TV Shows like The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents - 50+ Similar series

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The Long Road Home

Plot: The First Cavalry Division of the US army gets ambushed during the siege of the Sadr City in Baghdad. The family of the soldiers wait for more than 48 hours to get updates of the war.

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Plot: Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool...

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The Who Was? Show

Plot: Fresh voices bring some of history's most famous names to life; a live-action sketch comedy show based on the best-selling "Who Was?" book series.

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Band of Brothers

Plot: The story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from 1942 to the end of World War II. A collection of fifty portraits illustrated by archive footage and recounted in voice.

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Downton Abbey

Plot: Robert Crawley risks losing the family estate after his heirs die in the Titanic. Soon, the Crawleys are introduced to Matthew, the next heir in line, who resists the aristocratic way of life.

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Poldark

Plot: Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. Wikipedia

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The Pacific

Plot: Three Marines from different regiments face difficult situations and must struggle to survive during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.

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Hitler's Circle of Evil

Plot: The story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.

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The Musketeers

Plot: D'Artagnan, Porthos, Athos and Aramis are a group of highly skilled soldiers who have to protect their king and country at any cost.

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Hell On Wheels

Plot: The Civil War is in the past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the horrific memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers, an act that sets Bohannon on a course of revenge. This contemporary Western tells the story of his...

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Veep

Plot: Former Senator Selina Meyer gets an opportunity to serve as the Vice President of the United States. She tries to prevent various political uproars while juggling her public as well as private life.

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Borgen

Plot: Prime minister Birgitte Nyborg wins a shocking victory and ushers in a wave of political struggles.

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History 101

Plot: Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

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New Worlds

Plot: This historical drama takes a look at events taking place on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean during the turbulent Restoration period of the 1600s. Young, idealistic renegade Abe Goffe is determined to fight for England to become a true republic. A romantic at heart, he falls for privileged Beth and...

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Hitler: The Rise and Fall

Plot: Acclaimed experts profile the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National Socialist German Workers' Party prior to World War II.

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Five Came Back

Plot: Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

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Rebellion

Plot: The character-driven miniseries "Rebellion" honors the 100th anniversary of the start of the Easter Uprising in 1916, a defining moment in Irish and British history. Three diverse young women and their families, lovers and friends from Belfast, Dublin and London play vital and conflicting roles in...

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The American West

Plot: AMC has proven its considerable skill in producing historical Western content (`Broken Trail', `Hell on Wheels'). The network dips into the same well again with the limited event series `Robert Redford's The West', a docudrama that shows how, in the aftermath of the Civil War, the United States transforms...

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The Man in the High Castle

Plot: This series, loosely based Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name, takes a look at what the world might look like had the outcome of World War II turned out differently. In this dystopian scenario, the Axis powers won the war, leading to the United States being divided into three parts, an area controlled...

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Jamestown

Plot: Set in 17th-century Virginia, USA, this drama series follows the lives of the first settlers in the English colony of Jamestown. Alice, Verity and Jocelyn arrive ready to marry three men in the colony, who have paid for the women's transition to the New World. But upon their arrival, they quickly recognise...

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American Masters

Plot: Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holliday and composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein...

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The Game

Plot: While their men try to hone their gridiron talents on the field, the wives and girlfriends of pro football players sharpen their own skills behind the scenes when it comes to the power plays they have to use to get their guys the best agents, the best endorsements, the best merchandising deals -- even...

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Hip-Hop Evolution

Plot: Hip-hop music first developed in the United States in the 1970s and has steadily grown in popularity in the decades since then. This docuseries traces the genre's dynamic evolution from the beginning through the 1990s. It starts with a look at artists -- including Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash...

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The Event

Plot: Follow a man who goes looking for his missing girlfriend and instead stumbles upon a government conspiracy in the US.

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South Park

Plot: Four young, schoolgoing boys, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick, who live in South Park set out on various adventures.

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House of Cards

Plot: Frank Underwood is a Democrat appointed as the secretary of state. Along with his wife, he sets out on a quest to seek revenge on the people who betrayed him while successfully rising to supremacy.

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The Plot Against America

Plot: An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.

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The Family

Plot: A politician's son who was murdered more than a decade ago makes a shocking return. As he is welcomed back into the family, suspicions arise about his true identity.

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Ripper Street

Plot: Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who butchered a number of women in and around the Whitechapel District of London in 1888. This drama begins about six months after the final murder, with now-peaceful East London hoping that the reign of terror is over. Among the hopeful are members of H Division,...

