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100 Best Action TV Series
100 Best Action TV Series
6.9
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After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen
Halo Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.
Votes: 8,085
9.3
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Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after
being dormant for millennia.
Votes: 1,689,613
3. Snowpiercer (2020– )
15 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
6.4
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Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a
perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of
survival play out.
Votes: 10,317
8.0
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The adventures of an idealistic mad scientist and his field team of superpowered outcasts.
Votes: 27,104
8.7
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A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Votes: 152,242
6. Vikings (2013– )
12 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
8.5
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Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer
who yearns to explore - and raid - the distant shores across the ocean.
Votes: 396,339
7. Hanna (2019– )
15 | 60 min | Action, Drama
7.5
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In equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an
extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA
agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.
Stars: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Yasmin Monet Prince
Votes: 20,492
8.4
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An unusual group of robbers attempt to carry out the most perfect robbery in Spanish history - stealing
2.4 billion euros from the Royal Mint of Spain.
Votes: 257,849
9.2
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In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest
to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Stars: Zach Tyler, Jack De Sena, Dee Bradley Baker, Mae Whitman
Votes: 224,928
7.5
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The missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Votes: 192,140
8.4
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As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred - born a Saxon but raised by
Vikings - seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
Votes: 73,649
7.9
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Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas she looks to become
the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
Votes: 16,171
7.9
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A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
8.7
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The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New
Republic.
Votes: 178,260
7.3
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Teenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America. Based on the character from DC
Comics.
Votes: 4,728
7.8
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The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's Washington, D.C. Major Case Response Team,
led by Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
Votes: 114,889
17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
12 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
8.2
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A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life
fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
Votes: 124,798
7.7
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After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the
power of super speed, becoming the next Flash, fighting crime in Central City.
Votes: 298,016
8.3
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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.
Votes: 458,462
20. Killing Eve (2018– )
15 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
8.3
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After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
Votes: 76,269
8.3
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Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove
more wicked than beasts.
Votes: 260,666
8.6
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Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off
in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on their own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Votes: 95,658
23. Blindspot (2015– )
15 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
7.4
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Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.
Votes: 64,217
7.6
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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.
Votes: 400,653
7.6
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A group of teenagers from the wrong side of the tracks stumble upon a treasure map that unearths a
long buried secret.
Votes: 13,944
26. The Legend of Korra (2012–2014)
PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
8.4
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Avatar Korra fights to keep Republic City safe from the evil forces of both the physical and spiritual
worlds.
Votes: 93,999
8.1
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Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, which is made up of two distinctly different groups:
the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.
Stars: Jason Beghe, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati
Votes: 26,050
6.8
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Time-travelling rogue Rip Hunter has to recruit a rag-tag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an
apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time.
Stars: Caity Lotz, Amy Louise Pemberton, Dominic Purcell, Brandon Routh
Votes: 88,841
29. 24 (2001–2010)
15 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
8.3
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Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 167,844
7.9
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Votes: 33,656
7.8
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Based on the novel "Six Days of the Condor" by James Grady and screenplay "Three Days of the
Condor" by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel, CONDOR follows CIA analyst Joe Turner who ... See
full summary »
Votes: 8,520
32. Gotham (2014–2019)
15 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before
Batman's arrival.
Stars: Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, Camren Bicondova
Votes: 206,487
7.6
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An average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive
a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.
Votes: 121,538
7.9
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In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the
opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Votes: 49,843
35. Harley Quinn (2019– )
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
8.5
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The series focuses on a single Harley Quinn, who sets off to make it on her own in Gotham City.
Votes: 8,898
6.3
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Votes: 107,485
8.8
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After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Yeager vows to cleanse the earth
of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Votes: 143,255
38. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
8.2
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Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Stars: Tom Kane, Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor
Votes: 53,248
8.1
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An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a
pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit.
Votes: 81,589
7.7
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BIG DOGS exists in an alternate reality of New York City. Businesses are shuttered, crime is rampant,
black markets thrive. Drug are run via taxis and NYPD detectives use taxis for undercover teams trying
to rein in the chaos.
Votes: 92
41. Justified (2010–2015)
15 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
8.6
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U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens's reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal mining
towns in eastern Kentucky.
Votes: 82,784
7.8
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Votes: 60,037
8.4
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An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the
identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes--including the
civilians' roles--are left a mystery.
Votes: 159,391
44. Altered Carbon (2018– )
18 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
8.1
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Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and
must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Stars: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Dichen Lachman
Votes: 134,262
7.3
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Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu in order to find his father's killer; The Governor offers him the
chance to run his own task force - Five-0.
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 65,159
7.6
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Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) is an international spy recruited out of college, trained for espionage
and self-defense.
Votes: 44,121
47. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
7.8
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Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp
speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 56,454
8.2
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Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and
the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is
assassinated.
Votes: 10,982
7.5
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A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills
everyone above him in the line of succession.
Votes: 71,076
50. Star Trek (1966–1969)
PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
8.3
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In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and
defend the United Federation of Planets.
Votes: 70,606
7.3
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Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms
as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
Votes: 81,097
6.7
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The Naval Criminal Investigation Service's Office of Special Projects takes on the undercover work and
the hard to crack cases in LA. Key agents are G. Callen and Sam Hanna, streets kids risen through the
ranks.
Votes: 47,281
8.4
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A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered
Stargates.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 81,101
7.7
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Explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening,
shocking and heart-stopping situations.
