8 Near-Perfect Prime Video Miniseries That Nobody Remembers Today

Published Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT Dani Kessel Odom (they/them) is an autistic lead writer and TV critic who covers sci-fi shows like Doctor Who and Pluribus, fantasy shows like The Magicians and Percy Jackson, and horror of all kinds. They also cover Marvel and DC TV shows and movies, with a robust knowledge of comic books. Their TV reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes. Dani is also part of ScreenRant's books team, using their fiction writing and literature studies as the backbone for their book analyses. They have covered events, such as the Denver Fan Expo. Professionals in the field, such as Damien Leone and Lucy Hale, have shared their articles. Their review of Ponies was quoted in the show's TV trailer. In university, they majored in English Writing with a minor in psychology. They have always had a passion for analyzing TV and movies, even taking filmography and scriptwriting classes in university. They also studied and participated in onstage and onscreen acting extensively from the ages of 7 to 18. Aside from working at Screen Rant, Dani has worked as a freelance editor and writer over the past decade, often in a ghostwriting capacity. Prime Video has several great miniseries that have been all but forgotten, and these eight are worth revisiting because they’re nearly perfect. Miniseries are, in many ways, the perfect format for a story. Showrunners get more time to flesh out the story than a movie, but they aren’t required to stretch the story across multiple seasons, risking a decrease in quality. Great writers use the format to their advantage, putting out miniseries that get better with every episode. While this format has been used for decades, miniseries fans are in luck. Streamers, including Prime Video, have been investing in these stories more frequently since around 2020. Many miniseries from Prime are recognizable. The Anne Frank-related show A Small Light pulled in a big audience. Spider-Noir made a nearly perfect story in a single season, making it feel okay when the Spider-Man show was canceled after one season. Frankly, people were already discussing it as a miniseries. Dead Ringers is a cult classic, as is Daisy Jones & The Six. However, not every show has been this lucky. These eight nearly perfect TV shows have mostly been forgotten, but you may want to revisit them. 8 The Girlfriend Courtesy of Prime In Prime Video’s psychological thriller The Girlfriend, a man named Daniel (Laurie Davidson) brings his girlfriend Cherry (Olivia Cooke) home to meet his parents, and his possessive mother, Laura (Robin Wright), starts to question her motives for dating Daniel. The Girlfriend steadily builds up speed through episodes 1 and 2, becoming fast-paced and propulsive by episode 3. It’s an absolute joyride. The Girlfriend is expanding with a show called The Boyfriend, set within the same universe but otherwise separate. Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke create a push-and-pull power struggle, and viewers will find their loyalty shifting back and forth between the two. Both are terrible people. Both are entertaining to watch. The completely implausible story is wonderfully campy and never takes itself too seriously. The show isn’t shallow, making commentary on class and power, but it isn’t extremely in your face, either. As such, viewers can still put their brains on cruise control and enjoy relaxing, if they wish. 7 War & Peace Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a colossal book with nearly 1400 words that can feel extremely inaccessible. The story follows Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei Bolonsky, and Natasha Rostova as they experience love and loss during the Napoleonic invasion of Russia. However, it has an overwhelming number of characters and large pages of philosophical exploration. However, Prime Video’s miniseries presents the Russian story in a way that’s easy to understand without losing its core meaning. They filmed on-site in Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania, giving it a grand, historical feel. The cinematography style feels more like what you’d see in a high-budget Blockbuster film. The dichotomy between physical beauty and bleak battle scenes makes the miniseries more impactful. The ensemble acting is A+, with Lily James and Gillian Anderson delivering standout performances. Ultimately, every piece of the puzzle comes together to create a nearly perfect miniseries. 6 Solos Image via MovieStillsDB I've noticed that sci-fi miniseries can be extremely hit-or-miss. They have to fit high-concept ideas and worldbuilding and complete stories into a limited runtime. The Prime Video show Solos gets around this by creating an anthology with a thematic throughline and a story connection that’s revealed at the end. The story has an absolute powerhouse cast, with Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, and Anthony Mackie to name a few. Because each episode tells its own story, Solos fits in a myriad of exciting sci-fi concepts like time travel and deep space exploration. There’s just enough worldbuilding to understand what’s going on in the plot without getting bogged down by an overly elaborate world. Each episode zooms in on one or two main characters, so the miniseries doesn’t have to juggle unnecessary B-plots. Looking back at Solos, it’s a great example of the creativity in pandemic lockdown-era storytelling. 