10 mini series and limited series worth watching.
Mini series and limited series are often based on novels too long to put into a film, or real events. They're great because you get really invested in the characters, but they're not endlessly continuing like some series. So here are 10 mini series worth watching.
True Detective (Season 1) (2014)
Episodes: 8
Nonlinear story of two detectives who are trying to solve a series of gruesome crimes.
(The other seasons are also worth watching but not quite on the same level as the first one; the storylines are unrelated.)
Unbelievable (2019)
Episodes: 8
True story of a serial rapist, especially focusing on one victim and the female detectives who took him down.
Bodyguard (2018)
Episodes: 7
A veteran works as a bodyguard for a powerful politician in London.
Chernobyl (2019)
Episodes: 5
Tells the story of the time leading up to the catastrophe at Chernobyl, the explosion and its aftermath.
The Night Manager (2016)
Episodes: 6
Based on the novel by John le Carré, this is the story of a night manager in a hotel who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of an arms dealer.
When They See Us (2019)
Episodes: 4
The true story of a group of African American teenagers who are falsely arrested after a crime is committed in Central Park.
War & Peace (2016)
Episodes: 6
Expensive adaptation of the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy, following several families at the time of the French invasion of Russia.
American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016)
Episodes: 10
Detailing one of the most famous and influential crimes and trials in American History, the murder of O.J. Simpson's wife and his consequent trial.
(The second season is about the murder of Gianni Versace and also worth watching, the third season will air in 2020 and is dealing with the impeachment of Bill Clinton.)
Wolf Hall (2015)
Episodes: 6
Based on the novel by Hilary Mantel, following Thomas Cromwell's career at the court of King Henry VIII.
River (2015)
Episodes: 6
A police inspector in London is dealing with a loss and investigating.