period drama

noun

1. a drama set in a particular historical period

Example Sentences

The popular American period drama is often credited with sparking renewed interest in whiskey and classic cocktails like the Old Fashioned.

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Starring James Norton and created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the period drama is inspired by the brewery's legacy, selecting Penrhyn Castle for its "many parallels" with the Guinness original family home, Ashford Castle, in Cong, County Mayo, Ireland.

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Tradition favors the emotional period drama.”

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She shot to fame in 1963 when she appeared in Fellini's Oscar-winning 8 1/2 and the epic period drama The Leopard, which became a Visconti classic.

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Rewind to the first Gilded Age, as dramatized in HBO’s period drama named for that time, and the story’s reversed: a socialite wife may walk away from a soured union with a pile of cash and no pals to spend it with.

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