Selecting a series to watch in your free time can become a truly overwhelming task. Often, this leads to spending more time searching for what to watch than actually enjoying the content . With the flood of new productions appearing every month and the huge offer available on streaming platforms , it is easy to get lost in a sea of options. This is where miniseries present themselves as the perfect solution: complete and concise stories that offer you high-quality entertainment without the need for a long-term commitment.
For those who want to play it safe and avoid the search for a new series, we have selected the best 9 miniseries that you can watch on Disney+ . From Marvel to enjoyable thrillers and comedies that don’t require much time, our list has something for everyone. So if you’re looking for an effective way to fill your free time this summer, here is the perfect guide to not wasting time between the extensive catalog of digital platforms.
‘A Little Light: Protecting Anne Frank’
This Disney+ miniseries has a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. The story of A Little Light: Protecting Anne Frank is inspired by the real-life story of Miep Gies ( Bewl Powley ), Otto Frank’s ( Liev Schreiber ) young secretary , who found Anne Frank’s ( Billie Boullet ) diary and kept it so she could later share it with the rest of the world. Gies did not hesitate to offer her help to the Frank family during World War II, keeping it hidden for almost two years, both from them and other Jews fleeing the Nazis.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
‘Shogun’
This martial arts adventure series is based on James Clavell’s novel of the same name, but is grounded in reality. Shogun ‘s story explores the unlikely friendship between Lord Yoshii Toranaga ( Hiroyuki Sanada ), a powerful daimyo determined to secure his regency of the shogunate, and John Blackthorne ( Cosmo Jarvis ), an English sailor who ends up stranded on the Japanese coast. A powerful look at Feudal Japan.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
‘Mrs. America’
Mrs. America is a 9-episode miniseries starring Cate Blanchett . Its story explores the efforts of various women’s groups to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment , intended to promote greater equality between men and women in society. Prominent figures such as Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and Shirley Chisholm lead feminists in this movement, presenting a fascinating episode of American history.
On the opposite side is Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett, a constitutional lawyer and Republican who vehemently opposed the movement and the amendment. Schlafly, unlike the revolutionary feminists, defended women’s rights to be housewives and to raise their families with traditional and conservative values, posing an interesting contrast in the fight for women’s rights.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’
Despite being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, WandaVision is worth watching for any viewer. The series specifically follows the story of the superheroes Scarlet Witch ( Elizabeth Olsen ) and Vision ( Paul Bettany ), who find themselves in a constant sitcom, from the golden age of television to the present day . Thus going through all the comedy elements of a series of this type, while continuing the Marvel Studios plot after the events of Avengers: Endgame . It is one of the most enjoyable miniseries on the Disney+ platform.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
‘The Beatles: Get Back’
The Beatles: Get Back is a real treat for any music lover. If you already know the band, you’ll have the chance to witness the recording of the album Let It Be . If you don’t know them, you’ll get to discover one of the most important bands in history. This documentary series about the iconic Liverpool band includes intimate footage of the group, showing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr working in the studio and joking around with each other.
Additionally, the documentary features additional footage from Apple’s iconic rooftop performance. Throughout the 42-minute impromptu concert, which was their final performance as a group, the band’s interactions and audience reactions can be seen. The work was created from hundreds of hours of footage and is directed by Academy Award winner Peter Jackson .
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
‘The Dropout: The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes’
The Dropout: The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes is a fictional series full of ambition and fame, starring Elizabeth Holmes ( Amanda Seyfried ), the youngest female billionaire in the world, considered “the next Steve Jobs” . However, everything changes when she loses everything from one moment to the next.
Holmes faces criminal charges that could land her in prison for two decades. Her technology, initially designed to revolutionize the world of health, puts millions of patients at risk and puts her at the center of controversy.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
‘Dopesick: The Story of an Addiction’
Dopesick is an ambitious, compelling and harrowing look at the epicenter of America’s fight against opioid addiction, covering the anguished mining community of Virginia and the halls of the DEA that fight against this addiction.
Through unsparing yet deeply human portraits, it tells the story of various affected families and how they intersect with each other, thus holding up a mirror to what the current situation regarding opioids in the United States is like. This powerful miniseries, based on real events, lasts only 3 hours and features an all-star cast including Michael Keaton , Michael Stuhlbarg , Kaitlyn Dever and Rosario Dawson .
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
‘Cristobal Balenciaga’
Cristóbal Balenciaga is a drama series that tells the story of a man who defied his social status, being the son of a dressmaker and a fisherman, and through his perseverance, intuition and natural talent, became one of the most important designers of all time .
Obsessed with finding his own style and facing the critical voices of his work, as well as the loneliness inherent to being an artist, the series explores the constant reconstruction and deconstruction of Balenciaga ( Alberto San Juan ) after the great losses in his life: his mother, his country and his life partner. Over the years, the designer faces social conventions and adversities while searching for his true identity.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
‘Pam and Tommy’
Pam & Tommy may not be the most successful, but it is the most addictive. This comedy miniseries focuses on the true story behind the release of the first viral video in history: the sex tape of actress Pamela Anderson ( Lily James ) and musician Tommy Lee ( Sebastian Stan ) , which was distributed clandestinely and became a worldwide phenomenon when it hit the Internet in 1997.
The plot addresses a variety of themes including a love story, a criminal prank, and a cautionary tale that examines the connection between fame, technology, and privacy in the 1990s. The series explores the origins of the current era of reality television , highlighting the impact and consequences of video on the lives of its protagonists and on popular culture.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
