History Main / MiniSeries

* Creator/AAndE:
** Made tons of miniseries, many of which were adaptations of classic literature, many of which in conjunction with a UK network, usually Creator/{{ITV}}:
*** ''Series/HoratioHornblower''

** This network is fond of creating mini series of classic literature:
*** ''Series/AndThenThereWereNone2015''
*** ''Literature/BleakHouse''
*** ''Literature/BlottOnTheLandscape''

*** ''Series/{{Cranford}}'' (adapted into three mini-series, in 1951, 1972, and 2007. The 2007 version was followed by a two-part sequel in 2009.)
*** ''Literature/DavidCopperfield''' (a two-part mini-series in 1999)
*** ''Series/Dracula2020''
*** ''Series/{{Emma}}'': Their four part mini series of this film.
*** ''Literature/LittleDorrit''
*** ''Literature/TheMysteryOfEdwinDrood''
*** ''Literature/NorthAndSouth'' (three mini-series, in 1966 [[note]]now lost[[/note]], 1975, and 2004)
*** ''Literature/OurMutualFriend'' (three different mini-series, from 1958, 1976, and 1998)
*** ''Literature/ThePortraitOfALady'': The 1968 6-part mini series based on the Henry James novel.
*** ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995'': one of their most loved is a six part mini series; yes, the one with Creator/ColinFirth.

** ''Series/ChariteAtWar''

** ''Series/TheKennedysAfterCamelot''

** ''Series/Roots2016'': The updated remake of the above miniseries.
** ''Series/Queen1993''

* ''Literature/TheStand'' by Creator/StephenKing:

** The main difference coming from the incredibly serialized nature of Miracle Day, with one plotline running strongly throughout the entire run, as opposed to the more standalone nature of the first two seasons.

** ''War and Remembrance'': a sequel to the above

** ''Series/TheNewPope'', though some would consider it as "Season 2 of ''The Young Pope''".

* ''Series/TenPointFive'': This is a DisasterMovie miniseries made for NBC. It has...problems.

* ''Series/DahmerMonsterTheJeffreyDahmerStory''

* ''Series/{{Manhunt}}''

In contrast to the miniseries of the past, miniseries nowadays tend to be biographical in nature, as the multi-episode format allows for greater expansion of a subject's life story than an average two-hour {{biopic}} film will, especially if the story covers a long time period. After the revitalization of the miniseries as a respected genre in the the early-to-mid 2010s, it gained a massive boom in the late 2010s and early 2020s, restoring its popularity to levels unseen since its golden era in the 70s and 80s. However, this has received some criticism, as many miniseries are essentially OscarBait in a longer form and the sheer amount of them being produced and released every year has led to a massive saturation of miniseries in the current television landscape.

* ''Series/{{Beef}}''

* ''Series/TheBletchleyCircle''

* ''Series/ThePact''

* ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}'': An adaptation of the illustrated book series of the same name.

*** ''Series/MurderIsEasy2023''

* ''Series/MurderIsEasy2023''

* ''Film/MobyDick''

* ''Series/Quicksand''

* ''Film/Frankenstein2004'': A two-episode Creator/HallmarkChannel miniseries later released to home video as one long film.