swap_horiz Childhood's End Alternatives

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The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

The People v. O. J. Simpson is a 2016 FX true-crime miniseries about the Simpson murder trial, winner of the Emmy for li...

Fx Crime True Story Legal

9.1 Excellent

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When They See Us

When They See Us is a 2019 Netflix miniseries by Ava DuVernay, dramatizing the wrongful convictions of the five teenager...

Netflix Crime True Story Legal

8.7 Great

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Unbelievable

Unbelievable is a 2019 Netflix miniseries based on real reporting, following a dismissed rape report and the detectives...

Drama Netflix Crime True Story

8.6 Great

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The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown is a 2012 BBC Shakespeare miniseries adapting Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V with major British stag...

Drama Historical Bbc 2010S

8.5 Great

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Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge is a 2014 HBO miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's novel, notable for Frances McDormand's Emmy-winnin...

Drama Family Hbo Literary

8.4 Great

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Years and Years

Years and Years is a 2019 BBC and HBO miniseries by Russell T Davies, following a British family through near-future pol...

Family Dystopian Political Bbc

8.4 Great

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The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

The Assassination of Gianni Versace is a 2018 FX miniseries about Andrew Cunanan's murders, winner of the Emmy for limit...

Fx Crime True Story Biography

8.3 Great

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The Virtues

The Virtues is a 2019 Channel 4 drama by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, notable for Stephen Graham's performance in a st...

Drama Social Trauma 2010S

8.3 Great

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Escape at Dannemora

Escape at Dannemora is a 2018 Showtime miniseries directed by Ben Stiller, dramatizing the 2015 prison escape from Clint...

Showtime Crime True Story Prison

8.2 Great

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Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose is a 2018 British-American miniseries based on Edward St Aubyn's novels, starring Benedict Cumberbatch a...

Drama Showtime Literary Addiction

8.2 Great

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Genius: Einstein

Genius: Einstein is the 2017 first season of National Geographic's anthology, dramatizing Albert Einstein's life with Ge...

Drama Science Biography 2010S

8.2 Great

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Feud: Bette and Joan

Feud: Bette and Joan is a 2017 FX miniseries created by Ryan Murphy, dramatizing the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joa...

Drama Fx Biography Hollywood

8.2 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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Generation War

Generation War is a 2013 German ZDF miniseries following five friends through World War II, and won the 2014 Internation...

German War 2010S Zdf

8.2 Great

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Show Me a Hero

Show Me a Hero is a 2015 HBO miniseries created by David Simon and William F. Zorzi, dramatizing a real Yonkers housing...

Drama Hbo True Story Political

8.1 Great

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The Lost Room

The Lost Room is a 2006 U.S. Sci Fi Channel miniseries about a motel room and ordinary objects with supernatural powers.

Sci Fi Supernatural Mystery 2000S

8.1 Great

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The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses is a 2016 BBC sequel adapting Henry VI and Richard III, with Benedict Cumberbatc...

Drama Historical Bbc 2010S

8.1 Great

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The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies is a 2014 ITV drama by Peter Morgan, notable for depicting the press vilificati...

Crime True Story Media 2010S

8.1 Great

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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is a 2003 Sci Fi Channel miniseries adapting Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, and it...

Sci Fi Space 2000S Syfy

7.1 Good

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V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle is a 1984 U.S. NBC miniseries sequel to V, depicting human resistance against reptilian alien occupi...

Sci Fi 1980S Alien Invasion

6.9 Fair