Discover the top period dramas you shouldn’t miss on Netflix for 2024.
Travel through time with captivating period dramas on Netflix, ranging from recent decades to antiquity. In order to find the right drama everybody needs to be able to watch at least one period play they like. I have listed a few best period dramas now available on Netflix that truly worth your attention.
Vikings: Valhalla For Netflix 2024
Seasons: 2 | Episodes: 16
Binge Time: 791 Minutes / 13 Hours
Cast: David Oakes, Sam Corlett, Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Looking for those who study history and adore long stories! Prepare for a dramatic look at a troubling period from Vikings: Valhalla on Netflix. This continuation of the popular series “Vikings” launches us into the future for more than one hundred years, thereby providing a different story enriched by famous names, monstrous battles and various cultures.
Barbarians
Seasons: 2 | Episodes: 12
Binge Time: 569 Minutes / 9.5 Hours
Cast: Laurence Rupp, Jeanne Goursaud, David Schütter, Florian Schmidtke
Straddling the expansive empire that bred him and his customary culture, a Roman officer finds himself enveloped in a momentous struggle between two loyalties, thus triggering a historical epic confrontation.
An epic historical confrontation is sparked off by a Roman officer’s conflicting allegiances, as he struggles between loyalty to the powerful empire that raised him and his tribal origins.
Black Sails
Seasons: 4 | Episodes: 38
Binge Time: 2,027 Minutes / 33.8 Hours
Cast: Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Zach McGowan, Luke Arnold
This series, set prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’ tale, concentrates on some pirates who sort of used to live in Nassau, Bahamas. It features some real characters, such as Captain Charles Vane, Governor Woodes Rogers, Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny along with such fictional personages as Captain Flint and the notorious Long John Silver.
The Empress
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 6
Binge Time: 339 Minutes / 5.7 Hours
Cast: Svenja Jung, Melika Foroutan, Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, Johannes Nussbaum
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The episodes will be filmed in a total of six locations. The focus will be on a tale about a deep attachment between Elisabeth and Franz after arriving at court. The character of Elisabeth is depicted in the film as an avant-garde lady who goes against the established policies typical of the 19th Century and de facto standard behavior at the royal palace.
She met Franz, a commanding ruler whose influence changed the course of modern European history. The series transports viewers into a brilliant, yet deceitful world; a world where people sought for freedom against a background of jealousy, intrigue and power wrangles at the Habsburg court. Not only does young Sisi struggle to maintain her place at court, but also seeks to shape an empire-in-motion.
Marco Polo
Seasons: 2 | Episodes: 20
Binge Time: 1,097 Minutes / 18 Hours
Cast: Lorenzo Richelmy, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Remy Hii, Zhu Zhu
In the 13th century Marco explores the Mongol Empire, and his experiences are recorded in a television program. When he arrives in Kublai Khan’s court, Marco gets involved in diplomacy and spying, and he has to handle political matters before earning the Khan’s trust. Marco goes through various cultures and environments along the Silk Road prompting him to question his own loyalty on one hand and his identity on the other.
Call The Midwife
Seasons: 12| Episodes: 109
Binge Time: 5,774 Minutes / 96 Hours
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann, Judy Parfitt
In 1957, Jenny, a 22-year-old leaves her luxurious life to train as a midwife in the East end of London as depicted in Jennifer Worth’s memoirs. Jenny was based at Nonnatus House, a convent, where she worked closely with nurses and nuns who had some knowledge of medicine.
She sees how hard life is in the slums but also how the mothers she works with are strong and caring. After leaving Nonnatus, Jenny continues to write down what her co-midwives are doing as they now feel like they belong to her family.
Warrior
Seasons: 3 | Episodes: 30
Binge Time: 1,497 Minutes / 25 Hours
Cast: Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew
Back in the late 1800s, a martial artist who was skilled travelled from China to San Francisco, with the aim of looking for his family members. Sadly, upon reaching the US, he got caught up in bloody territorial clashes in that city’s Chinatown and found himself compelled to work as a hit-man for the most powerful gang operating there.
Vikings
Seasons: 6 | Episodes: 93
Binge Time: 4058 Minutes / 67.6 Hours
Cast: Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skärsgard, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst, Alex Høgh Andersen
Go along as we share the journey of Ragnar Lothbrok, who is considered the bravest man of his time in this series. The story follows his path with other Vikings and relatives till his eventual rise to rule all clans in Viking territory.Renowned as a warrior, he identifies with Scandinavian values and is devout in his reverence for the divine; there are even stories suggesting that he may be related to Odin, the god who presides over war and fighters themselves.
