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Step into the Past: Uncovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Set in the Victorian Era

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of opulence, mystery, and social change as we delve into the fascinating world of the Victorian era. From iconic literature to captivating cinema, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that transport you to a bygone era of grandeur and intrigue.

Lord of Mysteries
Cast
Yang Kaiqi Yang Kaiqi
Lei Wu Lei Wu
Titus Jin Titus Jin
8.7 147 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Mystery
Country: China
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In a Victorian world of steam, dreadnoughts, and occult horrors, Zhou Mingrui awakens as Klein Moretti. He walks a razor’s edge between light and darkness, entangled with warring Churches. This is the legend of unlimited potential…and unspeakable danger.
Style:  dark, psychological
Plot:  mythology, magic, puppeteer, tarot cards, transformation, immortality, reincarnation, supernatural, ...
Time:  19th century, 20th century
Place:  britain
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Moriarty the Patriot
Cast
Soma Saito Soma Saito
Takuya Sato Takuya Sato
Chiaki Kobayashi Chiaki Kobayashi
Makoto Furukawa Makoto Furukawa
8.3 241 votes
Genre: Animation, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!
Style:  psychological
Plot:  detective, anti hero, revenge, mafia, tragedy, bromance, based on manga, historical, ...
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Pride and Prejudice
Cast
Jennifer Ehle Jennifer Ehle
Colin Firth Colin Firth
Susannah Harker Susannah Harker
Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Bonham-Carter
8.2 560 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Plot:  countryside, based on novel or book, miniseries, class differences, period drama, costume drama, georgian or regency era, sisters
Time:  18th century
Place:  england
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Sherlock Holmes
Cast
Jeremy Brett Jeremy Brett
Edward Hardwicke Edward Hardwicke
Rosalie Williams Rosalie Williams
8.2 261 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 41
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Plot:  detective, based on novel or book, victorian england, private investigator, period drama, private detective, mysteries, sherlock holmes, ...
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Bridgerton
Cast
Ruth Gemmell Ruth Gemmell
Luke Thompson Luke Thompson
Yerin Ha Yerin Ha
Luke Newton Luke Newton
8.1 3.3K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 32
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Plot:  based on novel or book, society, marriage, love, romance, alternate history, period drama, lgbt, ...
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Pride & Prejudice
Cast
Keira Knightley Keira Knightley
Matthew Macfadyen Matthew Macfadyen
Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn
Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike
8.1 8.8K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, United Kingdom
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Plot:  based on novel or book, bachelor, family relationships, suitor, prejudice, period drama, pride, opposites attract, ...
Time:  18th century
Place:  england
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Cast
India Ria Amarteifio India Ria Amarteifio
Corey Mylchreest Corey Mylchreest
Golda Rosheuvel Golda Rosheuvel
Arsema Thomas Arsema Thomas
8.0 718 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.
Style:  intimate, witty
Plot:  based on novel or book, queen, monarchy, society, love, prequel, royalty, king, ...
Time:  18th century
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The Nevers
7.9 709 votes
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.
Plot:  victorian england, super power
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Black Butler: Book of Murder
Cast
Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto
Ryohei Kimura Ryohei Kimura
Shintaro Asanuma Shintaro Asanuma
7.9 67 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  At the Queen’s request, Ciel and the demon butler Sebastian host an extravagant dinner party for the who’s who of the London underground. But an evening that begins with the promise of unmatched elegance quickly spirals into mayhem when their most distinguished guest is found murdered in his room. Now, trapped in the Phantomhive Manor by a dark and stormy night, Ciel and Sebastian must work together with their high-class guests, including the legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to find the murderer in their midst before the blame falls on the host and his somewhat suspicious staff.
Plot:  detective, butler, supernatural, victorian england, based on manga, anime, original video animation (ova)
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Taboo
Cast
Tom Hardy Tom Hardy
David Hayman David Hayman
Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce
Oona Chaplin Oona Chaplin
7.9 1.5K votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style:  dark, slow burn, gritty
Plot:  london, england, africa, corruption, blackmail, british empire, greed, investigation, ...
Time:  19th century
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Penny Dreadful
Cast
Eva Green Eva Green
Josh Hartnett Josh Hartnett
Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton
Harry Treadaway Harry Treadaway
7.8 1.5K votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 27
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.
Plot:  london, england, witch, monster, underground, vampire, incantation, black magic, ...
Time:  19th century
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Black Butler
Cast
Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto
7.7 275 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan, United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 70
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
Plot:  london, england, circus, detective, butler, kidnapping, magic, supernatural, ...
Place:  united kingdom
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Murdoch Mysteries
Cast
Yannick Bisson Yannick Bisson
Helene Joy Helene Joy
Thomas Craig Thomas Craig
Jonny Harris Jonny Harris
7.7 291 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, United Kingdom
Seasons: 20
Episodes: 330
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
Plot:  based on novel or book, toronto, canada, victorian england, period drama, police detective, procedural, comforting, ...
Time:  19th century
Place:  canada
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Carnival Row
Cast
Orlando Bloom Orlando Bloom
Cara Delevingne Cara Delevingne
Simon McBurney Simon McBurney
Tamzin Merchant Tamzin Merchant
7.7 1.4K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 18
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.
Plot:  detective, fairy, investigation, mythical creature, politics, steampunk, racism, police detective, ...
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Poor Things
Cast
Emma Stone Emma Stone Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe
Ramy Youssef Ramy Youssef
7.6 5.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration: 141 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Plot:  ship, london, england, experiment, paris, france, based on novel or book, obsession, ...
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Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Cast
Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto
Yukari Tamura Yukari Tamura
Junichi Suwabe Junichi Suwabe
7.5 106 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:  Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice but to get aboard as well.
Plot:  ship, butler, supernatural, gore, victorian england, sequel, zombie, based on manga, ...
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Scrooge
Cast
Alastair Sim Alastair Sim
Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns
Glyn Dearman Glyn Dearman
George Cole George Cole
7.4 370 votes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 86 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
Plot:  london, england, based on novel or book, businessman, holiday, greed, supernatural, redemption, ...
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Enola Holmes 2
Cast
Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown
Henry Cavill Henry Cavill
David Thewlis David Thewlis
Louis Partridge Louis Partridge
7.4 3.1K votes
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Enola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.
Plot:  detective, victorian england, sequel, female detective, sherlock holmes
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Ripper Street
7.4 197 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 36
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Style:  dark
Plot:  london, england, jack the ripper, victorian england, serial killer, period drama, police detective, victorian era, ...
Time:  19th century
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Victoria
7.4 286 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
Plot:  london, england, monarchy, royal family, romance, royalty, period drama, british history, ...
Time:  19th century
Place:  britain
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