HBO shows tend to only go for a couple of seasons, but longer-running series like The Wire and Sex and the City are TV masterpieces. While the traditional broadcast networks want their shows to run for as long as possible, HBO’s original programming favors shorter runs that maintain a show’s artistic integrity.

From Barry to Succession , HBO’s best shows tend to end before making it to five seasons. But plenty of the cable giant’s masterpieces made it to season 5.

Sex And The City

6 Seasons

Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) on Sex and the City standing in the street as Carrie holds a paper cup of coffee

Sex and the City was way ahead of the curve in portraying women as more than just wives and mothers. It revolved around four women living in Ne

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