The number of television series that are released make it impossible for us to see all those that catch our attention. For this reason, we have no choice but to resort to criteria of all kinds to choose which ones we opt for, and obviously one of them is the duration. With that in mind, this week’s dose of recommendations focuses on 3 Sensational Miniseries You Can Stream This Weekend.
If you are looking for some variety And you don’t mind the need to go through the box, at Espinof we also have a review of the best Netflix miniseries, another of the best HBO miniseries or a list of the best miniseries that premiered throughout 2022.
‘dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’
Created by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon. Distribution: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg
Joss Whedon He surprised us in 2008 with a brilliant three-episode musical miniseries, although its duration barely reached 40 minutes afterwards. Made with four duros, one thing that made it clear is that talent prevails over everything else, especially when you have it in two aspects as fundamental as in a script full of spark and ingenuity as in the cast, where Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion have more freedom to show their funnier side and Felicia Day prevent things from getting out of control and also have a good dose of heart. Too bad the sequel project came to nothing.
‘The pillars of the Earth’ (‘The Pillars of the Earth’, 2010)
Created by John Pielmeier. Distribution: Ian McShane. Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, Natalia Wörner, John Pielmeier, Robert Bathurst, Sam Claflin, David Oakes, Götz Otto, Tony Curran, Donald Sutherland
Adaptation of the homonymous novel by ken follett in the form of an 8-episode miniseries that engages and entertains. Of course, he does not hesitate to take all the licenses that he deems appropriate with respect to the original work, surely with the aim of making everything flow better with moving images. The great work of setting and the talent of the cast are also key so that one can have a great time with it.
By the way, like the book, it had a continuation -same universe but 150 years later-: ‘A world without end’. If you like ‘The Pillars of the Earth’, I recommend you give it a try -and you can also watch it for free on RTVE Play-, because it’s worth it even if it’s unquestionably less.
Criticism of ‘The Pillars of the Earth’
‘I, Claudius’ (‘I, Claudius’, 1976)
Created by Martin Lisemore, Joan Sullivan, Herbert Wise, and Jack Pulman. Distribution: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, John Hurt
One of the best miniseries of all time, simple as that. It is true that the lack of means to be somewhat more ambitious in visual terms is noticeable, but this adaptation of the historical novels by Rupert Graves has in its favor a truly luxurious cast that offers an interpretive level practically never seen in another television production. . And it also wonderfully portrays those power games and ambitions typical of the historical period in which the action takes place.
Criticism of ‘I, Claudio’
In the event that duration is not an issueyou may be interested in taking a look at this list of 4 great science fiction series available in streaming, this other one with 4 short and addictive series that you can watch on Netflix or the one with 4 essential animated science fiction and fantasy series that you will find in platforms.