10 Essential Binge-Worthy TV Dramas You Might've Missed

8. Red Riding

Approximate Running Time: 298 minutes Organized crime, corrupt police officers and serial killers all converge in Red Riding, the trilogy of feature length stories which take place around the time of the infamous Yorkshire Ripper killings which shook the country to its core. Taking place in 1974, 1980 and 1983 respectively, each part plays heavily on conspiracy lore, sinking ever deeper into a pit of compromised values, hidden motives, and elite-sanctioned depravity. Shot with a lurid eye for period detail, it's an immersive and sometimes shocking thriller with moments of truly chilling perversity. An all-star cast including Andrew Garfield, Sean Harris, Paddy Considine and Sean Bean lift the exceptional material upwards - it's a bleak, uncomfortable world they inhabit, which draws you in from the opening scene and keeps you fixated til the end.