Bridgerton is not only one of Netflix‘s most popular series but has now become one of the most anticipated of the week, especially following the success of the first and second seasons.
On Thursday, May 16, the third installment will premiere, starring Luke Newton (The Cut) and Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) in the roles of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton.
While you wait for the arrival of the new episodes, what better plan than to do an extensive search and marathon of other similar romantic TV shows you can watch before and after the adaptation release…
What series similar to ‘Bridgerton’ are there?
Sanditon (2019 – 2023)
The spirited and impulsive Charlotte Heywood moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Available on Prime Video.
The Gilded Age (2022 – )
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City.
With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.
Available on Max.
Gentleman Jack (2019 – 2022)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family – by taking a wife.
Available on Max.
Anne with an E (2017 – 2019)
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother.
Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
Available on Netflix.
Dickinson (2019 – 2021)
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.
Available on Apple TV+.
Medici (2016 – 2019)
The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
According to TV Guide it is available on Netflix.
The Great (2020 – 2023)
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Available on Hulu.
Outlander (2014 – )
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.
When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Available on Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video and STARZ.
The White Princess (2017)
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen’s daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
Available on STARZ.
The Empress (2022 – )
Two young people meet. A fateful encounter – the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…
Available on Netflix.
Downton Abbey (2010)
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Available on Prime Video, Peacock, BritBox and PBS.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
The story of how the young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
Available on Netflix.
