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Best TV shows to watch now that Game of Thrones is over

With the Game of Thrones series finale in the books, we take a look at the best TV shows out there to jump into.

With its series finale airing on Sunday, Game of Thrones has come to an end.

But that doesn't mean your TV viewing addiction has to do the same.

With Game of Thrones having completed its run of 73 episodes over the course of eight seasons, many are left looking to fill the newfound void in their viewing habits. Fortunately, there are no shortage of options to consider, whether you're looking to binge an already established series or to get in on the ground floor with a new show.

Looking for a new show to fill your time with? You might want to consider the following:

Barry

Channel: HBO

Seasons: 2

Next season: TBD (announced)

Stars: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Henry Winkler

Genre: Dark comedy

Plot: Barry Berkman (Hader), a former United States Marine, works as a low-rent hitman in the Midwest. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he finds himself amidst an accepting community within the L.A. theater scene.

Metascore series rating: 85

Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2019 file photo, Bill Hader arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. It was March 2018 that HBO premiered "Barry," Hader's dark comedy about a Midwestern hitman/former Marine sniper with PTSD who goes to Los Angeles for a hit and ends up trying to become an actor. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Billions

Channel: Showtime

Seasons: 4

Next season: TBD (announced)

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff

Genre: Drama

Plot: Chuck Rhoades Jr. (Giamatti) is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose volatile relationship with billionaire hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod (Lewis) is complicated by a family connection.

Metascore: 71

Succession

Channel: HBO

Seasons: 1

Next season: August 2019

Stars: Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Alan Ruck

Genre: Comedy-drama

Plot: Logan Roy's (Culkin, Strong, Snook and Ruck) complex relationship with his four adult children is only made more complicated by his status as an aging media mogul.

Metascore: (70)

Credit: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Kieran Culkin, from left, Matthew Macfadyen, Sarah Snook, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, Hiam Abbass, Alan Ruck and J. Smith-Cameron attend a special screening of HBO's "Succession" at the Time Warner Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Dead to Me

Channel: Netflix

Seasons: 1

Next season: TBD (not yet announced)

Stars: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden

Genre: Dark comedy

Plot: According to Deadline, Dead to Me is about "a powerful friendship that blossoms between Jen (Applegate), a tightly wound widow, and Judy (Cardellini), a free spirit with a shocking secret. 

Metascore: 68

Westworld

Channel: HBO

Seasons: 2

Next season: 2020

Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandle Newton, Jaffrey Wright, James Marsden

Genre: Science fiction Western

Plot: Set sometime in the future, Westworld follows the operations of an American Old West-themed amusement park, which allows its wealthy customers to experience real-life simulations via its human-like "hosts."

Metascore: 75

Other ongoing shows

  • Ozark (Netflix)
  • Atlanta (FX)
  • Homeland (Showtime)
  • Mr. Robot (USA)
  • Silicon Valley (HBO)
  • Better Call Saul (FX)
  • The Walking Dead (AMC)
  • Kidding (Showtime)
  • The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Prime)
  • The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
  • Stranger Things (Netflix)
  • Fargo (FX)
  • American Horror Story (FX)

Oldies, but goodies

  • The Sopranos (HBO)
  • The Wire (HBO)
  • The Americans (FX)
  • Mad Men (AMC)
  • Breaking Bad (AMC)
  • House of Cards (Netflix)
  • Shameless (Showtime)

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