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Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove is a 1989 U.S. CBS miniseries adapted from Larry McMurtry's novel, widely noted for reviving the televisio...

Drama Cbs 1980S Literary

9.4 Excellent

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Adolescence

Adolescence is a 2025 British Netflix crime drama miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, noted for filmin...

Drama Netflix Crime 2020S

9.2 Excellent

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I May Destroy You

I May Destroy You is a 2020 BBC One and HBO drama created by Michaela Coel, whose writing Emmy made her the first Black...

Drama Hbo British 2020S

9.2 Excellent

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I, Claudius

I, Claudius is a 1976 BBC serial adapted from Robert Graves, starring Derek Jacobi and ranked 12th in the BFI's British...

Historical Bbc 1970S Ancient Rome

9.2 Excellent

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Small Axe

Small Axe is a 2020 BBC anthology miniseries by Steve McQueen, telling five stories about London's West Indian community...

Drama Historical Bbc Anthology

8.9 Great

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War & Peace

War & Peace is a 2016 BBC One adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, written by Andrew Davies and starring Paul Dano, Lily J...

Historical Bbc Literary 2010S

8.2 Great

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I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True is a 2020 HBO miniseries based on Wally Lamb's novel, notable for Mark Ruffalo playing twin bro...

Drama Family Hbo Literary

8.0 Great

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Fellow Travelers

Fellow Travelers is a 2023 Showtime miniseries based on Thomas Mallon's novel, tracing a gay romance through U.S. politi...

Drama Showtime Historical Lgbtq+

7.9 Good

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The North Water

The North Water is a 2021 BBC Arctic whaling miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire's novel, starring Jack O'Connell and Co...

Thriller Literary Period 2020S

7.8 Good

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Fleishman Is in Trouble

Fleishman Is in Trouble is a 2022 U.S. FX miniseries based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel about divorce, ambition, and...

Drama Literary Relationship Hulu

7.7 Good

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SAS: Rogue Heroes

SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British historical drama created by Steven Knight, notable for depicting the World War II origins...

Action Historical Bbc War

7.7 Good

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Genius: Aretha

Genius: Aretha is the 2021 third season of National Geographic's anthology, centered on Aretha Franklin and starring Cyn...

Music Drama Biography 2020S

7.6 Good

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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer is a 2024 HBO miniseries based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-winning novel, centered on a North Vietna...

Hbo Historical Adaptation Spy

7.4 Good

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Little Fires Everywhere

Little Fires Everywhere is a 2020 U.S. Hulu miniseries based on Celeste Ng's novel, notable for starring Reese Witherspo...

Drama Literary Suburban Hulu

7.4 Good

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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey is a 2022 U.S. Apple TV+ miniseries starring Samuel L. Jackson as a man with dementia give...

Drama Memory Apple Tv+ Literary

7.4 Good

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Tiny Beautiful Things

Tiny Beautiful Things is a 2023 U.S. Hulu miniseries inspired by Cheryl Strayed's advice column, starring Kathryn Hahn a...

Drama Family Literary Hulu

7.1 Good

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a 2023 American Western miniseries starring David Oyelowo, centered on one of the first Black dep...

Historical Western Biography 2020S

7.0 Good

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World Without End

World Without End is a 2012 historical miniseries adapted from Ken Follett's novel, set in 14th-century England during w...

Medieval Historical Literary 2010S

6.7 Fair

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Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall is a 2024 Peacock mystery miniseries adapted from Liane Moriarty's novel, starring Annette Bening and...

Family Mystery Literary 2020S

6.3 Fair

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A Man in Full

A Man in Full is a 2024 Netflix miniseries adapted from Tom Wolfe's novel, following an Atlanta real estate tycoon facin...

Business Drama Netflix Literary

5.6 Mediocre