Top 10 awesome shows like The Crown that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching The Crown and you can't get over how good this show was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar shows which are created by the likes of Benjamin Caron, Claire Foy and Matt Smith . Here goes the list -
- Show Me a Hero
- Call the Midwife
- The Looming Tower
- The Right Stuff
- Our Friends in the North
- Indian Summers
- Cambridge Spies
- Saints & Strangers
- The Kennedys After Camelot
- Aristocrats
Show Me a Hero
Yonkers Mayor Nick Wasicsko takes office in 1987 and has to deal with the serious subject of the building of public housing in the white, middle class side of the town.
This show, created by Paul Haggis, Oscar Isaac and Carla Quevedo, scores 8.1 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Hbo Now and Hbo Now Amazon Channel.
Watch TrailerCall the Midwife
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.
This show, created by Syd Macartney, Vanessa Redgrave and Laura Main, scores 8.4 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Netflix and Hoopla.
Watch TrailerThe Looming Tower
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
This show, created by Craig Zisk, Jeff Daniels and Tahar Rahim, scores 8.0 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Hulu.
Watch TrailerThe Right Stuff
U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
This show, created by Andrew Bernstein, Patrick J. Adams and Patrick Fischler, scores 7.7 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Disney Plus.
Watch TrailerOur Friends in the North
A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends, Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker, from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, and 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital, London. We also see the machinations behind the scenes that affect their lives, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.
This show, created by Simon Cellan Jones, Christopher Eccleston and Mark Strong, scores 8.7 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
Indian Summers
Drama set in 1932 during the final years of British colonial rule in India.
This show, created by Anand Tucker, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Jemima West, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video.
Cambridge Spies
The true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.
This show, created by Tim Fywell, Tom Hollander and Toby Stephens, scores 7.5 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
Saints & Strangers
Story of the Voyage of the Mayflower and the first year of The Pilgrims in America.
This show, created by Paul A. Edwards, Vincent Kartheiser and Kalani Queypo, scores 7.0 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video and Fandangonow.
Watch TrailerThe Kennedys After Camelot
Portrays the life of the former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of the assassination of her husband, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as she becomes Jackie O. in life after Camelot.
This show, created by Jon Cassar, Katie Holmes and Matthew Perry, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Video.
Aristocrats
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.
This show, created by David Caffrey, Siân Phillips and Alun Armstrong, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - History | Drama
You can watch this on Hoopla.