What are the short series and miniseries on Netflix? The catalog is really wide and satisfies all tastes: here are some perfect titles to spend the weekend relaxing.
Miniseries fans, report! Netflix offers a wide choice to those who do not appreciate the serialized sagas that may last years and decades. For some, it’s much better to enjoy a product that begins and ends in a handful of episodes, preferably short and dynamic.
This type of content is highly appreciated by a niche of users. Not surprisingly, there is a “best miniseries” category even in a competition as important as the Golden Globes. This year, for example, the coveted statuette went to The Chess Queen, which also won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which went to the talented Anya Taylor-Joy. This series was distributed by Netflix itself and in a few weeks had a record number of views. Then there are other titles, less acclaimed, but certainly enjoyable to watch, such as the British miniseries entitled The End of the F***ing World. In short, those looking for a series to start and finish over the weekend will be spoiled for choice. Here are 3 series to absolutely watch on Netflix.
Miniseries to watch on Netflix: The Chess Queen
You can’t not start with The Chess Queen, the revelation miniseries of 2020, starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
Elizabeth Harmon is a child prodigy who loses her mother and is sent to an orphanage. Here she gets close to the janitor who is passionate about chess and teaches her the game. From that moment, it becomes a fixed nail for her, which will lead her to win first the local tournaments and then to challenge the world champions, until she plays against the Russian world champion, the most difficult to defeat. It will be a fight to the last “checkmate” enriched by a cast full of talent and breathtaking settings.
Not least the theme of redemption, emancipation and the presence of a woman in a purely male environment. In short, if you are among the few who have not yet watched The Chess Queen, it’s time to catch up. The first season consists of seven episodes of about an hour each.
Miniseries on Netflix: Unorthodox
Those looking for an even more intense and short content will find in Unorthodox the perfect title. The TV series consists of just four episodes and is inspired by Deborah Feldman’s autobiography, titled “Ex-Orthodox. The Outrageous Rejection of My Chassidic Roots”.
The series tells the story of Esther “Etsy” Shapiro, a girl going through an identity crisis, especially in relation to the values she believes in, her faith and the community she is part of, the ultra-Orthodox Chassidic of New York. The protagonist lives in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, where she is forced to follow the strict rules of her community, where women are not allowed to read, study music or sing, but are destined only to procreate and run the family.
She rebels against her life and escapes to Germany, where she must come to terms with her desires, the need for freedom but also with the past that continues to disrupt her life. Despite being a short series, it is rich in content and above all sheds light on a cross-section of the world that few people know about. The series, like its predecessor, is available on Netflix.
Horror Miniseries: The Haunting – Hill House
For many users, the weekend is the perfect time to enjoy a good horror movie. But what if instead of a film, you want to watch a short series? Again, Netflix comes to the rescue with The Haunting. Compared to the others, this is a particular series: each season – very short – is inspired by a specific novel or horror story, so it has a plot that develops from beginning to end.
The first season is called Hill House, is composed of only ten episodes and is inspired by the novel The Nightmare of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. The plot centers around a mansion haunted by strange presences. All that’s left to do is to plan the weekend under the banner of streaming and connect the TV to Netflix. Enjoy your viewing!