Faraway Downs is a history drama miniseries created by Baz Luhrmann. The Hulu miniseries revolves around an English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley, who travels halfway across the world to confront her wayward husband and also to sell a million-acre cattle ranch in the Australian Outback called ‘Faraway Downs.’ But when her husband dies a ruthless Australian cattle baron, King Carney tries to take the ranch illegally, to protect her property she joins hands with a cattle drover. Faraway Downs stars Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, and Bryan Brown in the lead roles. So, if you loved the Hulu series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Son Credit – AMC
Synopsis: The sweeping family saga The Son follows Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) as he builds a Texas oil dynasty.
Frontier (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: The series is an action-packed adventure drama following the chaotic and violent struggle...
The Son Credit – AMC
Synopsis: The sweeping family saga The Son follows Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) as he builds a Texas oil dynasty.
Frontier (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: The series is an action-packed adventure drama following the chaotic and violent struggle...
- 11/27/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The Buccaneers is a period drama series created by Katherine Jakeways. The Apple TV+ series is based on an unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Warton, the series revolves around a group of young American women in 1870s London as both American and British cultures clash because of the wildly different approach to their traditions. The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, and Aubri Ibrag. So, if you loved the Apple TV+ series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
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Synopsis: A lavish, star-studded adaptation of Edith Wharton’s final book. In London for the season, four beautiful Americans charm the impoverished English aristocracy with their vivacity and wealth. But it all turns to ashes.
Gentleman Jack (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Set in the changing world of 1832 England...
The Buccaneers (BritBox & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – BBC One
Synopsis: A lavish, star-studded adaptation of Edith Wharton’s final book. In London for the season, four beautiful Americans charm the impoverished English aristocracy with their vivacity and wealth. But it all turns to ashes.
Gentleman Jack (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Set in the changing world of 1832 England...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Network: Hulu
Episodes: 24 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: March 29, 2017 — August 28, 2020
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Eloise Smyth, Kate Fleetwood, Danny Sapani, Douggie McMeekin, Hugh Skinner, Edward Hogg, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lottie Tolhurst, Bronwyn James, Holli Dempsey, Alexa Davis, Poppy Corby-Teuch, Rosalind Eleazar, Dorothy Atkinson, Jordon Stevens, Josef Altin, and Jordan A. Nash.
TV show description:
A period family drama series set in 18th century Georgian London, Harlots delves into the world's oldest profession. The story follows Margaret Wells (Morton) and her daughters Charlotte (Brown-Findlay) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth), as she endeavors to balance her roles as both a mother and a brothel owner.
In 1763 London, 20% of women supported themselves by working in the sex trade.
Episodes: 24 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: March 29, 2017 — August 28, 2020
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Eloise Smyth, Kate Fleetwood, Danny Sapani, Douggie McMeekin, Hugh Skinner, Edward Hogg, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lottie Tolhurst, Bronwyn James, Holli Dempsey, Alexa Davis, Poppy Corby-Teuch, Rosalind Eleazar, Dorothy Atkinson, Jordon Stevens, Josef Altin, and Jordan A. Nash.
TV show description:
A period family drama series set in 18th century Georgian London, Harlots delves into the world's oldest profession. The story follows Margaret Wells (Morton) and her daughters Charlotte (Brown-Findlay) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth), as she endeavors to balance her roles as both a mother and a brothel owner.
In 1763 London, 20% of women supported themselves by working in the sex trade.
- 6/11/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Mock if you will,” Christian Evangelist Florence Scanwell (Dorothy Atkinson) chided the bordello workers in Hulu‘s progressive period series Harlots. “There is honor in righteous poverty.” The creative team will be finding new places of employment. Harlots has been cancelled at the streaming service, according to THR, nine months after its third season came to a close.
Based on true stories of real women, Harlots was neither clichéd nor glamorous. It depicted sex work as legitimate. The sex wasn’t gratuitous, it was perfunctory, and there is no judgment of it. The series was written, directed and produced entirely by women. Co-creators Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre) and Alison Newman were Executive Producers alongside Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Alison Carpenter. Season 3 was written by Buffini, Jane English, Vivienne Harvey and Jessica Ruston, and directed by Robin Sheppard, Chloe Thomas and Debs Paterson, with Pat Tookey-Dickson producing.
