BELGRAVIA starting tonight on EPIX (if you liked Downton Abbey...
"Belgravia": Where "Downton Abbey" meets Dickens
Belgravia is a story of secrets and scandals amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th Century. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful eve of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest neighborhoods. The limited series reunites the award-winning creative team behind Downton Abbey; with Julian Fellowes adapting his bestselling novel for the screen and Carnival’s Gareth Neame executive producing alongside Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge and Fellowes.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-04-10/belgravia-epix-downton-abbey-julian-fellowes
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DirecTV is giving me an Epix freebie for a week. So I only get to see the first episode. Then I'll be hooked. Then I'll want to see the rest of it. So do I give DirecTV more money? Or do I wait for it to show up on Amazon or Netflix? Decisions, decisions. 
That is all I have to say.
I wanted to come back here and give you an actual description of Downton Abbey. I never watched Game of Thrones. I tried. Way too violent for me.
Downton is definitely a period piece. But it has great characters, very well written stories, and if you like history, it is full of history.
It was fascinating to see that era, for both the wealthy and the poor. And how everything changed as the years went by. And it wasn't just focused on the wealthy. The story line was very fair in that it covered what life was really like for poor people. How they had to spend their entire lives serving someone else just to survive.
I know it's on Amazon, and if you have Prime, I think it's free. And there are a lot of seasons, so it can keep you busy for a while.
I've probably watched the entire series five times. And I saw the movie that came out last year.
Give it a try. Even if just for the first few episodes to see if you might have a taste for it.
They have everything in it! It's not just romance. It's romance and history all tied in together. There's definitely romance. But it's worth it! 
