There was once a time when only full feature films had a staggering budget for production. But in today’s time, many television series have also reported a budget that can beat any mainstream movie.
It was recently announced that Jon Favreau's live-action Star Wars show would have a budget of $100 million for the first season alone. While this certainly demonstrates Disney's faith in the project, it also makes the show, which is still in the early stages of pre-production, one of the most expensive series ever produced for television. Here are 10 other series that grabs millions of amount.
10. The big bang theory
The lives of four socially awkward friends, Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj, take a wild turn when they meet the beautiful and free-spirited Penny. Similar to Friends, the CBS series The Big Bang Theory said goodbye after 12 years was one of the costliest major network series ever.
Budget per episode:- $9 million(68 crores)
Network:- CBS
9. Rome
Rome is a British-American-Italian historical drama television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. Hundreds of extras, embellished costumes, and extravagant set designs to recreate soldiers fighting under the Roman Republic during the days of Mark Antony and Cleopatra was a bust for BBC and HBO after only two seasons.
Budget per episode:- $9 million(68 crores)
Network:- HBO/BBC
8. Westworld
Westworld is an American science fiction Western and dystopian television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
In a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, Westworld, the visitors interact with automatons. However, all hell breaks loose when the robots begin malfunctioning.
Budget per episode:- $10 million (76 crores)
Network:- HBO
7. Game of thrones
The most-watched program in the history of the HBO network raised the bar for costumes, set design, and breakout talent, all of which cost millions per episode. Mostly it gained worldwide attention in its eight seasons for its plot, special effects, and astronomical budget.
Budget per episode:- $10 million(75 crores)
Network:- HBO
6. Friends
The cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and David Schwimmer's friends is a pretty popular American sitcom television series, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman.
Budget per episode:- $10 million(75 Crores)
Network:- NBC
5.The get down
The Get Down is an American musical drama television series with overall budget of $120 million. The show’s expensive sets and exorbitant fees to gain the rights of R&B and funk songs used in the series. The period drama musical starred Justice Smith and Jimmy Smits.
Budget per episode:- $11 million(84 Crores)
Network:- Netflix
4. Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. The 10-hour World War II show cost more than $125 million(945 Crores) to produce.
Budget per episode:- $11 million (92 crores)
Network:- HBO
3. The Crown
The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures.
It cost approximately $37,000(27 lakh) to recreate the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth II in the first episode of the crown and things only got more expensive from there.
Budget per episode:- $12.5million (around 98 crores)
Network:- Netflix
2.ER
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. Add in the one episode directed by Quentin Tarantino, and ER goes down as the second-most-expensive series of all time.
Budget per episode:- $13 million (98 crores)
Network :- NBC
1. The pacific
From the producers of Band of Brothers and Steven Spielberg known for his multimillion-dollar productions, spared no expense to recreate historically accurate battle scenes in The Pacific. Additionally, co-executive producer tony told to a reporter the scene of Sledge, played by Joseph Mazzello, landing on the island of Peleliu cost around 40 crores. The scene required 300 actors to stay on an Australian beach for four days.
Budget per episode:- $21 million(158 crores)
Network :- HBO
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