Collider has published its ranking of the seven best television miniseries released in the first half of 2026, highlighting a format the outlet says has grown both in volume and in ambition, with darker themes and more layered storytelling across drama, thriller, horror and fantasy. The list also notes notable milestones for the format this year, including Nicolas Cage's first lead TV role as Spider-Man and Riz Ahmed's debut as a showrunner.

– No. 7: "Half Man" — Richard Gadd's six-part HBO psychological drama starring Gadd and Jamie Bell as lifelong friends whose reunion after 30 years unearths a violent, secret-laden past
– No. 6: "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" — an eight-part Netflix horror-thriller with Camila Morrone and Adam di Marco as an engaged couple whose wedding week turns into a supernatural nightmare, echoing "Rosemary's Baby" and "Carrie"
– No. 5 onward: "Bait" (Prime Video) and further entries continue the countdown, though the full list beyond this point was not available in the retrieved text