The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is a beautiful, relaxing way to get through Droughtlander

As an Outlander fan, you’re possibly still looking for ways to get through the break. While there is certainly the possibility of continuously rewatching the series and rereading the books, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society could be a beautiful movie to try as well.

Many Outlander fans are still looking for ways to get through Droughtlander. This is the hardest part. While there are some snippets and sneak peeks, such as Entertainment Weekly releasing first-look images of Young Ian with Rollo yesterday, we still have some time to wait. And it doesn’t help that we’re still waiting for Starz to officially confirm that November 4 release date.

So, with that in mind, it’s time to look for other ways to get through Droughtlander. One of those is by looking for other TV shows and movies. If you’re like me and the period aspect of Outlander drew you in, you may find other period pieces worth watching. This is where The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society comes into play.

I’ll call it Guernsey for short.

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Based on a novel, which is a series of letters between Juliet Ashton and Dawsey Adams, the Netflix movie (it gained a theatrical release in the UK and some other parts of the world but was a Netflix release in North America) tells the story of a young, London-based author. Set just after World War II, in 1946, the young woman gets a letter from a stranger, who also happens to be a member of a society of the name.

Of course, they start conversing and she decides to head off to Guernsey to meet this guy–and the society. The idea is to write about them, but they don’t want that and it slowly becomes clear why. They’re all hiding a dark secret about their missing founder, Elizabeth.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society — Photo credit: Kerry Brown / Netflix — Acquired via Netflix Media Center /

Lily James is exquisite in the movie. In fact, I find her brilliant in everything she’s done. When she first came into Downton Abbey as Rose, I expected to hate her but she was one of the most grounded and well-developed characters of the whole season. Michiel Huisman from Game of Thrones and Nashville was also believable and sweet as Dawsey Adams.

This is one of those stories that is obvious where it’s going to go. While the twist with Elizabeth wasn’t instantly clear, the romance between Juliet and Dawsey is. But that doesn’t make the story any less enjoyable. My only complaint is that it was such a short tale. I think it would have been great as a limited series instead of a two-hour movie.

Guernsey will certainly get you through Droughtlander. Well, it’ll get you through two hours of Droughtlander and then another two when you want to look out for all the clues of what happened to Elizabeth by watching it a second time.

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What are you watching to get through Droughtlander? Are you trying out different period dramas and movies? Share in the comments below.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is now available on Netflix.

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