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Mass media portrayals of the upper class

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Gossip Girl
2007 American teen drama television series
House of Cards
2010s political drama TV series
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. It stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore, a mother–daughter pair living in the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The series also stars an ensemble supporting cast, including Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann, Liza Weil, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Sean Gunn, Chris Eigeman, and Matt Czuchry. It premiered on The WB on October 5, 2000, and ran for seven seasons, concluding on The CW on May 15, 2007.
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011. The show ran for fifty-two episodes across six series, including five Christmas specials.
The O.C.
2003 American teen drama television series
Succession
American comedy-drama television series (2018–2023)
Dallas
American television soap opera (1978–1991)
Elite
Spanish TV series
Bridgerton
Bridgerton is an American alternative history, Regency romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. The series stars Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuvel, Ruth Gemmell, Polly Walker, Luke Thompson, Luke Newton, Nicola Coughlan, and Claudia Jessie.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
American television series (1990–1996)
Dynasty
1980s American prime time television soap opera
Revenge
2011 American drama television series
Billions
American television drama series
Young Royals
2021 Swedish drama series
Dynasty
2017 American prime time television soap opera
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023 American television miniseries
Black-ish
Black-ish (stylized as '`black·ish''') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons with 176,588 episodes. Black-ish'' follows an upper class well-off Black family headed by Andre "Dre" Johnson, a successful advertising executive (Anthony Anderson), and his wife Rainbow "Bow", an anaesthesiologist (Tracee Ellis Ross). The show revolves around the wealthy Johnson family as they juggle personal, familial and sociopolitical issues, particularly in trying to reconcile their desire to stay true
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023 American television series
Outer Banks
2020 American television series
The Gilded Age (TV series)
The Gilded Age is an American historical drama television series created and written by Julian Fellowes for HBO that is set in the United States during the Gilded Age, the boom years of the 1880s, in New York City. Originally announced in 2018 for NBC, it was later announced in May 2019 that the show was moved to HBO. The first season premiered on January 24, 2022, and the second on October 29, 2023. In December 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on June 22, 2025. In July 2025, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Diff'rent Strokes
television series (1978-1986)
House of Cards
1990 British television serial
Dirty Sexy Money
television series
Gossip Girl
2021 American teen drama television series
The Jeffersons
American sitcom (1975–1985)
The Perfect Couple
American television series
Knots Landing
television series
O Hayat Benim
television series
İntikam
İntikam () is a Turkish primetime drama television series that aired on Kanal D, starring Beren Saat and Yiğit Özşener. It debuted on January 3, 2013. İntikam is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series Revenge created by Mike Kelley. The plot is inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
The Colbys
television series
Sirens
American TV series or program
Filthy Rich
American dramedy television series
We Were Liars
2025 American television series
Olympo
Olympo is a Spanish drama series created and written by Jan Matheu, Laia Foguet, and Ibai Abad for Netflix. The show is set at the Pirineos Center of High Performance, a fictional elite training school which hosts the most promising young athletes in the country, and focuses on their interpersonal relationships as they compete to win prestigious and lucrative sponsorship deals with global fashion brand Olympo and strive to prove themselves as the best in their chosen sports. The series premiered on 20 June 2025. In December 2025, Netflix confirmed that the series was not renewed for a second s
Billionaires' Bunker
Spanish streaming television series
The Buccaneers
2023 British television series
Privileged
American comedy-drama television series
La usurpadora
Mexican television series
My Super Sweet 16
American reality television series
Riviera
British television drama
Bel-Air
American TV series
Loot
American comedy television series
Egoli: Place of Gold
television series
Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans
American Television series
Our Kind of People
2021 American drama television series