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WatchEscape at Dannemoraon Showtime.

WatchI Love That for Youon Showtime.

WatchNurse Jackieon Amazon Prime Video (to buy).

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WatchHouse of Lieson Showtime.

Billions (2016-present)

Would there beSuccessionwithoutBillions?

WatchBlack Mondayon Amazon Prime Video (to buy).

(L-R): Molly Shannon as Jackie Stilton and Vanessa Bayer as Joanna Gold in I LOVE THAT FOR YOU, “GottaHaveIt”. Photo Credit: Tony Rivetti Jr./SHOWTIME.

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WatchThe United States of Taraon Showtime.

Despite some signature Lynchian indulgence,The Returnmight be the filmmaker’s most satisfying work since the ’90s.

watchTwin Peaks: The Returnon Showtime.

Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie (Season 7, Episode 12). - Photo: David M. Russell/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: nursjackie_712_2379.R

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Much likeDexterandWeeds, the earlier seasons ofShamelessare the most astute.

Yet even as the situations grow wilder, the show remains tethered to a common reality.

And the ensemble cast is superb at milking scenes for their comic potential while exposing the hidden meanings underneath.

WEEDS (Season 6)

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WatchMasters of Horroron Tubi.

Web Therapyisn’t currently available to stream.

WatchThe L Wordon Showtime.

Kristen Bell as Jeannie Van Der Hooven in House of Lies (Episode 112-finale) - Photo: Jordin Althaus/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: house_of_lies_112_0970

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WatchThe Outer Limitson the Roku Channel.

WhileMasters of Sextakes an explicit look at sexuality be prepared for for lots of nudity!

WatchMasters of Sexon Amazon Prime Video (to buy).

Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod in ‘Billions’

Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod in ‘Billions’.Laurence Cendrowicz/SHOWTIME

WatchQueer as Folkon Showtime.

(Frankly, some jokes would give even Andrew Dice Clay a thoughtful pause.)

What sets it apart, in 2005 and now, is Alley’s complete commitment to the bit.

BLACK MONDAY on SHOWTIME

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This is the opposite of a vanity project if anything, you wish she would be a littlemorevain.

Who Is America?

WatchWho Is America?on Showtime.

UNITED STATES OF TARA

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Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatreis not available to stream.

with thoughtfully written material well matched to their individual assets.

WatchKiddingon Amazon Prime Video (to buy).

TWIN PEAKS, (from left): Kyle MacLachlan, Al Strobel in ‘Part 2: The Stars Turn and a Time Presents Itself’ (Season 1, ep. 102, aired May 21, 2017). photo: Suzanne Tenner / ©Showtime / courtesy Everett Collection

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You’ll find a great deal of both inPenny Dreadful, which wears its unhingement with elegance and aplomb.

Shameless

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MASTERS OF HORROR, ‘The Washingtonians’, (Season 2, Episode 12, aired: January 26, 2007), 2005-07. ©Showtime/Courtesy Everett Collection

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Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice in Web Therapy (Season 2, Episode 11) - Photo: Susan B. Landau/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: webtherapy_211_IMG_6414

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THE L WORD, Daniela Sea, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Rose Rollins, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, ‘Lifecycle’, (Season 5, ep. 510, aired Mar. 9, 2008), 2004-09. photo: Paul Michaud / © Showtime / Courtesy: Everett Collection

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THE OUTER LIMITS, from left: Beau Bridges, Dylan Bridges, ‘Sandkings’, season 1, ep. 1, aired 3/26/1995, (1995-2002). /© Showtime Networks / Courtesy Everett Collection

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(L-R): Hannaha Hall as Tiff and Iman Shumpert as Rob in THE CHI, “Sweet Thing”. Photo credit: Elizabeth Sisson/SHOWTIME.

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Christina Ricci as Misty in YELLOWJACKETS, “Qui”. Photo Credit: Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME.

Christina Ricci on ‘Yellowjackets’.Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME

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QUEER AS FOLK,Hal Sparks, Gale Harold, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, 2000-

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WHO IS AMERICA?

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FAERIE TALE THEATRE, from left: Ben Vereen, alfre Woodard, ‘Puss in Boots’, (Season 4, Episode 6, aired September 9, 1985). ©Showtime / Courtesy Everett Collection

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KIDDING

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Josh Hartnett as Ethan Chandler and Eva Green as Vanessa Ives in Penny Dreadful (season 2, episode 7). - Photo: Jonathan Hession/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: PennyDreadful_9358

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