Harlots was set in 1763 London.
Based on true stories of real women, Harlots was neither clichéd nor glamorous. It depicted sex work as legitimate. The sex wasn’t gratuitous, it was perfunctory, and there is no judgment of it. The series was written, directed and produced entirely by women. Co-creators Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre) and Alison Newman were Executive Producers alongside Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Alison Carpenter. Season 3 was written by Buffini, Jane English, Vivienne Harvey and Jessica Ruston, and directed by Robin Sheppard, Chloe Thomas and Debs Paterson, with Pat Tookey-Dickson producing.
Harlots was set in 1763 London.
- 6/10/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
It’s the end of the road for dramas Harlots and Reprisal at Hulu, Deadline has confirmed. The streamer has canceled period drama Harlots after three seasons, and femme fatale thriller Reprisal also will not return for a second season.
Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots, from Monumental Pictures, offered a new take on the city’s most valuable commercial activity – sex. Starring Samantha Morton, Leslie Manville and Jessica Brown Findlay and based on the stories of real women, the series follows Margaret Wells (Morton) and her daughters, as she struggles to reconcile her roles as mother and brothel owner. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Brown Findlay starred as Charlotte, Margaret’s eldest daughter and the city’s most coveted courtesan...
Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots, from Monumental Pictures, offered a new take on the city’s most valuable commercial activity – sex. Starring Samantha Morton, Leslie Manville and Jessica Brown Findlay and based on the stories of real women, the series follows Margaret Wells (Morton) and her daughters, as she struggles to reconcile her roles as mother and brothel owner. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Brown Findlay starred as Charlotte, Margaret’s eldest daughter and the city’s most coveted courtesan...
- 6/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Harlots” Season 3, Episode 5 and the final season of “Game of Thrones.”]
Alfie Allen is ready to talk about dying on TV, but it’s not necessarily for the show he’s best known for. “It seems that a tragic death is something that is the hot topic with me nowadays,” the actor said in an interview with IndieWire.
After going out in a blaze of Night King-defying glory on the final season of “Game of Thrones,” Allen joined the cast of Hulu’s Georgian-era brothel drama “Harlots” – but not for long. Five episodes after his pimp character Isaac Pincher is introduced, he perishes after meeting the wrong end of a prostitute’s pistol.
His ending is another shock just two episodes after the loss of main character Charlotte Wells (Jessica Brown Findlay), who was Isaac’s secret lover and accidentally fell to her death trying to stop a fight between...
Alfie Allen is ready to talk about dying on TV, but it’s not necessarily for the show he’s best known for. “It seems that a tragic death is something that is the hot topic with me nowadays,” the actor said in an interview with IndieWire.
After going out in a blaze of Night King-defying glory on the final season of “Game of Thrones,” Allen joined the cast of Hulu’s Georgian-era brothel drama “Harlots” – but not for long. Five episodes after his pimp character Isaac Pincher is introduced, he perishes after meeting the wrong end of a prostitute’s pistol.
His ending is another shock just two episodes after the loss of main character Charlotte Wells (Jessica Brown Findlay), who was Isaac’s secret lover and accidentally fell to her death trying to stop a fight between...
- 8/7/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the Season 3, Episode 3 of “Harlots.”]
The Wells family has endured many hardships on “Harlots,” but now that matriarch Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) has escaped the hangman’s noose, the outlook seemed far less grim. Unfortunately, on Wednesday’s episode, the Wells fortunes take a turn for the worse when eldest daughter Charlotte (Jessica Brown Findlay) dies in a tragic accident.
While promoting a gala affair/boxing match with her partner Lady Fitz (Liv Tyler), Charlotte sneaks off for a tryst with local pimp and tavern owner Isaac Pincher (Alfie Allen). Upset for losing out on a business deal, his brother Hal (Ash Hunter) tracks them down to the stairwell and starts pummeling Isaac. Charlotte tries to stop the fight, but gets accidentally pitched over the balcony railing to her death below.
