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Period piece

Period piece TV Series

Set meaningfully in a past era.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 690 series

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

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690 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Senna

★ 8.2
22K 6 2024–2024
Sports · Tearjerker · Gut punch
7/10

Highlander

★ 7.2
20K 119 1992–1998
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
7/10

The North Water

★ 7.6
20K 5 2021–2021
Bleak · Gritty · Dark tone
7/10

The Life and Movies of Ersan Kuneri

★ 6.6
19K 16 2022–2024
Parody · Campy · Nostalgic
7/10

The Irregulars

★ 6.1
19K 8 2021–2021
Supernatural · Young adult
7/10

Father Brown

★ 7.8
18K 140 2013–present
Cozy · Detective mystery
7/10

Say Nothing

★ 8.2
17K 9 2024–2024
Real history · Secrets & lies
7/10

When Calls the Heart

★ 7.9
17K 158 2014–present
Small town · Wholesome · Warm glow
7/10

Twinkling Watermelon

★ 8.8
15K 16 2023–2023
Time travel · K-drama
7/10

Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

★ 8.0
15K 12 2025–2025
Food & cooking · K-drama
7/10

Chapelwaite

★ 7.1
14K 10 2021–2021
Atmospheric · Supernatural
7/10

Physical

★ 7.3
14K 30 2021–2023
Female perspective
7/10

Hogan's Heroes

★ 7.8
14K 168 1965–1971
Sitcom · Episodic · War & military
7/10

Baccano!

★ 8.2
14K 16 2007–2008
Puzzle plot · Anime
7/10

This Is England '88

★ 8.3
13K 3 2011–2011
Gritty · Emotionally heavy
7/10

Bonanza

★ 7.3
13K 430 1959–1973
Rural & frontier · Long-runner
7/10

Lost in Austen

★ 7.3
12K 4 2008–2008
Love story · Outsider lead
7/10

The Beatles Anthology

★ 9.1
11K 9 1995–1996
Music scene · Docuseries
7/10

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

★ 8.4
11K 7 1979–1979
Espionage · Slow burn · British TV
7/10

Made in India: A Titan Story

★ 8.6
11K 6 2026–present
Indian TV · Real history
7/10

Bitter Coffee

★ 7.5
10K 103 2010–2012
Turkish drama · Period piece
7/10

1670

★ 7.9
10K 16 2023–present
Satirical · Absurdist
7/10

Welcome to Chippendales

★ 7.3
9K 8 2022–2023
Immigrant experience
7/10

The Hateful Eight: Extended Version

★ 8.4
9K 4 2019–2019
Dialogue-driven · Graphic violence
7/10