Best Limited Series
A list of short-running, but story-wise confident shows that have grasped my attention. Most of them ran for a season or two at most.
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- CreatorPhoebe Waller-BridgeStarsPhoebe Waller-BridgeSian CliffordOlivia ColmanSeries adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.To be consumed in small sips as each episode is only 20 minutes long, yet packed with dark humor and authentic Britishness from the mind of Phoebe Waller Bridge. Writer. Producer. Protagonist.
"Why do people put rubbers at the end of pencils? Because people make mistakes." - StarsMaeve DermodyCharles DanceToby StephensTen strangers are invited to an island by a mysterious host, and start to get killed one by one. Could one of them be the killer?A perfect adaptation of a dear classic and an amazing crime novel. Ten strangers are invited on an island, and soon start dying one by one. A corrupt judge, an arrogant aristocrat, a bloodthirsty soldier and a mysterious nanny. Who is the murderer?
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsReese WitherspoonNicole KidmanShailene WoodleyThe apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.How can something so simple and seemingly superficial rise to a level of greatness? The writing is stellar, the performances out of this world (especially Nicole Kidman), and the soundtrack is finely selected.
Set on a summery Californian island, the story follows the seemingly perfect lives of three women and the disturbing underbelly of the secrets they keep. In a heated summer atmosphere, the fates and secrets of the three women unravel in a murderous fashion. - CreatorScott FrankAllan ScottStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChloe PirrieBill CampOrphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
- CreatorBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly WalkerA down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.The spiritual predecessor of Game of Thrones... Oh, what is there not to like? Bloody, gory battles; opulent and majestic Rome; political intrigues of the highest kind; a charismatic Caesar and a cold-blooded Augustus; the devilishly scheming Attia and the Shakespearean Anthony and Cleopatra! Delve in, sons of Rome!
- StarsMark RylanceDamian LewisClaire FoyAfter the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.The court of medieval England or a viper's nest? A dutiful queen or an incestuous adulteress? A tale of fiction or a true story? Cromwell - a man of a profound morality and cleverness or a devious schemer of Machiavellian proportions? One thing is for sure, this series is a masterful piece of art!
- CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison TolmanVarious chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.A rare gem that, in my opinion, trumps the film it is based on. Set in a snowy secluded little town, we follow the fates of people affected by greed and stupidity.
- CreatorJed MercurioStarsRichard MaddenSophie RundleVincent FranklinTroubled war veteran turned Police Officer David Budd is assigned to the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Protection Branch.A hunky, yet troubled young man is assigned as a bodyguard to a British politician amidst impeding terrorist attacks. Once their relationship crosses the personal boundary, things get ugly.
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsTom HiddlestonHugh LaurieElizabeth DebickiThe night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle.Short, yet completely engaging. Consider this as Tom Hiddelston's audition for James Bond and treat yourself a deliciously exciting piece of cake.