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WHAT IS A PERIOD DRAMA
In simple terms, a period drama is any drama or film set in a different time period than the modern Post-Cold War Era. So, anywhere from the beginning of time (Ancient History) to around 1991 counts as a period drama.
While technically, even a film set a decade ago could be a “period drama,” evoking another time should have some distance from today.
Period dramas fall into different eras/periods. Here are a few examples of eras (not everything is here, and it varies by country):
Ancient History (6000 BC to AD 500)
The Medieval Period (500-1500)
The Renaissance and Elizabethan Eras (1400-1603)
Baroque Period (1603-1750)
The Georgian and Regency Eras (1750-1830)
Pre-Victorian/Victorian Eras (1830-1901)
Edwardian Era (1901-1914)
WWI, The Roaring 20s, through to WWII (1914-1945)
Post-WWII/The Cold War: (1945-1991)
Then within period dramas, there tend to be different kinds:
Historical Dramas – Based more on history (IE: historical figures, biographical dramas, focus on realism, etc.)
Romanticized Period Dramas – These dramas/films tend to have an idealized view of the past for entertainment’s sake. See This Is Why Period Dramas Don’t Need to Be Historically Accurate for more on this topic.
Historical Fantasies – Films and Dramas that include a fantasy element but take place in our world. For example, Agent Carter or A Discovery of Witches, season 2.
British, American, French, Spanish, Korean, etc.: Each country has its unique style of recreating the past.
And then, within the period drama genre (and types of period dramas), a drama/film usually combines with other movies/TV genres.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Romance
Mystery: Cozy, Crime, etc.
Supernatural
Comedy
Drama
Small-town
Thriller
Horror
Historical
Well, you get the idea!
In simple terms, a period drama is any drama or film set in a different time period than the modern Post-Cold War Era. So, anywhere from the beginning of time (Ancient History) to around 1991 counts as a period drama.
While technically, even a film set a decade ago could be a “period drama,” evoking another time should have some distance from today.
Period dramas fall into different eras/periods. Here are a few examples of eras (not everything is here, and it varies by country):
Ancient History (6000 BC to AD 500)
The Medieval Period (500-1500)
The Renaissance and Elizabethan Eras (1400-1603)
Baroque Period (1603-1750)
The Georgian and Regency Eras (1750-1830)
Pre-Victorian/Victorian Eras (1830-1901)
Edwardian Era (1901-1914)
WWI, The Roaring 20s, through to WWII (1914-1945)
Post-WWII/The Cold War: (1945-1991)
Then within period dramas, there tend to be different kinds:
Historical Dramas – Based more on history (IE: historical figures, biographical dramas, focus on realism, etc.)
Romanticized Period Dramas – These dramas/films tend to have an idealized view of the past for entertainment’s sake. See This Is Why Period Dramas Don’t Need to Be Historically Accurate for more on this topic.
Historical Fantasies – Films and Dramas that include a fantasy element but take place in our world. For example, Agent Carter or A Discovery of Witches, season 2.
British, American, French, Spanish, Korean, etc.: Each country has its unique style of recreating the past.
And then, within the period drama genre (and types of period dramas), a drama/film usually combines with other movies/TV genres.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Romance
Mystery: Cozy, Crime, etc.
Supernatural
Comedy
Drama
Small-town
Thriller
Horror
Historical
Well, you get the idea!
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