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Best Biography TV Series of 1988

16 Biography series that started in 1988, ranked by popularity

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16 series

American Experience

★ 8.6
3K 395 1988–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Mirza Ghalib

★ 9.2
735 1 1988–present
Biography · Drama · Music

Christabel

★ 6.4
242 4 1988–1988
Biography · Drama

Baby M

★ 6.5
206 2 1988–1988
Biography · Drama

Hemingway

★ 6.8
142 4 1988–1988
Biography

Ten Great Writers of the Modern World

★ 8.5
54 11 1988–1988
Biography · Documentary · Drama

A Mala de Cartão

★ 6.7
50 4 1988–1988
Biography · Drama

Tvrdokorni

★ 9.4
27 8 1988–present
Biography · Drama

The Last Dynasty

★ 6.9
27 1988–present
Biography · Drama · History

Michaels' Movie Madness

★ 8.5
16 1988–1989
Biography · Comedy · Fantasy

Melba

★ 8.5
15 8 1988–1988
Biography · Drama

Abolição

★ 7.6
14 4 1988–1988
Biography

Fréquenstar

★ 5.0
13 152 1988–present
Biography · Documentary · Music

Królewskie sny

★ 6.3
10 8 1988–1988
Biography · Drama · History

Pentti Haanpää

★ 7.4
5 3 1988–1989
Biography · Drama

Eureka

★ 8.6
5 37 1988–1994
Biography
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