7 Shows Like Game of Thrones to Fill the Westeros-Shaped Hole
Political scheming, brutal stakes, worlds worth getting lost in — seven series that scratch the Game of Thrones itch, ranked by how close they get.
Game of Thrones ruined a lot of television for a lot of people. Once you've watched a show where politics have teeth, deaths have consequences, and the world feels older than the story — most TV feels small. Here are seven series that get closest to that feeling, ranked roughly by how directly they scratch the itch.
1. House of the Dragon
The obvious answer is the right one. Same world, same dynastic rot, and arguably tighter plotting than late-era Thrones — a civil war where every side is persuasive and wrong at the same time. Season 3 arrives June 21, 2026, which makes now the perfect time to catch up.
2. Spartacus
Don't let the early gloss fool you: Spartacus becomes one of the most ruthless serialized dramas ever made. Political maneuvering in togas, betrayals that actually land, and a willingness to burn its own status quo that rivals anything in Westeros.
3. Deadwood
Swap dragons for gold claims. Deadwood is Thrones' equal in scheming-per-minute — a lawless town where power is negotiated nightly in saloons, and the dialogue is Shakespeare with profanity. Three seasons, no filler.
4. Battlestar Galactica
Thrones in space, with the existential dread turned up. A ragtag fleet, impossible politics, religious prophecy that might be real — BSG asks the same question Thrones did: what does power cost the people holding it?
5. The Walking Dead
Hear us out: strip the zombies away and TWD is a show about rival kingdoms, fragile alliances, and leaders corrupted by survival — with a Thrones-grade body count. The Negan arc is pure Westeros logic.
6. The Legend of Vox Machina
Animated, raunchier, and more fun than it has any right to be — but underneath the jokes is a genuine high-fantasy epic with dragons that feel like natural disasters. Season 4 premiered June 3, 2026.
7. Supernatural
The wildcard pick. No throne, but fifteen seasons of mythology, found-family loyalty, and apocalyptic stakes make it the longest "one more episode" trap on this list for fantasy fans.
Want more? Browse the fantasy hub for the top-rated fantasy series on Eris, or check our curated lists for ranked picks by genre. Subscribe to any of these and you'll get an alert the moment a new episode airs — your watch progress tracked episode by episode, free.