7 Highest-Rated Mini Series to Stream on Netflix in February
Though the number of episodes is limited, these shows will tell detailed and thorough stories.
In the age of streaming services, there is a problem of mindless consumption of content, as watching shows and then reflecting on them, analyzing them, and discussing them with fans has been replaced by instant and sometimes shallow binge-watching.
The problem of churning out content is simply solved by a different format — like limited series. When a story doesn't have the prospect of dragging on forever, it turns out to be succinct yet full, fast-paced yet without an overwhelming excess of events. Here are seven excellent international miniseries, praised by critics and audiences, that are available on Netflix in February 2024.
7. Red Rose
Release Date: August 15, 2022
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Number of Episodes: 8
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
Our list kicks off with the British horror drama Red Rose. The plot revolves around a group of high school graduates spending their last carefree childhood summer before heading off to college. But their idyll comes to an end when they install a mysterious application on their smartphones that makes their summer sinister and unbearable.
6. Katla
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Release Date: June 17, 2021
Country of Origin: Iceland
Number of Episodes: 8
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
The small town of Vík in the far south of Iceland was peaceful until the Katla volcano erupted a year ago, forcing locals to literally survive by choking on ash. But the situation takes a surreal turn when people long presumed dead start arriving in town covered in ash.
5. The Chestnut Man
Release Date: September 29, 2021
Country of Origin: Denmark
Number of Episodes: 6
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
In 1897, almost an entire family was gruesomely murdered, and the only clues to the crime were small chestnut figurines. But 30 years later, the cold case resurfaces when a chestnut man is found at the scene of another murder.
4. The Innocent
Release Date: April 30, 2021
Country of Origin: Spain
Number of Episodes: 8
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
A few years ago, the protagonist accidentally killed a man, and now he is trying to start his life anew with his beloved wife. However, a mysterious phone call forces him to relive those terrible events, plunging the protagonist into a series of living nightmares.
3. Dear Child
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Release Date: September 7, 2023
Country of Origin: Germany
Number of Episodes: 6
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
Dear Child, adapted from the novel by Romy Hausmann, follows the story of a woman who flees with her daughter from an abductor who has terrorized them for more than ten years. She is taken to the hospital, but when her parents arrive, they discover numerous contradictions in her story.
2. The Law According to Lidia Poët
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Release Date: February 15, 2023
Country of Origin: Italy
Number of Episodes: 6
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
This Italian TV series follows the life of Lydia Poët. After an appellate court ruled in 1883 that she could not practice law as a woman, Poët's activism not only succeeded, but helped many women in their careers. Celebrated not only as a woman of great will and determination, but also as a skilled professional at her craft, the series will devote no small amount of time to her murder investigations.
1. My Name
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Release Date: October 15, 2021
Country of Origin: South Korea
Number of Episodes: 8
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
This Korean revenge thriller follows a young woman who, in an attempt to find her father's murderers, begins working with a drug kingpin. Working as a mole for him, she gets a job with the police in a drug investigation unit.