Period Piece TV Shows (
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Back in the day, these things really happened. Or really could have happened. The term, historical period piece (also historical, period, costume, and period piece) refers to a work set in an earlier time period. It is an informal crossover term that can apply to several genres and is often heard in the context of historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be as long and general as the middle ages or as limited as one decade, for example, the Roaring Twenties.

The Great

The Great is a historical and satirical comedy-drama television series very loosely based on the rise to power of Catherine the Great, Empress of All Russia.

Network:
Airdates: 2020 - 2023

The Hardy Boys (2020)

When the Hardy boys arrive in Bridgeport they set out to uncover the truth behind the recent tragedy that has changed their lives, and in doing so, uncover something much more sinister.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2022 - 2023

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

A fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie Andrew Borden after her controversial acquittal of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

Network:
Airdates: 2015

The Man in the High Castle

What if the Nazis won? Everything would suck.

Network:
Airdates: 2015 - 2019

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel is a 1950s housewife who decides to become a stand-up comic, with the help of her gender non-conforming manager, Susie.

Network:
Airdates: 2017 - 2023

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Paired with her reliable and devoted chauffeur, Mrs Bradley’s finely honed skills of investigation seek out the truth behind the mysteries surrounding a death at the opera, crimes of passion at a circus, poisoning and family secrets.

Network:
Airdates: 1998 - 2000

The Paradise

You can buy everything you want from The Paradise.

Network:
Airdates: 2012 - 2013

The Playboy Club

The bunnies didn’t make for good TV. Hop on. Hop on.

Network:
Airdates: 2011

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

A drama telling the story of Anne Lister, 1791-1840, a Yorkshire landowner, industrialist, traveller and diarist who kept her orientation secret from society at large but in private defied convention by living with her female lover.

Network:
Airdates: 2010

The Winchesters

An epic untold love story of John and Mary of how they not only saved their love but also the entire world.

Network:
Airdates: 2022 - 2023

Those About to Die

The series explores another side of Rome – the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most – blood and sport.

Network:
Airdates: 2024 - current