A television or film production set in a particular historical period and characterized by the use of costumes, sets, and props that are typical or evocative of the era.
he wrote and directed the period drama Barry Lyndon, set 15 years before the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars
Definition of period drama in US English:
period drama
noun
A television or film production set in a particular historical period and characterized by the use of costumes, sets, and props that are typical or evocative of the era.
he wrote and directed the period drama Barry Lyndon, set 15 years before the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars