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TV Series Ancient, Medieval, Fantasy, History and More

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  • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)

    1. Plebs

    2013–201938 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (9.8K)
    "Plebs" follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city--that happens to be Ancient Rome.
    StarsTom RosenthalRyan SampsonTom Basden
  • Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)

    2. Vikings

    2013–202093 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (622K)
    Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
    CreatorMichael HirstStarsKatheryn WinnickGustaf SkarsgårdAlexander Ludwig
  • Rome (2005)

    3. Rome

    2005–200722 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (197K)
    The lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans in the last days of the Roman Republic.
    CreatorsBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly Walker
  • Jeremy Irons, Holliday Grainger, and François Arnaud in The Borgias (2011)

    4. The Borgias

    2011–201329 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (56K)
    In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
    CreatorNeil JordanStarsJeremy IronsFrançois ArnaudHolliday Grainger
  • Game of Thrones (2011)

    5. Game of Thrones

    2011–201974 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (2.5M)
    Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
    CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit Harington
  • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)

    6. Reign

    2013–201778 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (57K)
    Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
    CreatorsLaurie McCarthyStephanie SenguptaStarsAdelaide KaneMegan FollowsCelina Sinden
  • Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Claire Fraser, and Jamie Fraser in Outlander (2014)

    7. Outlander

    2014– 101 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (192K)
    Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
    CreatorRonald D. MooreStarsCaitríona BalfeSam HeughanSophie Skelton
  • Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Luca Pasqualino, and Howard Charles in The Musketeers (2014)

    8. The Musketeers

    2014–201630 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (25K)
    Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
    CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuca PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago Cabrera
  • Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)

    9. Black Sails

    2014–201738 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (122K)
    Captain Flint and his pirates hunt treasure and fight for the survival of New Providence Island.
    CreatorsRobert LevineJonathan E. SteinbergStarsJessica Parker KennedyToby StephensHannah New
  • John Lynch, Daniel Sharman, Francesco Montanari, and Synnove Karlsen in Medici (2016)

    10. Medici

    2016–201924 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (24K)
    A political family drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.
    CreatorsNicholas MeyerFrank SpotnitzStarsDaniel SharmanAlessandra MastronardiSynnove Karlsen
  • Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, and Raúl Mérida in The Broken Crown (2016)

    11. The Broken Crown

    20161h 53m
    6.6 (931)
    In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends on one woman's state of mind.
    DirectorJordi FradesStarsRodolfo SanchoIrene EscolarRaúl Mérida
  • Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)

    12. The Tudors

    2007–201038 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (85K)
    Epic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
    CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony Brophy
  • Andy Whitfield in Spartacus (2010)

    13. Spartacus

    2010–201333 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (268K)
    The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.
    CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsAndy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu Bennett
  • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

    14. Da Vinci's Demons

    2013–201528 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (81K)
    Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.
    CreatorDavid S. GoyerStarsTom RileyGregg ChilingirianEros V
  • Alexander Dreymon in The Last Kingdom (2015)

    15. The Last Kingdom

    2015–202246 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (180K)
    As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
    StarsAlexander DreymonEliza ButterworthArnas Fedaravicius
  • Lorenzo Richelmy in Marco Polo (2014)

    16. Marco Polo

    2014–201620 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (82K)
    In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, "Marco Polo" is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century Mongolia.
    CreatorJohn FuscoStarsLorenzo RichelmyBenedict WongJoan Chen
  • Legend of the Seeker (2008)

    17. Legend of the Seeker

    2008–201044 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (37K)
    After the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.
    CreatorsStephen TolkinKenneth BillerStarsCraig HornerBridget ReganBruce Spence
  • Atlantis (2013)

    18. Atlantis

    2013–201526 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.5 (13K)
    Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.
    CreatorsHoward OvermanJohnny CappsJulian MurphyStarsMark AddyJack DonnellyRobert Emms
  • Jamie Bell in TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)

    19. TURN: Washington's Spies

    2014–201740 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (24K)
    A Long Island farmer bands together a group of childhood friends to form an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.
    CreatorCraig SilversteinStarsJamie BellHeather LindSamuel Roukin
  • Salem (2014)

    20. Salem

    2014–201736 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.1 (26K)
    Supernatural horror loosely based on Salem's 17th century witch trials.
    CreatorsBrannon BragaAdam SimonStarsJanet MontgomeryShane WestSeth Gabel
  • Richard Wilson, Angel Coulby, Katie McGrath, Colin Morgan, and Bradley James in Merlin (2008)

    21. Merlin

    2008–201265 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.9 (91K)
    These are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.
    CreatorsJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley James
  • Eva Green and Jamie Campbell Bower in Camelot (2011)

    22. Camelot

    201110 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.5 (25K)
    When King Uther dies and Britain faces chaos, Merlin presents an unknown named Arthur as the new king by birthright, as the late king's son, against the ambitious desires of his half-sister, Morgan.
    CreatorsChris ChibnallMichael HirstStarsJoseph FiennesJamie Campbell BowerTamsin Egerton
  • Rebecca Ferguson in The White Queen (2013)

    23. The White Queen

    201310 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.7 (33K)
    Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
    StarsAneurin BarnardRebecca FergusonAmanda Hale
  • Poldark (2015)

    24. Poldark

    2015–201943 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (38K)
    Ross Poldark returns home after the American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
    CreatorDebbie HorsfieldStarsAidan TurnerEleanor TomlinsonJack Farthing
  • Donald Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Ian McShane, Eddie Redmayne, and Hayley Atwell in The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

    25. The Pillars of the Earth

    20108 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.0 (35K)
    Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.
    StarsIan McShaneMatthew MacfadyenEddie Redmayne

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