Anne With an E
Seasons: 3 | Episodes: 27
Binge Runtime: 1056 Minutes / 17.6 Hours
Cast: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Andrea Arruti, Dalila Bela
In the late 19th century, a young orphan girl adapts to life on Prince Edward Island. You can see how Anne face the difficulties and experiences in her new home in this modern adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s novels.
Godless
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 7
Binge Time: 452 Minutes / 7.5 Hours
Cast: Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy, Merritt Wever, Jeff Daniels
A famous criminal named Frank Griffin is leading a group of bandits as they try to avenge a younger Roy Goode who had once been their fellow but is now a traitor. Scared for his life, Roy hides in the isolated mining town of La Belle in New Mexico with Alice Fletcher, a tough single woman. When news of Griffin’s approach reaches La Belle, a primarily matriarchal community, the residents come together to protect themselves from Griffin’s marauding cohorts.
Outlander
Seasons: 6 | Episodes: 75
Binge Time: 4,289 Minutes / 71.5 Hours
Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, Duncan Lacroix
The story is about Claire Randall, a married army war nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept off into 1743; in this strange place of unpredictability, she is made to marry James Fraser: a courageous and loving soldier of Scottish descent. In the course of their intense engagement, Claire finds herself at crossroads, her heart divided between two men who come from completely diverse backgrounds that cannot be merged.
The Last Kingdom
Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 46
Binge Time: 2,538 Minutes / 42.3 Hours
Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley, Emily Cox
It is the year 872, and England’s separate kingdoms have fallen to Danish invaders, leaving only Wessex defiant under the rule by King Alfred. Meanwhile, Uhtred who was born a Saxon noble but was captured and raised by Danes finds himself in a dilemmatic situation within this period of uncertainty.
Always torn between what he inherited at birth and the one he has adapted to, his allegiance is constantly tested. Whether he is Saxon or Dane is the question he constantly asks himself. Uhtred sets out to regain his birthright, thus embarking on a hazardous journey where he must build or destroy alliances and so he must redefine the self for his new nation while retaking the land left behind for him by his forefathers as well.
Peaky Blinders
Seasons: 6 | Episodes: 36
Binge Time: 2063 Minutes / 34.4 Hours
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Helen McCrory, Finn Cole
Thomas Shelby, alongside his siblings, returned to Birmingham subsequent to their involvement with the British Army during the First World War. The Peaky Blinders are the famous gang in charge of this town. Still he is not satisfied with staying here and he wants to build a business of his own that encompasses places outside this city without sparing a thought on those enemies defeated on the way.
Mindhunter
Seasons: 2 | Episodes: 19
Binge Time: 1,021 Minutes / 17.1 Hours
Cast: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Sonny Valicenti, Stacey Roca
Two FBI agents are rethinking the normal way of solving crimes that is based on simple Types, Roots and Conditions (TRC) approach. They have come up with a new investigation technique that goes beyond the basic psychology method into blending anthropology and sociology so as to discover the underlying drivers of criminal activities.
They posit that traditional reasons such as necessity and covetousness are being replaced by unaccountable and emotional ones. By investigating the sociopaths mind and asking “Why,” they want to find out about the “Who” of the crimes. This series tells the story of their travelling transformation, developing and applying ground-breaking crime profiling approach that changes the law enforcement industry.
Bridgerton/ Queen Charlotte
Seasons: 4 | Episodes: 30
Binge Time: 1,863 Minutes / 31 Hours
Cast: Nicola Coughlan, Claudia Jessie, India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell
Shonda Rhimes’ production of Julia Quinn’s popular romance novels has been a big hit globally on Netflix from its 2020 premiere. The series has a total of one billion watch hours, over one hundred million views just on Netflix as well as millions fans worldwide. It covers each Bridgerton sibling separately every season – they’re going through all family members’ stories one by one and thinking about spinning off for first..
The Bridgerton family comprises of eight siblings who seek love amidst societal expectation in London’s high society during the Regency Period. Meanwhile the mysterious Lady Whistledown, who happens to be a disreputable journalist, commands readers through her sharp critiques and revelations that unveil secrets that outrage the London’s creme de la creme; it includes Her Majesty’s Queen of England.
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