IndieWire spoke with Brown Findlay about the sudden and shocking twist:
“Within seconds she goes from being full of life to on the edge of death,...
The Wells family has endured many hardships on “Harlots,” but now that matriarch Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) has escaped the hangman’s noose, the outlook seemed far less grim. Unfortunately, on Wednesday’s episode, the Wells fortunes take a turn for the worse when eldest daughter Charlotte (Jessica Brown Findlay) dies in a tragic accident.
While promoting a gala affair/boxing match with her partner Lady Fitz (Liv Tyler), Charlotte sneaks off for a tryst with local pimp and tavern owner Isaac Pincher (Alfie Allen). Upset for losing out on a business deal, his brother Hal (Ash Hunter) tracks them down to the stairwell and starts pummeling Isaac. Charlotte tries to stop the fight, but gets accidentally pitched over the balcony railing to her death below.
IndieWire spoke with Brown Findlay about the sudden and shocking twist:
“Within seconds she goes from being full of life to on the edge of death,...
- 7/24/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Louisa Mellor Jul 11, 2019
With season 3 out now, Harlots is an excellent period drama with a top-notch cast. Here's why...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Like all the best TV opening titles, Harlots’ comical, brazen credits sequence announces its personality in miniature. A collage-style animation set to modern music, it shows cut-out characters from William Hogarth’s 18th-century painting series A Harlot’s Progress clustered around a giant, luridly colored female nude. They tuck into her crevices, canoodle on her mountainous behind, nestle between her buttocks, and peep out over the top of two plump hillock breasts. In the shadow between her thighs, female prisoners toil (just another day at the mine), and finally, she’s on her back, legs spread wide as the show’s title appears dead center: Harlots. Come on in.
It’s a bold start that announces Harlots’ defiantly effervescent approach to a period...
With season 3 out now, Harlots is an excellent period drama with a top-notch cast. Here's why...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Like all the best TV opening titles, Harlots’ comical, brazen credits sequence announces its personality in miniature. A collage-style animation set to modern music, it shows cut-out characters from William Hogarth’s 18th-century painting series A Harlot’s Progress clustered around a giant, luridly colored female nude. They tuck into her crevices, canoodle on her mountainous behind, nestle between her buttocks, and peep out over the top of two plump hillock breasts. In the shadow between her thighs, female prisoners toil (just another day at the mine), and finally, she’s on her back, legs spread wide as the show’s title appears dead center: Harlots. Come on in.
It’s a bold start that announces Harlots’ defiantly effervescent approach to a period...
- 7/11/2019
- Den of Geek
‘Harlots’ Review: ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Alfie Allen Turns Pimp for a Raucous and Cutthroat Season 3
It’s a new day for the titular “Harlots” when the drama about warring brothels in 18th-century Georgian London returns to Hulu for its third season. The rivalry that had been fueling the first two seasons, however, has been eliminated. Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) of Greek Street fled to America to escape a death sentence, while her chief competition, Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville) of Golden Square, has been sent to the madhouse.
A year later, Margaret’s grown daughters Charlotte (Jessica Brown-Findlay) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth) have established their own careers out from the shadow of their mother. It’s an exciting time for viewers who’ve stuck with the series. But before this refreshing, relaxed energy can fully take hold, the series ramps up the tension again with the introduction of new blood and the return of old enemies.
Created by Alison Newman and Moira Buffini, the series presents...
A year later, Margaret’s grown daughters Charlotte (Jessica Brown-Findlay) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth) have established their own careers out from the shadow of their mother. It’s an exciting time for viewers who’ve stuck with the series. But before this refreshing, relaxed energy can fully take hold, the series ramps up the tension again with the introduction of new blood and the return of old enemies.
Created by Alison Newman and Moira Buffini, the series presents...
- 7/10/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Starz’s Svod service Starzplay is the new U.K. home of brothel drama “Harlots.”
The streaming service, which is available via Amazon’s channels platform and the Virgin Media cable service in the U.K., will add the eight-episode first season of the drama on Jan. 18 before then adding the second eight-installment season on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
In the U.S., the period drama is on Hulu, which has greenlit a third season. It originally aired on the ITV Encore pay-tv channel in the U.K., but when that service closed, it did not transfer to the main ITV network, meaning it had no U.K. home until Starz stepped up.
