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10 HBO Miniseries You Might Have Forgotten
HBO's underrated miniseries that deserve more attention than they get.
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HBO's underrated miniseries that deserve more attention than they get. HBO's 10 forgotten miniseries are actually worth watching despite low ratings. Originally reported by ScreenRant.
Elizabeth I (2005)
HBO and Channel 4 co-produced this two-part series starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth I.
“The series covers the back half of her reign, which is noted in part for her refusal to take a husband and bear any children”
House Of Saddam (2008)
This biographical docudrama depicts Saddam Hussein's rise and fall from 1979 to his 2006 execution.
“The series covers a huge portion of Hussein's life, and at times, it feels like we're only getting a surface-level story”
The Young Pope (2016)
Jude Law stars as Cardinal Lenny Belardo who becomes pope in this Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+ production.
“His efforts to change the perception of Catholicism, and possibly reinstitute the Papal States, serve as the backdrop for an overly melodramatic but surprisingly funny series”
Gunpowder (2017)
This historical drama covers the 1605 Gunpowder Plot in London with Kit Harington as Robert Catesby.
“The series is remembered for some explicit and difficult-to-watch instances of torture”
Mosaic (2018)
Steven Soderbergh's interactive murder mystery released as a drama series and mobile app on HBO.
“It's a murder-mystery dinner party than a miniseries”
I Know This Much Is True (2020)
Mark Ruffalo plays twin brothers with schizophrenia in this dark drama set in 1990s Connecticut.
“Thomas Birdsey has paranoid schizophrenia but manages his symptoms with medication”
The Plot Against America (2020)
Philip Roth's alternate history series where Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940s America.
“America has pivoted towards fascism in the '40s”
We Are Who We Are (2020)
Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age story set on a fictional US military base in Chioggia, Italy.
“He meets Caitlin Poythres, who has been on the base for years and is beginning to question her gender identity”
White House Plumbers (2023)
Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux star as Watergate organizers E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy.
“The series does its best to stick to the history of what really happened in the events leading up to the break-in”
The Regime (2024)
Kate Winslet plays a corrupt dictator in this black comedy set in a fictional Central European country.
“Increasingly paranoid, Elena attempts to expand her power further, only hastening her downfall”
The short version
HBO's 10 forgotten miniseries are actually worth watching despite low ratings.
