☰
Genres
DramaComedyAnimationActionCrimeAdventureRomanceReality-TV More genres →
Decades
2020s2010s2000s1990s1980s1970s1960s1950s1940s1930s1920s1900s
Tags Search Sign in

Best History TV Series of 2021

256 History series that started in 2021, ranked by popularity

All History series All series from 2021
Filter & sort
Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

Specific year
Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood
Pacing & structure
Humor style
Themes & subject matter
Characters & perspective
Emotional payoff
Craft & style
Format & audience
Viewing-culture clusters
Intensity & content character
256 series

Porthole Cruise and Travel Show

★ 8.4
9 25 2021–present
Adventure · Documentary · History

Aden: The Art

★ 7.8
9 14 2021–2021
History · Talk-Show

Cry Me A River of Stars

★ 7.7
9 2021–present
History · Romance

The Seeker

★ 7.8
8 6 2021–present
Documentary · History

Jardines con Historia

★ 8.1
8 3 2021–present
History

Refinement of Faith

★ 4.1
8 2021–2021
Drama · History

Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries

★ 8.4
8 4 2021–present
Documentary · History

Edo Moiselle

★ 6.2
8 2021–2021
Fantasy · History · Romance

Slavery 21st Century

★ 6.7
8 5 2021–2021
Crime · Documentary · History

Faire l'histoire

★ 8.4
8 65 2021–2022
Documentary · History

Gåden om Danmarks første konge

★ 7.9
7 5 2021–2021
Documentary · History

Battle of Crete: Operation Mercury

★ 9.0
6 4 2021–2021
Documentary · History · War

Celestial Authority Academy

★ 6.3
6 24 2021–2021
History · Romance

About Freedom: 200 Years Since the Greek Revolution

★ 7.8
6 5 2021–present
Documentary · History

VeshBhusha - Epic Digital Originals

★ 8.2
6 2021–2021
History

1821 Greek War of Independence, the Greek Revolution

★ 8.4
5 13 2021–2021
Documentary · History
‹ 2020 2021 2022 ›
Browse by genre
Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western