swap_horiz The Bible Alternatives

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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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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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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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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 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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Waco

Waco is a 2018 American miniseries dramatizing the 1993 standoff between federal agents and the Branch Davidians near Wa...

Drama Crime True Story 2010S

7.8 Good

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Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven is a 2022 U.S. FX miniseries based on Jon Krakauer's book about a murder tied to Mormon funda...

Drama Crime Hulu Religion

7.7 Good

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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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The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2011 BBC Two drama serial adapted from Michel Faber's novel, starring Romola Garai...

Drama Bbc Victorian 2010S

7.6 Good

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The Cry

The Cry is a 2018 BBC psychological thriller miniseries adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, about a missing baby in A...

Drama Mystery Crime Bbc

7.3 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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Political Animals

Political Animals is a 2012 USA Network political drama miniseries created by Greg Berlanti, starring Sigourney Weaver a...

Drama USA Political 2010S

7.2 Good

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Kiri

Kiri is a 2018 Channel 4 crime drama by Jack Thorne, notable as a major All 4 drama success about a social worker and a...

Drama Family Crime 2010S

7.1 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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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