How many episodes are in The Forsytes?

The Forsytes has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Forsytes premiere?

The Forsytes premieres on 2026-03-22.

Is The Forsytes a new series?

The Forsytes is a new series (Season 1).

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The Forsytes(2025)

Also known as The Forsytes (2025) • The Forsyte Saga (2025) • The Forsytes 2025

Archived · 5

6 eps

S01

DramaRomanceHistory

ON AIR: MAR 22Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The Forsytes pairs the sweep of a period family saga with the discomfort of desire turning possessive. Riches offer no guarantee of affection, and marriage becomes a means of control rather than a promise of closeness. Its romance is troubled and unequal, with rejection and emotional distance pushing a wealthy solicitor toward increasingly extreme attempts to command his wife’s life.

Siblings, parents, children, and couples extend the drama beyond one unhappy marriage. Across generations, family rivalry and inheritance give private conflicts a longer reach, tracing how wealth and authority pass through a family without resolving its resentments. The settings span Britain and Italy in the 1800s and 1900s, giving this story of thwarted desire a broad historical canvas rather than a narrowly domestic frame.

Best for

obsessive courtship, controlling marriage and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Romance

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

Official Premise

A wealthy solicitor becomes obsessed with a woman who rejects him despite his riches. After they marry, she remains distant, driving him to extreme lengths to control her in this epic early-20th-century family saga

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The Forsytes and House of Guinness both turn family loyalty and money into intimate period drama, where inheritance can reshape every relationship. The Forsytes follows desire and control across generations, while House of Guinness centers on siblings divided by a patriarch’s death; its Irish setting gives the family conflict a more concentrated feel.

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The Forsytes and A Tale of Two Cities make romance feel dangerous when family position and social class shape who can love freely. The Forsytes builds tension through marriage and control across a wealthy family, while A Tale of Two Cities turns romantic rivalry into a fight for survival amid revolutionary France.

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The Forsytes and The Seduction both turn desire and social ambition into tense period drama, where charm can become a weapon and family or court expectations narrow a character’s choices. The Forsytes follows a wealthy family through marriages and rivalries, while The Seduction keeps its focus tighter on a woman’s calculated rise in the French court.

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