Best "origin story" TV Shows/Series of All Time

TV Shows & Series: Best "origin story" TV Shows/Series

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Smallville(2001-2011)

TV-PG

| 43min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

4.1/5 (with 1,924 votes)

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

With Tom Welling, Laura Vandervoort, Annette O'Toole, Erica Durance, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, ...

Gotham(2014-2019)

TV-14

| 43min per episode | Drama, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

3.8/5 (with 1,617 votes)

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

With Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Donal Logue, ...

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Perry Mason(2020-2023)

TV-MA

| 1h per episode | Drama, Mystery, Crime

3.7/5 (with 146 votes)

Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

Directed by Tim Van Patten, Deniz Gamze Ergüven - With Matthew Rhys, Eric Lange, Charles Baker, Tatiana Maslany, Taylor Nichols, Juliet Rylance, ...

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler(2019-2022)

TV-MA

| 54min per episode | Drama, Crime

3.9/5 (with 157 votes)

The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.

Directed by Danny Cannon - With Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Ryan Fletcher, Paloma Faith, Jason Flemyng, Polly Walker, ...