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Shows like The Forsytes

If you want more sweeping family saga, marriage control, and wealthy obsession, begin with the strongest matches and keep going.

  • british period drama
  • italy romance
  • family inheritance
  • marriage control
The Forsytes poster

6 shows to try next

Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.

  1. Outlander: Blood of My Blood poster

    Closest match

    STARZ · Aug 8, 2025

    Outlander: Blood of My Blood

    IMDb 8.1

    Why this fits: Outlander: Blood of My Blood keeps the same saga-scale romance pressure as The Forsytes, with courtship rituals and family loyalty stretching across generations. You get period constraint, big feelings, and relationship choices that cost people, but it’s more expansive and time-bending than the solicitor’s controlling obsession.

    • time travel
    • period romance
  2. House of Guinness poster

    Direct match

    Netflix · Sep 25, 2025

    House of Guinness

    IMDb 7.4

    Why this fits: House of Guinness delivers the same inheritance-driven family fracture as The Forsytes, where money and marriage reshape every relationship. The tension stays deliberate and legal-emotional, centered on siblings fighting over a will, so you get colder, more courtroom-like pressure than the castle-and-romance obsession.

    • family fracture
    • inheritance dispute
  3. The Seduction poster

    Direct match

    MAX · Nov 14, 2025

    The Seduction

    IMDb 6.3

    Why this fits: The Seduction shares The Forsytes’ taste for calculated desire, where charm and social maneuvering become the weapon. Expect slow-building psychological tension and aristocratic games that feel intimate and tense, with a sharper focus on one woman’s ascent rather than a sprawling family saga.

    • french court intrigue
    • scheming protagonist
  4. Nepobaby poster

    Deeper cut

    TV 2 Play · Oct 23, 2025

    Nepobaby

    Why this fits: Nepobaby leans into class conflict and marriage pressure, with money distorting how a mother and daughter navigate what love is “allowed” to be. Next to The Forsytes’ sweeping wealthy obsession and generational romance, it feels more intimate and modern, with sharper family power plays than castle-palace grandeur.

  5. Amadeus poster

    Deeper cut

    STARZ · May 8, 2026

    Amadeus

    IMDb 4.9

    Why this fits: Amadeus brings court politics and music rivalry into a workplace-style power struggle where ambition has real costs. If The Forsytes spotlights marriage control inside a wealthy family, this pick swaps the family saga for court intrigue and outsider arrival, making the conflict more professional and performative.

    • musical rivalry
    • court intrigue
    • workplace rivalry
  6. Museum of Innocence poster

    Deeper cut

    Netflix · Feb 13, 2026

    Museum of Innocence

    IMDb 7.2

    Why this fits: Museum of Innocence turns obsessive romance and unrequited fixation into a long, period-bound slow burn. Where The Forsytes builds generational romance through marriage control and family conflict, this one emphasizes class constraints and collecting tokens, trading broad saga momentum for lingering longing.

    • obsessive romance
    • slow-burn longing
    • collecting tokens

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