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8 Of The Most Expensive TV Show Episodes Ever Made

There is no doubt that motion pictures are a costly business, particularly when you add geniuses and VFX in with the general mish-mash. Yet, TV shows are not a long way behind. Indeed, there have been times when a solitary TV show scene has cost more than what's the whole financial plan of most motion pictures.

by Faraz Ahmad Khan
March 11, 2022
in Lifestyle, Infotainment
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There is no doubt that motion pictures are a costly business, particularly when you add geniuses and VFX in with the general mish-mash. Yet, TV shows are not a long way behind. Indeed, there have been times when a solitary TV show scene has cost more than what's the whole financial plan of most motion pictures.
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FRIENDS, S10: $10 million per episode: When the show finished in 2004, all the six leads were swarmed top choices, and attracting $1 million...Game of Thrones, S8: $15 million per episode: The notorious fight scenes didn't simply convey realistically excites yet in addition cost a bomb.The Crown, S1: $13 million per episode: Those period outfits and sets unquestionably don't come simple.Westworld, The Original (Pilot): $25 million: The science-fiction show that allowed us to begin to look all starry eyed at author Ramin Djawadi's wizardry...The Mandalorian, S1: $12.5 million per episode: An all-out expense of $100 million across eight scenes brings the spending plan for every scene of The...Lost, The pilot episode(s): $10-$14 million: Spread across two scenes, the pilot of Lost, coordinated by J.Plus 2 more in the story below.

There is no doubt that motion pictures are a costly business, particularly when you add geniuses and VFX in with the general mish-mash. Yet, TV shows are not a long way behind. Indeed, there have been times when a solitary TV show scene has cost more than what’s the whole financial plan of most motion pictures.

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  • Here are some of the most expensive TV episodes ever shot:
    • 1. FRIENDS, S10: $10 million per episode
    • 2. Game of Thrones, S8: $15 million per episode
    • 3. The Crown, S1: $13 million per episode
    • 4. Westworld, The Original (Pilot): $25 million
    • 5. The Mandalorian, S1: $12.5 million per episode
    • 6. Lost, The pilot episode(s): $10-$14 million  
    • 7. Vinyl, The Pilot Episode: Over $30 million
    • 8. Terra Nova, The Pilot Episode:  $14 million

Here are some of the most expensive TV episodes ever shot:

1. FRIENDS, S10: $10 million per episode

8 Of The Most Expensive TV Show Episodes Ever Made
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When the show finished in 2004, all the six leads were swarmed top choices, and attracting $1 million each, per scene. That is the manner by which the expense of the last season was $10 million for each scene. Taking into account how the finale attracted promoting rates averaging $2m for 30 seconds, we’d state the cost was supported!

2. Game of Thrones, S8: $15 million per episode

8 Of The Most Expensive TV Show Episodes Ever Made
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The notorious fight scenes didn’t simply convey realistically excites yet in addition cost a bomb. The Battle Of Bastards scene (from S6), broadly considered as quite possibly the most costly scenes, cost somewhat over $11 million, while every scene of S8 cost $15 million for each scene.

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3. The Crown, S1: $13 million per episode

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Those period outfits and sets unquestionably don’t come simple. One of Netflix’s most costly arrangements, the plan for the whole season 1, with 10 scenes altogether, was $130 million which makes it $13 million for every scene.

4. Westworld, The Original (Pilot): $25 million

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The science-fiction show that allowed us to begin to look all starry eyed at author Ramin Djawadi’s wizardry once more, had a pilot scene that was shot over a time of 22 days, and cost $25 million. Taking into account that, a spending plan of $8-$10 million for each scene appears to be altogether sensible.

5. The Mandalorian, S1: $12.5 million per episode

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An all-out expense of $100 million across eight scenes brings the spending plan for every scene of The Mandalorian to $12.5 million. Purportedly, Disney Plus designs to put a significantly higher sum in a portion of its forthcoming Marvel shows.

6. Lost, The pilot episode(s): $10-$14 million  

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Spread across two scenes, the pilot of Lost, coordinated by J. J. Abrams, cost somewhere close to $10-$14 million. The essential cost was because of the buying, transportation, and dressing of a decommissioned Lockheed 1011 to grandstand flight destruction. At that point, it was the most costly pilot made for TV.

7. Vinyl, The Pilot Episode: Over $30 million

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Amazing, these pilot scenes surely ain’t modest! The two-hour-long pilot scene of this period-show was coordinated by Martin Scorsese and cost $30 million. The show was dropped after the principal season itself.

8. Terra Nova, The Pilot Episode:  $14 million

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Despite the fact that the show was dropped after the main season itself, it piled up spending comparable to shows that ran for quite a long time. Basically in light of the fact that its two-hour-long pilot scene itself cost an incredible $14 million.

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