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Miniseries TV Shows
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Starring Damian Lewis Donnie Wahlberg Ron Livingston
Based on the bestseller by Stephen Ambrose, this Emmy-nominated miniseries profiles Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. These men parachuted into France on D-Day, fought the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest and, amid extraordinary fear and...
- The Pacific
Starring Isabel Lucas William Sadler Joseph Mazzello
The Pacific is an epic 10-part miniseries that delivers a realistic portrait of WWII's Pacific Theatre as seen through the intertwined odysseys of three U.S. Marines -- Robert Leckie, John Basilone and Eugene Sledge. The extraordinary experiences of these men and their fellow Marines take them from...
- The Stand
Starring Gary Sinise Molly Ringwald Jamey Sheridan
When a lethal virus developed in a government lab accidentally filters into the general population, a devastating plague ravages the globe, leaving bands of roving survivors. A new world order emerges from the chaos, leading to an immense winner-take-all battle between good and evil.
- Pride and Prejudice
Starring Colin Firth Jennifer Ehle David Bamber
In this beautiful adaptation of Jane Austen's much-loved novel, wealthy (and proud) aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy (Colin Firth) matches wits with witty, prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle). In order to win Elizabeth's hand and heart, Mr. Darcy meddles in the love lives of each of her sisters...
- Angels in America
Starring Al Pacino Meryl Streep Emma Thompson
Tony Kushner's groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play (the basis for this 6-hour HBO dramatic miniseries) took more than 10 years to make it to the small screen. Starring Al Pacino (as real-life legal counsel Roy Cohn) and Meryl Streep, Angels is at once heartbreaking and funny as it...
- Generation Kill
Starring Alexander Skarsgård James Ransone Stark Sands
A platoon of young but highly trained Marines leads the charge of American forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq in this gritty HBO miniseries that highlights the challenges soldiers face on the front lines. Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Stark Sands and Jon Huertas head the cast in this...
- John Adams
Starring Paul Giamatti Laura Linney David Morse
Paul Giamatti shines in the title role of this epic Emmy and Golden Globe winner that recounts the life of founding father John Adams as revolutionary leader, America's first ambassador to England, the first vice president and the second president. The iconic cast of characters includes Abigail...
- State of Play
Starring David Morrissey John Simm Kelly Macdonald
Powerful politico Stephen Collins (David Morrissey) is embroiled in a scandal when his research assistant dies in a freak accident and his former campaign manager Cal McAffrey (John Simm), now a reporter, realizes the incident may be linked to the death of a drug dealer.
- Taken
Starring Dakota Fanning Steve Burton Catherine Dent
Originally airing on the Sci-Fi Channel, Steven Spielberg's captivating, award-winning miniseries chronicles 50 years of alien abductions involving multiple generations of three American families. Beginning with the infamous -- and disputed -- 1947 crash at Roswell, family members are abducted and...
- The Kennedys
Starring Greg Kinnear Katie Holmes Barry Pepper
The story relives the public and private joys and tragedies of the most influential family in the world including fraternal rivalries, mob associations, the drugs and the women. The movie event recreates the political crises that John F. Kennedy dealt with in the early days of his presidency...
- Mildred Pierce
Starring Kate Winslet Guy Pearce Evan Rachel Wood
Mildred Pierce, directed by Todd Haynes, is the epic story of a proud single mother struggling to earn her daughter's love during the Great Depression in middle-class Los Angeles. The five-part miniseries, produced in association with MGM, follows the story laid out by James M.
- Lonesome Dove
Starring Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Rick Schroeder
Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as fun-loving Gus MacRae and taciturn Woodrow Call, respectively, a pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers who crave one last adventure before they bow to their advancing years. They see the opportunity for just that in a proposal by long lost...
- Roots
Starring John Amos Maya Angelou Edward Asner
Alex Haley's groundbreaking novel detailing the history of his own family from slavery to emancipation gets award-winning treatment (five Emmys) in this legendary television miniseries. Louis Gossett Jr. (Fiddler), Ben Vereen (Chicken George) and Olivia Cole (Mathilda) are just a few standouts in a...
- Epitafios
Starring Julio Chavez Paola Krum Cecilia Roth
- Pillars of the Earth
Starring Eddie Redmayne Rufus Sewell Natalia Wörner
Set in 12th-century England, the eight-hour miniseries based on Ken Follett's best-seller begins when a mysterious secret disrupts the succession to the English throne and an unlikely member of King Henry's family assumes power. As battles are waged for the rightful heir, Bishop Waleran Bigod and...
- Elizabeth I
Starring Jeremy Irons Helen Mirren Hugh Dancy
Helen Mirren earned an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in this HBO miniseries chronicling the effect of the monarch's public role on her private life. Unable to wed the man she loves, the Earl of Leicester (Jeremy Irons, in an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning role)...
