7 Near-Perfect Hulu Miniseries You Can Binge In A Weekend

Published Sep 23, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT Zach Moser has been writing for ScreenRant since 2022, covering movies, classic TV, and streaming TV. His areas of expertise cover a wide range of genres with a particular interest in horror and drama, and the conversations around the TV and film industry. When he's not covering the latest film releases or chronicling the latest season of a new show, he's writing humor pieces for McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, and Points In Case or working on short stories and his second novel. Hulu has an impressive selection of miniseries in its library, and these seven in particular are worth checking out. Hulu is a solid streaming service. It may not have the prestige of HBO, the IP and factory-like production of Netflix, or the genre-focus of Apple, but you can always find something worthwhile on it. Many times, I've scrolled through Hulu, debating what to watch only to discover a title I haven't heard of that has a +90% score on Rotten Tomatoes and multiple Emmy nominations. Even if you only have a weekend of time on your hands, Hulu's got you covered with an array of bingeable miniseries. 11.22.63 (2016) Based on Stephen King's 2011 time travel novel, 11/22/63, 11.22.63 stars James Franco as Jake Epping, a divorced English teacher from Maine who discovers a way to travel back to 1960. Without much to keep him in the present, he travels back to attempt to stop the assassination of JFK. However, he soon comes to love the life he makes for himself in the '60s and must figure out a way to both complete his task and hold on to what he's created for himself. It's one of the best TV adaptations of King's works and a powerful story about free will, choice, and love lost. The series is incredibly atmospheric, capturing the monotony of the modern day, and bringing to life the vibrancy of the perceived 1960s. Franco is giving one of his best performances, presenting an understated character, avoiding making the complex and thoughtful series about himself. Devs (2020) Devs is a science fiction thriller miniseries created by Alex Garland, and another entry point into Garland's unique, futuristic vision of the world. The eight-episode series stars Sonoya Mizuno as Lily Chan, a software engineer who works for a powerful quantum computing company called Amaya. Amaya is run by the enigmatic CEO, Forest (Nick Offerman), who offers Lily's boyfriend, Sergei (Karl Glusman), a job in a secretive division of Amaya. Soon, Sergei is dead, and Lily is in the middle of a conspiracy that has her questioning her reality. A highly psychological techno-thriller, Devs is a haunting look at people and their relationships with technology. While Devs doesn't necessarily tie everything up by the end, the journey to get there is a harrowing, deeply probing one. The future that Devs presents is one that's both terrifying and a little bit too real, even six years later. The ethical questions the show presents are ones we are beginning to look for answers to in today's society. Fleishman Is In Trouble (2022) Taffy Brodesser-Akner adapted her own 2019 novel into 2022's Fleishman Is in Trouble, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Toby Fleishman. Toby is a recently divorced doctor in his 40s who dives back into the dating pool with the help of dating apps. Matured, settled, and wealthy, Toby is surprised to find success in the teeming Manhattan dating pool. However, when his ex-wife disappears without a trace, Toby becomes the soul guardian of his 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. Having been distracted by work and sex, Toby realizes he must figure out what happened in his previous relationship in order to find his ex-wife and understand himself. No one in Fleishman Is in Trouble is particularly likable, but part of the series' charm is making you root for them anyway, failings and all. The series explores the new middle age, where careers and lives that were once considered stable no longer offer the support and comfort they did years ago. Under the Banner of Heaven is based on Jon Krakauer's 2003 nonfiction novel of the same name, which reports the case of Ron and Dan Lafferty, who, in 1984, killed their sister-in-law and her daughter, and how that case connects to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, better known as Mormons. The seven-episode series is a dramatization but hews closely to the story. Andrew Garfield stars as detective Jeb Pyre, a Mormon police officer for the East Rockwell, Utah department. A procedural thriller, Under the Banner of Heaven has all the hallmarks of a fantastic detective mystery story. However, it's the inclusion of psychologically probing questions about faith and religion that sets the show apart. Garfield is mesmerizing as Jeb, and his struggle to rationalize what he learns about his religion through the crime he's investigating, and the religion he grew up with is harrowing and real. A Murder At The End Of The World (2023) MovieStillsDB A Murder at the End of the World is a psychological mystery thriller set in an isolated compound in Iceland. Darby Hart (Emma Corrin), an amateur detective, is invited to the retreat along with eight other people by the compound's owner, billionaire Andy Ronson (Clive Owen). When one of the guests is murdered, Darby has to put her detective skills to the test to solve the death before more people die. It's a true whodunit in the style of an Agatha Christie novel, though unlike some of the more recent entries in that genre, like the Knives Out films, A Murder at the End of the World is not so winking. It's a brain-teaser of a story with plenty of twists and turns to keep even the most observant viewer guessing. The story takes place in a fairly short time period, making for a compelling binge-watch, allowing the viewer to get to the end of the satisfying mystery as soon as possible. Say Nothing (2024) Set during the Troubles in Ireland and adapted from Patrick Radden Keefe's 2018 book, Say Nothing tracks four decades of strife in Northern Ireland. The series follows a handful of people growing up and living in Belfast. Say Nothing weaves in real-life interviews and footage from the time period. Say Nothing explores the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the Disappeared and the murder of Jean McConville, the 1973 Old Bailey bombing, and other events of the tumultuous period. Lola Petticrew and Hazel Doupe have starring roles as Dolours Price and Marian Price, real-life women who underwent a hunger strike during the Troubles. The series is a bracing look at a conflict that is still ongoing, and whose violent events and fallout are from not that long ago. Say Nothing takes no sides and presents the facts as we know them, giving equal airtime to both sides of the conflict, focusing on the tragedy of four decades rather than any "victories". Dying For Sex (2025) Based loosely on the late Molly Kochan's real-life experience after being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, Dying for Sex follows Molly (Michelle Williams) leaving her unhappy marriage to explore her sexuality while she can. After years of dissatisfaction and trauma brought on by a sexual assault in her youth, Molly finally has the freedom to pursue everything she's kept from herself. Dying for Sex takes an unabashed look at sex and society's views on it and compares that with the way we also treat terminal patients. There is symmetry with how, in both cases, people want to look away. Molly discovers that with everyone's eyes averted, she can get away with the things she always wanted to. It's a sweet, funny, often gross series that makes plenty of jokes at the expense of sexual experiences but is never flippant about any of it. Dying for Sex is an encouraging Hulu miniseries that wants people to pursue their desires and loves while they still have time, and treat those experiences with respect and understanding.