Prime Video has put out and given a home to some incredible miniseries over the years, but even a short-lived TV show like a miniseries might have an episode that falls short. Fortunately, this isn’t the case with these limited series, which transport audiences into their flawlessly crafted worlds in each installment. Including some of Prime Video’s best shows, these miniseries are must-watch television that subvert tropes and genre conventions.
Masterpiece miniseries are hard to come by, but each of these works available to watch on Prime Video will live up to the viewer’s expectations. Whether audiences are looking for pulse-pounding thrillers or emotional romances, these TV shows will provide the escape they’re seeking without pulling any punches when it comes to emotional moments.
Too Old To Die Young (2019)
The criminally underrated miniseries Too Old to Die Young is a thriller show that fans of the dark, twisted, and surreal should add to their lists. Miles Teller leads the cast as Martin Jones, a police officer whose mistake on the job thrusts him into a grim underworld that’s unlike anything he’s ever experienced. Highly stylized and mind-bending, Too Old to Die Young isn’t a typical miniseries, but the experimental tone and story payoff in the end.
Audiences with weak stomachs might be galled by some of the gore and graphic scenes throughout Too Old to Die Young, but it’s this texture that takes the series to the next level. Nothing is as it seems in Too Old to Die Young, so viewers should lock in for a thrill ride that they’ll never forget when turning on the show.
A Small Light (2023)
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There have been many historically accurate miniseries that tackle the events of World War II. While big names like Band of Brothers might typically come to mind, the recent addition to the genre, A Small Light, shouldn’t be overlooked. The series follows the life of Miep Gies, played by Bel Powley, the woman who helped hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis. Though most audiences know the story of the Franks through the seminal classic, The Diary of Anne Frank, A Small Light pays tribute to the past while exploring Miep’s story.
It’s an emotionally cathartic series that succeeds thanks to Powley’s performance as Miep and the sensitivity with which A Small Light treats its subject matter. Paying tribute to the large and small acts of bravery committed by Gies and others during this period, A Small Light quickly earned praise from audiences and critics alike and remains a must-watch miniseries today.
Dead Ringers (2023)
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David Cronenberg’s twisted 1988 film of the same name gets a contemporary twist in the 2023 miniseries starring Rachel Weisz as the infamous Mantle twins. The dual performance by Weisz as the identical twins Beverly and Elliot takes the show to the next level, proving that the decision to change the twins’ gender for the miniseries was much more than a ploy to attract viewers. Updating the original story in more ways than one, Dead Ringers isn’t a poor copy of the movie, but a thrilling series all its own.
Though it’s easy to be repulsed and shocked by the actions of the Mantles throughout the episodes, it’s impossible to look away as they dig themselves deeper into the dark web they’ve created. Though Cronenberg’s work is a classic, the update of Dead Ringers deserves to be recognized as one of the most chilling miniseries to hit screens in years, and a masterclass in acting from Weisz.
Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
Told through the frame story of a documentary about the famed fictional, titular band, Daisy Jones & The Six brings to life the enormously popular book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Loosely inspired by the high dramas and incredible music made by Fleetwood Mac, Daisy Jones & The Six sees the members of its band, portrayed by a terrific ensemble cast, grapple with the changing social and musical culture of the 1970s and their personal entanglements.
Anchored by the tortured and torrid romantic relationship between Daisy (Riley Keough) and Billy (Sam Claflin) and the havoc their passionate affair wreaks on those around them, Daisy Jones & The Six isn’t just another music TV show. Beautifully crafted with gorgeous costumes, original songs written for the series, and plenty of drama, the miniseries makes it easy to want more of Reid’s books adapted for the screen.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
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Colson Whitehead penned the book The Underground Railroad, which the series is based on, and Barry Jenkins created and directed the show, so it’s not difficult to see why a series with this much talent behind it succeeded. Set in a fictionalized, magical realist past, The Underground Railroad stars Thuso Mbedu as Cora, a young woman escaping enslavement through the Underground Railroad. However, in the series, the path to freedom is a physical railway.
On her journey, Cora encounters vivid characters and environments, and engages with the brutal history of slavery in the United States. Though there are plenty of fantastical elements throughout The Underground Railroad, this doesn’t detract from the interrogative themes and intense moments that populate the show, which doesn’t shy away from the darkest parts of the country’s history.
Expats (2024)
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It’s safe to say that if Nicole Kidman is involved, a thriller miniseries is bound to succeed. This is the case for 2024’s Expats, a dramatic exploration of a group of immigrants in Hong Kong who are caught up in a sudden tragedy that makes them question their bubble of wealth in the city. Kidman stars as Margaret, a woman struggling with the loss of her young son, who is losing her grasp on the life she built in Hong Kong.
She’s joined by Ji-young Yoo as Mercy and Sarayu Blue as Hilary, who are drawn into the tangled web of lies and betrayal that led to the disappearance of Margaret’s son. Based on the novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, Expats delves into a complex world that grapples with the interplay of race, class, and gender in a community stratified by social rules and conventions that suffocate them. It’s both an intimate character study and propulsive mystery that viewers won’t forget.
Swarm (2023)
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Co-created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, Swarm is a brilliant psychological thriller and satire that will leave the viewer questioning their own reality. The protagonist, Dre (Dominique Fishback), finds herself transformed by her deep, consuming love for the pop star Ni’Jah. Well ahead of its time, Swarm comments on the dangers of internet fandom when they go too far, seeing Dre become a violent, otherworldly version of herself fueled by her obsession.
Fishback gives a phenomenal performance as Dre, making the audience empathize with her and begin to understand what drives her to undertake her dark quest. In the years since Swarm premiered, fandom on the internet has only gotten more extreme, making the show more relevant than ever. Revisiting it today demonstrates just how timeless and sharp every installment of Swarm is.
The English (2022)
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Emily Blunt leads the cast of Prime Video’s The English, a six-episode miniseries that viewers will struggle not to binge in one sitting. Classified as a Neo-Western, The English follows Blunt’s Lady Cornelia Locke, a member of the English upper class who travels to the rough world of the American West to track down the man she blames for her son’s death. With an emotional core and plenty of action, The English delivers in every episode.
The best Western TV shows, like The English, make good use of the gorgeous landscapes and avoid the pitfalls of the genre. By subverting many of the classic Western tropes while still paying tribute to the elements of the genre that audiences adore, The English carves out a clear place for itself within the miniseries canon.
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