Period piece TV Series
Set meaningfully in a past era.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 690 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
Mad Men
292K 92 2007–2015
Character study · Period piece
10/10
The Crown
282K 60 2016–2023
Royalty & aristocracy
10/10
Shōgun
248K 12 2024–2026
Political intrigue · Period piece
10/10
Downton Abbey
247K 52 2010–2015
Period piece
10/10
Bridgerton
230K 41 2020–present
Love story · Period piece
10/10
Boardwalk Empire
219K 56 2010–2014
Criminal underworld · Period piece
10/10
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
159K 43 2017–2023
Witty banter · Strong female lead
10/10
1923
104K 15 2022–2025
Rural & frontier · Period piece
10/10
Pride and Prejudice
104K 6 1995–1995
Love story · Period piece
10/10
The Tudors
87K 38 2007–2010
Royalty & aristocracy
10/10
Poirot
59K 70 1989–2013
Detective mystery · Period piece
10/10
The Gilded Age
53K 27 2022–present
Period piece · Elites & privilege
10/10
Poldark
41K 43 2015–2019
Period piece · British TV
10/10
John Adams
40K 7 2008–2008
Real history · Period piece
10/10
North & South
38K 4 2004–2004
Period piece · Class divide
10/10
The Pillars of the Earth
35K 8 2010–2010
Period piece · Real history
10/10
Victoria
35K 25 2016–2019
Royalty & aristocracy
10/10
The White Queen
34K 10 2013–2013
Royalty & aristocracy
10/10
Babylon Berlin
34K 48 2017–present
Period piece · Political intrigue
10/10
War & Peace
30K 8 2016–2016
Period piece · Real history
10/10
Anne Boleyn
29K 3 2021–2021
Period piece
10/10
The Magnificent Century
22K 139 2011–2014
Turkish drama
10/10
The Empress
22K 18 2022–present
Royalty & aristocracy
10/10
Foyle's War
21K 28 2002–2015
Period piece · Detective mystery
10/10