Some of the best, buzziest shows these days are of the miniseries sort, those limited, one-go-only series that manage to pack in a whole load of drama, humor, action and more in only a handful of episodes. However, the very trendiness of the miniseries form means that it can often be difficult to sort through the sprawling selection of options on the best streaming services and choose one to click "Play" on next.
To help, we're narrowing the platform down to Peacock — one of the top sources of great TV shows and movies around — and choosing three titles that you might have missed when they originally dropped.
From a Colin Firth-led thriller about a plane bombing to a faux-documentary drama about a billboard queen, here are three miniseries on Peacock you should add to your watchlist. (And if you need any more recommendations, check out our guide to everything new to Peacock this month.)
"Mrs. Davis"
Betty Gilpin ("GLOW," "American Primeval") stars as Sister Simone, a nun battling artificial intelligence in this delightfully absurd sci-fi series, which was co-created by "Lost" and "The Leftovers" mastermind Damon Lindelof.
Across eight often hilarious, at times heartfelt episodes, the ambitiously bold 2023 comedy sees Gilpin's character joined by her ex-boyfriend Wiley (Jake McDorman), on a globe-spanning journey to find the Holy Grail and destroy a powerful A.I. algorithm named Mrs. Davis, bringing up questions about technology, religion and humanity as a whole.
"Mrs. Davis" has a strong 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising the show as "highly imaginative" and "positively bonkers while undergirded by an intelligent design."
Watch "Mrs. Davis" on Peacock now
"Lockerbie: A Search for Truth"
On December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie little more than half an hour after take-off, with another 11 residents losing their lives as the plane came down over the small Scottish town.
That real-world tragedy serves as the harrowing inspiration behind the 2025 Peacock miniseries "Lockerbie: A Search for Truth," which stars Oscar winner Colin Firth as Jim Swire, a doctor and devoted father who traverses continents and political lines in pursuit of justice for his late daughter, who perished in the crash.
The five-part drama received a largely positive critical response, with Nick Curtis of The Standard calling it an "honourable attempt to remind us what the Lockerbie atrocity was, and why it matters that it remains unresolved."
Watch "Lockerbie: A Search For Truth" on Peacock now
"Angelyne"
Some stars are known by one single moniker: Cher, Madonna, Adele ... Angelyne? The latter might not be a household name like the rest, but Los Angeles locals no doubt remember the billboards promoting a mysterious blonde bombshell known simply as Angelyne.
That enigmatic, flamboyantly dressed figure is at the center of this 2022 five-episode miniseries, starring "Shameless" alum Emmy Rossum as the titular singer and media personality (born Ronia Tamar Goldberg). Journalist Jeff Glaser (Alex Karpovsky) embarks on a quest to unravel Angelyne's secrets, and finds himself entangled in a web of glamor, fame and identity.
Critics particularly praised Rossum's lead performance — on Rotten Tomatoes, where the miniseries holds an 86% approval rating, the consensus reads: "Emmy Rossum brings remarkable depth to a cipher in 'Angelyne,' a glitzy look at fame for fame's sake where the inscrutability is the point."
Watch "Angelyne" on Peacock now
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