Shows Like The Kennedys

If you liked The Kennedys (2011), 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
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
2
Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
3
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
4
The Winds of War (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous…
5
A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Count Alexander Rostov finds himself going from riches to rags following the Russian revolution. A Soviet tribunal banishes him to the attic room of an opulent hotel, where, oblivious to the world outside, he discovers…
6
The Bible (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The story of God's creation of the Earth and the landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
7
Roots (1977)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family…
8
Fosse/Verdon (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all…
9
Sons of Liberty (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A radical group of young men band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.
10
The State Within (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, broadcast on BBC One from 2 November to 7 December 2006. After a plane explodes…
11
Pearson (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
12
When We Rise (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th…
13
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving…
14
The Thorn Birds (1983)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
Follows the Cleary family over several decades, focusing on the central, tragic romance between Meggie and Father Ralph, who is torn between his vows and his love for her.
15
Shōgun (1980)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
16
Downton Abbey (2010)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
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.
17
London Kills (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s…
18
The Waltons (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
19
Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018)
★ 8.5/10Also drama
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life.
20
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
In 1954, a time before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.