# 10 HBO Miniseries You Might Have Forgotten

> HBO's underrated miniseries that deserve more attention than they get.
- Title: 10 HBO Miniseries You Might Have Forgotten · ScreenRant
- Summary: HBO's underrated miniseries that deserve more attention than they get. HBO's 10 forgotten miniseries are actually worth watching despite low ratings.
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- Source: ScreenRant — https://screenrant.com/forgettable-hbo-miniseries-worth-watching
- Author: Zach Moser
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:30:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hbo, miniseries, hbo miniseries, hbo shows, hbo streaming, hbo series, hbo tv, hbo limited series, hbo prestige tv, hbo drama, hbo historical drama, hbo documentary
## 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
## Key takeaway

HBO's 10 forgotten miniseries are actually worth watching despite low ratings.