Shows Like Doctor Zhivago

If you liked Doctor Zhivago (2002), a drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Fatal Attraction (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
An affair threatens the lives of Dan Gallagher and his wife, Beth, in this deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller which explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity…
2
The Last Czars (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.
3
Obsession (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
A respected London surgeon's affair with his son's fiancée turns into an erotic infatuation that threatens to change their lives forever.
4
Parade's End (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
The story of a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette in the midst of World War I and a Europe on the brink of profound change.
5
Bridgerton (2020)
★ 8/10Also drama
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
6
Fellow Travelers (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
A chronicle of a decades-long volatile romance between two men — from their first meeting during the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare to the AIDS crises of the 1980s.
7
Conversations with Friends (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Two college students, Frances and Bobbi, forge a strange and unexpected relationship with a married couple.
8
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
★ 8/10Also drama
Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.
9
The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Brilliant young actress Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece, but it rapidly becomes apparent that his intentions are far from romantic.
10
East of Eden (2026)
★ 8/10Also drama
In the early 1900s, a fiercely independent woman drives a rift between two brothers, igniting a saga that unfolds across two generations.
11
TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
12
Vladimir (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.
13
The Book of Negroes (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in…
14
Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Belgravia, 1871. When Lord Frederick Trenchard meets Clara Dunn, their courtship is full of passion. But after they marry, the scandalous world of high society and a long-buried family secret threaten to unravel their…
15
Masters of Sex (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time…
16
The Slap (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
Hector and his wife Aisha plan a party for family and friends, but the day doesn't turn out as they expected when Hector's hot-headed cousin Harry slaps a misbehaving child. The party ends abruptly with the child's…
17
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Amanda Knox arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. Follow Knox's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and…
18
Mercy Street (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the…
19
Shōgun (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found…
20
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
★ 8/10Also drama
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners' arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.