Genre: History
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The Last Kingdom 2015–2022

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Eliza Butterworth, Alexander Dreymon, Arnas Fedaravicius

8.4 IMDB Rating 142,391 Views
Call the Midwife 2012–

Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Vanessa Redgrave

8.6 IMDB Rating 95,560 Views
When Calls the Heart 2014–

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young schoolteacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

Category: Drama, History, romance, Romantic

Stars: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner

7.9 IMDB Rating 87,781 Views
Chernobyl 2019

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.

Category: Drama, History, Thriller

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård

9.4 IMDB Rating 68,926 Views
The Borgias 2011–2013

In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.

Category: Crime, Drama, History

Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger

7.9 IMDB Rating 67,009 Views
Another Period 2013

Another Period follows the lives of the obscenely rich Bellacourt family and their many servants in turn-of-the-century Rhode Island. Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome lead an all-star cast - including Michael Ian Black, David Wain, Christina Hendricks, Jason Ritter and Paget Brewster - in this historical satire about narcissistic aristocrats and the poor souls in their employ.

Category: Comedy, History

Stars: Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome, Armen Weitzman

7,2 IMDB Rating 59,576 Views
Genius 2017–

The life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws, and genius.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Samantha Colley, Seth Gabel, Antonio Banderas

8.2 IMDB Rating 53,728 Views
Shogun 2024

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

Category: Adventure, Drama, History

Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai

9.2 IMDB Rating 50,709 Views
The Spanish Princess 2019–

The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.

Category: Drama, History, Talk-Show

Stars: Charlotte Hope, Ruairi O'Connor, Richard Pepper, Olly Rix

6.8 IMDB Rating 46,127 Views
Band of Brothers 2001

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division, and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord, through V-J Day.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor

9.4 IMDB Rating 45,984 Views
Jamestown

1619, Virginia: on what feels like the edge of the world sits the first British colony of Jamestown. For 12 years, it has been populated only by men, but the settlement is shaken up when the first women, including Alice, Verity and Jocelyn, land in this breathtaking wilderness. The new arrivals make an immediate impact and are thrust into a new world of love, desire, power and survival. While love triangles, bitter rivalries and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents, ultimately they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.

Category: Drama, History

6.7 IMDB Rating 35,762 Views
The Tudors 2007–2010

A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy

8.1 IMDB Rating 34,458 Views
TURN: Washington’s Spies

Follows Long Island farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.

Category: Drama, History, War

8.0 IMDB Rating 34,080 Views
Project Blue Book 2019–2020

A tough US Air Force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate UFO and alien conspiracies as Cold War paranoia spreads.

Category: History, Mystery

Stars: Aidan Gillen, Michael Malarkey, Laura Mennell

7.6 IMDB Rating 33,512 Views
The Crown 2016–2023

Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton

8.6 IMDB Rating 31,918 Views
The Son 2017–2019

A multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire.

Category: Drama, History, Western

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jacob Lofland, Henry Garrett

7.5 IMDB Rating 26,966 Views
Gentleman Jack 2019–2022

A dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.

Category: Biography, Drama, History, romance, Romantic

Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan

8.2 IMDB Rating 25,951 Views
Vikingane 2016–2020

Viking life at the close of the 8th century.

Category: Comedy, History

Stars: Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Jon Øigarden

7.7 IMDB Rating 25,140 Views
The Vietnam War 2017

Epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in history as never told before on film. Visceral and immersive, exploring the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses.

Category: Documentary, History, War

Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, Duong Van Mai Elliott

9,2 IMDB Rating 24,850 Views
The Wolf 2020–

The script tells the story of Kuizhou City Princess Zhaixing and a young wolf cub who grew up in a wolf pack, and they met after missing eight years. The two fought for love and fate.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Talu Wang, Qin Li, Zhan Xiao

7.8 IMDB Rating 24,119 Views