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* ''Series/{{Masada}}''

* ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'': A 1996 British miniseries that launched the careers of [[DanielCraig James Bond]] and [[ChristopherEccleston the Ninth Doctor]].

* ''Series/{{Holocaust}}''

* ''Series/GenerationKill''

Although the miniseries format has produced some of the most outstanding television in history (''Rich Man Poor Man'', ''{{Roots}}''), it has also been responsible for some of the worst TV as well (''Princess Daisy'', ''Hollywood Wives'').

* ''Film/TreasureIsland2012''

Parts of a miniseries are not always shown on consecutive nights. Recent Stephen King miniseries in particular, for some reason, tend to go with a Tuesday/Thursday/Friday or Monday/Tuesday/Thursday sequence. This is usually done when the network broadcasting the miniseries has one particularly strong night ({{ratings}}-wise) and doesn't wish to pre-empt it for the miniseries.

* ''{{Generation Kill}}''

* ''IntoTheWest''

* ''TheMeetingPlaceCannotBeChanged''

* ''NorthAndSouthUS''
* ''{{Nuremberg}}''

* ''QB VII'': This was broadcast in 1974

* ''{{Roots}}'': The most significant mini series (in terms of its place in both ratings and television history) was this show in 1977. Its cultural impact -- mostly due to the momentum it gained though its then-daring eight-nights-in-a-row broadcast schedule -- turned the MiniSeries into a major event. A follow-up, ''Roots: The Next Generations'', arrived in 1979, and 1988 brought the TV movie ''Roots: The Gift''.

* ''StormOfTheCentury''

* ''Series/TheLostRoom''
* ''Series/{{Neverland}}''
* PersonsUnknown
* ''Series/ThePillarsOfTheEarth'': This is a 2010 miniseries adapted from the novel of the same name.
* ''Literature/TheDevilToPayInTheBacklands'': This is a 1985 Brazilian miniseries based on the book of the same name.
* ''Series/GuestFromTheFuture'': This is a 1984 Soviet miniseries based on ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture''.
* ''TASSIsAuthorizedToDeclare''
* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
* ''Series/TheSecondComing''
* ''Series/{{Casanova}}'' (2005): This is a show by TheBBC.
* ''SeventeenMomentsOfSpring''

* ''{{Dune}}'': The first three books in this series were made into two miniseries. The first was plagued by a low budget; the second had a slightly higher budget and was better.

* ''Series/{{Taken}}'' (No relation to [[Film/{{Taken}} that movie...]])
* ''Series/TenPointFive'': This is a DisasterMovie miniseries made for NBC. It has...problems.
* ''{{Dune}}'' and ''Children of Dune'': The 2000s' adaptations of this books.
* ''Series/DeadSet''

* ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay''
* ''DesperateRomantics''
* ''Series/{{Clue}}'': This is a show by TheHub
* ''Series/BlackMirror''
* ''ToTheEndsOfTheEarth'': This is adapted from a trilogy by author William Golding.
* ''Series/ArabianNights''
* ''Series/FromTheEarthToTheMoon''
* ''Film/MobyDick''
* ''JesusOfNazareth''
* ''Series/TheBible''
* TheBBC:
** This network is fond of creating mini series of classic literature:
** ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice'': one of their most loved is a six part mini seriesyes, the one with the [[MrFanservice Colin]] [[WetSariScene Firth]]
** ''Film/{{Emma}}'': Their four part mini series of this film.
* ''Series/{{Inquisitio}}'': This is an eight episode French series set in TheLateMiddleAges.
* ''Series/OliversTravels''
* ''Series/TheSinkingOfTheLaconia''
* ''Series/SamuraiGirl'': This is based on the book series of the same name.
* ''Series/UnsereMuetterUnsereVaeter'' (''Our Mothers, Our Fathers'')
* ''Series/InTheFlesh''
* ''Series/{{V}}'': Which actually consisted of ''two'' separate mini-series, with the second receiving the subtitle ''The Final Battle''. These were followed by a standard season-based TV series.
* ''Series/TheScarletPimpernel'': This is a BBC adaptation from 1999. 2 installments, 6 episodes.
* ''Series/WivesAndDaughters'': There are two adaptations by BBC from 1971 and 1999.
* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'': There are two additional miniseries from 2006 and 2008.
* ''Series/TheAndromedaStrain'': This is a SciFiChannel miniseries reimagining the MichaelCrichton novel.

