Recommend shows with short seasons?

[charlatti]

Anyone have good shows to recommend that have shorter seasons, more like 6 or so episodes? Genre doesn’t really matter, bonus for shows on HBO Max, Disney+ or Hulu.

[circa1978]

British TV tends to have much shorter seasons. Off the top of my head, the British version of Ghosts and Fleabag are two of my favorites.

[k3am]

If you're good with offbeat/campy shows... Zomboat. 6 episodes about the zombie apocalypse, on Hulu if I remember correctly. It is totally campy, not very much gore, more humor than scary, and I loved it. I also watched after edibles, but I stand firm in my recommendation. DH hated it because its British and he doesn't have an ear for accents, but I had no issues.

[shaynaatl]

Mare of Easttown (HBO) 7 eps
True Detective (HBO)- S1 and S3 are the best- 8 eps
Big Little Lies (HBO)- 7 eps
The Undoing (HBO)- 6 eps
Chernobyl (HBO)- 5 eps
Queen's Gambit (Netflix)- 7 eps

[ssmjlm]

All of the Harlan Corban/BBC productions are one season and done on netflix.

The National Treasure Disney+ show was 10 or less episodes.

[mrsslocombe]

Shrill-Hulu (3 seasons, 22 total episodes, they are 30ish minutes though so it's fast)
The Dropout-Hulu

Most of the Disney Star Wars series are 8 episodes or fewer, as are the Marvel Series (I liked Ms. Marvel the best of all of them0.

[Jalapeñomel]

Most of the HBO ones are shorter!

[penelope]

Peaky Blinders on NetFlix. 6 episodes per season. You have to get through the first two episodes as they are rather slow, setting the stage and such, but then it gets pretty good. We also had to turn on subtitles due to the accents but it was a good series.

[gastro]

Fleischman is in trouble
Tiny little things

Both on hulu

[loira]

Most Canadian shows also have shorter seasons.

Workin Moms
Kim's Convenience
Son of a Critch
Run the Burbs

[noodleoo]

There are a few good ones on Apple+.  Probably more but our free trial ran out.  ETA: oh reading fail, these are all around 10 episodes per season. I find that short! LOL

Trying (so cute, but TW it is about TTTC and adoption)
Severence (You *have* to watch this if you haven't already)
Mythic Quest
The Morning Show (also TW)

[InBetweenDays]

Slow Horses is a great show and is 6 episodes. But it's on Apple TV.

[exploding people]

Apr 20, 2023 11:45:34 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

British TV tends to have much shorter seasons. Off the top of my head, the British version of Ghosts and Fleabag are two of my favorites.

Seconded this, and you can find it on HBO Max!

[exploding people]

Also if you like a documentary style, I really enjoyed The World According to Jeff Goldblum on Disney+. Each episode is on an individual topic and I think they're each around 40-45 minutes long.

[charlatti]

Thanks all! These are great options to check out.

[turkletsmom]

Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max. 7 episodes- Drama/comedy. Sooooo good.
I think the second season is coming out this month!

[Poeticxpassion]

School spirits on Paramount plus is 8 episodes for season one.

[wise_rita]

Unorthodox on Netflix. Just a few episodes.

Google "limited series" and see what's out there.

[sent]

Apr 20, 2023 17:00:09 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Unorthodox on Netflix. Just a few episodes.

Google "limited series" and see what's out there.

Yes, this. I watched it over the holidays and I’m still so shaken up at the parallels in her story and my not-even-remotely-Jewish upbringing.

Also White Lotus fits the bill. On HBO.
After you’re done watching, go on YouTube and watch SNL’s Black Lotus skit. 😂

[mccallister84]

Schmigadoon

[bugmeetsworld]

Season 1 of White Lotus has 6 episodes and season 2 has 7.

[charlatti]

Apr 20, 2023 17:00:09 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Google "limited series" and see what's out there.

Aha — thank you! I tried a few different phrases but didn’t know the right term.

[tacokick]

Apr 20, 2023 19:22:57 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Apr 20, 2023 17:00:09 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Google "limited series" and see what's out there.

Aha — thank you! I tried a few different phrases but didn’t know the right term.

A limited series generally means a single season show or maybe two seasons—a show with a planned number of episodes and that’s it. It’s what we used to call a mini series.

That said, unless it’s on network tv pretty much everything has a short season now. Even many network shows are stopping at 13 episodes.

HBO Max shows — Perry Mason. Hacks. The Flight Attendant. Ghosts. Two Weeks to Live, Insecure. Starstruck

[jackie011]

I watched the 2 seasons of Single Drunk Female on Hulu over the course of a 3 day weekend.

[esdreturns]

If you like Supernatural, I really enjoyed Locke and Key on Netflix. Seasons 1 and 2 have 10 episodes, and season 3 has 8. It's only the 3 seasons as well. Fair warning, I haven't gotten around to watching the 3rd season yet.

[doggielover]

Unstable is short (I think 6 or 8) and pretty good - it's on netflix.

[sometimesrunner]

Apr 20, 2023 17:00:09 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Unorthodox on Netflix. Just a few episodes.

Google "limited series" and see what's out there.

I started this last night and I'm loving it so far! Thanks for the rec!