Prime Video historical series include The Tudors and Downton Abbey
Prime Video maintains a library of historical television for subscribers seeking period pieces and true-event dramas. Viewers exploring the platform’s catalog can choose from multiple titles spanning alternate history, early 20th-century aristocracy, and royal political intrigue.
The Man in the High Castle
Amazon Studios produced The Man in the High Castle, an alternate history series depicting a world where the Axis powers won World War II. The United States is split between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, setting the stage for sinister leaders and underground resistance movements. Moving beyond historical implications, the series incorporates science fiction elements like time travel and alternate realities. The cast features Alexa Davalos as revolutionary Juliana Crain, Rufus Sewell as American Nazi John Smith, and Joel de la Fuente as Japanese chief inspector Takeshi Kido across four seasons.
Downton Abbey
ITV’s Downton Abbey streams on Prime Video, chronicling the wealthy Crawley family in early 20th-century England across six seasons. Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Crawley, alongside Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley and Michelle Dockery as Mary Crawley. The series incorporates real-life historical events such as the sinking of the Titanic and World War I. Its success ultimately yielded three feature films to complete the narrative.
The Underground Railroad
Prime Video’s limited series The Underground Railroad adapts stories of enslaved Black Americans across 10 episodes. Thuso Mbedu stars as Cora and Aaron Pierre stars as Caesar as they escape from Georgia to the North. The miniseries combines historical atrocities with fantastical elements along the characters’ journeys toward freedom.
The Tudors
Showtime’s political drama The Tudors is available on Prime Video, following the 16th-century reign of King Henry VIII. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Henry VIII, joined by Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon, and Maria Doyle Kennedy as Queen Catherine of Aragon across four seasons.