Best American Action TV Shows of 2022

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Best American Action TV Shows of 2022
Best American Action TV Shows of 2022
TOP TV Shows: The Terminal List (2022), Reacher (2022), Halo (2022), In From the Cold (2022), The Old Man (2022), House of the Dragon (2022), Moon Knight (2022), Shantaram (2022), The Rookie: Feds (2022), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Andor (2022), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), Peacemaker (2022), The Legend of Vox Machina (2022), Our Flag Means Death (2022), Pantheon (2022), The Recruit (2022), Echo 3 (2022), Ms. Marvel (2022).

List of Best TV Shows

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The Terminal List (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons he’s learned from nearly two decades of ...
Style: dramatic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, harsh ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: navy seal, conspiracy, soldier, government conspiracy, war veteran, veteran, heroes, tough guy, death, gunfight, memory, military ...
Time: future, 2020s
Place: san francisco, california, san diego california
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 203K
Reacher (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Plot unknown
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, anime ...
Plot: one man army, corruption, murder, agent, ex military, police officer, tough guy, muscleman, police, male protagonist, false accusation, false accusation of murder ...
Time: future, 2020s
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 83K
Halo (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
Style: futuristic, tense, anime, suspense, exciting ...
Plot: alien invasion, outer space, war, space and aliens, evil alien, alien, future war, space travel, space, alien encounter, danger, extraterrestrial ...
Time: distant future, future
Place: usa
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In From the Cold (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Exposed as an ex-Russian spy, an American single mom must juggle family life and unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot: organized crime, female agent, female spy, cia agent, spy, daughter, drug, cold war, agent, special agent, secret agent, drug lord ...
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 7.6
 48K
The Old Man (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
TV show
Story: Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot: espionage, spy, cia agent, father daughter relationship, mind game, secret agent, manhunt, killer, elderly man, secret identity, political intrigue, threat to kill ...
Time: 2020s
Place: washington d.c.
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House of the Dragon (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost ...
Style: exciting, captivating, stylized, tense, dramatic ...
Plot: dragon, knight, kingdom, female nudity, king, legend, medieval, sword and sorcery, serial killer, queen, incest, strength ...
Time: 2020s
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 266K
Moon Knight (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 287 min.
TV show
Story: When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge ...
Style: mysterious, psychedelic, captivating, psychological thriller, semi serious ...
Plot: superhero, egyptian mythology, pyramid, split personality, dissociative identity disorder, villain, transformation, deity, justice, comic book, partner, heroes ...
Place: egypt, london
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 15K
Shantaram (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
Style: satirical, thrilling, captivating, tense, novela
Plot: criminal, drug addict, slum, organized crime, new life, changing lives, runaway, fugitives, satire, escaped prisoner, lifestyle change, confronting the past ...
Time: 2020s
Place: bombay india, afghanistan
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The Rookie: Feds (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Simone Clark is the oldest rookie in the FBI.
Style: dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, harsh, tense
Plot: rookie, fbi, black cast, fbi agent, federal agent, academy, special agent, agent, female fbi agent, female protagonist, federal bureau of investigation, crime investigation
Place: los angeles
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Follow Christopher Pike, Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. This show is a prequel to the original series and Star Trek: Discovery.
Style: entertaining, exciting, disturbing, captivating, futuristic
Plot: star trek, alien, space opera, outer space, space, spacecraft, space battle, space exploration, teamwork, crew, space travel, planet ...
Time: future
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 227K
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 261 min.
TV show
Story: A standalone Star Wars adventure focused on the character Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Style: captivating, exciting, disturbing, saga, retro ...
Plot: star wars, space opera, outer space, galaxy, space, space travel, jedi, alien, lightsaber, hunted, planet, fight ...
Place: space western
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 162K
Andor (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor embarks on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Style: futuristic, captivating, exciting, tense, political thriller ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: star wars, space, galaxy, rebellion, military, space wars, space adventure, laser gun, mission, space opera, empire, spy ...
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
Style: anime, cyber, futuristic, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cyberpunk, technology, dystopia, distopia, criminal, violence, futuristic society, conspiracy, cyborgs, life, fight, gang ...
Time: future
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 133K
Peacemaker (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
Style: dark comedy, anime, epic, funny, tense ...
Plot: superhero, society, heroes, chase, mission, race against time, transformation, fight, superpower, fictional war, revenge, villain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: They're rowdy, they're ragtag, they're misfits turned mercenaries for hire. Vox Machina is more interested in easy money and cheap ale than actually protecting the realm. But when the kingdom is threatened by evil, this boisterous ...
Style: anime, adult animation, captivating, entertaining, epic fantasy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: magic, battles, kingdom, fight, violent, good versus evil, sword and sorcery, creature, heroes, monster, blood, dragon ...
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Our Flag Means Death (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change ...
Style: funny, feel good, laugh out loud, period piece, nautical ...
