Shows like 1670

Historical settings often serve as perfect vehicles for modern irony, allowing sharp writing to poke at contemporary absurdity through the distance of the past. These shows trade dusty period accuracy for satirical bite, focusing on the friction between rigid social hierarchies and the messy, selfish, and desperate people trying to navigate them.

Those who enjoyed the specific brand of 17th-century peasant dysfunction found in 1670 will recognize that same cynical energy here. Expect stories where historical power structures are dismantled for laughs, particularly in the political maneuvering of The Regime or the irreverent character studies found in The Decameron.