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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The House of the Spirits | A TV adaption of Isabel Allende's novel about a Chilean family over the course of a century. | April 29, 2026, on Amazon | |
| The Other Bennet Sister | A miniseries about Mary Bennet from 'Pride & Prejudice.' | Sian Jenkins | May 6, 2026, on BritBox |
| Amadeus | Miniseries version of the play based on the life of the 18th-century composer. | Lisa Duncan | May 8, 2026, on Starz |
| Spider-Noir | Nicolas Cage as a private investigator in 1930s New York. | Trayce Gigi Field | May 27, 2026, on Amazon |
| Pressure | World War II movie set 72 hours before D-Day. | Liza Bracey | May 29, 2026 |
| The Death of Robin Hood | Hugh Jackman stars as Robin Hood grappling with his past life of crime. | Lorna Marie Mugan | June 19, 2026 |
| Young Washington | A George Washington biopic. | Nadine Powell | July 3, 2026 |
| Little House on the Prairie | New TV series based on the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. | Mitchell Travers | July 9, 2026, on Netflix |
| The Odyssey | Director Christopher Nolan's take on the Greek classic. | Ellen Mirojnick | July 17, 2026 |
| Sense and Sensibility | A big-screen remake of the Jane Austen classic. | Grace Snell | October 16, 2026 |
| Jimmy | Biopic of actor Jimmy Stewart around WWII & 'It's a Wonderful Life.' | Emma O'Loughlin | November 6, 2026 |
| Hershey | Biopic of Milton & Kitty Hershey, who founded the chocolate company in the 19th century. | Katie Irish | November 26, 2026 |
| East of Eden | Miniseries about two families spanning the U.S. Civil War to WWI, based on the John Steinbeck novel. | Kirsty Cameron | 2026 on Netflix |
| The Nightingale | Based on Kristin Hannah's novel about two sisters in France during WWII. | Arianne Phillips | February 12, 2027 |
| The Age of Innocence | TV remake of the Edith Wharton novel set in the 1870s. | Daniel Orlandi | Netflix |
| Bad Bridget | Movie about Irish women immigrating to North America in the 19th century. | Kate Hawley | |
| Black Palace | A forbidden love story between set in Buckingham Palace in the late 19th century. | Joanna Eatwell | |
| Cry to Heaven | Story of an 18th-c. Venetian castrato opera singer, based on the Anne Rice novel. | ||
| The Detection Club | 1930s crime writers Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, & G.K. Chesterton solve real murders. | BritBox | |
| The Duchess and I | Movie about Wallis Simpson's final years, starring Joan Collins. | Charlotte Law & Sandy Powell | |
| Fever | Biopic of singer Peggy Lee, starting with her first #1 single in 1942. | Sandy Powell | |
| The Idiots | A woman saves the life of writer Fyodor Dostoevsky & founds a publishing house. | ||
| Iron Ribbon | Film about a Polish actress on trial in the 1920s for a sensational criminal case. | Dinah Collin | |
| L'Inverno | WWII romance involving a Jewish violinist & a SS officer. | Gabriella Pescucci | |
| Les Misérables | A new adaptation of Victor Hugo's famous novel. | Pierre-Jean Larroque | |
| Jehanne d'Arc | Director Baz Luhrmann takes on the historical Joan of Arc. | ||
| Late in Summer | WWII romance involving a farmer's wife & a Black American GI. | Jenny Beavan | |
| Lincoln in the Bardo | Abraham Lincoln grieves his son & encounters a supernatural moment. | Colleen Atwood | |
| Longbourn | The lives of the servants in 'Pride & Prejudice.' | ||
| Lucia | Movie about James Joyce's daughter Lucia, a dancer in 1920s Paris. | ||
| Madfabulous | Indie film about flamboyant & rebellious 19th-c. Lord Paget. | Francisco Rodriguez-Weil | |
| Monstrous Beauty | A woman born with a rare condition becomes a playwright at King Charles II's court. | Annie Symons | |
| Photograph 51 | Biopic of scientist Rosalind Franklin, whose work led to the discovery of DNA. | ||
| Pride and Prejudice | A new TV miniseries adaption of the Jane Austen story. | Charlotte Walter | Netflix |
| Savage House | A darkly satirical play on class and power set in 18th-c. England. | Alex Bovaird | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | TV miniseries of Charles Dickens' classic. | Nina Ayres | MGM+ |
| Vienna Game | TV series about the 1814 Congress of Vienna diplomatic meeting. | Elisabeth Binder-Neururer | |
| Virginia Woolf's Night & Day | Based on the 1910s novel where an astronomer is determined to avoid love & marriage. | Esther Walz | |
| The Von Fersens | The backstory of siblings Sophie & Axel von Fersen in 18th-c. Sweden. | Kicki Ilander | Netflix |
| A Woman of Substance | New miniseries adaption of the story of a maid who rises to run her own business. | Nadine Clifford-Davern | BritBox |
