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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series

We are at the big three awards! Today's award is for Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...










ACCUSED (FOX)
ADOLESCENCE (Netflix)
AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ (FX)
DYING FOR SEX (FX/Hulu)
GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY (Hulu)
THE WHITE LOTUS (HBO)

And the Winner Is...
THE WHITE LOTUS
HBO
OK, so this was a tough call even though the series has won for its two previous seasons. The third season of The White Lotus was my least favorite of the series and yet, it was still my favorite from this list of nominees. There wasn't a show on this list I was close to as excited about watching on a weekly basis and even when it's not completely on its game, The White Lotus is still great TV. So even with my concerns, specifically with the pacing, let's talk about what did work: the impeccable and irresistible cast, the stunning cinematography, the willingness to go a bit darker and a bit more somber (even if it didn't work all the time). Not every season of The White Lotus can be the best and if this is a low point of the show, it's still a pretty great place to be. 

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
One of the reasons The White Lotus won is nothing else was quite as good for me. You might be thinking "what about Adolescence?!" Well yes, the Netflix sensation was a great show and impressive in what it accomplished. But it didn't do it for me quite as much as it did for others. I think my second favorite on the list was Good American Family. I was further apart from critics with this show than any in recent memory. I thought it was very compelling and well paced. American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez was also better than it was given credit for, with a worthwhile retelling of a famous story. Dying For Sex was inconsistent but at its best, it was incredibly sweet and heartfelt. Finally, FOX's Accused had some real standouts and less duds in the second season of the episodic anthology. Its highs were very high and its lows wer enot that low.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Drama Series!
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