Upcoming Movies & TV Shows

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.
TitleDescriptionCostume DesignerDate
TimestalkerA dark comedy about a woman reincarnated multiple times starting in the 17th century.Rebecca GoreFebruary 14, 2025
Verona's Romeo & Juliet"Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical."Luciano CapozziFebruary 14, 2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis StoryMiniseries about the last woman hanged in the U.K. in the 1950s.February 17, 2025, on BritBox
A Thousand BlowsSeries about boxers in Victorian London's East End.Maja MeschedeFebruary 21, 2025, on Hulu
The LeopardTV series based on the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa about Italian unification in the 1860s.Carlo Poggioli & Edoardo RussoMarch 5, 2025, on Netflix
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the LightContinuation Thomas Cromwell's life during his last four years, based on the Hilary Mantel trilogy.Joanna EatwellMarch 23, 2025, on PBS
CarêmeTV series about the first celebrity chef who cooked for Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, & the Rothschilds.Pierre-Jean LarroqueApril 30, 2025, on Apple TV
Miss AustenMiniseries looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her sister Jane's letters after her death.Gill HornMay 4, 2025, on PBS
Downton Abbey 3The movies spawned by the TV series continue!Anna RobbinsSeptember 12, 2025
The BrideIn 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion.Sandy PowellSeptember 26, 2025
Marty SupremeFilm inspired by the life of a professional table tennis player in the 1940s & starring Timothée Chalamet.Miyako BellizziDecember 25, 2025
FrankensteinA continuation of the classic story set 40 years later. Written & directed by
Guillermo del Toro.
Kate HawleyNovember 2025
The Forsyte SagaSeries based on John Galsworthy's novels & set in 1880s London.Nic Ede2025 on PBS
The History of SoundTwo young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices, & music of their American countrymen.Miyako Bellizzi2025
King and ConquerorSeries about William of Normandy & Harold of Wessex meeting at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.Margrét Einarsdóttir2025
NéroAn adventure series set in 1504 Southern France.Pierre Canitrot2025 on Netflix
OutrageousBased on the lives of the six Mitford sisters in the 1930s.Claire Collins2025 on BritBox
Sherlock & DaughterYet another twist on the Sherlock Holmes story, starring David Thewlis as the detective.2025 on The CW
Van GoghBiopic of the artist Vincent Van Gogh.Michael O'Connor2025
The OdysseyDirector Christopher Nolan's take on the Greek classic.Ellen MirojnickJuly 17, 2026
AmadeusA TV reimagining of the Mozart / Salieri story from Peter Shaffer’s play.Lisa Duncan
La Casa de los EspíritusA TV adaption of Isabel Allende's novel about a Chilean family over the course of a century.Amazon
Chief of WarFrom the indigenous point of view, this TV series tells the story of the unification and colonization of Hawaii in the 18th century.Caroline EselinApple TV
Death by LightningSeries about the assassination of 20th U.S. President James Garfield.Michael WilkinsonNetflix
Dope GirlsSeries that follows the birth of the nightclub scene in London's Soho in the 1910s.Sophie Canale
Fackham HallA parody of Downton Abbey-type period dramas with a murder-mystery thrown in.
FeverBiopic of singer Peggy Lee, starting with her first #1 single "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" in 1942.Sandy Powell
FoolsDuring Mary Tudor's reign, a cardinal vies for power, but the jester Jane Foole stands in his way.
House of GuinnessThe 19th century history of the Guinness beer family.
Iron RibbonStory of Stanislawa Uminska, a Polish actress on trial in the 1920s for a sensational criminal case.Dinah Collin
Last Samurai StandingIn 1878, samurais gather for a battle royale. TV series based on a novel by Shogo Imamura.Netflix
The Legend of Van DornA Civil War drama.Christian Micheal Shuster
LongbournThe lives of the servants of Longbourn House, home to the Bennet family of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice.'
MadfabulousIndie film about flamboyant & rebellious 19th-c. Lord Paget.Francisco Rodriguez-Weil
MerteuilA Dangerous Liaisons prequel following the rise to power of the young Isabelle de Merteuil.Netflix
Monstrous BeautyA woman born with a rare condition becomes a playwright at King Charles II's court.Annie Symons
Outlander: Blood of My BloodPrequel series focusing on Jamie Fraser's parents.Trisha BiggarStarz
Peaky BlindersMovie based on the TV series & set in WWII.Alison McCosh
SeacoleThe story of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse who sought to work with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War.Luminita Lungu
Steal AwayStory of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, an HBCU choir, in the 1870s.
Towards ZeroAn Agatha Christie mystery set in the 1930s.Charlotte MitchellBritBox
Winter PalaceSeries about a Swiss luxury hotel in 1899.Valérie AddaNetflix
Young SherlockTV series about a 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes solving mysteries at Oxford.Amazon