Best Palace Intrigue TV Series

3eyedraven's 27 top-rated palace intrigue TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Crown 2016 ★ 8.2
Kingdom 2019 ★ 8.2
The Magnificent Century 2011 ★ 8.1
The Great 2020 ★ 8.1
The Tudors 2007 ★ 7.8
Magnificent Century: Kösem 2015 ★ 7.7
The White Princess 2017 ★ 7.7
Versailles 2015 ★ 7.7
Victoria 2016 ★ 7.4
Story of Yanxi Palace 2018 ★ 8.2
The White Queen 2013 ★ 7.3
Isabel 2012 ★ 7.7
The Rise of Phoenixes 2018 ★ 8.0
The Royals 2015 ★ 7.3
The Next Prince 2025 ★ 8.2
Ekaterina 2014 ★ 7.7
Shaka Zulu 1986 ★ 7.2
Payitaht: Abdulhamid 2017 ★ 7.9
Elizabeth I 2005 ★ 7.2
The Musketeers 2014 ★ 7.1
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers 1979 ★ 7.2
Elizabeth R 1971 ★ 7.5
Six Flying Dragons 2015 ★ 7.2
Catherine the Great 2019 ★ 6.7