Top 11 Shows to Watch If You Loved ‘The Gilded Age

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• The article explores TV shows similar in spirit to HBOS The Gilded Age, which combines period drama with lavish settings and character dynamics.
• Recommendations include:

– Downton Abbey (2010-2015): A PBS classic set in an English estate, dealing with family saga and societal changes during early 20th century England; available on peacock, Prime Video, and Britbox.
– Bridgerton (2020- ): Netflix’s Regency-era romantic drama focusing on scandal and romance; features a large rotating ensemble cast.- The Buccaneers (2023- ): Adaptation of Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel about cash-strapped English aristocrats marrying American heiresses; streaming on Apple TV+.
– Other notable mentions include Howard’s End (Starz), sanditon (PBS Passport), Washington Black (Hulu, premiering 2025), period pieces like Deadwood, BBC’s adaptation of Little Women, the long-running series, “Call the Midwife,” or cultural classics such as “Upstairs Downstairs” credited shaping Similar structured alternate analysis Cluster Overlapping