Shows Like Parade's End

If you liked Parade's End (2012), a drama and war & politics 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
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.
2
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.
3
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and war & politics
Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon on the Burma Railway during WWII, is haunted by his time as a POW, as well as a forbidden affair he had with his uncle's wife prior to the war.
4
The White Queen (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and war & politics
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
5
Shōgun (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and war & politics
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…
6
War and Remembrance (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and war & politics
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific…
7
The Hollow Crown (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
8
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…
9
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…
10
Mildred Pierce (2011)
★ 7/10Also drama
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while…
11
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
★ 8/10Also drama and war & politics
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.
12
Doctor Zhivago (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is still married when he meets Lara. Their…
13
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.
14
Band of Brothers (2001)
★ 8.6/10Also drama and war & politics
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As…
15
Harlots (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
16
Our Friends in the North (1996)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and war & politics
Over the course of four decades, the personal lives of a quartet of Newcastle friends—Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker—intertwine with various political machinations, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police…
17
TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also war & politics and 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.
18
X Company (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
An emotionally-driven character drama, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of WWII espionage and covert operations. It follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits - Canadian, American and British…
19
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…
20
Sex/Life (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.