# 10 Best HBO Shows With Less Than 20 Episodes, Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/10-best-hbo-shows-with-less-than-20-episodes-ranked/
- Published: 2026-11-08T13:21:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T14:37:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/best-hbo-shows-shorter-than-20-episodes/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- HBO’s ranked list focuses on series with fewer than 20 episodes.
- The three featured shows ran for 18, 16 and eight episodes.
- The article spans science fiction, period crime and courtroom drama.

## Summary

The article ranks ten HBO series that each ran for fewer than 20 episodes, arguing that the network’s strongest work does not always need a long run. Its selection ranges from acclaimed miniseries to shows cancelled before their stories could fully develop, spanning science fiction, crime, war and romance.

The supplied text discusses three entries: *Raised by Wolves*, cancelled after 18 episodes across two seasons; *Perry Mason*, which ended after 16 episodes across two seasons; and the eight-episode *The Night Of*. It highlights *Raised by Wolves*’ themes of artificial intelligence and religion, *Perry Mason*’s 1930s Los Angeles setting and Matthew Rhys’s performance, and *The Night Of*’s portrayal of the US justice system through a murder case.

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