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Miniseries

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  • I, Claudius (1976)

    1. I, Claudius

    197613 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    8.8 (21K)
    The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
    StarsDerek JacobiJohn HurtSiân Phillips
  • Roots (1977)

    2. Roots

    19778 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.4 (20K)
    A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
    StarsLeVar BurtonRobert ReedJohn Amos
  • Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

    3. Jesus of Nazareth

    19774 epsTV-GTV Mini Series
    8.5 (27K)
    Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
    StarsRobert PowellOlivia HusseyLaurence Olivier
  • Life on Earth (1979)

    4. Life on Earth

    197913 epsTV Mini Series
    9.1 (3.4K)
    David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.
    StarDavid Attenborough
  • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

    5. Roots: The Next Generations

    19797 epsTV Mini Series
    7.8 (2.9K)
    The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
    CreatorErnest KinoyStarsDebbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul Koslo
  • Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)

    6. Shogun

    19805 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.1 (17K)
    An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
    StarsRichard ChamberlainToshirô MifuneYôko Shimada
  • Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)

    7. Cosmos

    198013 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    9.3 (49K)
    Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
    CreatorsAnn DruyanCarl SaganSteven SoterStarsCarl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan Fahn
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, and Derek Fowlds in Yes Minister (1980)

    8. Yes Minister

    1980–198422 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (18K)
    The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
    StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek Fowlds
  • Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward in The Thorn Birds (1983)

    9. The Thorn Birds

    19834 epsUnratedTV Mini Series
    7.9 (11K)
    In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?
    StarsRichard ChamberlainRachel WardChristopher Plummer
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)

    10. North & South: Book 1, North & South

    19856 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.1 (13K)
    Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid Carradine
  • North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986)

    11. North & South: Book 2, Love & War

    19866 epsTV Mini Series
    8.0 (6.6K)
    The story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyDavid CarradinePhilip Casnoff
  • Yes, Prime Minister (1986)

    12. Yes, Prime Minister

    1986–198716 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.6 (14K)
    James Hacker was propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - Number 10.
    StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek Fowlds
  • North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994)

    13. North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell

    19943 epsTV Mini Series
    6.1 (3.1K)
    The Civil War has just ended, but things in the country aren't much better, especially in the south.
    StarsPhilip CasnoffKyle ChandlerCathy Lee Crosby
  • Tim Curry in It (1990)

    14. It

    19902 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    6.8 (147K)
    In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
    StarsRichard ThomasTim ReidAnnette O'Toole
  • Queen (1993)

    15. Queen

    19933 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.6 (1.8K)
    The son of a plantation owner has a daughter named Queen, with a slave. As Queen grows, she is faced with the struggle of trying to fit in with the troubled world around her.
    StarsAnn-MargretPatricia ClarksonTim Daly
  • Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Gary Sinise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, and Bill Fagerbakke in The Stand (1994)

    16. The Stand

    19944 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.1 (40K)
    After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
    StarsGary SiniseMolly RingwaldJamey Sheridan
  • Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)

    17. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

    19962h 58mTV Movie
    6.2 (1.1K)
    At the height of WWII and ten years after their union in Matlock Island, Father Ralph reunites with Meggie who faces a deep crisis. Now, he must make up his mind, as the burden of choice is insufferable. Will he risk it all for love?
    DirectorKevin James DobsonStarsRichard ChamberlainAmanda DonohoePaul Bertram
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)

    18. Band of Brothers

    200110 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.4 (568K)
    The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
    StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon Livingston
  • Planet Earth (2006)

    19. Planet Earth

    200611 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    9.4 (229K)
    A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
    StarsSigourney WeaverDavid AttenboroughNikolay Drozdov
  • James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Generation Kill (2008)

    20. Generation Kill

    20087 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.4 (63K)
    A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
    StarsAlexander SkarsgårdJames RansoneLee Tergesen
  • The Pacific (2010)

    21. The Pacific

    201010 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.3 (139K)
    The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.
    StarsJames Badge DaleJoseph MazzelloJon Seda
  • Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

    22. Sherlock

    2010–201715 epsTV-14TV Series
    9.0 (1.1M)
    The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
    CreatorsMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna Stubbs
  • Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

    23. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

    201413 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    9.2 (135K)
    An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
    StarsNeil deGrasse TysonChristopher EmersonKeythe Farley
  • Planet Earth II (2016)

    24. Planet Earth II

    20166 epsTV-GTV Mini Series
    9.4 (168K)
    David Attenborough returns with a new wildlife documentary that shows life in a variety of habitats.
    StarsDavid AttenboroughSandesh KadurToby Nowlan
  • Chernobyl (2019)

    25. Chernobyl

    20195 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.3 (965K)
    In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
    CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan Skarsgård

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