The Ultimate Binge: Top 30 TV Mini-Series of All Time on Netflix 

All these shows are currently available to stream on Netflix. And the best part? Each of these mini-series is short enough to ensure you won't end up feeling like you've aged a decade after watching them.

1. "The Comey Rule" (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%

Based on James Comey's book, this series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and the early days of the Trump presidency from the perspective of the former FBI director.

2. "A Storm for Christmas" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 65%

A Norwegian limited series set at Oslo Airport, where a massive snowstorm strands a seemingly random group of passengers: a bartender worried about his health, a pop star dealing with her identity and relationship with her assistant, a declining musician. They are forced to spend the hours leading up to Christmas in each other's company.

3. "Keep Breathing" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 53%

After her private plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, a lone woman struggles to survive against harsh elements and personal demons while trying to find a way back home.

4. "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker " (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%

This series chronicles the incredible story of Madam C.J. Walker, who overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare.

5. "Blood Sisters" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 67%

This Nigerian series focuses on two friends who become fugitives after a wealthy groom goes missing at his engagement party, leading them into a world of secrets and dangerous conspiracies.

6. "Unorthodox" (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%

A young woman flees her arranged marriage and ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn for a new life in Berlin, but her past soon catches up to her as she struggles to come to terms with her identity.

7. "Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems" (2022)

A satirical reality TV parody, this series follows Kevin Hart and other Hollywood celebrities playing fictionalized versions of themselves, navigating the absurdities of stardom and friendship.

8. "The Endless Night" (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 100%

This Brazilian mini-series on Netflix is a dramatization of the tragic events following a fire in a nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2013, which killed 242 people. The series focuses on the aftermath of the disaster, highlighting the police investigation that uncovers gross negligence by the club owners and band members.

9. "A Perfect Story" (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

A romantic comedy mini-series that follows the relationship between Margot, an heiress to a hotel and resort empire, and David, a man working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Margot, after a panic attack, decides to skip out on her own wedding and crosses paths with David at a pub. They plot to make their respective ex-partners jealous by pretending to be romantically involved.

10. "Colin in Black & White" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

This biographical series explores Colin Kaepernick's high school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist and professional football player.

11. "Christmas Flow" (2021)

Set during the holiday season, this romantic series follows an unlikely relationship between a famous rapper and a journalist, exploring themes of love, culture, and music.

12. "War Sailor" (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

A 2023 limited series tells the gripping tale of two Norwegian seamen, Alfred Garnes and his childhood friend Sigbjørn Kvalen (Wally), who find themselves in the midst of World War II while working on a merchant ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

13. "Halston" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

A biographical series about the legendary fashion designer Halston, chronicling his rise to fame, his reign as an icon of luxury and style, and his subsequent battle to maintain control of his empire.

14. "Seven Seconds" (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 78%

In Jersey City, the accidental hit-and-run of a black teenager by a police officer and the subsequent cover-up spark racial tensions and a quest for justice, exposing deep divisions within the community.

15. "Devil in Ohio" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 50%

When a psychiatrist shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the girl's arrival threatens to tear her own family apart.

16. "The Perfect Mother" (2022)

In this thrilling series, a mother's life is turned upside down when her daughter is accused of murder. Of course, like any mother would do, our lead character tries doing everything she can to prove her daughter's innocence; however, we soon learn that it's not that simple.

17. "The Stranger" (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

A mysterious stranger appears, revealing secrets to various people in a community, setting off a chain of events that shatter lives and forcing individuals to question their closest relationships.

18. "Safe" (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

Following the disappearance of his teenage daughter, a widowed surgeon living in a gated community uncovers dark secrets about the people closest to him and the neighborhood he lives in.

19. "The 7 Lives of Lea" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 90%

A young woman finds herself mysteriously traveling back in time to the 1990s, inhabiting the bodies of different people, each connected to an unsolved disappearance.

20. "The Golden Hour" (2022)

A Dutch thriller series that revolves around a Dutch detective of Afghan descent who receives a text message indicating that his childhood friend Faysal is in the Netherlands. Following a terrorist attack, the detective, Mardik, suspects Faysal's involvement and begins an investigation, leading to drastic and unexpected consequences.

21. "Alias Grace" (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 99%

A historical drama that tells the story of Grace Marks, a young Irish immigrant and servant in Upper Canada. She is convicted of the brutal murders of her employer and his housekeeper.

22. "Stay Close" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom, and a homicide detective are intertwined in a mystery involving disappearing people, revealing dark secrets and unexpected connections.

23. "The Innocent" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

After an accidental killing leads to prison, a man attempts to rebuild his life, but his past continues to haunt him, unraveling a web of intrigue, deception, and murder.

24. "Clickbait" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 59%

In this series, the abduction of a man with a seemingly perfect life is broadcast online with a sinister twist, leading his family and detectives on a race to find him and uncover the truth.

25. "Quicksand" (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 77%

After a tragedy at a school in Stockholm's wealthiest suburb, a student is charged for murder, revealing a complex web of events and personal relationships.

26. "The Woods" (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

A Warsaw prosecutor's hope for a new start is shattered when a body connected to his sister's disappearance 25 years earlier is found, leading him to uncover the truth about his past.

27. "Clark" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

This series is a dramatized version of the life of infamous Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson, whose actions gave rise to the term "Stockholm Syndrome."

28. "42 Days of Darkness" (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%

A woman's relentless search for her missing sister exposes the indifference of the police and media, leading to an arduous journey for justice and truth.

29. "Gone for Good" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 38%

Ten years after losing two loved ones, a man's life is upended again when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears, bringing hidden truths to the surface.

30. "The Unlikely Murderer" (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

A fictional interpretation of how Stig Engström, the alleged killer of Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme, might have evaded justice for his crime.