Topics: Programs : Mini-Series
A mini-series has been defined as a "narrative drama designed to be broadcast in a limited number of episodes" and that have a logical beginning, middle, and end. Most often the mini-series will be an adaptation of a popular novel ("The Thorn Birds"), or a depiction of people and/or events of an historical significance ("From the Earth to the Moon"). A mini-series usually consists of more than two but less than thirteen episodes (or parts), and is specifically made to air on television.
Anne of Green Gables
"Anne of Green Gables" is a mini-series trilogy about the adventures of Anne Shirley, an orphan girl with "scope for the imagination" who comes to live at "Green Gables" in Avonlea, PEI.
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Attila - 2001
During the waning days of Roman Empire, the barbarian Huns violently make their way torward Europe under the leadership Attila, a fierce warrior.
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Band of Brothers
"Band of Brothers" is an HBO mini-series which originally aired in 2001 and is based on the Stephen Ambrose book of the same name.
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Battlestar Galactica - 2003
Remake of the 1980s series about survivors of a fallen civilization journeying to find Earth.
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Cleopatra
The 1999 ABC mini-series directed by Franc Roddam, starring Billy Zane as Marc Antony, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, and Leonor Varela as Cleopatra.
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Cosmos
This 13-hour tv mini-series originally aired on PBS in 1980 with astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan explaining the elements and theories of the universe.
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Earthsea
A young mage comes of age in a mystical world. The series is set to in December 2004.
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Frank Herbert's Dune
A three part mini-series based on Frank Herbert's classic Science Fiction novel entailing politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah.
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From the Earth to the Moon
Tom Hanks' 12-part 1998 HBO mini-series portraying the Apollo manned space program.
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Grid, The
Explores both sides of the escalating war on terror. The series first aired in 2004.
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Joan of Arc
1999 mini-series starring Leelee Sobieski as Joan, Jacqueline Bisset as Isabelle, and Neil Patrick Harris as King Charles.
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Jury, The
In London's Bailey courthouse, a gruesome crime is brilliantly prosecuted, ingeniously defended, and then painstakingly judged.
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Kingdom Hospital
A hospital built over a Civil War-era graveyard is haunted. The series first aired in 2004.
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Little White Lies
The tragic, unexpected death of David (Martin Wenner) in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth (Tara Fitzgerald) to be thrown into complete chaos.
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Lost Empires
1986 mini-series adapted from J. B. Priestley's autobiographical novel, "Lost Empires," which looks at life on the English music-hall circuit in the years before World War I and stars Colin Firth as Richard Herncastle, John Castle as Nick Ollanton, and Laurence Olivier as Harry Burrard.
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Merlin
1998 mini-series starring Sam Neill as Merlin, Helena Bonham Carter as Morgan, and John Gielgud as King Constant.
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North and South
"North and South" is a mini-series trilogy based on the novels of John Jakes about the Hazard and Main families during the American Civil War.
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Nostromo
1996 mini-series set in the imaginary republic of Costaguana where Englishman Charles Gould arrives with his wife to take over the family's closed silver mine.
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Rich Man, Poor Man
Twelve-part 1976 ABC mini-series based on the Irwin Shaw novel about the immigrant Jordache family.
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Roots
A mini-series drama from 1977.
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Rose Red
Mini-series based on Stephen King's novel Rose Red.
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Shogun
1980 mini-series about an English navigator who becomes involved in political games in feudal Japan, based on the novel by James Clavell and starring Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne.
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Taken
Produced by Steven Spielberg, the series first aired in 2002 and portrays the lives of 3 families affected over three generations by alien abductions.
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Tenth Kingdom, The
2000 mini-series about a father and daughter caught in a parallel universe where fairy-tale characters have their kingdoms.
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Thorn Birds, The
1983 mini-series covering 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family of Australia. The story centers on Meggie Cleary (Rachel Ward) and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart (Richard Chamberlain).
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Uprising
2001 mini-series about a Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943, starring Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Voight, and Donald Sutherland.
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Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is, a six-part satirical take on the music world written by BAFTA award-winner Bryan Elsley centered around a young Glasgow band as they struggle to find success.
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