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Liked The Revolutionaries? Add these period drama series to your watchlist

Updated On: 11 September, 2026 09:16 PM IST | Amarylisa Gonsalves

The Revolutionaries has released and has been recieving an overwhelming. If you loved watching the series like many others, you will enjoy these Indian historical and biographical drama series too. While some of these period dramas focus on the freedom struggle and nation-building, others show the aftermath of the partition that rewrote history.

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Series to watch if you like The Revolutionaries. Pics via Instagram, IMDb
Series to watch if you like The Revolutionaries. Pics via Instagram, IMDb
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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024) is an opulent period drama set in the 1920s–1940s Lahore. Although it centers around elite courtesans, the plot eventually connects their personal power struggles directly to the rising anti-colonial nationalism and the freedom movement.
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024) is an opulent period drama set in the 1920s–1940s Lahore. Although it centers around elite courtesans, the plot eventually connects their personal power struggles directly to the rising anti-colonial nationalism and the freedom movement.
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Bose: Dead or Alive is a biographical thriller that traces the mysterious and revolutionary life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Bose: Dead or Alive is a biographical thriller that traces the mysterious and revolutionary life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
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The Forgotten Army tells the inspiring and brave story of thhe soldiers in Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army fighting for India's independence.
The Forgotten Army tells the inspiring and brave story of thhe soldiers in Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army fighting for India's independence.
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A Suitable Boy (2020) may be a romantic series at its core. but it is set in 1951 post-Independence India, showing a newly free nation grappling with its identity, the trauma of Partition, and its first national democratic elections.
A Suitable Boy (2020) may be a romantic series at its core. but it is set in 1951 post-Independence India, showing a newly free nation grappling with its identity, the trauma of Partition, and its first national democratic elections.
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21 Sarfarosh is an Indian historical military drama series based on one of history's most famous last stands. While it takes place during the British colonial era, it revolves around the a legendary frontier military conflict.
21 Sarfarosh is an Indian historical military drama series based on one of history's most famous last stands. While it takes place during the British colonial era, it revolves around the a legendary frontier military conflict.
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Freedom at Midnight is a historical drama about the events of 1947, Partition, and the political maneuvers of independence.
Freedom at Midnight is a historical drama about the events of 1947, Partition, and the political maneuvers of independence.
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Stories by Rabindranath Tagore is a highly acclaimed show beautifully captures the progressive themes, complex human relationships, and female empowerment prevalent in early 20th-century Bengal.
Stories by Rabindranath Tagore is a highly acclaimed show beautifully captures the progressive themes, complex human relationships, and female empowerment prevalent in early 20th-century Bengal. 
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The Waking of a Nation is a historical thriller series that explores the deep colonial conspiracy surrounding the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The Waking of a Nation is a historical thriller series that explores the deep colonial conspiracy surrounding the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India is a10-part series about the drafting of the Indian Constitution.
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India is a10-part series about the drafting of the Indian Constitution.

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