8 Netflix Miniseries With 80% & Higher RT Scores You Can Watch in One Sitting
From dark thrillers and heavy dramas to Westerns, there is a project for everyone who doesn't want to spend weeks and months watching a series.
For our favorite TV series, we often sacrifice the world's most precious resource – time. We binge-watch season after season at night, but they never end.
However, you don't have to choose between sleep and an interesting story. We have compiled a list of Netflix miniseries that you can watch in their entirety in a few hours.
1. 'Alias Grace', 2017
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
In the mid-19th century, a young Irish woman named Grace came to the US to earn money. She found work as a maid on an elderly gentleman's farm. When the owner was killed, Grace and another servant were accused of the crime.
The man was hanged, and Grace was sentenced to life in prison. However, Grace claims that she barely remembers the events of that day. The woman offers conflicting accounts.
In one version, she defended herself from violence; in another, she was an accidental witness. In the third version, the murder was committed by otherworldly forces.
2. 'Godless', 2017
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
Alice lives in the small town of La Belle. She runs a ranch and raises her son on her own. Like almost all the other men in La Belle, Alice's husband died working in a coal mine.
Roy, a former criminal who has decided to go straight, arrives in town. His former partner, the dangerous thug Frank Griffin, is hot on his heels.
The local sheriff cannot bring order to the town, so Roy takes it upon himself to protect it. He is especially worried about Alice, whom he has fallen in love with.
3. 'Apple Cider Vinegar', 2025
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%
Belle Gibson built a huge business in alternative medicine. She convinced tens of thousands of people that doctors can sometimes be wrong and that even the most terrible diseases can be treated with healthy food and a positive outlook.
After all, she is a shining example of this herself. She was diagnosed with stage IV brain cancer and given a couple of weeks to live. Years have passed since then, and she is still full of life.
However, there is one problem: Belle never had cancer. Her whole story is a marketing ploy.
4. 'Ripley', 2024
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
Tom Ripley lives in New York, where he makes a living through petty fraud. He invents fictitious debts and squeezes money out of gullible people.
He immediately sees an opportunity to profit from a chance meeting with businessman Herbert Greenleaf. The elderly millionaire is willing to pay for Ripley's trip to Italy if he brings his son, Dickie, home.
Tom accepts the desperate father's offer and travels to Italy. There, he gains the trust of the kindhearted Dickie but arouses the suspicion of his cynical girlfriend, Marge.
5. 'One Day', 2024
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Dexter and Emma met at their university graduation on July 15, 1988, and spent the night talking.
Emma, a girl from a modest background, aspires to change the world for the better by writing books and teaching children. Dexter, the son of wealthy parents, has different aspirations: he wants to become the host of a popular entertainment TV show.
They build very different careers, get together and separate with partners, but continue to see each other every year on the day they met – never daring to say the one thing that matters most.
6. 'Unbelievable', 2019
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
In 2008, an unknown man raped eighteen-year-old Marie Adler. She went to the police and told them what happened. However, the criminal left no evidence, and the police doubted her story.
After repeating her testimony multiple times, Marie became confused. The detectives accused her of lying, and under pressure, she recanted her story. After this, the paparazzi turned her life into a nightmare.
Several years later, police officers Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall reopen the case – they are willing to prove that a serial rapist is involved.
7. 'Baby Reindeer', 2024
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
Donny Dunn is hardly a successful person. The 30-year-old works at a pub and lives rent-free with his ex-girlfriend's mother. Additionally, Donny is trying to build a career as a comedian.
His personal life doesn't work out due to the psychological trauma he experienced in his youth. One day, Martha appears behind the counter at the pub where Donny works.
The stranger is polite to Donny and immediately tells the bartender about her personal life. Soon, the guy finds out that his new friend is a stalker with a criminal past.
8. 'Maid', 2021
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Alex is a college student who aspires to be a novelist, but an unexpected pregnancy changes everything. Her boyfriend, Sean, insists on an abortion, but Alex chooses to give birth. Two years later, Alex is raising a daughter and living with Sean, a tyrant and an alcoholic.
After another scandal, she leaves home with her daughter. To earn money, she gets a job with a cleaning service. The work helps Alex define her goals.
She begins to write a book about her experience – for her daughter, herself, and thousands of other single mothers.
