Ten miniseries that scored 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Movieweb highlights 10 near‑perfect miniseries that hold Rotten Tomatoes scores of 90% or higher.

The piece argues that miniseries balance cinematic scope with narrative brevity and lists Watchmen (2019), The Night Of (2016), Mare of Easttown (2021), Dying For Sex (2025), The Queen’s Gambit (2020), When They See Us (2019), Baby Reindeer (2024), The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025), Chernobyl (2019), and Adolescence (2025). It also notes specific praise and achievements cited in the writeup, including Anya Taylor‑Joy’s performance in The Queen’s Gambit, Kate Winslet’s Emmy win for Mare of Easttown, and Chernobyl’s Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series in 2019, while mentioning that The Narrow Road to the Deep North holds a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.

The selections span releases from 2016 through 2025 and include dramatizations of real events and literary adaptations. The list uses Rotten Tomatoes aggregates to identify miniseries that achieved near‑universal critical consensus.

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Culture, Chernobyl, Watchmen, Anya Taylor-joy, Kate Winslet, Ava Duvernay