culture The Tyranny of the Limited Series Eight hours is the new two. Prestige television has forgotten how to end. P Priya Raghunathan July 12, 2026 · 4 min read · The Tyranny of the Limited Series. Photo: Oneras / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Longform's reader requires JavaScript. The full text of this story is available through our content service.