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Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers is a 2001 American HBO war miniseries following Easy Company in World War II, noted for its large-scale...

Drama Wwii Hbo 2000S

9.6 Brilliant

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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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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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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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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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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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Angels in America

Angels in America is a 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from Tony Kushner's play, notable for linking AIDS, politics, and fai...

Theater Drama Hbo 2000S

8.4 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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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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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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North and South

North and South is a 1985 U.S. ABC miniseries adapted from John Jakes's novel, following two families divided by the Ame...

Drama Abc Historical 1980S

8.2 Great

14

The Winds of War

The Winds of War is a 1983 U.S. ABC miniseries adapted from Herman Wouk's novel, tracing an American naval family before...

Wwii Abc Historical 1980S

8.2 Great

15

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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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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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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Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty is a 2015 U.S. History miniseries dramatizing figures including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere before the...

History Drama Historical 2010S

6.0 Fair

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Tut

Tut is a 2015 Canadian-American historical miniseries about Pharaoh Tutankhamun, notable as Spike's three-night drama st...

Drama Historical 2010S Egypt

5.8 Mediocre

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Texas Rising

Texas Rising is a 2015 U.S. History miniseries about the Texas Revolution and the early Texas Rangers, starring Bill Pax...

History Drama Historical Western

5.0 Mediocre