Game of Thrones (2011 – Present)
Think that a show with swords and dragons isn’t about politics? Consider this: The fundamental crux of "Game of Thrones" is the question of who is the person best suited to sit on the throne? And while a more traditional fantasy show would have found an easy answer in any one of the too-noble-for-politics Starks, GoT differs from its Anglo-fantasy sources in a uniquely American way: Nobility is no match for the unstoppable wheels of money and power.