Votes: 18,670
8.4
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An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where
he has some unfinished business.
Votes: 82,200
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The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of
the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate
outcome.
Votes: 216,776
7.6
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Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers
on Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) in the next chapter of his life.
Votes: 35,888
8.3
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Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a
year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry
wit.
Stars: Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman
Votes: 27,754
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A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.
Stars: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson
Votes: 350,926
7.6
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Far in a dystopian future, the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new
ways to interact, build, hunt, and to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins is born with
sight.
Votes: 34,965
8.5
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After the murder of his family, Marine veteran Frank Castle becomes the vigilante known as "The
Punisher," with only one goal in mind: to avenge them.
Stars: Jon Bernthal, Amber Rose Revah, Ben Barnes, Jason R. Moore
Votes: 172,721
8.5
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A superhero-loving boy without any powers is determined to enroll in a prestigious hero academy and
learn what it really means to be a hero.
Votes: 27,356
8.3
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Votes: 15,841
8.2
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When a twenty-something computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his
brain, the C.I.A. and the N.S.A. assign two agents to protect him and exploit such knowledge, turning
his life upside down.
Votes: 124,965
8.6
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Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret
agents and drones.
Votes: 132,598
8.3
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David Haller is a troubled young man diagnosed as schizophrenic, but after a strange encounter, he
discovers special powers that will change his life forever.
Votes: 79,778
5.3
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At a Los Angeles beach, a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with
personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis.
Votes: 24,108
6.4
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The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit.
Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Rex Linn
Votes: 51,948
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Votes: 27,406
7.8
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The heroic story of Ertugrul Ghazi, the father of Osman (Uthman) who founded the Ottoman Empire.
Stars: Engin Altan Düzyatan, Hülya Darcan, Cengiz Coskun, Nurettin Sönmez
Votes: 23,652
8.7
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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.
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis
Votes: 148,511
72. SEAL Team (2017– )
15 | 43 min | Action, Drama, War
7.5
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The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes
missions our country can ask.
Stars: David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr.
Votes: 14,427
7.5
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Votes: 21,433
7.9
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The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related
problems while questing for his own redemption.
Votes: 62,612
75. Star Wars: Rebels (2014– )
PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
8.0
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A brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil Empire as it tightens its grip on the
galaxy and hunts down the last of the Jedi Knights.
Stars: Taylor Gray, Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr.
Votes: 26,528
7.5
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A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship
Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of
the Federation.
Votes: 43,841
6.5
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This spinoff of the critically acclaimed show Grey's Anatomy follows the lives of the men and women of
firehouse station 19 in Seattle, Washington.
Stars: Jaina Lee Ortiz, Jason George, Grey Damon, Barrett Doss
Votes: 6,965
78. Cobra Kai (2018– )
A | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
8.8
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Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny
Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.
Votes: 40,959
5.7
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An ex-Navy SEAL returns from Afghanistan and uses his military skills to become a private investigator
in Hawaii.
Votes: 8,025
7.0
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Follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. sergeant and his team of highly-trained men and women as
they solve crimes in Los Angeles.
Votes: 12,523
81. Alex Rider (2020– )
12 | Action, Adventure, Family
7.5
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The adventures of a reluctant teenage spy on his missions to save the world.
Votes: 2,345
8.7
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Follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew in order to find the greatest treasure ever
left by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mystery treasure named "One Piece".
Votes: 61,426
7.4
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Following Wyatt Earp's great great-granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her
unique abilities and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to
justice.
Votes: 16,575
84. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020)
PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
7.7
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She-Ra, Princess of Power, leads a rebellion to free her land of Etheria from the monstrous invaders the
Horde.
Votes: 8,157
8.9
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Gon Freecss aspires to become a Hunter, an exceptional being capable of greatness. With his friends and
his potential, he seeks for his father who left him when he was younger.
Votes: 46,167
7.6
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As the son of a reputed judge gets involved in a hit and run, we see how even the most upright people
break In order to save their family. The judge sacrifices relationships and subverts the law to save his
son from a vengeful gangster.
Votes: 680
87. Kingdom (2019– )
18 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Horror
8.4
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While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope
against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.
Votes: 24,639
8.2
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Votes: 14,049
8.3
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A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
Votes: 39,723
90. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2016–2019)
12 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
6.6
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After her mother disappears, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting, and embrace her
new role among the Shadowhunters.
Votes: 50,257
8.3
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A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks
just like her.
Votes: 98,110
8.6
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A 12-year-old boy and his best friend, wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of
surreal adventures with each other in a remote future.
Votes: 72,800
93. Jessica Jones (2015–2019)
15 | 56 min | Action, Crime, Drama
8.0
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Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private
investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City.
Votes: 187,811
7.8
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Josh Futturman, a janitor by day and a gamer by night, is recruited by mysterious visitors to travel
through time to prevent the extinction of humanity.
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, Derek Wilson, Haley Joel Osment
Votes: 19,667
8.2
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Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special
operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.
Votes: 28,599
96. Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017)
12 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
8.6
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Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and
recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja
in the village.
Votes: 74,406
7.9
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A spy recently disavowed by the U.S. government uses his special ops training to help others in trouble.
Votes: 66,781
8.1
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An international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus
Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy, The Wraith.
Votes: 59,716
99. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017)
15 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
8.3
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Votes: 40,168
8.7
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A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the
Roman Republic.
Votes: 150,080