Best Action TV shows
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Best Action TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Person of Interest (2011), Reacher (2022), 24 (2001), Prison Break (2005), Shooter (2016), The Punisher (2017), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018), Banshee (2013), SEAL Team (2017), Daredevil (2015), The Mandalorian (2019), Arrow (2012), The Boys (2019), Game of Thrones (2011), The Night Agent (2023), The Flash (2014), Designated Survivor (2016), Teen Wolf (2011), Altered Carbon (2018), Money Heist (2017).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, spy action ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, computer genius, privacy invasion, mysterious character, computer, fighting crime, law enforcer, hacker ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
286K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
206K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style:
cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, president, political conspiracy, terrorist, terrorist plot, secret service, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, bodyguard, twists and turns, assassination attempt ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, new york, usa ...
Is relevant?
658K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, scheme, prison escape, conspiracy, determination, fbi, confined, siblings relations, brother ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, chicago, texas, california, usa
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45K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, suspense, political ...
Plot:
sniper, military, conspiracy, shooter, assassination, soldier, betrayal, police, fbi, wanted, veteran, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, usa, ukraine, hawaii
Is relevant?
297K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, suspense, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, justice, vengeance, one man army, avenger, fight scenes, violence, vigilantism, murder, hacker, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a ...
Style:
serious, captivating, suspense, exciting, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, conspiracy, terrorist, terrorism, twists and turns, investigation, agent, intelligence, danger, spy, shooting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, langley virginia, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
144K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex convict, sheriff, tough heroes, shooting, female nudity, organized crime, cop, gory, hidden identity, law enforcement, hacker, criminal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, pittsburgh
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39K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of the elite Navy Seals as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, swat team, soldier, terrorism, gunfight, u.s. military, special forces, team, navy seal, friendship, shooter, investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq
Is relevant?
523K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, saga, neo noir, spectacular ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, secret identity, heroes, blind man, heroic mission, lawyer, hand to hand combat, blood, daredevil, superhuman powers, ninja ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot under wraps
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
star wars, outer space, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, warrior, loner, space and aliens, one man army, alien civilization, tough guy, space adventure ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
459K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, heroes, double life, fighting crime, martial arts, archer, archery, rivalry, vigilantism, scheme, young man, millionaire ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, fictional island, chicago
Is relevant?
833K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Style:
satirical, tense, entertaining, bloody, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
superhero, dark humor, vengeance, supernatural power, violence, superhuman, corruption, super speed, murder, superheroine, society, superhero team ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2010s
Place:
new york, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, captivating, tense, political ...
Plot:
politics, special agent, oval office, fbi agent, world war three, law, world war, fbi, die hard, conspiracy, chief of staff, witness protection ...
Place:
iran, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
384K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen ...
Style:
exciting, saga, suspenseful, action adventure, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, heroes, superhuman powers, time travel, speed, multiverse, supernatural power, good versus evil, superhuman speed, secret identity, masked superhero, super powers ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style:
exciting, political, political thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, president, counter terrorism, usa president, usa politics, investigation, terrorism, weapons, american politics, spy, die hard, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, usa, chicago
Is relevant?
177K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, high school student, peril, friends, life turned upside down, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, idaho, california, japan ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Style:
futuristic, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, consciousness, artificial intelligence, investigation, resistance fighter, twists and turns, virtual reality, murder, body swapping, doppelganger, female nudity, multiple storylines ...
Time:
future, distant future
Place:
san francisco
Is relevant?
597K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heist, perfect crime, hostage situation, plot twist, bank robbery, planning, master criminal, thief, career criminal, hostage, professor, robbery ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
spain, madrid, europe, thailand, new mexico
Is relevant?
85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, exciting, deep ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, puzzle, memory loss, strong female character, twists and turns, terrorist, tattoo, fbi agent, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, chicago
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
Is relevant?
617K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Poland, Hungary, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga.
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, atmospheric, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
supernatural, medieval, monster, magic, fantasy world, anti heroine, deadly creature, sorceress, elf, destiny, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
medieval times
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A 19-year-old orphan named Ava wakes up in a morgue with a new lease on life and a divine artifact embedded in her back. She discovers she is now part of an ancient order that has been tasked with fighting demons on Earth, and powerful forces ...
Style:
scenic, unusual plot structure, captivating, atmospheric, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
nun, religion, angel, demon, religion and supernatural, fantasy world, female protagonist, battles, female warrior, demon hunter, lesbian, supernatural power ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
spain
Is relevant?
635K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
viking, battles, king, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place:
scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
superhuman powers, master villain, good versus evil, secret agent, save the day, hacker, multiverse, top secret, s.h.i.e.l.d., heroes, secret government organization, espionage ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 20th century, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Style:
futuristic, sexy, exciting, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space travel, space opera, outer space, space and aliens, space wars, space battle, artificial intelligence, human in outer space, heroes, androids and robots, military, cyborgs ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
110K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, blindness, survival, clan, distopia, blind character, medieval, warrior, tribe, blind man, lesbian, loss of eyesight ...
Time:
near future, future
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
Style:
exciting, tense, offbeat, anime, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
time travel, superhero, heroes, apocalypse, supernatural power, time traveler, danger, alternate history, fight, fantasy world, academy, death ...
Time:
year 1989, future, year 1963, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
175K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, suspense, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, crime solving, teamwork, special agent, partners against crime, murder mystery, crime investigation, evidence, victim, military, investigation, forensics ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south america, washington d.c., virginia, usa
Is relevant?
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