Summary

These 10 near-perfect miniseries are all based on true stories. Some of the best miniseries that have ever been produced are based on equally amazing, terrible, and compelling real-life stories. A miniseries does not have to get every single detail of the real story right to be a great show, though. These miniseries make this list because they get the important parts of real life right, but more than that, they nail the essence of the true story.

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