8 TV Shows Recommended By Taylor Swift

Published Oct 31, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT

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Taylor Swift is a pop music icon best known for her extensive discography of work, but she has also been vocal about a handful of TV shows she believes are well worth the time it takes to watch. It makes perfect sense that an artist who has become so widely known for imbuing her music with deep lore that has fans hanging on to every word would have strong opinions on top TV shows.

After all, while music is how much of the public engages with Taylor Swift, she is also tapped into several facets of the entertainment industry. From her connection to the world of sports, which is all the more intense due to her tying the knot with NFL legend Travis Kelce, to her work alongside Hollywood A-listers in films, though these haven't always been successful, Taylor is tapped in.

So, in an effort to uncover what exactly "Taylor's Version" is when it comes to a curated list of recommended TV shows, it's worth looking back at some of the shows that she has specifically referenced, recommended, and praised to get a sense of the shows that keep the Queen of Pop on the edge of her seat.

8 Friends

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Taylor Swift's relationship to the 1990s sitcom, Friends, has been a point of discussion several times over the years, with Taylor even stating that the show is her all-time favorite TV series in a Vogue interview. But beyond her declaration of love for the series, Taylor has taken her adoration to a whole other level during her 1989 world tour.

During one iconic performance, Taylor invited none other than Friends own Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe throughout the show's run, on stage in order to perform the character's unforgettable song, "Smelly Cat." Evidently, Taylor's passion for Friends is a deeply entrenched part of her life, to the point that she has even discussed wishing she had written the original Friends theme song herself in the same interview referenced above.

7 Grey's Anatomy

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While Swift has clearly established Friends as her favorite show of all time, another important series that needs to be mentioned and given the highest levels of respect, according to Swift, is Grey's Anatomy. Swift has described her commitment and love for the series as her "one long term relationship."

But just like Friends, her love for the series goes deeper than simply stating how much she enjoys it. Instead, Taylor went so far as to name one of her cats Meredith Grey, after the lead character of the series, as played by Ellen Pompeo (via StarFunFacts). Today, the series appears to remain an important series to Taylor, and one that clearly comes highly recommended.

6 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Now, Taylor appears to have a thing for naming her feline friends after her favorite TV characters, which brings us to another series that the singer has expressed how much she adores on various occasions, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. People report that one of her cats, Olivia Benson, is named after a character from the series, but it gets even more wild.

During the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, Taylor had a surprise cameo alongside her dear friend and star of Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay. This came about in a skit where Swift got to play a part in the wider fictional universe of SVU, where she also appeared with her cat, Olivia Benson.

5 Downton Abbey

Meanwhile, when it comes to comfort shows, there is one series that Swift appears to hold in higher regard than the rest. While being interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, during the "Burning Questions" segment, Taylor mentioned Downton Abbey as being one of her favorite shows to revisit.

She has also stated that Downton Abbey is a show that would often bring her family together, as they would spend mornings binging the series together and then discussing the events as they played out on the screen.

4 Game of Thrones

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In a very different vein, Swift has shown her tastes to be a little more broad as she has discussed how deeply obsessed she was with the dark fantasy series, Game of Thrones. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Taylor made it clear that her passion for the series directly inspired several tracks on her 2017 album, Reputation, including "Look What You Made Me Do," which was heavily inspired by Arya Stark's kill list.

Of course, the album was released ahead of the incredibly divisive final season, but despite the drop-off in quality for this series by its end, it remains one of the most influential shows in Taylor Swift's life and musical career, which makes it a worthwhile addition to this list.

3 Fleabag

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Fleabag is an underrated spectacle as a profoundly dark comedy drama that spawned from the mind of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who also tackles the leading role in the series. Of course, Waller-Bridge's talent is exceptional, and the fact that she successfully took this story from an obscure one-woman stage show and made it a cult classic is remarkable, but it also appears to have become a deeply important series to the most successful pop artist of all time.

Swift's deep admiration of the show led not only to her repeatedly referencing the series in interviews, such as with Entertainment Weekly, but also led to the artist writing a moving fan letter to Waller-Bridge in Time magazine as part of their "100 Most Influential People" series. Clearly, the woman who is adored by Swifties the world over is herself a devoted Fleabian, which may well be a compelling reason to pick up the show.

2 Killing Eve

And Swift's adoration for Phoebe Waller-Bridge's work doesn't end with Fleabag. While Killing Eve is briefly touched upon in the above letter from Time magazine, along with praise for Waller-Bridge's ability to create complex female antiheroes, Swift's connection to the show actually has much deeper ties.

In 2020, Swift's song, "Look What You Made Me Do," was included in an episode of Killing Eve, prompting Swift to praise the inclusion. But, the public endorsement led to speculation, as covered in People, about how the cover by Jack Leopards and the Dolphin Club could actually be Swift's own brother Austin, which would be a clever way to circumnavigate the legal drama that she was in with Scooter Braun at the time.

In the years since, Taylor has managed to achieve major wins in terms of her legal dilemmas, and, of course, it has been confirmed that this rendition of her song was indeed performed by her brother, which suggests the speculation was correct. All of this creates a full circle connection between Swift and the works of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whom she is evidently a fan of.

1 The Girlfriend

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Finally, one of the most recent releases on Taylor Swift's radar is a lesser-known Prime Video thriller series titled The Girlfriend. The series stars Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke, and it explores the tense, shifting dynamics when a son brings his new girlfriend home to meet his parents, though things take some unexpected twists and turns along the way.

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Swift discussed how much she was enjoying the series while on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the news circulated far and wide in the wake of the interview airing, as seen on Yahoo Answers and beyond. This evidently led to the show getting a massive uptick in viewers, and deservedly so.

It's no surprise that one of the world's most popular and influential artists and performers is tapped in to some of the best shows on TV, but it's also incredibly refreshing to see a strong mix of recommendations. From the classics like Friends, to procedural dramas, dark fantasy, and shows that highlight female characters in exemplary ways that far exceed more common trends to relegate them to the background. Taylor Swift has incredible taste, and it's worth digging into her top picks.