5 Romantic Period Dramas to Enjoy During Valentine's Week 2026 While Anticipating Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2

Netflix is gearing up to unveil Bridgerton season 4 part 2 on February 29, right after Valentine's Week 2026! With the teaser creating a buzz online, here’s

a compilation of the finest offerings from period dramas on OTT platforms Netflix and Amazon Prime Video that will ensure you have an enjoyable Valentine's Week while eagerly anticipating the Benedict's story to follow the initial four episodes that were released on January 29.

Historical dramas on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video

Name: Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Cast: Arsema Thomas and India Amarteifio, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell, Corey Mylchreest
Synopsis: Queen Charlotte is a limited series available on Netflix that narrates the ascent of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Recognized as a prequel to the main Bridgerton series on the streaming platform, it highlights the influence and authority during the late 18th century. The show received acclaim for the performances of both Arsema Thomas and India Amarteifio. Watch this tale of how Queen Charlotte encountered King George.
OTT Platform: Netflix

Name: The Crown
Cast: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies, and Jonathan Pryce
Synopsis: This series chronicles the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, starting just before the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and concluding with the 2005 wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. The show spans six seasons over nearly sixty years. Peter Morgan adapted this series from his film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013), which also centered on Elizabeth.
OTT Platform: Netflix
Name: Anne With An E
Cast: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R. H. Thomson, Dalila Bela, and Lucas Jade Zumann
Synopsis: Anne With An E follows the escapades of a young orphan girl in late-19th-century Canada as she adjusts to her new life on Prince Edward Island. The series also addresses societal challenges such as aiding orphans, child abandonment, psychological trauma, and social issues like conformity, gender inequality, racism, religion, homosexuality, bullying, and freedom of expression.
OTT Platform: Netflix

Name: My Lady Jane
Cast: Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel
Synopsis: A romantic historical drama featuring Emily Bader in the lead role, it portrays an alternate 16th-century England where Lady Jane Grey is pressured by her mother to marry Lord Guildford Dudley. This series is adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand, beautifully reimagining the life of Lady Jane Grey.
OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Name: Reign
Cast: Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows
Synopsis: This four-season historical drama is set in the late 16th century and follows the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, as she navigates her path to power in the French court. It depicts her anticipation of marrying the fifteen-year-old Crown Prince Francis, to whom she has been betrothed since childhood, and the ensuing narrative.
OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video

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