Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University

'This is a very intelligent and well-written book.'Modern Language Review'...it will delight readers who find pleasure in the rich and diverse world of serial drama available on quality television in the twenty-first century.'Cahiers Elisabethains

• Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping1 Shakespeare’s spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal5 All the frontier’s a stage: Deadwood6 Carnival of spies: The AmericansBibliographyIndex

Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University

'This is a very intelligent and well-written book.'Modern Language Review'...it will delight readers who find pleasure in the rich and diverse world of serial drama available on quality television in the twenty-first century.'Cahiers Elisabethains

• Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping1 Shakespeare’s spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal5 All the frontier’s a stage: Deadwood6 Carnival of spies: The AmericansBibliographyIndex

Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University

'This is a very intelligent and well-written book.'Modern Language Review'...it will delight readers who find pleasure in the rich and diverse world of serial drama available on quality television in the twenty-first century.'Cahiers Elisabethains

• Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping1 Shakespeare’s spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal5 All the frontier’s a stage: Deadwood6 Carnival of spies: The AmericansBibliographyIndex