Shows like Roots

Roots

1977

historical drama, miniseries, slavery · Drama

Knightfall

2017

historical drama · Drama, Action & Adventure · A+E Studios · on History

Frontier

2016

historical drama, 18th century · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Pacific

2010

historical drama, miniseries · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Slave Isaura

2004

slavery · Drama

Hernán

2019

historical drama · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Handmaid's Tale

2017

based on novel or book, slavery · Drama, Action & Adventure

American Primeval

2025

miniseries · Drama, Action & Adventure

And Then There Were None

2015

miniseries, based on novel or book · Drama · A+E Studios

Vikings

2013

historical drama · Drama, Action & Adventure · on History

Ling Cage

2019

slavery · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

2025

based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure

Hell on Wheels

2011

historical drama · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Old Man

2022

based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Plague

2018

Close on feel, same era · Drama, Action & Adventure

Lord of the Flies

2026

based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure

Japan Sinks: 2020

2020

based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure

A Nearly Normal Family

2023

miniseries, based on novel or book · Drama

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

2024

miniseries, based on novel or book · Drama

Tres Caínes

2013

Close on feel, same era · Drama, Action & Adventure

The Mists of Avalon

2001

miniseries, based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure · Wolper Organization

The Terminal List

2022

based on novel or book · Drama, Action & Adventure

I Will Find You

2026

miniseries, based on novel or book · Drama

Troy: Fall of a City

2018

historical drama, miniseries · Drama, Action & Adventure