Some historical shows keep things polite—corsets, candlelight, a couple polite wars in the background. The 22 shows on this list are not those shows. These are the ones that make the past feel so close you can practically smell the gunpowder, feel the political tension in your shoulders, and start wondering if you’ve somehow time-traveled without signing a release form.

Florence Ballard’s story is one of those rare music tragedies that manages to be both breathtakingly inspiring and heartbreakingly unfair. She helped build one of the most successful groups in pop history, only to watch her spotlight dim long before the applause ever should have stopped. It’s a story filled with big dreams, bigger voices, and the biggest reminder of all: fame can crown someone one minute and quietly abandon them the next.

Cool isn’t about leather jackets or smirks—it’s a vibe, a presence, a sense that the actor knows something you don’t (and sometimes it is about smirks and leather jackets too). Hollywood has always chased that quality, but as we all know—you can’t try to be cool, you just have to be it.

Back when your locker said more about you than your report card, your décor mattered. Every inch of metal was a shrine—to your crushes, your idols, and your questionable taste in perms. These are the faces that ruled the hallways, one glossy Tiger Beat photo at a time.

Let's discuss that one detail glossed over by the screenwriter and production team could end up unraveling the story altogether. This article contains spoilers!

Everyone thought Frances Farmer was destined to be the next big thing, but instead, she met one of the most horrifying fates in Hollywood. After spending five years locked up in a mental hospital, Frances Farmer emerged with disturbing secrets at her back—and it wasn’t until after she passed that her horror story finally came out.