Best 16th Century TV Series

The 25 best-rated 16th century TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

25 titles

Jewel in the Palace 2003 ★ 8.5

Kingdom 2019 ★ 8.2

The Magnificent Century 2011 ★ 8.1

Reign 2013 ★ 8.0

Blackadder 1983 ★ 8.0

The Tudors 2007 ★ 7.8

Hernán 2019 ★ 7.8

The Spanish Princess 2019 ★ 7.5

The Mysterious Cities of Gold 1982 ★ 7.8

My Lady Jane 2024 ★ 7.5

Wolf Hall 2015 ★ 7.4

The Serpent Queen 2022 ★ 7.3

Boundless 2022 ★ 7.3

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 2021 ★ 7.1

Elizabeth I 2005 ★ 7.2

The Plague 2018 ★ 7.0

Upstart Crow 2016 ★ 7.3

Elizabeth R 1971 ★ 7.5

Henry VIII 2003 ★ 7.0

Becoming Elizabeth 2022 ★ 6.7

Carlos, rey emperador 2015 ★ 6.9

The Virgin Queen 2006 ★ 6.5

Barkskins 2020 ★ 6.4

Will 2017 ★ 5.9