Netflix has a large library TV series in its original lineup but some of the best entries are limited series. Also known as the series of events or mini series, this only shows a run for a season that wants to tell their story in a compact package.
Limited series is not a new concept but is permitted to develop with the proliferation of streaming services. Traditionally, networks need performances to survive Seasons and seasons for cost effective. But not every story needs to be told for years but also cannot be locked up at the length of the film.
We also exclude wet summer which has two limited series added to Netflix and two haunting series from Mike Flanagan as well as they are linked in a certain sense.
Unbelievable
Created By: Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
Genre: Crime
Netflix Release Date: September 13th, 2019
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, Merritt Wever
IMDb Rating: 8.4
This limited series is based on the real story and combines the top talents with noble writing to make 8 interesting episodes that cause it to be nominated for 4 Golden Globes.
Throughout the show, you follow the investigation to claim one girl raped.
Maid
Genre: Drama
Created by: Molly Smith Metzler
Netflix Release Date: October 1st, 2021
IMDb Rating: 8.5
Based on the best-selling novel, this series was marked by Margaret Qualley who played a young mother who had escaped from a rude relationship and took the first job he could to help him and his daughter had a better future.
Midnight Mass
Created by: Mike Flanagan
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Netflix Release Date: September 24th, 2021
IMDb Rating: 7.7
Mike Flanagan has been in the past few years King Genre TV horror with entry haunting him but in 2021, we saw the release of Midnight Mass which is probably the most famous title to date.
Located on a remote island, we see the return of a young and charismatic priest to an island where some strange events are happening.
The Queen’s Gambit
Genre: Drama, Sport
Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott
Netflix Release Date: October 23rd, 2020
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp
IMDb Rating: 8.6
Of all the series on this list, it is difficult to think of a limited series that is packed as many of the culture blows because Queen’s Gambit.
This series detailed Beth Harmon’s life which from a young age was identified as a chess genius and the increase to the top of the game.
1. When They See Us
Genre: Drama
Netflix Release Date: May 31st, 2019
IMDb Rating: 8.9
These reviews for this limited series from Ana Duvernay have to talk to themselves with it referred to as “emotional rollercoaster” and the slate calls it the TV series that must be seen “opposite, decent, and sometimes very moving. It’s also very torture.”
Series Four episodes try to retell the story of The Central Park Five who was misused because of a crime related to the death of a woman. This seeks to document 25 years that follow the incident that causes the final exoneration.