# The best historical TV series of all time

From Rome to Chernobyl: the historical series audiences and critics love most (Presse-citron, SensCritique, Cinetrafic).

- 67 votes · 12 items
- Feb 27, 2026 · Anaïs Robert
- https://even.best/en/l/2017/the-best-historical-tv-series-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **The Crown (2016–2023)** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — The reign of Elizabeth II.
2. **Chernobyl (2019)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The 1986 nuclear disaster, recreated with chilling precision.
3. **Rome (2005–2007)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — The end of the Roman Republic seen by two legionaries.
4. **A French Village (2009–2017)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — A village in the Jura under the Occupation, over seven seasons.
5. **The Tudors (2007–2010)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Henry VIII and his wives.
6. **Narcos (2015–2017)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Pablo Escobar and the DEA.
7. **Shōgun (2024)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — An English pilot in feudal Japan.
8. **Downton Abbey (2010–2015)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — An aristocratic family and its servants.
9. **Peaky Blinders (2013–2022)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The Shelbys in Birmingham after the Great War.
10. **Vikings (2013–2020)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons.
11. **Versailles (2015–2018)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Following the Sun King for three seasons.
12. **Outlander (2014–)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A 1945 nurse thrown back to 18th-century Scotland.

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