The drama follows life in and around a brothel in 18th-century London. Samantha Morton plays matriarch Margaret Wells and Lesley Manville is her archrival, Lydia Quigley.
The show was created by Moira Buffini (“Tamara Drewe”) and Alison Newman...
The streaming service, which is available via Amazon’s channels platform and the Virgin Media cable service in the U.K., will add the eight-episode first season of the drama on Jan. 18 before then adding the second eight-installment season on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
In the U.S., the period drama is on Hulu, which has greenlit a third season. It originally aired on the ITV Encore pay-tv channel in the U.K., but when that service closed, it did not transfer to the main ITV network, meaning it had no U.K. home until Starz stepped up.
The drama follows life in and around a brothel in 18th-century London. Samantha Morton plays matriarch Margaret Wells and Lesley Manville is her archrival, Lydia Quigley.
The show was created by Moira Buffini (“Tamara Drewe”) and Alison Newman...
- 1/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Kayti Burt Sep 24, 2018
Good news, Harlots fans! Hulu has renewed the period drama for a third season of eight episodes.
Harlots is one of the most underrated feminist dramas on TV, which is why it's such great news that Hulu has renewed the period sex worker series for a third season. Harlots Season 3 is happening, people, and that's only good news for fans of TV with complicated women characters and relationships because Harlots? Yeah, it has those things in droves.
Harlots Season 3 Cast
Hulu just released the news that it has greenlit a third season of Harlots. The third season will consist of eight episodes. The only potential hiccup? Series star Samantha Morton, who plays brothel matriarch Margaret Wells, has been cast as a series regular in The Walking Dead Season 9. According to THR, Morton will return for Harlots Season 3 in "some capacity," though it's unclear at this point if...
Good news, Harlots fans! Hulu has renewed the period drama for a third season of eight episodes.
Harlots is one of the most underrated feminist dramas on TV, which is why it's such great news that Hulu has renewed the period sex worker series for a third season. Harlots Season 3 is happening, people, and that's only good news for fans of TV with complicated women characters and relationships because Harlots? Yeah, it has those things in droves.
Harlots Season 3 Cast
Hulu just released the news that it has greenlit a third season of Harlots. The third season will consist of eight episodes. The only potential hiccup? Series star Samantha Morton, who plays brothel matriarch Margaret Wells, has been cast as a series regular in The Walking Dead Season 9. According to THR, Morton will return for Harlots Season 3 in "some capacity," though it's unclear at this point if...
- 9/24/2018
- Den of Geek
Hulu has renewed the period drama “Harlots” for a third season, Variety has confirmed.
The series takes place in 18th century London and follows the Wells family as they try to run a successful brothel despite strong competition from their rival, Lydia Quigley. The third season will consist of 8 episodes, just as the first two have.
The renewal comes despite the fact that series lead Samantha Morton, who plays madam Margaret Wells, has been cast as the villain Alpha in the upcoming season of “The Walking Dead.” It is unknown in what capacity Morton will appear in the third season, but she is expected to return.
In addition to Morton, the series also stars Lesley Manville, Jessica Brown-Findlay, and Eloise Smyth. Liv Tyler also appeared in Season 2 as a socialite whom Margaret enlists in her feud with Lydia.
The series hails from the creative team of Moira Buffini, Alison Newman,...
The series takes place in 18th century London and follows the Wells family as they try to run a successful brothel despite strong competition from their rival, Lydia Quigley. The third season will consist of 8 episodes, just as the first two have.
The renewal comes despite the fact that series lead Samantha Morton, who plays madam Margaret Wells, has been cast as the villain Alpha in the upcoming season of “The Walking Dead.” It is unknown in what capacity Morton will appear in the third season, but she is expected to return.
In addition to Morton, the series also stars Lesley Manville, Jessica Brown-Findlay, and Eloise Smyth. Liv Tyler also appeared in Season 2 as a socialite whom Margaret enlists in her feud with Lydia.
The series hails from the creative team of Moira Buffini, Alison Newman,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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