20 Best Romance TV Shows on Peacock 2026
Find Peacock’s most romantic TV picks, from New Girl and Downton Abbey to The Vampire Diaries, with drama, comedy, fantasy, and more.
If you’re searching for the best romance TV shows on Peacock, this list gives you a mix of swoony love stories, messy breakups, and heartfelt slow burns. You’ll find classic comfort watches like Little House on the Prairie and Downton Abbey, plus relationship-driven favorites such as New Girl, The Good Place, and Modern Family. For viewers who want more passion with a darker edge, The Vampire Diaries and Seeking Persephone bring in fantasy, mystery, and high-stakes chemistry. Reality fans can also dive into Married at First Sight for an unfiltered look at modern love. With 20 total picks on this page, there’s something here whether you want humor, drama, or a little supernatural spark.
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Modern Family
Won 22 Emmys 3x Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 85 nominations
comedy · drama · romance
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Directed by Gail Mancuso, Steven Levitan, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Michael Spiller, Jason WinerCast Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler FergusonHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Seeking Persephone
romance
Impoverished Persephone marries reclusive Duke, hoping his wealth rescues her family. She persists in connecting with the man beneath his scarred psyche and imposing estate. Grave peril forces him to risk vulnerability to protect her.
Directed by John LydeCast Ryann Bailey, Jake Stormoen, Toby-Alexander Smith, Catherine Hannay, Charlotte HemmingsPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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The Good Place
12 Emmy nominations 3x Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
comedy · drama · fantasy · mystery · romance
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Directed by Dean Holland, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Morgan Sackett, Drew Goddard, Michael SchurCast Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny JacintoAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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The Vampire Diaries
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · romance · thriller
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
Directed by Chris Grismer, Joshua Butler, Michael A. Allowitz, Marcos Siega, Pascal VerschoorisCast Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Zach RoerigPeacock PremiumMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Little House on the Prairie
Won 4 Emmys Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1978) · 17 nominations
drama · family · romance · western
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Directed by Michael Landon, William F. Claxton, Maury Dexter, Victor French, Leo PennCast Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, Sidney GreenbushAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb →
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Downton Abbey
Won 15 Emmys Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2012) · 69 nominations
drama · romance
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Directed by Brian Percival, David Evans, Philip John, Andy Goddard, Catherine MorsheadCast Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle DockeryAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Married at First Sight
reality-tv · romance
A reality show that follows singles yearning for a life-long partnership as they agree to a provocative proposal: getting legally married to a stranger the moment they first meet.
Directed by Charlie Mysak, Michael Fitzpatrick Lawrence Jr., Nick Petrie, Robin TrumpCast Carolyn Wesley, Razor Rizzotti, Lee Hodge, Matt Toto, Iris CaldwellNetflixAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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New Girl
5 Emmy nominations Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2012)
comedy · romance
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
Directed by Trent O'Donnell, Erin O'Malley, Jake Kasdan, Fred Goss, Max WinklerCast Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Lamorne MorrisHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Pride and Prejudice
Won 1 Emmy 4 nominations
drama · romance
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Directed by Simon LangtonCast Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Susannah Harker, Julia Sawalha, Alison SteadmanHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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That '70s Show
Won 1 Emmy 16 nominations
comedy · drama · romance
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.
Directed by David Trainer, Terry HughesCast Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Debra Jo RuppPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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War & Peace
1 Emmy nomination
drama · history · romance · war
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Directed by Tom HarperCast Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson, Aisling LoftusAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Miniature Wife
comedy · drama · romance
A technological accident serves as a catalyst for Lindy and Les, a married couple, to re-evaluate their relationship's power dynamics, leading to a dramatic showdown as they vie for control in their marriage.
Directed by Greg Mottola, Miguel Arteta, Bertie Ellwood, Fernando FriasCast Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Macfadyen, O-T Fagbenle, Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia RosinskyPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Misfits
Won 3 BAFTA TV Awards 8 nominations
comedy · drama · fantasy · romance · sci-fi
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Directed by Tom Green, Jonathan van Tulleken, Tom Harper, Wayne Che Yip, China Moo-YoungCast Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joe Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Antonia ThomasHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Two and a Half Men
Won 9 Emmys Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2009) · 47 nominations
comedy · romance
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Directed by James Widdoes, Gary Halvorson, Pamela Fryman, Jeff Melman, Rob SchillerCast Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell, Charlie Sheen, Holland TaylorPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bay
adventure · crime · drama · mystery · romance · thriller
The Bay follows the affluent, yet dysfunctional Bay City residents living in a town cursed by the spirit of Senator Red Garrett, the grandfather of socialite Sara Garrett. Their lives are riddled with sex, lies, & never-ending scandals.
Directed by Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews, Lilly Melgar, James Cullen BressackCast Kristos Andrews, Mary Beth Evans, Taylor Stanley, Karrueche Tran, Tristan RogersAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Little Dorrit
Won 7 Emmys 11 nominations
drama · mystery · romance
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
Directed by Adam Smith, Dearbhla Walsh, Diarmuid LawrenceCast Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt, Emma PiersonAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Necessary Roughness
comedy · drama · romance
A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
Directed by Kevin Dowling, John Fortenberry, Kevin Hooks, Tim Hunter, Elodie KeeneCast Callie Thorne, Scott Cohen, Mehcad Brooks, Marc Blucas, Hannah MarksPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Da Vinci's Demons
Won 2 Emmys 4 nominations
adventure · biography · drama · fantasy · history · mystery · romance
The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
Directed by Peter Hoar, MJ Bassett, David S. Goyer, Jamie Payne, Paul WilmshurstCast Tom Riley, Gregg Chilingirian, Eros V, Laura Haddock, Blake RitsonAmazon Prime VideoStarzPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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FBI: Most Wanted
5 Emmy nominations
action · adventure · crime · drama · mystery · romance · thriller
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.
Directed by Ken Girotti, Milena Govich, Jean de Segonzac, Peter Stebbings, Cory BowlesCast Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Dylan McDermott, Edwin Hodge, Alexa DavalosPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Prime Suspect
Won 4 BAFTA TV Awards 9 nominations
drama · crime · mystery & thriller · romance · made in europe
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
Directed by Christopher MenaulCast Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, Craig Fairbrass, Jack EllisAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
Whether you want lighthearted flirting, epic devotion, or complicated love stories with a twist, this Peacock lineup covers a lot of ground. From the comfort of New Girl and Modern Family to the grander emotions of Downton Abbey and the supernatural pull of The Vampire Diaries, these picks make it easy to find your next binge. Bookmark this page so you can come back whenever you want a fresh watchlist, and check in again soon because it’s updated regularly. Romance on streaming changes fast, but this guide is built to stay useful whenever you’re ready for your next favorite.
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