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Generation Kill

Plot: Evan 'Scribe' Wright is a journalist for The Rolling Stones. He persuades the commander to recruit him into the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, so he may document the assault on Baghdad.

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John Adams

Plot: Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United...

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Thieves of the Wood

Plot: Thieves of the Wood is a 10-episode historical drama based on the life of the 18th-century outlaw leader Jan de Lichte, a native of Aalst in what is now Belgium. It became available to English/Spanish-speaking and Spanish-speaking viewers on Netflix in January 2020. Wikipedia

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The Newsroom

Plot: Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and playwright. Born in New York City, Sorkin developed a passion for writing at an early age. Wikipedia

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Homeland

Plot: CIA operative Carrie Mathison is on the lookout for an American prisoner who may have joined forces with Al-Qaeda. Released from hostage after eight years, Marine Nicholas Brody becomes her suspect.

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The Americans

Plot: During the Cold War, two Russian spies, who are married to each other and have children, pose as Americans while residing in Washington DC, in order to spy on the American government.

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The Crown

Plot: Based on an award-winning play ("The Audience") by showrunner Peter Morgan, this lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times. The series begins with an inside look at the early reign of the queen, who ascended the throne at age 25 after the...

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Rome

Plot: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, two ordinary Roman soldiers, turn into heroes after their feats in the arena. Their lives change as they witness the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire.

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Scandal

Plot: Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the President of the United States, starts her own crisis management firm. However, she soon realises that her employees might be hiding darker secrets.

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Traitors

Plot: She's young, she's bold and civil servant Feef Symonds is way out of her depth. It is 1945, the Second World War has come to an end and though Britain has come out triumphant, the nation is still at risk of threats from a burgeoning new world order. Having now been assigned to a desk in an office, when...

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Turn: Washington's Spies

Plot: After scoring a hit with a series set in the 1960s, AMC travels much further back in time for `TURN: Washington's Spies',' a Revolutionary War-era drama based on the same-named Alexander Rose novel. The series goes beyond the battlefront to a conflict involving everyday men and women, taking place in...

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The Last Kingdom

Plot: During their invasion of England, the Danes capture Uhtred, a young successor of Saxon earldom, and raise him as their own. Years later, Uhtred's loyalties are put to the test by the Danes.

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Trump: An American Dream

Plot: This documentary tells the story of modern America through the life of one man -- President Donald Trump. The four-episode series shows how he has embodied many of the movements that have shaped American society since the 1960s, including capitalism, political disenfranchisement, reality TV and social...

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Catherine the Great

Plot: The life of Catherine the Great toward the end of her reign during her affair with Grigory Potemkin; amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries.

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Designated Survivor

Plot: As a lower-level cabinet member, Tom Kirkman never imagined something would happen that would catapult him to the oval office. When a devastating attack on the night of the State of the Union address claims the lives of the president and most of the Cabinet, the Housing and Urban Development secretary...

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Bobby Kennedy for President

Plot: Robert "Bobby" Kennedy led a political career that included serving as attorney general during the presidential administration of his brother, John, but he had greater ambitions. Those ambitions included running for president with a campaign that lasted only 83 days before he was assassinated in Los...

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Forbidden History

Plot: Jamie Theakston investigates incredible tales from the annals of history.

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Independent Lens

Plot: As the title suggests, a series of documentaries resembles an independent film festival in its diversity of subject matter, from hula dancing to crossword mania as captured by a roster of edgy and creative filmmakers.

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Our World War

Plot: Tense combat drama revealing real experiences of British soldiers in the First World War.

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The Cuba Libre Story

Plot: The tumultuous history of Cuba over the last 500 years, a nation of foreign conquest and political schemes.

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Manhattan

Plot: In Los Alamos, New Mexico, a group of American scientists are trying to build the globe's first atomic bomb in the midst of WWII, while their kin are trying to survive the secrecy of the project.

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Series like The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents similar series:

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The Long Road Home

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Nature

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The Who Was? Show

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Band of Brothers

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Downton Abbey

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Poldark

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The Pacific

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Hitler's Circle of Evil

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The Musketeers

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Hell On Wheels

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Veep

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Borgen

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History 101

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New Worlds

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Hitler: The Rise and Fall

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Five Came Back

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Rebellion

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The American West

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The Man in the High Castle

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Jamestown

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American Masters

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The Game

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Hip-Hop Evolution

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The Event

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South Park

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House of Cards

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The Plot Against America

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The Family

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Ripper Street

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Generation Kill

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John Adams

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Thieves of the Wood

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The Newsroom

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Homeland

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The Americans

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The Crown

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Rome

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Scandal

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