Period Dramas to Cozy Up With This Season

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There is no better time of year than to cozy up with a cup of tea and get lost in the world of your favorite period dramas. One of my favorite ways to discover and watch period dramas is through Acorn TV — a streaming service known as “Netflix for the Anglophile” that offers a ton of beautiful programs including BBC shows, movies, and exclusive US premieres you won’t find anywhere else. Below you’ll find a preview of their vast library of period pieces to watch!

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A Peek at Acorn TV’s Period Dramas…

Restless

This Emmy-nominated wartime drama is a tale of passion, duplicity, and betrayal. Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey) is stunned to learn that her mother (Charlotte Rampling, Broadchurch), has been living a double life. Her real name is Eva Delectorskaya (Hayley Atwell, Captain America), and she worked as a spy for the British in the 1940s. Also starring Rufus Sewell and Michael Gambon. [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

Land Girls

This BBC period drama with a charming ensemble cast follows the lives, loves, highs, and lows of members of the Women’s Land Army during World War II. As men fought on the battlefields, women from all walks of life worked the farms that fed the nation, doing their part to keep the home front running. ‘A treat for Call the Midwife fans’ -SilverPetticoatReview.com [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

And Then There Were None

On the brink of World War II, 10 troubled strangers are invited to an isolated island–and targeted for death, one by one. Based on the bestselling crime novel of all time by Agatha Christie, this “TV event of the year” (The Guardian, UK) boasts an all-star cast including Charles Dance, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Toby Stephens, Burn Gorman, Noah Taylor, and Aidan Turner. [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

Elizabeth I and Her Enemies

Queen Elizabeth I was one of England’s greatest monarchs, but she spent her life surrounded by enemies. Presenters Dan Jones (Britain’s Bloody Crown) and Suzannah Lipscomb (Hidden Killers) “do a sterling job” (Radio Times, UK) telling this dramatic tale of jealousy, betrayal, and ambition, with Lily Cole (Snow White and the Huntsman) portraying Elizabeth in the key clashes that shaped her life. [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

Pride & Prejudice: Having a Ball

Step inside a Regency ball restaged from Jane Austen’s time in this documentary about the social events that inspired one of the greatest novels of all time. Drawing from the Austen family archives and her novels, historian Amanda Vickery and art critic Alastair Sooke reconstruct a country ball at Chawton House–the estate of Austen’s brother–from the music and dancing to food and fashion. [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

Bomb Girls

During WWII, a group of women risk their lives building bombs in a Canadian munitions factory. But they are also engaged in fights of their own. Peers, friends, and sometimes rivals, the women form an unexpected kinship as they deal with the men–fathers, brothers, coworkers, suitors–not serving overseas. Oscar® nominee Meg Tilly (The Big Chill) stars in this “high-stakes drama” –National Post. [Synopsis by Acorn TV]

There are countless other period (and literary-inspired) pieces on Acorn TV I think you would love! If you’d like to try something new on your next cozy night in, click here to try a free 30-day trial using the coupon code: SOLANO30 upon checkout!

Love, Hayley