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List of Highest Rated HBO Miniseries

by zcraber • Created 6 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
A compilation of HBO miniseries with IMDb rating 7 and above.
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  • Chernobyl (2019)

    1. Chernobyl

    20195 eps12TV Mini Series
    9.3 (966K)
    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
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Frères d'armes (2001)

    2. Frères d'armes

    200110 epsTous publicsTV Mini Series
    9.4 (569K)
    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
  • De la Terre à la Lune (1998)

    3. De la Terre à la Lune

    199812 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.5 (14K)
    Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
    StarsTom HanksNick SearcyLane Smith
  • James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Génération Kill (2008)

    4. Génération Kill

    20087 eps10TV 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
  • Paul Giamatti in John Adams (2008)

    5. John Adams

    20087 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.4 (39K)
    The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
    StarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyJohn Dossett
  • The Corner (2000)

    6. The Corner

    20006 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.5 (5.8K)
    Chronicles a West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.
    StarsT.K. CarterKhandi AlexanderSean Nelson
  • The Night Of (2016)

    7. The Night Of

    20168 eps18TV Mini Series
    8.4 (185K)
    After a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
    CreatorsRichard PriceSteven ZaillianStarsRiz AhmedJohn TurturroBill Camp
  • Jude Law in The Young Pope (2016)

    8. The Young Pope

    201610 epsTous publicsTV Mini Series
    8.3 (50K)
    The beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.
    CreatorPaolo SorrentinoStarsJude LawDiane KeatonSilvio Orlando
  • Band of Brothers: L'enfer du Pacifique (2010)

    9. Band of Brothers: L'enfer du Pacifique

    201010 eps12TV 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
  • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Les anges en Amérique (2003)

    10. Les anges en Amérique

    20036 eps18TV Mini Series
    8.1 (31K)
    In 1985, Prior is diagnosed with AIDS and his lover Louis deserts him. Powerful lawyer Roy Cohn tempts Mormon and closeted gay Joe Pitt to the dark side. Joe and Louis get it on while Joe's wife Harper hallucinates an imaginary friend.
    StarsAl PacinoMeryl StreepEmma Thompson
  • Frances McDormand in Olive Kitteridge (2014)

    11. Olive Kitteridge

    20144 epsTous publicsTV Mini Series
    8.3 (28K)
    A middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.
    StarsFrances McDormandRichard JenkinsAnn Dowd
  • Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, and Eliza Scanlen in Sharp Objects (2018)

    12. Sharp Objects

    20188 eps12TV Mini Series
    8.0 (131K)
    After treating her mental illness, crime reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to solve the murder of two young girls. However, she is forced to face and deal with her own demons too.
    CreatorMarti NoxonStarsAmy AdamsPatricia ClarksonChris Messina
  • Oscar Isaac in Show Me a Hero (2015)

    13. Show Me a Hero

    20156 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.9 (12K)
    Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.
    StarsOscar IsaacNatalie PaulCarla Quevedo
  • Jeremy Irons and Helen Mirren in Elizabeth I (2005)

    14. Elizabeth I

    20052 epsTous publicsTV Mini Series
    7.9 (7.3K)
    Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
    StarsHelen MirrenToby JonesHugh Dancy
  • Tanner '88 (1988)

    15. Tanner '88

    198811 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.8 (1K)
    A behind-the-scenes look at a former Michigan U.S. Representative's campaign as he vies for his party's Presidential nomination.
    StarsMichael MurphyPamela ReedDaniel Jenkins
  • Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce (2011)

    16. Mildred Pierce

    20115 eps12TV Mini Series
    7.6 (25K)
    Divorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.
    StarsKate WinsletGuy PearceEvan Rachel Wood
  • Rebecca Hall, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Adelaide Clemens in Parade's End (2012)

    17. Parade's End

    20125 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (11K)
    Revolves around a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette.
    StarsBenedict CumberbatchRebecca HallRoger Allam
  • Laurel Avenue (1993)

    18. Laurel Avenue

    19932 epsRTV Mini Series
    7.8 (169)
    A weekend in the life of the Arnett family, touching on topics such as drug addiction, religion, poverty, and racial tensions.
    StarsJohn BeasleyMary AliceUlysses Zakery
  • House of Saddam (2008)

    19. House of Saddam

    20084 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (5.6K)
    A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
    StarsIgal NaorShohreh AghdashlooMakram Khoury
  • L'Australienne (1983)

    20. L'Australienne

    19838 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (748)
    Orphaned after a shipwreck, Philadelphia Gordon finds love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer navigating Australia's Murray River.
    StarsSigrid ThorntonJohn WatersDarius Perkins
  • Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Dennis Farina, Aidan Quinn, and Joanne Woodward in Empire Falls (2005)

    21. Empire Falls

    20052 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.2 (6.7K)
    A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, led by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby.
    StarsEd HarrisPhilip Seymour HoffmanHelen Hunt
  • Pavillons lointains (1984)

    22. Pavillons lointains

    19843 epsTV Mini Series
    7.0 (935)
    Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.
    StarsBen CrossAmy IrvingChristopher Lee
  • Emma Thompson, Anne Reid, Jessica Hynes, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, T'Nia Miller, Ruth Madeley, Jade Alleyne, and Lydia West in Years and Years (2019)

    23. Years and Years

    20196 eps10TV Mini Series
    8.3 (36K)
    As Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.
    CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsAnne ReidRory KinnearJessica Hynes
  • The Plot Against America (2020)

    24. The Plot Against America

    20206 eps10TV Mini Series
    7.3 (12K)
    Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.
    CreatorsEd BurnsDavid SimonStarsWinona RyderAnthony BoyleZoe Kazan
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)

    25. Watchmen

    20199 eps12TV Mini Series
    8.2 (142K)
    Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
    CreatorDamon LindelofStarsRegina KingYahya Abdul-Mateen IITom Mison

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