With Season 3 of The Gilded Age and Season 2 of The Buccaneers coming to their ends next week, viewers may be in search of more period drama stories to fill the void while waiting for Season 4 of The Gilded Age. Both the films and shows listed below can also help those get excited for Season 4 of Bridgerton, which is currently in production.
Not to mention, a refresher of the 1995 and 2005 film adaptations of Jane Austen’s works Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice might be needed, with remakes of both stories on the way.
Find a list of the best period dramas — which we will add to from time to time — below:
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‘The Gilded Age’ – HBO Max
Image Credit: HBO Creator of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes has tackled a different part of history with The Gilded Age, Season 3 of which is currently rolling out on HBO and HBO Max. The show takes place at the turn of the century in which English and American culture clashed with old-money New Yorkers having to make way for those with new money. Descendants of the English include Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) and Ada Brooke (Cynthia Nixon), who witness the arrival of the Russell family, led by dynamic duo George (Morgan Spector) and Bertha (Carrie Coon). George, a railroad tycoon, matches his wife Bertha’s social ambition as they climb the ranks of old-money society, governed by Donna Murphy’s Mrs. Astor and Nathan Lane’s Ward McAllister. The show has been renewed for a fourth season as well.
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‘The Buccaneers’ – Apple TV+
Image Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers is also set during The Gilded Age, but it involves young American women trying to make their marriage matches in England. Season 2 of the series, loosely inspired by Edith Wharton’s final, unfinished book, concluded in August 2025. The show stars Kristine Frøseth, Matthew Broome, Guy Remmers, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Aubri Ibrag and Christina Hendricks, with Leighton Meester joining in as a key character in Season 2.
Set to a soundtrack of mostly women musicians, The Buccaneers features a marriage market and debutante ball scene similar to that of Bridgerton, with a love triangle between Frøseth’s Nan and Remmer’s Theo, Duke of Tintagel, and Broome’s Guy Remmers. Guy and Nan had quite a meet cute, which is referenced in the second season, but Theo provides her the opportunity to have great social power.
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‘Bridgerton’ – Netflix
Image Credit: Netflix Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels, Bridgerton is a Regency era-set romance series that follows the titular family as each of the eight children pursue their match in the marriage market. The debutant ball thread connects Bridgerton to The Buccaneers, as do their modern soundtracks, but Bridgerton is known for its orchestral pop song covers while The Buccaneers contains mostly women artists.
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‘Downton Abbey’ – HBO Max (Series) & Netflix/Peacock (Films)
Image Credit: Jaap Buitendijk / © Focus Features / courtesy Everett Collection Before The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes created Downton Abbey, set in the early 1900s. The show begins right at the sinking of The Titanic and continues through 1926, telling the stories of the aristocratic Crawley family and their downstairs servants. There are also several films in the universe of Downton Abbey from the 2019 installment to Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). A third film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) will release in September. The first film is streaming on Netflix, and the second on Peacock.
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‘Pride & Prejudice’ – HBO Max
Image Credit: Focus Features/Courtesy of Everett Pride & Prejudice (2025), directed by Joe Wright re-entered theaters In April for its twentieth anniversary. Writers Deborah Moggach and Emma Thompson adapted to script based on Jane Austen’s beloved novel. Keira Knightly plays Elizabeth Bennett, and Matthew MacFadyen portrays Mr. Darcy. The late Donald Sutherland portrayed Mr. Bennett, and Brenda Blethyn played Mrs. Bennett. Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone and Carey Mulligan played Elizabeth’s sisters Jane, Lydia and Kitty Bennett, and Talulah Riley played Mary Bennett.The film also starred Simon Woods as Mr. Bingley, Kelly Reilly as Caroline Bingley and Tom Hollander as Mr. Collins. Rupert Friend also played Mr. Wickham. Pride & Prejudice is getting the television series adaptation treatment from Netflix as well. Pride & Prejudice is currently available to stream on HBO Max.
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‘Sense & Sensibility’ – For Rent
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection Sense & Sensibility, written by and starring Emma Thompson, arrived ten years before Pride & Prejudice. Directed by Ang Lee, the film follows the Dashwood family of Jane Austen’s novel with the same title. Thompson portrays Elinor Dashwood, and Kate Winslet stars as Marianne Dashwood. Harriet Walter portrays Fanny Dashwood, and Gemma Jones plays Mrs. Dashwood, second wife to Tom Wilkinson’s late John Dashwood, who leaves her and her three daughters poor. James Fleet also plays John Dashwood, and Hugh Grant stars as Edward Ferrars. Sense & Sensibility is also getting another film adaptation treatment starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed Miles and more from Focus Features. The film is currently available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV and more.
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‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ – Netflix
Image Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a spinoff of Netflix’s Bridgerton, both creatd by Shonda Rhimes. The prequel story stars India Amarteifio as the younger version of Golda Rosheuvel’s Queen Charlotte. Corey Mylchreest stars as the young King George.
Bridgerton cast who carry over aside from Rosheuvel include Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton and Adjoah Ando as Lady Agatha Danbury. Arsema Thomas portrays a younger version of Lady Danbury.
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