TV's Best Period Dramas, Ranked
The 14 Best TV Period Dramas Ever — Yes, Including Bridgerton
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Apple TV+ has splashier shows than Dickinson, but I would argue that none are better. Just like Bridgerton, the series is full of modern touches. In fact, it delights in its anachronisms, from the slang the characters use to their raucous dance parties. But the series, which is inspired by the life of poet Emily Dickinson, never becomes gimmicky.
Ultimately, this is the story of a woman of immense talent who is forced to hide both her art and her true self from the world. Emily's story is one of yearning that viewers know ends in tragedy — the poet eventually lives a reclusive life and never sees her poetry appreciated in her own time. But still the series finds hope in Emily's defiance of societal conventions and in the beauty of her boundless imagination.