Amazon Prime is killing it lately with amazing TV show adaptations. We were just getting over (okay, no we’re not) our obsession with Maxton Hall when they dropped My Lady Jane on us.
We’ve put together this list of movies and shows like My Lady Jane to watch next.
My Lady Jane is a British historical fantasy television series, starring Emily Bader as the titular character. It’s adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand that provided a historical reimagining of the life of Lady Jane Grey.
In the story, Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guildford live during the reign of Edward, son of Henry VIII. She unexpectedly finds herself crowned queen overnight and becomes the target of criminals who want her throne and her head.
And, you can get your enemies to lovers fix!
Movies and Shows Like My Lady Jane
Shows Like My Lady Jane
1. Renegade Nell (2024)
A quick-witted and courageous young woman framed for murder unexpectedly becomes the most notorious outlaw in 18th-century England. When a magical spirit called Billy appears, Nell realizes her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined.
2. Dickinson (2019-2021)
Set in the 19th century, it explores the constraints of society, gender and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.
3. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch’s cunning mother.
Let’s be real. We’re still trying to get over this obsession too.
4. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
A reluctant leader of a gang of rogues sets out on a series of wild adventures, all while trying to outwit the corrupt lawman and “thief-taker” Jonathan Wilde.
5. The Great (2020-2023)
A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
6. Harlots (2017-2019)
Brothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
7. Victoria (2016-2019)
The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
8. Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024)
25 years after the events of the previous show, scandals continue to plague this family.
9. The Artful Dodger (2023)
Set in 1850s Australia the series follows adult double life of Charles Dickens’ famous prince of thieves Dodger now a surgeon, but who can’t shake his predilection for crime.
10. Galavant (2015-2016)
A musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish king to see the error of his ways.
11. The Serpent Queen (2022-2024)
The story of Catherine de Medici who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history.
12. Upstart Crow (2016-2020)
Satirical Blackadderesque sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term “upstart crow”, influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.
13. Our Flag Means Death (2022-2023)
The year is 1717. Wealthy land-owner Stede Bonnet has a midlife crisis and decides to blow up his cushy life to become a pirate. It does not go well. Based on a true story.
14. Another Period (2013-2018)
A mockumentary-style period piece comedy that follows members of the wealthy Bellacourt family and their servants in early 20th-century Newport, Rhode Island.
15. The Buccaneers (2023)
Sent to secure husbands and titles, young American women explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
16. Fleabag (2016-2019)
Series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.
17. Why Women Kill (2019-2021)
An anthology series that follows three women in different decades all living in the same house, as they deal with infidelity and betrayals in their marriages.
Movies Like My Lady Jane
18. A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Peasant-born William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) begins a quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden (Shanynn Sossamon) and rock his medieval world.
With the help of friends (Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk), he faces the ultimate test of medieval gallantry — tournament jousting — and tries to discover if he has the mettle to become a legend.
19. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You is a retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
Kat Stratford is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn’t attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca, house rules say that she can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour damsel up for a romance. Soon Kat crosses paths with handsome new arrival Patrick Verona. Kat may let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming Patrick.
20. Rosaline (2023)
A comedic retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” told from the point of view of Romeo’s jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet.
21. Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
In medieval England, the daughter of a financially destitute Lord thwarts her father’s plans to marry her off to a wealthy suitor. When the most vile suitor arrives, her parent’s love for her is tested.
