20 Best Period Dramas to Watch on Netflix

Who doesn’t love a good escape from the stresses or mundanity of real life? That’s why so many of us turn to film and television, for chances to delve into worlds so unlike our own. You may choose swashbuckling adventures or high-concept fantasies to do so, but period dramas are another avenue to consider. Period drama sounds a lot more interesting than “historical,” but they are essentially the same, a peek into the recent or distant past.