NoBadPicks

Shows Like Upstairs, Downstairs

If you loved Upstairs, Downstairs's Drama storytelling, these series deliver a similar experience — chosen for tone, narrative quality, and viewer satisfaction. Each includes where to stream it now.

Top Picks

Downton Abbey
8.1

Downton Abbey

2010

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Upstairs Downstairs
7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

2010

Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.‬

Ambitions
7.6

Ambitions

2019

A multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.

Parenthood
7.5

Parenthood

2010

The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
7.5

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.

Julia
7.3

Julia

2022

Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women's movement, the nature of celebrity and America's cultural evolution.

Bel-Air
7.7

Bel-Air

2022

The journey of a book smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of west Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA’s wealthiest suburbs.

Offspring
6.9

Offspring

2010

An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.

More Shows Like Upstairs, Downstairs

Belgravia: The Next Chapter
7.4

Belgravia: The Next Chapter

2024

Belgravia, 1871. When Lord Frederick Trenchard meets Clara Dunn, their courtship is full of passion. But after they marry, the scandalous world of high society and a long-buried family secret threaten to unravel their happiness.

Brothers and Sisters
7.1

Brothers and Sisters

2006

The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.

Bridgerton
8.1

Bridgerton

2020

Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

The Decameron
6.0

The Decameron

2024

As the bubonic plague spreads through Italy, a group of nobles and servants retreats to a villa, where their lavish getaway quickly spirals into chaos.

Road to Avonlea
8.2

Road to Avonlea

1990

In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family.

The Forsyte Saga
7.9

The Forsyte Saga

2002

The Forsyte Saga is a British-American drama television serial based on John Galsworthy's novel series of the same name. Taking place from the 1870s to the 1920s, three generations of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family are explored.

The Gilded Age
7.6

The Gilded Age

2022

It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.

Harlots
7.4

Harlots

2017

Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.

Kings
7.5

Kings

2009

A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.

The Young and the Restless
7.0

The Young and the Restless

1973

The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters families.

The Romanoffs
6.3

The Romanoffs

2018

An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.

Cranford
8.2

Cranford

2007

A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Upstairs, Downstairs (1971): Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Upstairs, Downstairs.

See full details for Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

People Also Search For