Patrick Melrose

United Kingdom, created by David Nicholls
Broadcasted by Showtime

Based on Edward St. Aubyn’s brilliant autobiographical novels, Patrick Melrose is an achingly beautiful portrait of a very troubled, drug-addicted British aristocrat Patrick Melrose (impressively played by Benedict Cumberbatch. Each episode is based on a single book and focusses on a day in the life of this highly original protagonist. The best mini-series we’ve seen since Olive Kitteridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQh36eStMqk&t=45s