Last Updated on February 9, 2025
We have your period drama line-up for what’s new to streaming on Netflix in the US this winter – and also what’s leaving.
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This list will be updated all winter: it will house all the costume, historical, and period dramas added to Netflix in December 2024, and January and February 2025, that we think you’ll enjoy.
New titles – from British period dramas to romantic television series, international films and biopics – will be added alphabetically to the appropriate areas all throughout the months, as soon as we learn of them. If you recognize a title from the service, it’s because movies and series often get pulled off for a period of time, and then they come back.
You can click through to watch the trailers where available – they may save you from watching something you’ll wish you hadn’t (or help you find something you nearly skipped over). Please note that some titles may be unavailable on Netflix’s ad tier.
We’ve also curated some other non-period titles of interest, including feel-good movies and TV series, comedies and romances, that are new to Netflix that you might like. See the “You May Also Like” section for these additional suggestions of what to watch.
Period dramas leaving Netflix this winter: Leaving in December: December 1: Ali (2001), Troy (2004). December 16: Darkest Hour (2017). Leaving in January: January 15: Selma (2014). Leaving in February: February 28: Cinderella Man (2005), Legends of the Fall (1994).
The fall 2024 list for Netflix is here.
Those who are new here should know that Willow and Thatch also has a special section for period dramas that have been added recently to different streaming services. See the “New to Streaming” drop-down menu at the top of the page.
Period Dramas Added to Netflix in December 2024
The Children’s Train (2024)
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty. Based on the bestselling novel by Viola Ardone.
Starring Christian Cervone, Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi.
Rated TV-PG
Available December 4
Maria (2024)
Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo Larrain’s reimagining of the diva’s final days in 1977.
Starring Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher.
Rated R
Available December 11
Midway (2019)
A gritty United States Navy must face off against an imposing Imperial Japanese Navy in a decisive WWII battle for control of the Pacific.
Starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson.
Rated PG-13
Available December 1
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Season 1)
Welcome to Macondo, the mythical town that began with twenty houses on the bank of a river, where magical realism came to life and the Buendía family began their story. A story about the adversities of impossible loves, confrontations with a past that follows their footsteps and a curse that condemns them. Based on the masterpiece of Gabriel García Márquez comes “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” the series.8 episodes. A Spanish historical fantasy drama.
Starring Claudio Cataño, Marco Antonio González Ospina, Susana Morales Cañas, Diego Vásquez, Marleyda Soto, Akima.
Rated TV-MA
Available December 11
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
During WWII, the only US Women’s Army Corps unit of color stationed overseas takes on an impossible mission in Tyler Perry’s drama based on a true story.
Starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson.
Rated PG-13
Available December 20
For more period dramas added in December 2024, also see the following: December 1: Jin (Seasons 1-2), a Japanese time travel series. December 4: The docuseries Churchill at War (Season 1). December 6: The biblical coming-of-age epic Mary (2024). December 13: For a little winter ambiance, watch Bridgerton: Fireplace (2024). December 30: Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1 (2024).
Period Dramas Added to Netflix in January 2025
Downton Abbey (2019)
Turn back the clock with the Crawley family and their staff as they prepare for a new era and a royal visit. But even perfect plans can go awry.
Starring Stephen Campbell Moore, Michael Fox, Lesley Nicol.
Rated PG
Available January 1
The Good Shepherd (2006)
In 1939, the feds recruit an upstanding Yale student into a lifelong career. But as he shapes modern intelligence methods, the job erodes at his ideals.
Starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro.
Rated R
Available January 1
Out of Africa (1985)
A wealthy Danish woman moves to Nairobi to marry a baron but soon falls for a dashing big-game hunter who won’t be tied down.
Starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Rated PG
Available January 1
Schindler’s List (1993)
Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley.
Rated R
Available January 1
The Sting (1973)
In 1930s Chicago, a rookie grifter and veteran con artist plan to fleece a homicidal racketeer through a phony racetrack scam.
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw.
Rated PG
Available January 1
For more period dramas added in January 2025, also see the following: January 1: The Depression-era crime film Public Enemies (2009), The Monuments Men (2014), the adventure-drama In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the WWII drama Number 24 (2024), Awakenings (1990), and the partially period-set The Age of Adaline (2015) and King Kong (2005). January 9: American Primeval (Limited Series). January 25: The Chinese comedic drama which some say gives them P&P vibes Perfect Match (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly). January 30: Here (2024): the story covers the events of a single plot of land and its inhabitants, spanning from the distant past to the 21st century.
Period Dramas Added to Netflix in February 2025
Operation Finale (2018)
15 years after World War II, a team of secret agents are brought together to track down Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust.
Starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz.
Rated PG-13
Available February 20
You May Also Like
This section contains a curated list of movies and TV series new on Netflix, that are NOT period dramas. We think fans of historical and costume dramas will enjoy them just the same.
Available in December: December 9: The Great British Baking Show: Holidays (Season 7), It Ends With Us (2024). December 16: Barbie (2023). December 19: Virgin River (Season 6). December 31: Dune: Part Two (2024).
Available in January: January 1: This Is 40 (2012), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Notting Hill (1999), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Missing You (Limited Series), Melancholia (2011), 28 Days (2000), Friends with Money (2006), Bruce Almighty (2003), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Erin Brockovich (2000), Meet the Parents (2000), Love Actually (2003), Interstellar (2014), Inception (2010), Dune: Part One (2021). January 7: Younger (Seasons 1-7). January 9: Lion (2016). January 21: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2022). January 26: You Hurt My Feelings (2023).
Available in February: February 1: About Time (2013), An Affair to Remember (1957), Miss Congeniality (2000), Parasite (2019), Spanglish (2004), The Wedding Planner (2001), Two Weeks Notice (2002). February 5: Kinda Pregnant (2025). February 6: Sweet Magnolias (Season 4). February 7: Two Lovers (2008). February 8: Spencer (2021).
If you enjoyed this post, be sure to see The Period Films List, with the best British period dramas, historical and costume movies and TV series sorted by era.