* ''Sanburg's Lincoln'': This was the first American MiniSeries, broadcast in 6 parts between 1974 and 1975.
* ''QB VII'': This was broadcast in 1974
* ''Davy Crockett'': This appeared in 1955.
* ''RichManPoorMan''
* ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'': The format was created by this a British series made in 1967 which pioneered the "finite series" concept and proved quite popular in the United States.
* ''MasterpieceTheatre'': Which broadcast ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'' to an American audience, became a major venue for British-made miniseries.
* ''{{Roots}}'': The most significant mini series (in terms of its place in both ratings and television history) was this show in 1977. Its cultural impact -- mostly due to the momentum it gained though its then-daring eight-nights-in-a-row broadcast schedule -- turned the MiniSeries into a major event. A follow-up, ''Roots: The Next Generations'', arrived in 1979, and 1988 brought the TV movie ''Roots: The Gift''.
* ''RichManPoorMan''
* ''TheThornBirds''
* ''ReillyAceOfSpies''
* ''{{Amerika}}''
* ''The Winds of War''
* ''WarAndRemembrance'': This is a sequel to ''The Winds of War''
* ''{{Holocaust}}''
* ''TheSingingDetective''
* ''Series/{{ANZACs}}''
* ''Series/{{Centennial}}''
* ''TheKennedys''
* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'': This was a MiniSeries that proved popular enough to be transformed into a traditional DramaticHourLong show.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'': This was a MiniSeries that proved popular enough to be transformed into a traditional DramaticHourLong show.
* ''[[Literature/AsianSaga Shogun]]''
* ''Series/{{Fresno}}'': This is a little known AffectionateParody of 1980s soaps.
* ''Literature/NorthAndSouth''
* ''NorthAndSouthUS''
* ''{{Nuremberg}}''
* ''StormOfTheCentury''
* ''{{Dune}}'': The first three books in this series were made into two miniseries. The first was plagued by a low budget; the second had a slightly higher budget and was better.

* ''Series/StateOfPlay''
* ''Series/TheTenthKingdom''

* ''{{Generation Kill}}''
* ''Series/JohnAdams''

* ''Series/ThePacific''
* ''CountDracula'': The BBC made this, one of the most comprehensive adaptations of the novel to exist.
* ''{{Master of the Game}}'' and ''{{If Tomorrow Comes}}'': Both of these are based on Sidney Sheldon novels. Many of his books became made-for-TV movies, often two-parters, but these are the only ones that warrant the miniseries name, as both are at least five hours long apiece.
* ''TheMeetingPlaceCannotBeChanged''

* The first American MiniSeries was ''Sanburg's Lincoln'', broadcast in 6 parts between 1974 and 1975.
** ''QB VII'' was broadcast in 1974, and ''Davy Crockett'' appeared in 1955.

* The format was arguably created by ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'', a British series made in 1967 which pioneered the "finite series" concept and proved quite popular in the United States.
* ''MasterpieceTheatre'', which broadcast ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'' to an American audience, became a major venue for British-made miniseries.
* The most significant mini series (in terms of its place in both ratings and television history) was ''{{Roots}}'' (1977). Its cultural impact -- mostly due to the momentum it gained though its then-daring eight-nights-in-a-row broadcast schedule -- turned the MiniSeries into a major event. A follow-up, ''Roots: The Next Generations'', arrived in 1979, and 1988 brought the TV movie ''Roots: The Gift''.

* ''The Winds of War'' and its sequel ''WarAndRemembrance''

* ''{{Series/Centennial}}''

* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', ''Series/TheFortyFourHundred'' and ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'' were MiniSeries that proved popular enough to be transformed into traditional DramaticHourLong shows.

* ''Series/{{Fresno}}'' a little known AffectionateParody of 1980s soaps.

