Not all series need eight seasons to become TV classics. Indeed, if there is anything we have learned from the history of television, it is that, on many occasions, less is more and extending series because it can end up turning a good series into a slightly memorable one.
Therefore, if you're one of those who haven't started Game of Thrones yet because you know you have 73 episodes ahead of you, this list is for you. In it, we select some of the best single season miniseries you can watch su Netflix o HBO.
Some of the series on this list are available on Netflix
Chernobyl
For many it already is one of the best series in history, with a 9,4-star rating on IMDb and a two-Golden Globe winner, this five-part miniseries tells the story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in April 1986, and the efforts and sacrifices made to save Europe from an even greater disaster.
- Platform: HBO
- Year: 2019
- Episodes: 5
- Duration approx: 60 minutes.
Flour
This Spanish series based on the book of the same name by Nacho Carretero revolves around the story of Miñanco site, a fisherman who, when he started in the world of smuggling, ends up opening the doors to Europe for Latin American cartels.
- Platform: Netflix
- Year: 2018
- Episodes: 10
- Duration approx: 60 minutes
I'm not okay with this
From the creator of "The End of The F * * * * * * World," this 10-episode series tells the story of Syd, a young student who must deal with both the problems of adolescence and having supernatural powers that you have to check.
- Platform: Netflix
- Year: 2020
- Episodes: 10
- Duration approx. 20 minutes
the night of
Also on HBO we find one of the best miniseries available today, in this case within the detective genre. The series revolves around the lawyer John Stone, charged with defending a young Pakistani accused of murdering a woman. Of course, this is not an easy case: it is full of cultural and political overtones.
- Platform: HBO
- Year: 2016
- Episodes: 8
- Approximate duration:
Hill House
There is also a place for the horror series in this compilation. Especially if they are of the level of The Haunting of Hill House. With a single season of ten episodes, this series tells the story of the Crain family, forced to return to the house where they spent their childhood, and thus relive the traumas that one day led them to abandon it.
- Platform: Netflix
- Year: 2018
- Episodes: 10
- Duration approx: 60 minutes
unabomber
The eight episodes of Manhunt: Unabomber, starring Paul Bettany as Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski, tell how the FBI assigned behavioral analyst James Fitzgerald to search for the terrorist who gives this series its name.
- Platform: Netflix
- Year: 2017
- Episodes: 8
- Duration Approx: 43 minutes
