swap_horiz Texas Rising Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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Holocaust

Holocaust is a 1978 U.S. NBC miniseries following a Jewish family and an SS officer, influential in bringing the term in...

Drama Wwii Historical 1970S

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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Hatfields and McCoys

Hatfields and McCoys is a 2012 U.S. History miniseries about the famous Appalachian feud, starring Kevin Costner and Bil...

History True Story Western 2010S

7.7 Good

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Hatfields & McCoys

Hatfields & McCoys is a 2012 History Channel western miniseries starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, dramatizing the...

History Historical Western 2010S

7.2 Good

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The Bible

The Bible is a 2013 U.S. History miniseries produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, dramatizing biblical episodes from...

History Drama Biblical Religion

6.6 Fair

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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