11 Belgravia | Belgravia | 2020 | UK | English | Period Drama, Society, Secrets | Two families are brought together by a scandal during the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. | ITV / Epix |
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12 War and Peace | War and Peace | 2016 | UK | English | Period Drama, War, Classic Lit Adaptation | A sweeping adaptation of Tolstoy’s novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. | BBC / Lifetime / Prime Video |
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13 North and South | North and South | 2004 | UK | English | Period Drama, Romance, Class Clash | A love story unfolds between a mill owner and a strong-willed southern woman in 19th-century England. | BBC / Netflix |
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14 The Tudors | The Tudors | 2007–2010 | Ireland/Canada | English | Period Drama, Royalty, Scandal | A steamy dramatization of King Henry VIII’s tumultuous reign. | Showtime / Prime Video |
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15 Catherine the Great | Catherine the Great | 2019 | UK | English | Period Drama, Royal, Political | Helen Mirren stars as the powerful Russian empress in her later years. | Sky Atlantic / HBO / Max |
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16 Outlander | Outlander | 2014–present | USA | English | Period Drama, Time Travel, Romance | A WWII nurse travels back to 18th-century Scotland and falls in love amidst rebellion. | Starz / Netflix |
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17 Versailles | Versailles | 2015–2018 | France | English/French | Period Drama, Royal, Political | The rise of Louis XIV and the construction of the Palace of Versailles. | Canal+ / Netflix |
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18 Alias Grace | Alias Grace | 2017 | Canada | English | Period Drama, Crime, Psychological | Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, a domestic servant is convicted of murder in 1840s Canada. | CBC / Netflix |
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19 Anne with an E | Anne with an E | 2017–2019 | Canada | English | Period Drama, Coming-of-Age | An imaginative orphan girl faces prejudice, growth, and love in 19th-century Prince Edward Island. | CBC / Netflix |
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20 North & South (U.S. miniseries) | North & South (U.S. miniseries) | 1985–1994 | USA | English | Period Drama, Civil War Epic | Two friends from the North and South are torn apart during the American Civil War. | ABC / Prime Video |
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