Audience: date night
Plot: lgbt, ship, gay, pirate, swashbuckler, lgbtq, captain, gay couple, villain, aristocrat, piracy, life ...
Time: 18th century
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 6K
Pantheon (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first ...
Style: anime, captivating, tense, exciting, adult animation ...
Plot: conspiracy, uncover truth, crime solving, teenage girl, teenager, puzzle, crime investigation, private investigation, father daughter relationship, teenage life, female protagonist, anonymous telephone call ...
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 45K
The Recruit (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A fledgling lawyer at the CIA that becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.
Style: dramatic, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: lawyer, spy, cia, criminal, prison, politics, jail, homosexuality, lgbt, espionage, cia agent, law ...
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 6.5
 11K
Echo 3 (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: When brilliant scientist Amber Chesborough vanishes along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband—both elite U.S. Army commandos—struggle to find her amid a guerilla war, discovering that the woman they love might have a ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, psychological
Plot: disappearance, swat team, special agent, soldier, brother sister relationship, vanished man, threat, search party, wartime, american soldier, military, uncover truth ...
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 6.3
 119K
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
TV show
Story: A great student, avid gamer, and voracious fan-fic scribe, Kamala Khan has a special affinity for Super Heroes, particularly Captain Marvel. However, she struggles to fit in at home and at school — that is, until she gets super powers like the ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense, contemplative ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: superhero, heroes, martial arts, tough girl, superpower, teenage superhero, chase, secret identity, villain, supernatural power, coming of age, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey
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National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: While searching for history's greatest treasure, Jess Valenzuela unburies her family's secret past.
Style: tense, captivating, thrilling
Audience: family friendly
Plot: treasure hunt, archaeologist, treasure hunter, friend, tomb, treasure, medieval, lost treasure, female protagonist, secret, hidden treasure, adventurer ...
Is relevant ?
 5.7
 33K
Willow (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
TV show
Story: TV adaptation of the fantasy film 'Willow', which centered on a dwarf farmer who does magic.
Style: epic fantasy, entertaining, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: princess, fantasy world, chosen one, good versus evil, rescue mission, treasure hunter, creature, kingdom, queen, magic, wizard, ancient ...
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The Winchesters (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Before Sam and Dean, there was John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, this is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary, and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.
Style: suspenseful, tense, exciting, scary, entertaining
Plot: supernatural, love, rescue, husband wife relationship, couples, investigation, male female relationship, couple relations, escapades, relationships, supernatural horror, bisexual
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WWE NXT: Level Up (2022)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Catch some of WWE’s brightest young talent as they look to begin their climb to the top of NXT 2.0 as WWE’s groundbreaking new show.
Style: captivating, feel good, semi serious, entertaining, exciting
Plot: wrestling, rivalry, professional rivalry, competitor, fight, combat, professional wrestling, professional wrestler, wrestler
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Walker: Independence (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the late 1800s, this origin story follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West, as she crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins, a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot: dark past, revenge, female protagonist, murder, shooter, gang, bandit, vengeance, battles, murderer, revenge seeker
Time: 1800s
Place: texas
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Follow the adventures of Po, who partners up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade to find a collection of four powerful weapons before a mysterious pair of weasels do, and save the world from destruction.
Style: 3d animation, epic, epic fantasy, computer animated
Plot: panda, knight, warrior, kung fu panda, kung fu, goose, pirate, death of brother, giant octopus, comic book, desert, flashback ...
Place: india, london, china, england
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The Creature Cases (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: Special agents Sam and Kit hop the globe with their sleuthing skills, science facts and cool gadgets to solve the animal kingdom's many mysteries.
Style: feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: creature, anthropomorphic animal, travel, animal, mission, animal that acts human, talking animal, special agent, secret agent, sleuth, investigation, escapades ...
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Big Tree City (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: A team of animal heroes with special skills and speedy vehicles work together to keep Big Tree City safe and solve the town's trickiest problems.
Style: 3d animation, educational, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: animal, city, rescue team, heroes, big city, team, exploration, town, machine, superhero, group
Is relevant ?
 4.9
 6K
Naomi (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, entertaining, exciting
Plot: alien, supernatural ability, superhero, supernatural power, black girl, fight, teenage protagonist, magical power, villain, women, woman, justice league ...
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 91
FreakAngels (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Six years ago, the world “ended” in a single, apocalyptic event, trapping Great Britain behind a mysterious dome of purple energy. Whitechapel, London’s last neighborhood, has persevered thanks to the protection of the “FreakAngels” — a ...
Style: anime, captivating, apocalyptic, entertaining
Plot: teenage protagonist, teamwork, save the day, battles, post apocalypse, adventure hero, adventurer, supernatural ability, magic, fantasy world, save the world, fight ...
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