5 Best Costume Dramas to Binge While Waiting for 'Bridgerton' Season 4

While Lady Whistledown gathers her gossip, now is the perfect time to immerse yourself in other captivating costume dramas.

These dramas masterfully combine historical settings, sharp social conflicts, and unforgettable romantic plots.

1. 'Gran Hotel', 2011-2013

IMDb Score: 8.3/10

Julio travels to Cantaloa, a town home to the luxurious Gran Hotel, a haven for the wealthiest members of the Spanish aristocracy. His sister works there as a maid, and he wants to see her.

However, when he arrives, he learns that she was fired for theft. No one knows where she went, and she hasn't contacted her family in a month.

Finding this whole story strange, Julio takes a job as a waiter at the hotel to find out what really happened.

2. 'The Buccaneers', 2023-...

IMDb Score: 6.6/10

Five American women, flush with cash and dreams, burst onto the London social scene. Seeking titles, they instead find gilded cages and cold, stony husbands. Their love of freedom and sisterhood become their greatest weapons in the struggle for the right to love.

The series is based on Edith Wharton's final unfinished novel. Wharton died before completing it, leaving only a rough draft of the ending.

This gave the screenwriters the freedom and enormous responsibility of completing the story of this classic of American literature.

3. 'Dickinson', 2019-2021

IMDb Score: 7.6/10

The plot is based on the life of the poet Emily Dickinson. She lives with her wealthy and respected family. Her father plans to run for Congress, and her parents are actively searching for a suitable husband for her.

Emily is passionate about poetry and secretly writes her own. She dreams of becoming a poet, but when the opportunity arises to publish one of her poems, she worries about how her parents will react.

Meanwhile, Emily's brother, Austin, has proposed to her best friend, Sue, and they plan to move to Detroit after the wedding.

4. 'War & Peace', 2016

IMDb Score: 8.1/10

Just as in Leo Tolstoy's novel, the series begins in 1805 with an evening at the salon of Anna Pavlovna Scherer, where guests discuss the actions of Napoleon Bonaparte.

We are introduced to two characters here: Pierre Bezukhov, who has just made his first public appearance and shocked everyone present by declaring that the revolution had its advantages, and his best friend, Andrei Bolkonsky, who has become disillusioned with life.

Shortly after, Natasha Rostova appears – a sensitive and spontaneous young woman who will form deep connections with each of the characters.

5. 'Sanditon', 2019-2023

IMDb Score: 7.6/10

As in most of Jane Austen's works, the main character is a noble young woman from a modest family. Charlotte meets a married couple from the coastal town of Sanditon, Tom and Mary Parker, by chance.

Tom dreams of turning Sanditon into a resort, which is scheduled to open this summer. The Parkers invite Charlotte to stay with them.

While in Sanditon, Charlotte meets the local high society and helps the Parkers realize their dream. From the beginning, she clashes with Sidney, Tom's younger brother.