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This article contain description of violence and death .

In TV shows , using a fictitious character ’s death as an interesting patch point is vulgar recitation , but some shows pour down off so many role that the enigma is n’t if someone will die but who will . This lend a different form of suspense and a satisfying final payment when a character bring off to survive through the end of the show . When a show is well - written and has solid actors , it does n’t matter if the character might disappear at any moment , it ’s still impossible not to care what materialise to them .

Some serial publication have premiss that naturally align with having multiple character deaths , even killing off main fiber who have an enormous impact on the show . Crime dramas , post - apocalyptical narratives , and serial with supernatural component all fall under the category of tv set that is expected to have plenty of deaths . However , somenon - violent TV shows have unrelenting deathsand have become known for including random accidents that end their characters ' lives . This subversion of genre convention is a unique way to make a show stand out among its peers .

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Crime dramas , post - apocalyptical story , and serial publication with supernatural elements all fall under the category of video that is expected to have hatful of death .

The deaths of Ned Stark , Glenn Rhee , Boone Carlyle , and other major graphic symbol established that no one is good from expiry in their various shows .

824 (2001 - 2010)

Jack Bauer loses more than one person throughout the 24 hours the audience witnesses.

24uses each season to tell the write up of one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. through twenty - four sequence , each an hour of real - clip . Jack Bauer ( Kiefer Sutherland ) is a antagonistic - terrorism agent who deals with only the biggest threats to the country . Due to this gamy - risk job , he ’s perpetually fall back allies , admirer , partners , and loved ones . As the serial publication progressed , the plot line and threats of violence only became more outlandish and were no longer confined to domestic approach . This , combined with the format of the show , meant that it was only important that Bauer made it to the conclusion .

7The 100 (2014 - 2020)

Each season puts a new spin on the apocalypse and introduces new threats.

Clarke ( Eliza Taylor ) finds herself the unlikely leader of a group of misfit stripling who are sent down to Earth thousands of years in the future to see if it can sustain human life . She and her team quickly take in that they are n’t alone on the planet , andthere are enough more threats they face than the harsh environment . Although Clarke open everything she has for the safety of those who espouse her , she is rarely rewarded with anything other than departure .

Lexa ( Alycia Debnam - Carey ) is a rival leader turned lover of Clarke , and her going is one of thesaddest deaths onThe 100 . However , Lexa ’s decease is n’t as shameful as Bellamy ’s ( Bob Morely ) in season 7.Even though he and Clarke have been through so much together and consider themselves household , he becomes a threat to Clarke and another person she cares about , contribute not only to his death but Clarke being the one to do it .

6Breaking Bad (2008 - 2013)

A science teacher turns into a notorious and violent drug kingpin.

When Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) decides that he wants to start cooking meth and selling it to support his family after he dies , it ’s obvious that it is n’t his class he ’s looking out for . He ’s appeal to power and presently testify that he ’ll do anything to get it . None of the characters that Walt interact with inside the drug world are savory type , but their death are often extreme . Outside his enemies , when he outright kills or provide characters like Mike ( Jonathon Banks ) and Jane ( Krysten Ritter ) to kick the bucket , it shows how spendable he think the people around him are .

5The Walking Dead (2010 - 2022)

It’s not just the zombies that the characters need to watch out for.

In a zombie Revelation of Saint John the Divine , it ’s expected that there are going to be plenty of injured party , but the longer the role ofThe walk Deadsurvive on the show , the heavily it is to say au revoir . One of the cruelest of the series was when Glenn ( Steven Yeun ) seemed to have live a vicious walker attack and then was murderedin front of the others by Negan ( Jeffery Dean Morgan ) . As one of the most - loved characters on the show , seeing him give way impel the conclusion that even a resurrection does n’t mean a character is back for just .

4Grey’s Anatomy (2005 - )

Tragedy, accidents, and illness all result in one of the highest body counts on TV.

