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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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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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Unorthodox

Unorthodox is a 2020 German-American Netflix drama miniseries by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski, inspired by Deborah F...

Drama Netflix Religion 2020S

8.7 Great

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John Adams

John Adams is a 2008 HBO historical miniseries about the U.S. founding father and second president, notable for Paul Gia...

Drama Hbo Historical 2000S

8.6 Great

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The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment is a 2023 British true-crime drama by Sarah Phelps, notable for its account of Peter Farquhar and...

Drama Crime True Story Bbc

8.5 Great

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Maid

Maid is a 2021 Netflix miniseries inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir, following a young mother who leaves abuse and wor...

Drama Netflix Social Family

8.4 Great

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Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer is a 2024 British Netflix miniseries by Richard Gadd, based on his stage work and centered on stalking, tr...

Drama Netflix True Story 2020S

8.3 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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Sherwood

Sherwood is a British crime drama created by James Graham, notable for linking 2004 Nottinghamshire murders to the legac...

Drama Crime Political Bbc

8.2 Great

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The Dropout

The Dropout is a 2022 U.S. Hulu miniseries about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, with Amanda Seyfried winning an Emmy...

Business True Story Biography Hulu

8.1 Great

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Help

Help is a 2021 Channel 4 television drama by Jack Thorne, notable for Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham's care-home story s...

Drama Medical Pandemic 2020S

8.1 Great

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The Offer

The Offer is a 2022 Paramount+ miniseries about producer Albert S. Ruddy's role in making The Godfather, dramatizing Hol...

Drama Biography Hollywood 2020S

8.0 Great

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Nolly

Nolly is a 2023 British biographical miniseries by Russell T Davies, notable for Helena Bonham Carter's portrayal of Cro...

Television Drama Biography 2020S

7.8 Good

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George and Tammy

George and Tammy is a 2022 American miniseries about country singers George Jones and Tammy Wynette, starring Michael Sh...

Music Drama Showtime Biography

7.4 Good

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Pam and Tommy

Pam and Tommy is a 2022 U.S. Hulu miniseries dramatizing Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's stolen sex tape scandal of the...

Drama Celebrity Biography Hulu

7.4 Good

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Genius: Picasso

Genius: Picasso is the 2018 second season of National Geographic's anthology, portraying Pablo Picasso with Antonio Band...

Drama Biography 2010S Art

7.1 Good

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Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is a 2024 FX miniseries about Truman Capote's break with New York socialites after publishing...

Drama Fx Biography 2020S

7.1 Good

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Joan

Joan is a 2024 ITV crime miniseries by Anna Symon, notable for Sophie Turner's portrayal of real-life jewel thief Joan H...

Drama Crime Biography 2020S

6.6 Fair