We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we’ve Just Posted one of these, and then I go check and it’s been months. So, yay, we get some new stuff! As always, you can keep an eye on what’s forthcoming on our Upcoming Movies page! Note that all dates are for the U.S.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Sept. 12)
The third & last of the movies spawned by the TV series! Costumes by Anna Robbins.
The History of Sound (Sept. 12)
Two young men during WWI set out to record the lives, voices, & music of their American countryfolk. Costumes by Miyako Bellizzi.
Frankenstein (select theaters Oct. 17, Nov. 7 on Netflix)
Writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s version of Mary Shelley’s classic tale. Costumes by Kate Hawley.
Nouvelle Vague (Oct. 31)
Follows the production of Jean-Luc Godards’ film ‘Breathless’ in 1960. No costume designer listed.
Nuremberg (Nov. 7)
A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials. Costumes by Bartholomew Cariss.
Sarah’s Oil (Nov. 7)
An African American girl in the early 1900s believes there’s oil under her land. Costumes by Michael T. Boyd.
Marty Supreme (Dec. 2025)
Timothée Chalamet stars as a professional table tennis player in the 1940s. Costumes by Miyako Bellizzi.
King and Conqueror (2025)
Series about William of Normandy & Harold of Wessex meeting at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Costumes by Margrét Einarsdóttir.
The Choral (2025)
A choral society’s members enlist in WWI, & teen boys take their place. Costumes by Jenny Beavan.
Bridgerton season 4 (2026)
Benedict gets a wife! Costumes by John Glaser.
Which of these frock flicks are you most excited for?
I am waiting for Frankenstein with bated breath. Originally the casting of Jacob Elordi as the Creature made me pause but I’ve come around to it, especially since I know the whole film will be dripping with GDT’s beautiful gothic visuals.
The Choral looks really good! Both moving and funny. I hope it comes to theaters in the US
I was going to suggest Washington Black, but turns out it has already been released! Do you have any thoughts on the show?
The costumes for NOUVELLE VAGUE were designed by Pascaline Chavanne.
Deutch, who I think of as a likeable-in-the-right-role but not particularly deep actor, is very odd casting as Seberg to me. We’ll see, though! I’m definitely excited about Marty Supreme.
Thanks for posting-“a history of sound” looks by far the best!”
Pray tell, who is the lady in turquoise and feathers at the top?
Is it from Frankenstein?
That’s Mia Goth in Frankenstein
Downton, of course. Bridgerton just for the masquerade costumes, Queen Charlotte, and Lady Danbury, and I had no idea Frankenstein was going to interest me, but Oscar Issac and Guillermo del Toro. Gotta see it.
Downton and Bridgerton, though the latter is way too far away :(
I’m intrigued by Nuremberg, even with Russell Crowe as Goring. Could be interesting considering Rami Malek’s character, the psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, was a bit of a dark horse. Quite a stacked cast. Brian Cox played Goring in a bad TV movie about the trials and of course he was the best part!
I took one look at the lovely Mia Goth at the head of this article and thought “That is a Look” (So it doesn’t entirely surprise me to learn Señor Del Toro is associated with such an exquisitely unusual aesthetic).
Also, my Inner Child is still giggling about Mia GOTH making a career in the horror genre, lo these many years later.
Definitely
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Definitely excited for Frankenstein!
Who wants to bet that if Downton Abbey: Endgame (I assume the plot is that Thanos comes to visit and the Crawleys have to cater to his rants about overpopulation, and the new scullery maid loses one of the Infinity Stones down a drain) makes lots of money, it won’t be the end of the franchise? Be it a fourth movie, a new series (cf. Sex and the City), a reboot, a spinoff (cf. Bridgerton), etc., I suspect that we won’t see the last of Downton Abbey as long as it keeps pulling in the punters.