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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlock & Daughter | Yet another twist on the Sherlock Holmes story, starring David Thewlis as the detective. | Hannah Bury | April 16, 2025, on The CW |
| Towards Zero | A 1930s Agatha Christie murder-mystery miniseries. | Charlotte Mitchell | April 16, 2025, on BritBox |
| Carême | TV series about the first celebrity chef who cooked for Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, & the Rothschilds. | Pierre-Jean Larroque | April 30, 2025, on Apple TV |
| Miss Austen | Miniseries looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her sister Jane's letters after her death. | Gill Horn | May 4, 2025, on PBS |
| Juliet & Romeo | Shakespeare's story, as a pop musical set in 1301. | Luciano Capozzi | May 9, 2025 |
| Nautilus | TV series based on Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. | Wendy Cork & Marion Boyce | June 29, 2025, on AMC |
| 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 | August 1, 2025, on Apple TV |
| Outlander: Blood of My Blood | Prequel series focusing on Jamie Fraser's parents. | Trisha Biggar | August 8, 2025, on Starz |
| Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | The third & last of the movies spawned by the TV series! | Anna Robbins | September 12, 2025 |
| The Bride | In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. | Sandy Powell | September 26, 2025 |
| Marty Supreme | Film inspired by the life of a professional table tennis player in the 1940s & starring Timothée Chalamet. | Miyako Bellizzi | December 25, 2025 |
| Frankenstein | A continuation of the classic story set 40 years later. Written & directed by Guillermo del Toro. | Kate Hawley | November 2025 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Series based on John Galsworthy's novels & set in 1880s London. | Nic Ede | 2025 on PBS |
| The History of Sound | Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices, & music of their American countrymen. | Miyako Bellizzi | 2025 |
| King and Conqueror | Series about William of Normandy & Harold of Wessex meeting at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. | Margrét Einarsdóttir | 2025 |
| Néro | An adventure series set in 1504 Southern France. | Pierre Canitrot | 2025 on Netflix |
| Outrageous | Based on the lives of the six Mitford sisters in the 1930s. | Claire Collins | 2025 on BritBox |
| Wuthering Heights | Another big-screen version of Emily Bronte's novel. | February 13, 2026 | |
| The Odyssey | Director Christopher Nolan's take on the Greek classic. | Ellen Mirojnick | July 17, 2026 |
| Amadeus | A TV reimagining of the Mozart / Salieri story from Peter Shaffer’s play. | Lisa Duncan | |
| La Casa de los EspÃritus | A TV adaption of Isabel Allende's novel about a Chilean family over the course of a century. | Amazon | |
| Death by Lightning | Series about the assassination of 20th U.S. President James Garfield. | Michael Wilkinson | Netflix |
| Dope Girls | Series that follows the birth of the nightclub scene in London's Soho in the 1910s. | Sophie Canale | |
| Ena. La reina Victoria Eugenia | Miniseries about Victoria Eugenia, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, who was Queen of Spain in the early 20th century. | Zulma Velázquez | |
| Fackham Hall | A parody of Downton Abbey-type period dramas with a murder-mystery thrown in. | ||
| Fever | Biopic of singer Peggy Lee, starting with her first #1 single "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" in 1942. | Sandy Powell | |
| Fools | During Mary Tudor's reign, a cardinal vies for power, but the jester Jane Foole stands in his way. | ||
| House of Guinness | TV series set in the 19th century about the history of the Guinness beer family. | Edward K. Gibbon | |
| Iron Ribbon | Story of Stanislawa Uminska, a Polish actress on trial in the 1920s for a sensational criminal case. | Dinah Collin | |
| Last Samurai Standing | Set in 1878, where samurais gather for a battle royale. TV series based on a novel by Shogo Imamura. | Masae Miyamoto | Netflix |
| The Legend of Van Dorn | A Civil War drama. | Christian Micheal Shuster | |
| Longbourn | The lives of the servants of Longbourn House, home to the Bennet family of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice.' | ||
| Madfabulous | Indie film about flamboyant & rebellious 19th-c. Lord Paget. | Francisco Rodriguez-Weil | |
| Merteuil | A Dangerous Liaisons prequel following the rise to power of the young Isabelle de Merteuil. | Netflix | |
| Monstrous Beauty | A woman born with a rare condition becomes a playwright at King Charles II's court. | Annie Symons | |
| Peaky Blinders | Movie based on the TV series & set in WWII. | Alison McCosh | |
| Robin Hood | TV series about the iconic medieval figure. | ||
| Seacole | The story of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who sought to work with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. | Luminita Lungu | |
| Steal Away | Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, an HBCU choir, in the 1870s. | ||
| Van Gogh | Biopic of the artist Vincent Van Gogh. | Michael O'Connor | |
| Virginia Woolf's Night & Day | Based on the 1910s novel where an astronomer is determined to avoid love & marriage. | Esther Walz | |
| Young Sherlock | TV series about a 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries at Oxford. | Jany Temime | Amazon |
