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- CreatorRonald D. MooreStarsCaitríona BalfeSam HeughanSophie SkeltonClaire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
- CreatorDebbie HorsfieldStarsAidan TurnerEleanor TomlinsonJack FarthingRoss Poldark returns home after the American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
- StarsAlexander DreymonEliza ButterworthArnas FedaraviciusAs Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
- CreatorDaisy GoodwinStarsJenna ColemanAdrian SchillerTommy KnightThe early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
- CreatorMoira Walley-BeckettStarsAmybeth McNultyGeraldine JamesR.H. ThomsonThe adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.
- StarsNaomi BattrickMax BeesleyClaire CoxA drama about English settlers in America in 1617.
- CreatorMoira BuffiniAlison NewmanStarsLesley ManvilleKate FleetwoodHolli DempseyBrothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
- CreatorHeather MitchellStarsGrant BowlerWade BriggsTorrance CoombsThe famous story of Romeo and Juliet, chronicling the betrayal, plot, and unfortunate romances of the Montagues and Capulets as a result of the tragic fate of the young lovers. Based on the book by Melinda Taub.
- CreatorJulian FellowesStarsCarrie CoonMorgan SpectorLouisa JacobsonThe series follows the conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and their old money neighbors, the van Rhijn family, in 1880s New York City high society.
- CreatorJez ButterworthTom ButterworthJames RichardsonStarsDavid MorrisseyEleanor Worthington-CoxMackenzie CrookIn 43 AD, the Roman Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia.
- StarsJessie BuckleyOlivia VinallDougray ScottA bold new adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic gothic novel.
- StarsColin FarrellMorgan C. JonesDarren J. BransfordA kingdom torn apart by deception and revenge is reunited by the youngest heir to the throne. Camber battles fate, pure evil, and unexpected forces on his epic journey from boy to king.
- StarsMatthew RhysAnn SkellyJamie DornanAn epic tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge set in the Irish countryside in 1885.
- StarsHelen MirrenJason ClarkeGina McKeeThe life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire.
- CreatorEmma FrostMatthew GrahamStarsLaura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeSpanish princess Catherine of Aragon navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
- StarsPhilip GlenisterTamsin GreigHarriet WalterFollows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesStarsRose WilliamsCrystal ClarkeKris MarshallAbout Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
- StarsChrista ThéretJannis NiewöhnerAlix PoissonIn 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.
- CreatorJon Iver HelgakerJonas TorgersenStarsKåre ConradiNils Jørgen KaalstadJon ØigardenViking life at the close of the 8th century.
- CreatorRob BlackiePeter BlackieStarsJason MomoaLandon LiboironZoe BoyleFollows Declan Harp, a half-Irish/half Cree Native-Canadian outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.
- CreatorRobert LevineJonathan E. SteinbergStarsJessica Parker KennedyToby StephensHannah NewFollows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island."
- CreatorJulián de TaviraMaría JaénAmaya MuruzábalStarsÓscar JaenadaIshbel BautistaMichel BrownThe Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives on the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
- StarsDominic WestDavid OyelowoAdeel AkhtarTelevision adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.
- CreatorEmma FrostMatthew GrahamStarsLaura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeSpanish princess Catherine of Aragon navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
- CreatorChris Van DusenStarsNicola CoughlanClaudia JessieLuke NewtonThe eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.