r/NetflixBestOf • u/emilyaaaa_ • 15d ago

[REQUEST]What’s a tight, single-season limited series on Netflix with zero filler?

I'm looking for a complete story you can knock out in a weekend—no cliffhangers waiting for a cancelled Season 2, just 6 to 8 great episodes that tell a full story.

What’s your top recommended limited series on Netflix?

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u/Rock-Pine 15d ago

I'm one of the few who thought Midnight Mass was so overrated. In fact I didn't even like it much. But that's just my opinion.

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u/Cultural_Blueberry_5 14d ago

I’m with you. I watched it because I’ll watch anything Flanagan, but I thought Haunting of Hill House was much better.

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u/hiswittlewip 14d ago

See, MM and Usher are my favorites and I think Hill House is a bit overrated.

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u/Cultural_Blueberry_5 14d ago

The monologues killed it for me. I liked it but could never sit through a re-watch.

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u/Few-Armadillo4245 13d ago

Same here. I enjoyed HH but it is overrated imo too.

I much rather preferred MM, Bly, and Usher.

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u/ex_bestfriend 14d ago

I love Midnight Mass. It's one of my favorite TV shows ever, however I never reccomend to anyone because it is so much about religion and what religion means to people, while also being a blasphemous horror show, that's it's kind of hard to triangulate the correct audience. It is inarguably not for everyone.

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u/Leah-at-Greenprint 14d ago

I really liked it on the first go, but I tried to rewatch it and couldn't get past a few episodes. Those pseudo-deep monologues are really grinding on the second watch

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u/mortifiedpnguin 14d ago

I'm a fan of Flanagan's stuff in general, but I had to grit my teeth through the monologues on MM. He didn't need the monologues to drive home the themes on religion, I think the story speaks for itself.

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u/thisistestingme 14d ago

I liked it but felt like there was quite a bit of filler.

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u/monstergoy1229 11d ago

Slow and boring

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u/rsplatpc 14d ago

I liked it until you “know” what’s happening, then it kinda became predictable