Frock Flicks in the Works
Historical costume movies and TV series premiering soon or in production that we’ve heard about. Yes, the dates are U.S.-centric, that’s how we roll.| Title | Description | Costume Designer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenie | TV biopic of Stephanie St. Clair, the "Godmother of Harlem," who was the most profitable female 'numbers banker' in the 1920s and '30s. | September 1, 2023, on BET | |
| A Haunting in Venice | Kenneth Branagh takes on another Poirot mystery, now in post-World War II Venice. | Sammy Sheldon | September 15, 2023 |
| Jeanne du Barry | Biopic of the last official mistress of Louis XV. | Jürgen Doering | September 29, 2023 |
| Priscilla | A look at the relationship between Priscilla & Elvis Presley. | Stacey Battat | October 6, 2023 |
| In the Fire | A New York doctor treats a boy in remote village, sparking a war of science versus religion in the 1890s. | Sabrina Beretta | October 13, 2023 |
| Lessons in Chemistry | A woman's dream of being a chemist in the early 1960s is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, & fired from her lab. | Mirren Gordon-Crozier | October 13, 2023, on Apple TV |
| Killers of the Flower Moon | Members of the Osage tribe are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation. | Jacqueline West | October 20, 2023 |
| The Gilded Age | Season 2 of the series about New York's super-rich society of the 1880s. | Kasia Walicka-Maimone | October 29, 2023, on HBO |
| The Buccaneers | A new adaption of Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. | Kate Carin | November 8, 2023, on Apple TV |
| Rustin | Biopic of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organized the 1963 March on Washington. | Toni-Leslie James | November 17, 2023, on Netflix |
| Napoleon | A Napoleon Bonaparte biopic directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix. | Janty Yates | November 22, 2023 |
| The Artful Dodger | A follow-up to Dickens' story, set in 1850s Australia, where the Artful Dodger is grown-up & a surgeon. | November 29, 2023, on Hulu | |
| Poor Things | The fantastical evolution of a young woman brought back to life in late Victorian Europe. | Holly Waddington | December 8, 2023 |
| Wonka | A Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory origin story set in the early 20th century. | Lindy Hemming | December 15, 2023 |
| The Color Purple | Musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel set in the early 1900s. | Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | December 25, 2023 |
| My Lady Jane | Comedy series about Lady Jane Grey, based on a series of YA historical fiction novels. | Stephanie Collie | 2023 on Amazon |
| Shōgun | Miniseries, based on James Clavell’s novel, about an English sailor in 17th-c. Japan. | Carlos Rosario | 2023 on FX |
| The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | The story of one of the Three Musketeers. | Thierry Delettre | 2023 |
| The Three Musketeers: Milady | Sequel to 'D'Artagnan,' being filmed back-to-back. | Thierry Delettre | 2023 |
| Cabrini | Biopic of Francesca Cabrini, who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. | Alisha Silverstein | March 8, 2024 |
| The Ballad of Renegade Nell | Miniseries about a female bandit during the reign of Queen Anne of England. | Tom Pye | Disney+ |
| Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Picking up the story in 1871 with young Lord Trenchard, unaware of his true parentage. | Phoebe De Gaye | MGM+ |
| Carême | TV series about chef Antoine Carême, who cooked for Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, & the Rothschilds | Apple TV | |
| Chief of War | From the indigenous point of view, this TV series tells the story of the unification and colonization of Hawaii in the 18th century. | Caroline Eselin | Apple TV |
| Clicquot | Drama about the the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century. | Marie Frémont | |
| The Custom of the Country | TV series based the Edith Wharton novel about a woman who rises to the top of New York high society in the early 20th century. | Apple TV | |
| The Decameron | Series set in 1348 during the Black Death. | Gabriella Pescucci & Uliva Pizzetti | Netflix |
| Firebrand | A film about Queen Catherine Parr and Henry VIII's marriage. | Michael O'Connor | |
| The Gallows Pole | Miniseries set at the start of the industrial revolution in 18th-c. Yorkshire & based on the novel by by Benjamin Myers. | Emma Rees | |
| The History of Sound | Two young men fall in love during World War I as they record the lives & music of their American countrymen. | ||
| Lee | Kate Winslet stars as war correspondent & photographer Lee Miller during World War II. | Michael O'Connor | |
| The Leopard | TV series based on the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa about Italian unification in the 1860s. | Carlo Poggioli & Edoardo Russo | Netflix |
| Longbourn | The lives of the servants of Longbourn House, home to the Bennet family of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice.' | ||
| The Man Who Saved Paris | The most successful brothel owner in Paris during the 1940's is asked by the government to restore the city's image after the Nazi Occupation. | ||
| Mary & George | Miniseries about the Countess of Buckingham who molded her son to seduce King James I. | Annie Symons | AMC |
| Monstrous Beauty | A woman born with a rare condition becomes a playwright at King Charles II's court. | Annie Symons | |
| The Nightingale | The lives of two sisters living in France are torn apart at the onset of World War II. Based on Kristin Hannah's novel. | ||
| Nosferatu | "A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him." | Linda Muir | |
| One Hundred Years of Solitude | A TV adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez's novel that traces seven generations of a Columbian family. | Netflix | |
| Outlander: Blood of My Blood | Prequel series focusing on Jamie Fraser's parents. | Starz | |
| The Promised Land | Set in 1755 about Ludvig Kahlen who cultivated the wild heath of Jutland. | ||
| Roosevelt | A biopic about President Theodore Roosevelt starring Leonardo DiCaprio. | ||
| Seacole | The story of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who sought to work with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. | Luminita Lungu | |
| Three Little Birds | Miniseries following three women who leave Jamaica for Great Britain in the 1950s. | Mena Martinez | BritBox |
