That “John Adams” series on HBO from 2008 (Jesus, that’s 15 years ago…) is very good. You really can’t go wrong with searching through HBO’s catalog to find a ton of good limited series: “Generation Kill” (2008), “Mare of Easttown“ (2021), and I consider anthology to mostly count, so I’d throw “True Detective” in there, especially the 1st season (2014)
Avatar: The Last Airbender, 3 seasons, but they're 25-min episodes, so effectively the same as only 1.5 seasons of a normal TV show.
Also, Watchmen on HBO. One season, no plans to continue.
Band of Brothers is an oldie but definitely a goodie.
Rome season 1 is a fantastic bit of TV. Season 2 is decent, but honestly a bit of a letdown, and season 1 is a fully self-contained storyline that you can just pretend has a tragic ending.
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Chernobyl is the gold standard, HBO is loaded. Band of Brothers, Watchmen, Sharp Objects