Best Modern History TV Series

Looking for the best modern history TV series? These 14 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Peaky Blinders 2013 ★ 8.5

The Queen's Gambit 2020 ★ 8.4

Boardwalk Empire 2010 ★ 8.0

The Pacific 2010 ★ 7.8

Babylon Berlin 2017 ★ 7.7

The Hour 2011 ★ 7.5

A Young Doctor's Notebook 2012 ★ 7.1

Upstairs Downstairs 2010 ★ 7.4

South Riding 2011 ★ 6.9

The Kennedys 2011 ★ 6.5

The Collection 2016 ★ 6.5

Pan Am 2011 ★ 6.5

The Sinking of the Laconia 2011 ★ 6.4

Ridley Road 2021 ★ 6.3