swap_horiz The Sympathizer Alternatives

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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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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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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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Black Bird

Black Bird is a 2022 U.S. Apple TV+ miniseries based on James Keene's memoir about eliciting a confession from a suspect...

Crime True Story Apple Tv+ Prison

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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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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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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We Own This City

We Own This City is a 2022 HBO miniseries from David Simon and George Pelecanos, examining corruption in Baltimore's Gun...

Police Hbo Crime True Story

8.1 Great

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I Know This Much Is True

I Know This Much Is True is a 2020 HBO miniseries based on Wally Lamb's novel, notable for Mark Ruffalo playing twin bro...

Drama Family Hbo Literary

8.0 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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SAS: Rogue Heroes

SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British historical drama created by Steven Knight, notable for depicting the World War II origins...

Action Historical Bbc War

7.7 Good

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Landscapers

Landscapers is a 2021 British miniseries starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis, dramatizing the real murders committe...

Hbo Crime True Story Black Comedy

7.1 Good

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a 2023 American Western miniseries starring David Oyelowo, centered on one of the first Black dep...

Historical Western Biography 2020S

7.0 Good

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Barkskins

Barkskins is a 2020 National Geographic historical drama adapted from Annie Proulx's novel, set in the colonial forests...

Historical Literary 2020S Frontier

6.6 Fair

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The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol is a 2021 Peacock mystery miniseries adapted from Dan Brown's Robert Langdon novel, with Ashley Zukerman...

Mystery Thriller Adaptation 2020S

6.1 Fair