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.

Daphne

Du Maurier’s largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon’s wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.

Network:
Airdates: 2007

Dead Of Summer

When Camp Stillwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Network:
Airdates: 2016

Deadwood

A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.

Network:
Airdates: 2004 - 2006

Deutschland 83

The stakes are high for a rookie spy during the Cold War.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2015

Deutschland 86

Take Two for German spies, now in South Africa.

Network:
Airdates: 2018

Dickinson

An inside look at the world of writer Emily Dickinson.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - 2022

Eldorado KaDeWe

The lives of Hedi, Fritzi, Harry and Georg intersect during the takeover of power by the National Socialists.

Network:
Airdates: 2021

Everything Sucks

A coming-of-age story, set in the 1990s, that revolves around Kate and Luke, two kids in the high school AV club in Boring, Oregon.

Network:
Airdates: 2018

Father Brown

A catholic priest who solves crimes. Yeah okay.

Network:
Airdates: 2013 - current

Fingersmith

The title wasn’t gay enough.

Network:
Airdates: 2005

For All Mankind

The series explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended because the Russians landed first.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - current

Frankie Drake Mysteries

Frankie Drake is a female private detective operating in Toronto in the 1920s.

Network:
Airdates: 2017 - 2021