Godless, Netflix’s Amazingballs Seven-Part Western, Takes Place in New Mexico

Though the term “limited series” has eclipsed “miniseries”—primarily to allow for additional seasons—those of us who grew up with the latter term know that it generally means a short, excellently-crafted event watch. Created by: Scott Frank Stars: Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Merritt Wever Original Network: Netflix Watch on Netflix Godless, Netflix’s amazeballs seven-part Western, takes place in the No Man’s Land of La Belle, New Mexico. I mean like Howard Hawks would watch it and go “Yup.”

Wild Wild Country’s primary interviewees—some members of the cult, some residents and law enforcement agents in the Oregon county where the Rajneeshpuram commune was located—seem to have inhabited two separate realities: If you made a Venn diagram, there would be virtually no overlap. More importantly, why do we make the choices we make in that space? Is it religious persecution when you’re investigated for an attempted murder you actually did attempt? —Amy Glynn Created by: Julian Fellowes, Tony Charles, Oliver Cotton Stars: Edward Holcroft, Kevin Guthrie, Charlotte Hope, Niamh Walsh, Craig Parkinson, James Harkness Original Network: Netflix Watch on Netflix The English Game arrives at a good time for two reasons.

The short run and miniseries format (one that is a true miniseries, with a very clear end) make The English Game an easy investment, and one that everyone can enjoy while under quarantine orders or beyond. When speaking of the growing numbers of supporters in the stands or those anxiously sitting at pubs waiting for scores, characters note again and again that it “gives them hope and pride and so much more.” And that’s what makes it not just The English Game, but the beautiful one.—Allison Keene Created by: Joe Barton Stars: Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Y?suke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe Original Network: Netflix Watch on Netflix BBC Two’s Giri / Haji, available in the U.S. via Netflix, is already one of the year’s best surprises. —Allison Keene Created by: Ava DuVernay Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Jharrel Jerome, Marquis Rodriguez, Felicity Huffman, John Leguizamo, Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga Original Network: Netflix Watch on Netflix You cannot look away from When They See Us or shelter yourself from the blinding truth.

One is the casting of five relatively unknown actors to play the boys. We also get to see their families, who fought so hard for their children. —Amy Amatangelo Created by: Susannah Grant, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon Stars: Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, Kaitlyn Dever Original Network: Netflix Watch on Netflix There’s something quietly revolutionary about Unbelievable. It is difficult to watch at times, the kind of series likely to live with you long after its final moments come to a close; for a story centered on rape, that is hardly unusual.

Gorgeously shot and lovingly crafted, The Queen’s Gambit takes place in the late 1950s and ‘60s, and focuses on a young chess prodigy, Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy). And yet, The Queen’s Gambit is secretly a sports story. With excellent pacing and a sure sense of itself out of the gate, The Queen’s Gambit is a work of art—riveting, radiant, and simply spellbinding.