Period Drama

The period drama subgenre transports audiences to the past, immersing them in historical contexts and offering insights into the lives, relationships, and challenges of characters from different time periods.

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1. Plevako

Nov 6, 2024  •  TV Shows
In 1860s Russia, judicial reform granted open jury trials and right to defense counsel, leading to star lawyers whose high-profile cases drew large audiences rivaling theater.
5.9
Mixed or average

2. Clayhanger

Dec 31, 1975  •  TV Shows
A coming-of-age story set in the 19th century England about Edwin Clayhanger, a young man who wants to be an architect, but it is expected of him to continue the family's printing business which he accepts for the time being.
8.5
Generally favorable

3. Usotoki Rhetoric

Oct 6, 2024  •  TV Shows
Set in the early Showa era, this story takes place in the town of Tsukumoya. It follows the adventures of a broke, debt-ridden detective with a sharp eye for detail and his unusual partner, who has the strange ability to detect lies. Together, they solve difficult cases. After the village turns against her, Urabe Kanoko leaves her hometown where she was born and raised. After arriving in Tsukumoya, she collapses from hunger, but is rescued by a poverty-stricken young detective called Iwai Souma. Impressed by Kanoko's unique ability, he offers her a job working as his assistant.
7.2
Generally favorable

4. Hard Times

May 10, 1977  •  TV Shows
Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant in the industrial city of Coketown, England, devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his oldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
7.5
Generally favorable

5. The Rainbow

Dec 3, 1988  •  TV Shows
D.H. Lawrence's powerful tale of a girl emerging into womanhood, interwoven with memories, dreams, and ghostly encounters across several generations.
7.2
Generally favorable

6. Knyazhna miloserdiya

Oct 20, 2024  •  TV Shows
After the Russo-Turkish War, Major Prince Raevskiy goes missing. His wife Sofya searches for him, rescuing him from Turkish captivity but facing accusations of betrayal. To save her husband, Sofya embarks on another journey to the East.
6.1
Generally favorable

7. Taejo Wang Geon

Mar 31, 2000  •  TV Shows
This drama is about Emperor Wang Gun, the founder of the Goryo Dynasty.
7.1
Generally favorable

8. Rising

Apr 4, 2020  •  TV Shows
An adventure series set in 1946, two pivotal years before the State of Israel was founded. A seemingly innocent training farm secretly functions as a Strike Forces (Palmach) training base and recruitment center for exceptional teens, as well as a home-base for illegal immigration missions and special ops against the British mandate. The show's heroes are brother and sister Emile and Elinore - fresh off the boat illegal immigrants. The native Israelis initially mock them for their otherness, but soon realize they're better off sticking together if they want to survive through the exhausting training, the imminent dangers and the surprising secret that comes to light: proof that it is them who can salvage the budding State.
7.2
Generally favorable

9. The Franchise Affair

Sep 24, 1988  •  TV Shows
A girl gets kidnapped, beaten up and is released.
7.7
Generally favorable

10. Yae no sakura

Jan 5, 2013  •  TV Shows
This historical biopic follows the life of Japanese heroine Yae Niijima. As Yae dedicates her life to helping others, she becomes a role model for modern women everywhere.
6.7
Generally favorable

11. The Road to Calvary

Nov 26, 2017  •  TV Shows
Swept up in political unrest during World War I, two sisters in St. Petersburg cope with turbulent romances as Russian history is made around them.
7.7
Generally favorable

12. GDR

Feb 15, 2024  •  TV Shows
Mikhail Gorbachyov, the Soviet leader, initiates reforms aiming to revitalize the USSR. His desire for global prominence leads to perestroika, triggering the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and eventually the Soviet Union itself.
6.3
Generally favorable

13. Soldier

Feb 10, 2012  •  TV Shows
This drama is a about a man who was born to the slave class during the Goryeo Dynasty, overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60 years and becomes the most powerful man in the country.
5.9
Mixed or average

14. Hikaru Kimi e

Jan 6, 2024  •  TV Shows
The 63rd work of NHK Taiga Drama depicts the life of Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese female poet who wrote "Tale of Hikaru Genji". This story is set in the mid-Heian period.
7.6
Generally favorable

15. The Promised Life

Sep 15, 2018  •  TV Shows
The story unfolds during the 1920s, interweaving events, first in Italy and then in New York, of Carmela, a courageous mother always ready to fight for the life promised to herself and her family.
7
Generally favorable
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