American TV series about the 19th century

List of the best American TV series about the 19th century, selected by visitors to our site: Bridgerton, The Gilded Age, Billions, White Famous, Black Lightning, Henry Danger, Harlots, Belgravia, Texas Rising, Yellowstone.

In the top there are new series of 2023, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA

Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, history
CountryUSA

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.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

    A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Floyd Mooney is a young African-American comedian whose star is on the rise. But the path to stardom is a minefield that Floyd must navigate to maintain his credibility while attempting to become “white famous.”

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantastic, action, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:41

    Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, family
    CountryUSA

    When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:35

    Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    A tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful evening of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, western, military, history
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:57

    A 10-hour event series that details the Texas Revolution and the rise of the Texas Rangers. In 1836, west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West and the Texas frontier was viewed as hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious Comanche tribes—no one was safe. But this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. The heroic General Sam Houston, the rag tag Rangers and the legendary “Yellow Rose of Texas” lead this story of the human will to win against insurmountable odds. At the end, the Texas flags stood tall and victorious, claiming a piece of history for all eternity.

    Markimdb: 8.9
    Genredrama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:30

    Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee, and while their father is away at war, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love, to loss and marriage.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, adventure, western, biography
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration04:34

    The lives of two childhood best friends, Bill and Epstein, in the late 1890s as they flock to the gold rush capital in the untamed Yukon Territory. This man-versus-nature tale places our heroes in a land full of undiscovered wealth, but ravaged by harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters including greedy businessmen, seductive courtesans and native tribes witnessing the destruction of their people and land by opportunistic entrepreneurs.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:07

    An intense and fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:56

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:10

    In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genreaction, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:58

    A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:59

    France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in life for 19 years, but a small mistake puts the law again on his trail. Ruthless Inspector Javert pursues him thorough years, driven by a twisted sense of justice, while Valjean reforms himself, thrives and dedicates his life to good deeds. In 1832, while the revolution ravages the streets of Paris, Valjean and Javert cross their paths for the last time.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Kevin Corcoran is a rugged young Irish immigrant policeman trying to keep the peace in the historical Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City while searching for information on the disappearance of his wife and death of his daughter.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryUSA

    Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big — no matter the cost.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, cartoon, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    An absurdist, retro-futuristic 80s cop extravaganza. The series follows undercover detective Dazzle Novak, a handsome idiot who commits more crimes than most criminals. His tyrannical chief, Pizzaz Miller, won't get off his back, and hotshot rookie Rad Cunningham is dying to see him fail. With the world against him, Dazzle is thrust into a living nightmare: having to do actual police work.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:44

    Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues a lead on their birth mother. Initially excited to do this favor for her sister, Emma soon learns that Sutton has gone missing and could be in trouble. Now, Emma must decide whether to come clean to Sutton's family and risk her own safety in the hope of uncovering her twin sister's true whereabouts, along with the truth about why they were separated in the first place.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    A woman forms an unexpected relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter while searching for the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA

    The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country. It revolves around brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory, who together took their vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip-hop. The drama, per Starz, will tell a story about love, family and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Enlightened follows the story of Amy, a self-destructive executive, who, after a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together.

    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA

    Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    The Crazy Ones is an American situation comedy series created by David E. Kelley that stars Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The single-camera project premiered on CBS on September 26, 2013, as part of the 2013–14 American television season as a Thursday night 9 pm entry. Bill D'Elia, Dean Lorey, Jason Winer, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum serve as executive producers for 20th Century Fox Television.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, reality TV
    CountryUSA

    A show for Fanboys by Fanboys. Set in uber-geek Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture from A to Z. Endless circular debates about the technical accuracy of the USS Enterprise's warp-core schematics? Snarky comic aficionados with an encyclopedic knowledge of every Marvel back issue? You bet.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    NYC 22 follows six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan. With unique backgrounds, personalities and reasons for being on the force, the new cops will make their share of rookie mistakes while they figure out how to relate to their boss, each other and the people they swore to protect.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration12:54

    What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    What happens after the world ends? This show explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silver Lake, CA.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:04

    Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    As the world's first generation of superheroes (who received their powers in the 1930s) become the revered elder guard in the present, their superpowered children struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:03

    An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:06

    Young CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Inspired by Sydney Pollack’s 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:15

    Documentary Now lovingly parodies some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Follows Lia Haddock, a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:46

    The series follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime on the streets and try to expose political corruption within the city.

    Markimdb: 9.2
    Genredrama, western
    CountryUSA

    Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:15

    Set in LA’s celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, this series delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    "Lab Rats: Elite Force" is set in a bustling metropolis after the Mighty Med hospital is destroyed by a band of unknown super-villains. After Adam and Leo volunteer to oversee the students at Davenport's Bionic Academy, Kaz, Oliver and Skylar join forces with Chase and Bree to form a powerful elite force that combines bionic heroes and superheroes. Together, they vow to track down the villains and keep the world safe.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Low Winter Sun is an American television drama series developed by Chris Mundy, starring Mark Strong and Lennie James. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on AMC, with the first season consisting of ten episodes. It is based upon the 2006 British two-part miniseries of the same name.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy, drama, cartoon
    CountryUSA, France, Canada
    Duration02:08

    The story of the Murphy's, a lower middle class family living in the 1970s — a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a gun to the airport. “F Is For Family”, is a six-episode animated series based on the comedy of Bill Burr.




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