Downton Abbey is one of the most prestigious series in the world thanks to an exhaustive reconstruction of the time in which it is set at the beginning of the XNUMXth century and which presents us the life of the Crawley family, aristocrats who are shaken by tragedy their plans and are forced to change heirs, to the point that disputes of all kinds arise in the family.
Currently Downton Abbey is not available on any VOD platform in Spain, indeed, it has been for a while on Prime Video and Netflix, but it seems that the series of the British network ITV has not yet found a home in our country. The fact is that a platform that has a great variety of series and that can provide us with the most interesting alternatives on Amazon Prime Video. So, if you are looking for similar series, we offer you these 4 good series like Downton Abbey on Amazon Prime Video.
Downton Abbey is one of the best known and most awarded historical series
The wonderful Mrs. Maisel
We have already talked about it, but The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is one of those series not to be missed if you are an Amazon Prime subscriber. In 1958 in New York, Midge Maisel lives happily with her husband, children and Yom Kippur dinners in her Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes an unexpected turn, she must quickly decide what she's good at, and going from housewife to comedian is nonsense for everyone but her. The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel is written and directed by Amy-Sherman-Palladino (Una Mamma per Amica).
- Year: 2017.
- Seasons: 3.
- Episodes: 24.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
The Handmaid's Tale
Despite being a series set in a modern universe, The Handmaid's Tale it takes us to a backward society with values even older than those of the historical series, where women are conceived as mere receptacles in those who raise children and take care of them. In Amazon Prime Video Spain you can find the first two seasons of this creepy series which its synopsis describes as follows:
“To cope with a falling birth rate, a fundamentalist regime has started treating women as property. Being one of the few fertile women left, Offred is a maid, one of a caste of women forced into sexual servitude to try to repopulate the world. '
- Year: 2017.
- Seasons: 3.
- Episodes: 36.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
Isabella
We traveled a few centuries before Downton Abbey and we present you a Spanish series that tells us about the life of Isabel La Católica. Isabel takes us back to the times when Castile and Aragon joined forces to end a centuries-old invasion, planting the seed of the Spanish Empire. It's always curious that time series around the world take us into English families, so enjoying the recreation of Spanish nobility and a historical figure like Isabel, played by the magnificent Michelle Jenner, is always welcome.
- Year 2012.
- Seasons: 3.
- Episodes: 39.
- Approximate duration: 70 minutes.
Jamestown
Jamestown takes us to the colonies that the British founded in America, particularly what is now the United States. This series tells the epic story of the first British settlers who laid the foundation for the New World and the beginning of the American dream. Jamestown tells the story of the pioneers who founded this community while facing the magnificent but inhospitable nature of Virginia in 1619. Also, it is a series created by the creators of Downton Abbey itself.
- Year: 2017.
- Seasons: 2 on Amazon Prime Video Spain.
- Episodes: 16.
- Approximate duration: 45 minutes.
