swap_horiz Copernicus Alternatives

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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was a 1980 television series created by Carl Sagan and collaborators. It explored scientific s...

Educational Classic Nostalgia Science

9.4 Excellent

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series based on Luo Guanzhong’s 14th-century novel. Produced by CC...

Classic Epic Long Form Historical

9.1 Excellent

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Ramayan

Ramayan is a Hindi-language television adaptation of the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Produced by Ramanand Sagar and...

India Family Mythological Historical

9.0 Excellent

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The Ascent of Man

The Ascent of Man was a thirteen-part BBC documentary series presented by Jacob Bronowski, exploring human evolution fro...

Documentary 1970S United Kingdom Documentary Television Program

9.0 Excellent

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Seventeen Moments of Spring

Seventeen Moments of Spring is a Soviet drama television series examining wartime espionage through the eyes of teenager...

Drama Historical War Soviet Union

8.9 Great

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Shōgun

Shōgun is a historical drama television series adapted from James Clavell’s novel. The show centers on John Blackthorne,...

Epic Historical Samurai Political

8.9 Great

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Narcos

Narcos is a television series depicting the activities of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel in Colombia. The show ch...

Netflix Crime Historical Gangster

8.8 Great

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Deadwood

Deadwood is a television series depicting the establishment of Deadwood, South Dakota, in the 1870s. The HBO production,...

Complex Historical Gritty Dialogue Driven

8.8 Great

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It's a Sin

It’s a Sin is a British drama chronicling the experiences of gay men in London from 1981 to 1991. The series portrays th...

Emotional Historical Anthology Pandemic

8.8 Great

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My Dearest

My Dearest is a Korean historical romance drama inspired by *Gone with the Wind*. Set in Joseon Dynasty Korea, it tells...

Streaming Family Historical Romance

8.8 Great

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Mokhtarnameh

Mokhtarnameh is a television series depicting the life of Al-Mukhtar, an Islamic revolutionary who led a rebellion again...

Epic Historical Dramatic Religious

8.8 Great

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Joy of Life

Joy of Life is a 2019 Chinese television series adapted from Mao Ni’s novel Qing Yunian, starring Zhang Ruoyun and featu...

Drama Historical Period Piece Political

8.8 Great

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The Untamed

The Untamed is a 2019 Chinese television series adapted from Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s novel. It depicts two cultivators embar...

Romantic Drama Historical Peoples Republic Of China

8.7 Great

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Eyes of Dawn

Eyes of Dawn is a South Korean television series adapted from a 10-volume novel. The drama covers a historical narrative...

Military Historical Period Piece South Korea

8.7 Great

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Kaamelott

Kaamelott is a French television series reimagining Arthurian tales. It portrays the daily lives of King Arthur and his...

French France Family Comedy

8.6 Great

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Three Kingdoms

Three Kingdoms is a 2010 Chinese television drama adapting the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. The series covers ev...

Epic Historical Historical Drama Adaptation

8.6 Great

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The Unknown War

The Unknown War is a twenty-part documentary series examining the conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union dur...

Cold War Archive Documentary Historical

8.6 Great

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Sandokan

Sandokan is an Italian television series based on Emilio Salgari’s novels. It depicts the adventures of Sandokan, a lege...

Adventure Action Italian France

7.6 Good

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Gaslit

Gaslit is a Starz limited series exploring the events surrounding President Nixon and the Watergate scandal. The show ce...

Drama Historical Political Thriller Political

7.3 Good

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Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110 is a German detective television series established in 1971, named after the GDR’s emergency telephone nu...

Police Detective Crime Drama 1970S

7.1 Good