Best limited series on Netflix adapted from books

There's something safe and secure about a miniseries—with book adaptations, especially, a sense of completion. No worries about midway cancellations. No need to wait years for new seasons. No pressure for filmmakers to come up with material not in the book. (Curated by Sajin Shrijith)

Ripley (2024)

Language: English | Created by: Steven Zaillian | Based on: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith | Cast: Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn

The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Language: English | Created by: Mike Flanagan | Based on: The works of Edgar Allan Poe | Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Kate Siegel, Carla Gugino, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Language: English | Created by: Mike Flanagan | Based on: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson | Cast: Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser

The Queen's Gambit (2020)

Language: English | Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott | Based on: The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis | Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston

Bodies (2023)

Language: English | Created by: Paul Tomalin | Based on: Bodies (DC Comics) by Si Spencer | Cast: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Amaka Okafor, Kyle Soller, Greta Scacchi

El Inocente (The Innocent)

Language: Spanish | Created by: Oriol Paulo | Cast: Mario Casas, Alexandra Jiménez, Aura Garrido, José Coronado

Las Muertas (The Dead Girls)

Language: Spanish | Created by: Luis Estrada | Based on: Las Muertas by Jorge Ibargüengoitia | Cast: Paulina Gaitán, Arcelia Ramirez, Joaquín Cosío, Alfonso Herrera

Maid (2021)

Language: English | Created by: Molly Smith Metzler | Based on: Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive | Cast: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Billy Burke, Andie MacDowell