The Best Miniseries TV Shows 2025

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, Drama ,Drama,TV Miniseries,

CHERNOBYL (DVD): This five-part miniseries dramatizes the story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, and the clean-up events that followed after. Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson star in this HBO Mini-series, directed by John Renck.

Chernobyl (DVD) Drama Rated R DVD Warner Bros.

4. 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

5. Centennial: The Complete Series (DVD)

Centennial: The Complete Series [DVD]

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

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)