Somecharacter deaths inGrey ’s Anatomywere more believablethan others , but all of them were well - time and came at the most shocking moments possible . Although the series has garnered the reputation for killing off doctor and patients alike at any time , every death has served a purpose and been guarantee , even if it was n’t popular . The show has been careful to space out its spectacular and dangerous events , like the aeroplane clangor , the shooting , and grisly natural disasters . This way , they align with affecting character storylines as well .

Despite the routine of principal characters who were drop a line off by dying , manyGrey ’s Anatomycharacters have chicane deathas well . The more metre they come close to die and still make it out alert , the more it seems that these characters will make it out of the hospital integral . regrettably , surviving one incident does n’t intend a role is immune to them all . Of all the shocking Death in the show , Derek Shepherd ’s ( Patrick Dempsey ) sudden death hit the hardest .

3Lost (2004 - 2010)

Though the characters weren’t dead the entire time, they were by the end of the series.

Loststarts with a devastating plane crash where the survivor must observe a way to sustain their liveliness on the mystifying island they landed on . From there , the show amplify into an exploration of the lineament ' life , motivations , and fears while leaning more deep into themes of magical realism . By season 6 , the characters had died , escape the island , and come back to it over many years . The unrelenting realities of survival position were always at the head of the show , with many fibre succumbing to their injury in season 1 because of the lack of aesculapian supplies .

After Boon ’s ( Ian Somerhalder ) death in season 1 , it became clear that it would n’t just be the minor fibre or extras who suffered harsh fates at the men of the island . However , it was n’t only the mystical top executive of the island that lead to these deaths , as many characters were shoot down by other people on the island , not just in accident . Even John Locke ( Terry O’Quinn ) , who had the utmost faith in the island ’s power , is eventually turned into a tool of the tycoon at work there .

Loststarts with a devastating plane clang where the survivors must bump a way to sustain their lives on the mysterious island they landed on .

Blended image of James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano pointing a gun and looking pensive in The Sopranos

2The Sopranos (1999 - 2007)

As Tony Soprano becomes increasingly corrupted by power, it leads to the death of many.

Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ) is one of the most notorious antihero in television set chronicle , and the deaths at his hand , or organise by him , are legion . Being the head of a crime family is a dangerous and violent job , and he easy devolves into an even more brutal man with few redeeming qualities . No one close to Tony is safe , buta polar consequence in the show comes during the slaying of Sal Bonpensiero ( Vincent Pastore ) .

Tony is n’t the one to pull the initiation himself , but he wholeheartedly agrees to the slaying when he finds out that Sal has become an FBI informant . Once he proves himself capable of killing a dear supporter , it only push the boundaries of his already corrupt morals to the demarcation line . The consultation might be on Tony ’s side when he kills the villain of the show , butit call into question when Tony himself becomes the reliable villain . Of course , living like this has its consequences , and Tony look the reality of his situation in the last moments of the serial .

As a ruthless mob knob , Tony Soprano orders the death of many gangsters during The Sopranos , and he had some substantial kill in the show .

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1Game Of Thrones (2011 - 2019)

Though many character deaths are faithful to the source material, some come as a shock.

time of year 1 ofGame of Thronesdrops the biggest bombshell that dress the tone for the rest of the series : Ned Stark ’s ( Sean Bean ) end . Though already a savage and violent series , Game of Thronescommunicates that no one is safe especially the just and noble , in the nation of Westeros . Part of what makesGame of Thronespopular is thateven though it ’s a phantasy serial , the bet and consequences feel veridical . Only8 characters inGame of Thronessurvived from begin to stop , but this only made it easy to root for the characters who reject to die .

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Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer holding a gun in 24

Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Bryan Cranston as Walter White, and Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad.

Nicholas and Glenn avoiding zombies on The Walking Dead.

Grey’s Anatomy victims of plane crash including Cristina and Meredith

Matthew Fox as Jack reunites with Terry O’Quinn as Locke in the Lost finale

Tony, Carmela, and AJ in a restaurant in The Sopranos