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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

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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

Jeeves and Wooster

★ 8.4
14K 23 1990–1993
British TV · Dry humor
9/10

Miss Scarlet

★ 7.7
14K 42 2020–2027
Detective mystery · Period piece
9/10

A Gentleman in Moscow

★ 7.5
14K 8 2024–2024
Period piece · Bittersweet
9/10

Establishment: Osman

★ 7.4
14K 194 2019–2025
Turkish drama · Real history
9/10

Shahrzad

★ 8.0
13K 59 2015–2018
Love story · Period piece
9/10

Houdini

★ 7.3
13K 2 2014–2014
Period piece · Real history
9/10

North & South: Book 1, North & South

★ 8.1
13K 6 1985–1985
Real history · Period piece
9/10

The Frankenstein Chronicles

★ 7.2
13K 12 2015–2017
Atmospheric · Period piece
9/10

The Club

★ 7.8
13K 20 2021–2023
Period piece · Turkish drama
9/10

Gunpowder

★ 6.5
13K 3 2017–2017
Real history · Period piece
9/10

A Thousand Blows

★ 7.3
13K 12 2024–present
Criminal underworld · Period piece
9/10

The Plot Against America

★ 7.3
13K 6 2020–2020
Real history · Social commentary
9/10

Agatha Christie's Marple

★ 7.9
13K 23 2004–2013
Detective mystery · British TV
9/10

The Spanish Princess

★ 7.0
13K 16 2019–2020
Royalty & aristocracy
9/10

The Hour

★ 8.0
13K 12 2011–2012
Period piece · British TV
9/10

The Law According to Lidia Poët

★ 7.5
13K 18 2023–2026
Strong female lead · Period piece
9/10

Harlots

★ 7.6
12K 24 2017–2019
Female perspective · Period piece
9/10

The Serpent Queen

★ 7.7
12K 16 2022–2024
Royalty & aristocracy
9/10

Grand Hotel

★ 8.3
12K 41 2011–2013
Period piece · Secrets & lies
9/10

Payitaht Abdülhamid

★ 5.1
12K 154 2017–2021
Turkish drama · Political intrigue
9/10

The Count of Monte Cristo

★ 7.9
12K 8 2024–2024
Revenge · Period piece
9/10

Cranford

★ 8.3
12K 7 2007–2009
Small town · Period piece · Cozy
9/10

Das Boot

★ 7.6
12K 32 2018–2023
War & military · Period piece
9/10

Little Dorrit

★ 8.1
12K 14 2008–2008
Class divide · Period piece
9/10