My Top Ten Bio TV Mini-Series:

28 November, 2022 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 4 categories

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To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of November, The Offer, I have gathered My Top Ten Bio TV Mini-Series! If you’re looking for the best limited series about a true story, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite biographical limited series based on real events!

10. We Own This City (2022)

Genre: Crime drama, Based on "We Own This City" by Justin Fenton, Developed by George Pelecanos, and David Simon, Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, Starring: Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, Josh Charles, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Rob Brown, David Corenswet, Dagmara Domińczyk, Don Harvey, Larry Mitchell, with Composer: Kris Bowers, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 6, Executive producers: David Simon, George Pelecanos, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nina Kostroff Noble, Ed Burns, and Kary Antholis, Production location: Baltimore, Maryland, Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 58 minutes, Production companies: Spartan Productions, Blown Deadline Productions, HBO Entertainment, Original Network: HBO. (2022)

9. John Adams (2008)

Based on "John Adams" by David McCullough, Written by Kirk Ellis, Directed by Tom Hooper, Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, David Morse, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Guy Henry, with Theme music composer: Robert Lane, and Joseph Vitarelli, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 7, Executive producers: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Producers: David Coatsworth, and Steve Shareshian, Running time: 501 minutes, Production companies: HBO Films, High Noon Productions, Playtone, Mid Atlantic Films, Original Network: HBO. (2008)

8. Mrs. America (2020)

Genre: Historical drama, and Political drama, Created by Dahvi Waller, Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Kayli Carter, Ari Graynor, Melanie Lynskey, Margo Martindale, John Slattery, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tracey Ullman, Sarah Paulson, with Theme music composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (arranged by Walter Murphy), Opening theme: "A Fifth of Beethoven", with Composer: Kris Bowers, Country of origin: United States, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 9, Executive producers: Stacey Sher, Cate Blanchett, Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden, Coco Francini, Dahvi Waller, Micah Schraft, Producers: Tanya Barfield, Boo Killebrew, Sharon Hoffman, with Cinematography by Jessica Lee Gagné, Pepe Avila del Pino, and Chris Teague, Editors: Robert Komatsu, Emily E. Greene, and Todd Downing, Running time: 43–54 minutes, Production companies: Shiny Penny Productions, Dirty Films, Gowanus Projections, Federal Engineering, and FXP, Original Network: FX on Hulu. (2020)

7. The Loudest Voice (2019)

Genre: Drama
Based on "The Loudest Voice in the Room" by Gabriel Sherman, Developed by Tom McCarthy, and Alex Metcalf, Starring: Russell Crowe, Seth MacFarlane, Sienna Miller, Simon McBurney, Annabelle Wallis, Aleksa Palladino, Naomi Watts, Composer: Marcelo Zarvos, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 7, Executive producers: Tom McCarthy, Gabriel Sherman, Jason Blum, Alex Metcalf, Padraic McKinley, Marci Wiseman, Jeremy Gold, Liza Chasin, Russell Crowe, with Cinematography
by Eigil Bryld, and William Rexer, Production companies: 3dot Productions, Slow Pony, Blumhouse Television, Original Network: Showtime. (2019)

6. Black Bird (2022)

Based on In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene, and Hillel Levin, Developed by Dennis Lehane, Starring: Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear, and Ray Liotta. Photo Credit: Apple Inc.

5. The First Lady (2022)

Genre: Anthology, Biographical drama, Created by Aaron Cooley, Directed by Susanne Bier, Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson, O. T. Fagbenle, Dakota Fanning, Lily Rabe, Regina Taylor, Kiefer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, with Music by Geoff Zanelli, Opening theme: "This Land Is Your Land" by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 10, Executive producers: Jeff Gaspin, Brad Kaplan, Aaron Cooley, Pavlina Hatoupis, Alyson Feltesm, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Andrew Wang, Cathy Schulman, Susanne Bier, with Cinematography by Amir Mokri, Editors: Sam Williams, Matthew Cannings, Lindsey Woodward, Nicolas Chaudeurge, Running time: 55–57 minutes, Production companies: Welle Entertainment, Pathless Woods Productions Inc., Lionsgate Television, Original Network: Showtime. (2022)

4. The Comey Rule (2020)

3. Gaslit (2022)

Genre: Political thriller, Created by Robbie Pickering, Based on "Slow Burn" by Leon Neyfakh, Directed by Matt Ross, Starring: Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Darby Camp, Composer Mac Quayle, Country of origin: United States, No. of episodes 8, Executive producers: Robbie Pickering, Matt Ross, Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton, Julia Roberts, Gabriel Roth, Josh Levin, Producers: Caroline James, Gregg Tilson, with Cinematography by Larkin Seiple, Editor Joe Leonard, Production companies: Esmail Corp, Anonymous Content, Red Om Films, Slate, Universal Content Productions. Original Network: Starz (2022)

2. The Offer (2022)

Genre: Biographical drama, Created by Michael Tolkin, Developed by Michael Tolkin, and Nikki Toscano, Starring: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman, Colin Hanks, Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes 10, Executive producers: Miles Teller, Dexter Fletcher, Leslie Greif, Albert S. Ruddy, Michael Tolkin, Nikki Toscano, Michael Scheel, Producer: Dalia Ibelhauptaitė, with Cinematography by Salvatore Totino, Elie Smolkin, Editors: Matt Barber, David Trachtenberg, Tanya M. Swerling, Running time 51–68 minutes, Production companies: DxD Films, The White Mountain Company, Black Mass Productions, Paramount Television Studios. Original Network: Paramount+ (2022)

1. Mindhunter (2017-19)

Genre: Crime drama, Psychological thriller, Created by Joe Penhall, Based on "Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit" by John Douglas, and Mark Olshaker, Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Hannah Gross, Cotter Smith, Anna Torv, Stacey Roca, Cameron Britton, Michael Cerveris, Joe Tuttle, Lauren Glazier, Albert Jones, Sierra McClain, June Carryl, with Music by Jason Hill, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 2, No. of episodes: 19, Executive producers: Beth Kono, Charlize Theron, Joe Penhall, Ceán Chaffin, Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Courtenay Miles, Producers: Jim Davidson, Mark Winemaker, and Liz Hannah, Production location: Pennsylvania, with Cinematography by Christopher Probst, and Erik Messerschmidt, Editors: Kirk Baxter, Tyler Nelson, Byron Smith, Eric Zumbrunnen, Grant Surmi, Running time: 34–73 minutes, Production company: Denver and Delilah Productions, Original Network: Netflix. ((2017-19)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Bio TV Mini-Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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