The Best Miniseries, TV Movies, and Specials of 2016
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
– December 28, 2016
Below are the highest-scoring special TV programs—including "limited" series, made-for-TV-movies, and one-off specials—debuting in the United States between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Titles are ranked by Metascore (an average of grades from top professional critics on a 0-100 scale) prior to rounding, and any programs with fewer than 7 reviews are excluded. (Note that regular TV series will be ranked in a separate list coming later this week.)
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The second filmed version of Ronald Harwood's King Lear-referencing 1980 play stars Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins. It is their "tour-de-force performances" that caused critics to praise this BBC-produced telefilm directed by Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal).
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