The Best Miniseries TV Shows 2024

1. Detective Montalbano: Episodes 29 & 30 (DVD), MHZ Networks Home, Drama

Detective Montalbano: Episodes 29-30 / Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With intuition and a cadre of police officers, Montalbano solves crimes in the fictional small city of Vigata. This work brings him across the paths of unforgettable characters who could only come from Sicily. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful long-distance girlfriend, Livia. Yet there's always time to indulge a long-standing flirtation with his ultimate temptress, Italian cuisine. The series is filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian city of Ragusa, and is based on the international best-selling mystery novels by Andrea Camilleri.

Detective Montalbano: Episodes 29 & 30 (DVD), MHZ Networks Home, Drama Movies MHZ Networks Home R Drama

2. Peaky Blinders: Season One (DVD)

There are those who steer clear of the Peaky Blinders gang, and those who wish they had. In early 1920s Birmingham, the gang and their dangerous leader Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy, Batman Begins) rule the streets. But that's not enough for Shelby. He knows crime pays, but business makes you rich. In the searing first season of the acclaimed drama, the Blinders have the full attention of Inspector Campbell (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park), who has the monumental task of taking back the bloody streets of Birmingham. Brilliant performances and neck-snapping surprises fill the screen as Shelby battles to keep a stronghold on his evil underworld. Meet the Peaky Blinders.

Peaky Blinders: Season One (DVD)

3. Chernobyl [DVD], Television, Drama

Check into the motel where guests never check out in the Psycho: Complete 4-Movie Collection, featuring all four thrillers starring Anthony Perkins as the notorious Norman Bates - including the iconic original directed by the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. In Psycho, a secretary (Janet Leigh) checks into the remote Bates Motel run by a shy young man (Perkins) with what appears to be a domineering mother. In Psycho II, Norman returns to his family home after 22 years only to be haunted by his past. Old habits die hard when Norman falls for a former nun and angers his jealous mother in Psycho III. Finally, in Psycho IV: The Beginning, Norman calls in to a late-night radio show and shares disturbing memories of his childhood with Mother.

PSYCHO 4-MOVIE COMPLETE COLLECTION Horror Universal Studios R

4. Centennial: The Complete Series (DVD)

Centennial: The Complete Series [DVD]

Centennial: The Complete Series (DVD) Action, Adventure, Drama TV-PG

5. Downton Abbey: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)

Season 5 of the international hit finds the Crawley family and the staff struggling with responsibilities and choices as they adjust to life in the Roaring Twenties. The beloved ensemble cast includes Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, and a host of others.

Downton Abbey: Season 5 (Masterpiece) (DVD), Lisa's Skus, Drama Movies Lisa's Skus Not Rated Drama

6. Epic Fantasy Mini-Series Gift Set DVD (DVD)

Epic Fantasy Mini-Series Gift Set DVD (DVD)

Epic Fantasy Mini-Series Gift Set DVD (DVD)