My Top Ten Historical Tragedy Series:

29 April, 2023 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 4 categories

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To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of April, Chernobyl, I have gathered My Top Ten Historical Tragedy Series! If you’re looking for the best series featuring historical drama, disaster, or tragedy, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite series from the historical drama, disaster, or tragedy genre!

10. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)

Hatfields & McCoy's, starring Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Mare Winningham, Jena Malone, Boyd Holbrook, Powers Boothe; written by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker; directed by Kevin Reynolds for production and distribution by History, ThinkFactory Media, Sony Pictures Television. (2012)

9. The Crown (2016-)

Created by Peter Morgan, Starring: Seasons 5:, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West, Jonny Lee Miller, Olivia Williams, Claudia Harrison, Natascha McElhone, Marcia Warren, and Elizabeth Debicki. Photo Credit: Netflix

8. Titanic: Blood & Steel (2012)

Genre: Historical fiction, Miniseries, Screenplay by Mark Skeet, Matthew Faulk, Stefano Voltaggio, Alan Whiting, Francesca Brill, with Story by Mark Skeet, Matthew Faulk, Stefano Voltaggio, and Ciaran Donnelly, Directed by Ciaran Donnelly, Starring: Kevin Zegers, Liam Cunningham, Alessandra Mastronardi, Derek Jacobi, Neve Campbell, Chris Noth, Bill Carter, Jonathan Harden, Ophelia Lovibond, with Theme music composer: Maurizio de Angelis, Country of origin: France, Italy, Canada, and Ireland, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 12, with Producer: Guido de Angelis, and Cinematography by James Welland, Running time: 634 minutes, Production company: De Angelis Group, Original network: History Asia (2012)

7. John Adams (2008)

Based on "John Adams" by David McCullough, Written by Kirk Ellis, Directed by Tom Hooper, Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, David Morse, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Guy Henry, with Theme music composer: Robert Lane, and Joseph Vitarelli, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 7, Executive producers: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Producers: David Coatsworth, and Steve Shareshian, Running time: 501 minutes, Production companies: HBO Films, High Noon Productions, Playtone, Mid Atlantic Films, Original Network: HBO. (2008)

6. Mildred Pierce (2011)

Genre: Drama, Based on 'Mildred Pierce" by James M. Cain, Screenplay by Todd Haynes, and Jon Raymond, Directed by Todd Haynes, Starring: Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo, with Music by Carter Burwell, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 5, and Producers: Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, John Wells, Pamela Koffler, and Ilene S. Landress, with Cinematography by Edward Lachman, and Editor Affonso Gonçalves, Running time: 58–79 minutes, Production companies: HBO, MGM Television, Killer Films, and John Wells Productions, Original network: HBO (2011)

5. The Pacific (2010)

Genre: War drama, Based on "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" by Eugene Sledge, and "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie, Written by Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan, Graham Yost, George Pelecanos, Laurence Andries, Michelle Ashford, Directed by Tim Van Patten, David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa, Graham Yost, Carl Franklin, Tony To, Starring: James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, Joseph Mazzello, Rami Malek, Composers: Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, and Blake Neely, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 10 (list of episodes), Executive producers: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, Producers: Tony To (co-executive), Graham Yost (co-executive), Eugene Kelly (co-executive), Bruce C. McKenna (co-executive), Cherylanne Martin, Todd London, Steven Shareshian, Tim Van Patten (supervising), George Pelecanos (co-producer), Robert Schenkkan (co-producer), Running time: 47–58 minutes, Production companies: HBO Entertainment, DreamWorks Television, and Playtone, Original network: HBO (2010)

4. Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)

Based on the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Written by Abi Morgan, Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Starring: Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Samrit Machielsen, Toni Collette, with Theme music composer: Alex Heffes, Country of origin: United States, and United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 2, Producer Finola Dwyer, with Cinematography by John de Borman, and Editor Barney Pilling, Production company: HBO Films (2006)

3. Band of Brothers (2001)

Genre: War drama, Created by Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg, Based on "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose, Written by Erik Jendresen, Tom Hanks, John Orloff, E. Max Frye, Graham Yost, Bruce C. McKenna, Erik Bork, Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks, David Leland, David Frankel, Tony To, Starring: Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Dale Dye, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Frank John Hughes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, James Madio, Neal McDonough, Rene L. Moreno, David Schwimmer, Richard Speight Jr., Donnie Wahlberg, Matthew Settle, Douglas Spain, Rick Warden, Marc Warren, Shane Taylor, Dexter Fletcher, Colin Hanks, Ross McCall, with Theme music composer: Michael Kamen, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 10, Executive producers: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tony To, Erik Bork, Erik Jendresen, Stephen E. Ambrose, Mary Richards, with Cinematography by Remi Adefarasin, Joel J. Ransom, and Editors Billy Fox, Oral Norrie Ottey, Frances Parker, John Richards, Running time: 49–70 minutes, Production companies: Playtone, DreamWorks Television, HBO Entertainment, British Broadcasting Corporation, Original network: HBO (2001)

2. The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-)

Genre: Tragedy, Dystopia, Created by Bruce Miller, Based on "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amanda Brugel, Bradley Whitford, Sam Jaeger, with Composer Adam Taylor, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 5, No. of episodes: 56 (list of episodes), Executive producers: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Reed Morano, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Dorothy Fortenberry, Producers: Marissa Jo Cerar (supervising producer), Nina Fiore, John Herrera, Kim Todd, Joseph Boccia, Lisa Clapperton (associate producer), Margaret Atwood (consulting producer), Production locations: Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Washington, D.C., with Cinematography by Colin Watkinson, Zoë White, Stuart Biddlecombe, Nicola Daley, Stuart Campbell, Running time: 41–65 minutes, Production companies: Daniel Wilson Productions, Inc., The Littlefield Company, White Oak Pictures, Toluca Pictures, and MGM Television, Original network: Hulu (2017-)

1. Chernobyl (2019)

Genre: Historical drama, Disaster, Tragedy, Created and written by Craig Mazin, Directed by Johan Renck, Starring: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis, Con O'Neill, Adrian Rawlins, Sam Troughton, Robert Emms, Emily Watson, David Dencik, Mark Lewis Jones, Alan Williams, Alex Ferns, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan, Fares Fares, Michael McElhatton, with Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, Country of origin: United States, and United Kingdom, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 5, Executive producers: Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, Johan Renck, and Chris Fry, with Producer Sanne Wohlenberg, and Production locations of Lithuania, and Ukraine, with Cinematography by Jakob Ihre, and Editors Jinx Godfrey, and Simon Smith, Camera setup: Single-camera, Running time: 65–78 minutes, Production companies: HBO, Sky UK, Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, and Word Games, Original network: HBO (US), and Sky Atlantic (UK)(2019)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Historical Tragedy Series! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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