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Five great limited series, for those who like closure...

When They See Us

Ava DuVernay’s four-part dramatization of the Central Park jogger case, in which five black teenagers were wrongly convicted of the 1989 rape of a white woman, was already a landmark TV series. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, it feels vital. Netflix

Band of Brothers

The 10-part World War II drama, based on the exploits of a U.S. Army paratrooper unit known as Easy Company, is one of the most visceral and artful depictions of war ever to be made for TV. It features great performances from Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, and David Schwimmer. HBO Max

The Night Of

A young Pakistani-American is arrested and jailed after a woman he has slept with is found murdered. His only hope is a veteran New York defense lawyer, and both Riz Ahmed and John Turturro are fantastic in this detail- driven nine-part mystery that also becomes an indictment of our flawed justice system. HBO Max

The Night Manager

Tom Hiddleston goes undercover to help catch an arms dealer in a square but effective six-part adaptation of a John le Carré spy novel. With Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, Olivia Colman, and a chilling Hugh Laurie as the mission’s prime target. Amazon Prime

Godless

They don’t make many Westerns like this 2017 series, but they should.

Jeff Daniels plays an outlaw searching for a former member of his gang, who is hiding in a town populated entirely by women. He meets his match in Michelle Dockery and Merritt Wever. Netflix