Harlots

Upcoming Starz period drama The Serpent Queen has found its Catherine de Medici in former Harlots star Samantha Morton. 

It's official: Hulu's Harlots won't return for a fourth season, and that's a loss for period drama fans everywhere. 

The talented British actress is currently winning raves for her turn in Masterpiece drama World on Fire, but Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville has been in everything from period dramas to contemporary sitcoms.

Period drama Harlots is returning to Hulu this July, and the streaming service has (finally!) dropped a trailer for Season 3.

Spoiler alert: It looks great, and promises a season full of changes.

Period drama Harlots will officially return to streaming service Hulu this summer.

The series, which follows the story of two rivals brothels in Georgian London, is a surprisingly feminist romp, featuring strong, complicated women with rich lives well beyond their work in the sex trade.

Hulu’s period drama Harlots, which follows the story of two warring brothels in Georgian London, returns for its second season on July 11. And the streaming service has (finally!) released a trailer for Season 2 – one that implies plenty of drama is in store.

Period drama Harlots will be back for a second season this summer!  

The series stars Emily Watson, Lesley Manville and Downton Abbey’s Jessica Brown Findlay, among others, as members of two rival bawd houses in Georgian London. And before you immediately assume that Harlots is some kind of  exploitative trash, let me assure you that it’s not. The series is inspired by stories from real women, features an all-female creative team and is, in all honesty, one of the most thoughtful and feminist programs I watched last year.