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Small Axe

The Small Axe series comprises five dramatic episodes produced by the BBC in the 2020s. These historical narratives expl...

Drama Historical Bbc Anthology

8.9 Great

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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is a historical television miniseries adapting the final novel in Hilary Mantel's Th...

Historical Bbc Period Tudor

8.4 Great

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War & Peace

The BBC’s *War & Peace* is a substantial miniseries based on Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel. It portrays life in Russia during...

Historical Bbc Literary 2010S

8.2 Great

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I Know This Much Is True

The HBO miniseries *I Know This Much Is True* adapts Wally Lamb’s acclaimed novel into a dramatic exploration of family...

Drama Family Hbo Literary

8.0 Great

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Fellow Travelers

Fellow Travelers is a 2023 American historical drama miniseries created for Showtime and adapted from Thomas Mallon's no...

Drama Showtime Historical Lgbtq+

7.9 Good

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The North Water

The North Water is a five-part 2021 television miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire's novel and directed by Andrew Haigh....

Thriller Literary Period 2020S

7.8 Good

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The Serpent Queen

The Serpent Queen is a historical drama television series that premiered on Starz in 2022, with Samantha Morton portrayi...

Drama Historical Tudor 2020S

7.8 Good

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Fleishman Is in Trouble

Fleishman Is in Trouble is a 2022 American television miniseries produced by FX Networks and based on Taffy Brodesser-Ak...

Drama Literary Relationship Hulu

7.7 Good

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SAS: Rogue Heroes

SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British historical drama series created by Steven Knight, premiering on BBC One in 2022. Based on...

Action Historical Bbc War

7.7 Good

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Genius: Aretha

Genius: Aretha is the third season of the National Geographic biographical anthology series "Genius," which aired in 202...

Music Drama Biography 2020S

7.6 Good

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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer is a 2024 historical drama miniseries adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen...

Hbo Historical Adaptation Spy

7.4 Good

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Little Fires Everywhere

Little Fires Everywhere is an American drama miniseries released on Hulu in 2020, adapted from Celeste Ng's 2017 bestsel...

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 drama miniseries adapted from the novel by Walter Mosley, streaming exclusively...

Drama Memory Apple Tv+ Literary

7.4 Good

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Genius: MLK/X

"Genius: MLK/X" is the fourth season of the National Geographic anthology biographical drama series. Aired in 2024, the...

Drama Biography 2020S Civil Rights

7.2 Good

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Tiny Beautiful Things

Tiny Beautiful Things is a 2023 American drama miniseries streaming on Hulu, created by Liz Tigelaar. Based on the bests...

Drama Family Literary Hulu

7.1 Good

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a 2023 American Western television miniseries created by Chad Feehan and starring David Oyelowo....

Historical Western Biography 2020S

7.0 Good

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Ridley Road

Ridley Road is a four-part British television drama first broadcast on BBC One in 2021 and adapted from Jo Bloom's novel...

Historical Thriller Bbc 1960S

7.0 Good

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World Without End

World Without End is a 2012 television miniseries adapted from Ken Follett's historical novel of the same name. Set in t...

Medieval Historical Literary 2010S

6.7 Fair

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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker is a four-part Netflix limited series released in 2020. Octavia Spe...

Drama Netflix Historical Biography

6.4 Fair

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Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall is a 2024 limited mystery drama series released by Peacock and adapted from Liane Moriarty's 2021 nove...

Family Mystery Literary 2020S

6.3 Fair