Discover The Best Movies and TV Shows Like Another Period

Set in Newport, Rhode Island, during the Gilded Age, *Another Period* follows the absurd, decadent, and deeply vapid lives of the Bellacourt family, an ultra-wealthy dynasty obsessed exclusively with social status, superficial scandal, and hedonism. The narrative centers primarily on sisters Beatrice and Lillian Bellacourt, two profoundly dim-witted socialites whose sole ambitions are attending parties, maintaining their immense privilege, and sleeping with various historical figures and servants.The sisters are married off to men they despise—Beatrice to the closeted, gentle Lord Frederick of Scotland, and Lillian to the wealthy, eccentric Commodore Adams. However, their marriages are merely accessories to their relentless pursuit of Newport high-society dominance. Meanwhile, their timid brother, Frederick Jr., is trapped in a deeply dysfunctional, incestuous marriage with Beatrice, while also navigating an accidental pregnancy with their own mother, Dodo, who is herself a perpetually intoxicated alcoholic addicted to laudanum.Overseeing the collapsing estate is the family patriarch, Colonel James Bellacourt, who cares little for his children and spends his time plotting political corruption or engaging in bizarre sexual escapades. Behind the scenes, the household’s sprawling staff runs the mansion while harboring their own treacherous ambitions. Head butler Peanuts, secretly a former slave named Moses who is passing as white, manipulates the family for survival and power. Head maid Beatrice’s maid, Chair, schemes to elevate her own status through blackmail and violence, while the other servants endure routine abuse, murder, and catastrophic workplace accidents without missing a beat.Throughout the series, the family stumbles through a series of escalating catastrophes, including the Titanic disaster, the outbreak of World War I, and encounters with famous figures like Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Houdini. Despite historical upheavals, the Bellacourts remain entirely insulated by their wealth, failing to grasp the changing world around them.As the seasons progress, the family tree grows increasingly tangled through murder, betrayal, and scandalous affairs. Lillian and Beatrice continually plot to assassinate each other or their husbands, while Dodo fights to maintain control of the family fortune. Ultimately, the series reaches a chaotic climax when the family faces financial ruin and social exile. True to their nature, the Bellacourts learn nothing from their misadventures. They continue their vicious cycle of backstabbing, vanity, and debauchery, proving that no amount of historical tragedy or personal ruin can penetrate their profound, impenetrable stupidity.