The Best 2010s Historical Drama Series
These are the best 2010s historical drama series, ranked from best to worst by user votes. From some good 2010s historical drama TV shows that are about a very specific global event, to others that take place during a broader era of history, all of these shows shed light on the lives and issues of the time period in which they take place - and they do it in painstaking, beautiful glory.
What shows will you find on this list of the best 2010s period drama series? Downton Abbey showed that while classism may exist, everyone has to cope with unexpected bumps in the road of life, while The Queen is still dazzling audiences as it continues its historic reign on Netflix. Prohibition-era problems created plenty of drama on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire which aired from 2010 to 2014, while The Americans focused on a much more recent part of American history by delving into the Cold War. Other great shows that appear on this top 2010s historical drama series list include Mr. Selfridge, Mad Men and Masters of Sex.
What are the best 2010s historical TV dramas? Did the period dramas you think were the best make this list? Vote up the 2010s historical drama TV shows you think are the best of the decade and see where the period dramas of the 2010s you loved to watch rank.
- 1Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton
- Premiered: August 9, 2014
- 2Cillian Murphy, Natasha O'Keeffe, Paul Anderson
- Premiered: September 12, 2013
- 3Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter
- Premiered: November 4, 2016
- 4Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern
- Premiered: September 26, 2010
- 5Katheryn Winnick, Moe Dunford, Josefin Asplund
- Premiered: March 3, 2013
- 6Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Peter Bowles
- Premiered: August 28, 2016
- 7Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall
- Premiered: April 6, 2014
- 8Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Vincent Kartheiser
- Premiered: July 19, 2007
- 9Landon Liboiron, Jason Momoa, Alun Armstrong
- Premiered: November 6, 2016
- 10Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald
- Premiered: September 19, 2010
- 11George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan
- Premiered: November 16, 2015
- 12Eric McIntire, Daniel Spink, Matthew Felker
- Premiered: 2010
- 13Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, David Oakes
- Premiered: April 3, 2011
- 14Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich
- Premiered: January 30, 2013
- 15Pedro Pascal, Arturo Castro, Kerry Bishé
- Premiered: August 28, 2015
- 16Ian McShane, Matthew McFadyen, Eddie Redmayne
- Premiered: July 23, 2010
- 17Jodie Comer, Jacob Collins-Levy, Rebecca Benson
- Premiered: April 16, 2017
- 18Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten
- Premiered: October 17, 2013
- 19Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville, Jessica Brown Findlay
- Premiered: March 27, 2017
- 20Amybeth McNulty, R.H. Thomson, Geraldine James
- Premiered: March 19, 2017
- 21Sarah Gadon, Kerr Logan, Paul Gross
- Premiered: September 25, 2017
- 22Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning
- Premiered: January 21, 2018
- 23Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy
- Premiered: January 21, 2015
- 24Dustin Hoffman, Guido Caprino, Giorgio Caputo
- Premiered: October 18, 2016
- 25Tom Cullen, Ed Stoppard, Padraic Delaney
- Premiered: December 6, 2017