* The first three books in the ''{{Dune}}'' series were made into two miniseries. The first was plagued by a low budget; the second had a slightly higher budget and was better.
* A&E made tons of miniseries, many of which were adaptations of classic literature, many of which in conjunction with a UK network, usually ITV.

* The play ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' was turned into a miniseries on HBO. Starring Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Mary-Louise Parker (among others), it went on to surpass ''{{Roots}}'' in Emmy wins.

** ''Series/ThePacific''
* The BBC did ''CountDracula'', one of the most comprehensive adaptations of the novel to exist.
* ''{{Master of the Game}}'' and ''{{If Tomorrow Comes}}'', both based on Sidney Sheldon novels. Many of his books became made-for-TV movies, often two-parters, but these are the only ones that warrant the miniseries name, as both are at least five hours long apiece.

* ''Series/TenPointFive'' is a DisasterMovie miniseries made for NBC. It has...problems.
* The 2000s' adaptations of ''{{Dune}}'' and ''Children of Dune''

* ''Series/ThePillarsOfTheEarth'', 2010 miniseries adapted from the novel of the same name.
* ''Literature/TheDevilToPayInTheBacklands'', a 1985 Brazilian miniseries based on the book of the same name.
* ''Series/GuestFromTheFuture'', a 1984 Soviet miniseries based on ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture''.

* ''Series/{{Casanova}}'' (2005) by TheBBC.

* ''{{Series/Clue}}'' by TheHub

* ''ToTheEndsOfTheEarth'', adapted from a trilogy by author William Golding.

* TheBBC are fond of creating mini series of classic literature.

** Their four part mini series of ''Film/{{Emma}}''
* ''Series/{{Inquisitio}}'', an eight episodes French series set in TheLateMiddleAges.

* ''Series/SamuraiGirl'', based on the book series of the same name.
* ''[[Series/UnsereMuetterUnsereVaeter Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter]]''

* ''Series/{{V}}'', which actually consisted of ''two'' seperate mini-series, with the second receiving the subtitle ''The Final Battle''. These were followed by a standard season-based TV series.
* ''Series/TheScarletPimpernel'', a BBC adaptation from 1999. 2 instalments, 6 episodes.
* ''Series/WivesAndDaughters'', two adaptations by BBC (from 1971 and 1999).
* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'' (two additional miniseries from 2006 and 2008)
* ''Series/TheAndromedaStrain'': a SciFiChannel miniseries reimagining the MichaelCrichton novel.

* Series/{{Sharpe}} (two additional miniseries from 2006 and 2008)

* ''{{Centennial}}''

* TheLostRoom

* ''{{V}}'', which actually consisted of ''two'' seperate mini-series, with the second receiving the subtitle ''The Final Battle''. These were followed by a standard season-based TV series.

* A&E made tons of miniseries, many of which were adaptations of classic literature (''Series/HoratioHornblower'', ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice''), before NetworkDecay set in.
** Many of which in conjunction with a UK network, usually ITV.

* TheBBC are fond of creating mini series of classic literature. As well as examples above, one of their most loved is a six part mini series of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice'' (yes, the one with the [[MrFanservice Colin]] [[WetSariScene Firth]]), as well as other Jane Austen adaptations such as their four part mini series of ''{{Emma}}''.

* A&E made tons of miniseries, many of which were adaptations of classic literature (''Series/HoratioHornblower'', ''PrideAndPrejudice''), before NetworkDecay set in.

* TheBBC are fond of creating mini series of classic literature. As well as examples above, one of their most loved is a six part mini series of ''PrideAndPrejudice'' (yes, the one with the [[MrFanservice Colin]] [[WetSariScene Firth]]), as well as other Jane Austen adaptations such as their four part mini series of ''{{Emma}}''.

* ''{{Shogun}}''

* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', ''{{The 4400}}'' and ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'' were MiniSeries that proved popular enough to be transformed into traditional DramaticHourLong shows.

* TheBBC are fond of creating mini series of classic literature. As well as examples above, one of their most loved is a six part mini series of PrideAndPrejudice (yes, the one with the [[MrFanservice Colin]] [[WetSariScene Firth]]), as well as other Jane Austen adaptations such as their four part mini series of {{Emma}}.

** ''ThePacific''