5 A Narrow Road To The Deep North Despite being critically acclaimed and winning numerous awards, Prime Video’s 2025 miniseries A Narrow Road to the Deep North received little mainstream attention. The streamer didn’t market it before its release and misled viewers with the trailers. Although it was presented as a wartime period romance, the series actually tells the story of Dorrigo Evans, a man deployed in World War II who is taken prisoner of war in a Japanese slave labor camp. The extremely heavy subject matter makes A Narrow Road to the Deep North hard to watch, plus the miniseries embraces painful realism. However, it’s emotionally impactful for those who can get through it. Jacob Elordi gives a phenomenal performance. Sometimes, stories that jump back and forth between the past and present feel jarring, but this time it strengthens the message. By the time the final episode closes, the show says a lot about the horrors and inhumanity of war, plus the long-lasting consequences. 4 The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Prime Video’s The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a coming-of-age drama that centers on a nine-year-old named Alice Hart. The young girl grew up with an abusive father who terrorized her mother, her brother, and her. After a tragic fire kills everyone in the house but her, Alice goes to live with her grandmother June on a flower farm that doubles as a refuge for women escaping domestic abuse. The story spans 20 years, following Alice into adulthood, when she learns more about long-buried family secrets. There are so many reasons that The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is nearly perfect. The miniseries tackles extremely difficult subjects like domestic abuse and trauma with sensitivity and empathy, making it emotionally resonant. The Australian landscapes reflect the inner experience of the titular main character, and they are visually captivating. What’s more, the show is anchored by performances from Sigourney Weaver, Alyla Browne and Alycia Debnam-Carey. 3 The Sticky When shows are canceled after a single season, they’re frequently relabeled as miniseries even if they don't have a complete story, which is a pet peeve of mine. For that reason, I kept this list almost entirely to shows intended as miniseries. The Sticky is the one exception I’ll make because it’s such a hilarious show that’s still an entertaining watch even with the incomplete ending. The Sticky is a fast-paced dark-comedy crime show that is rarely discussed. The story loosely retells the events of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. When a maple syrup farmer’s livelihood is under attack from competitors, Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale) creates a revenge plot to steal millions of dollars worth of maple syrup with the help of two co-conspirators. The Sticky is witty, and Martindale has flawless comedic timing. The characters have eccentric personalities that are just plain fun to watch. If it weren’t for the incomplete ending, I would give this show a 10 out of 10, but Prime canceled the show too soon. The good news is, despite The Sticky season 1 ending in a cliffhanger, it’s based on a true story, so curious viewers can look up what happens. 2 Beyond Evil Beyond Evil is one of the most enjoyable K-dramas and miniseries on Prime Video, bringing the crime-mystery genre to the screen in a unique way. While the K-drama community still remembers the show, it has frustratingly slipped out of the larger pop culture zeitgeist. On the surface, Beyond Evil is a mystery about a disgraced small-town detective, Lee Dong-Sik, and an up-and-coming police investigator, Han Joo-won, who try to solve a serial killer case that mirrors a 20-year-old cold case. And this is the driving plot. It also shares Mindhunter’s desire to understand human nature, how serial killers think, and the long-term effects of guilt. The TV show is an enjoyable blend of psychological thriller and character study. The actors give such compelling performances that it’s easy to care about what happens to the characters. The story has plenty of twists and surprises to keep audiences engaged. Adding to that, Beyond Evil’s original soundtrack really heightens the feeling of suspense and paranoia. 1 The Underground Railroad When it comes to adapting a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the bar is extremely high. The Underground Railroad took on the difficult task of bringing the titular novel from Colson Whitehead to the screen, and it blew all expectations out of the water. The magical realism story follows an enslaved woman named Cora Randall as she escapes Georgia through a literal underground train network. Along her journey, she befriends a young man named Caesar, who is also escaping slavery. The Underground Railroad is a truly remarkable piece of television. Everything from the scoring to the cinematography elevates the show from an ordinary miniseries to a piece of art. Even though it’s a magical realism period piece, the storyline explores themes that are still relevant today. The cast includes recognizable names like Joel Edgerton of Dark Matter fame and Aaron Pierre of the DCU’s Lanterns TV show. However, even the lesser-known actors give moving performances.