Keyword: historical drama

Shadow Lines

7

2019

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During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the West. Sphere of Shadows is an international spy thriller that follows a secret intelligence team whose mission is to defend the independence of Finland no matter the cost.

Bomb Girls

7.8

2012

TV

HD

A drama about World War II women at work in a munitions factory.

The Long Song

6.3

2018

TV

HD

An adaptation of the award-winning novel by Andrea Levy. Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, following the trials, tribulations and survival of July and her odious mistress Caroline on a sugar plantation.

Troy: Fall of a City

4.1

2018

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HD

Retells the story of the 10 year siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC.

Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne

7.4

2017

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HD

In 1477 Charles the Bolds dies, his only child is a girl which cannot rule w/o a husband. Meanwhile in Austria, Emperor Frederick III and his antagonist Louis XI France battle over said marriage prospects, battles ensue, tragedy falls.

Rebellion

7.2

2016

TV

HD

Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.

The Book of Negroes

5.9

2015

TV

HD

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.

Mercy Street

7.5

2016

TV

HD

Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green.

Titanic

6

2012

TV

HD

The worlds largest ship, the R.M.S. Titanic, meets with disaster when she strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage.

The Crimson Petal and the White

7.5

2011

TV

HD

Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.

Crossbones

6.4

2014

TV

HD

Set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s and centering on legendary pirate Blackbeard.

Tut

7.3

2015

TV

HD

A largely fictional mini-series based on a legendary teenage Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.