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Best Action and Adventure TV Shows

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169. Falling Skies

Jun 19, 2011 • Rated TV-14

Written and produced by Robert Rodat and Steven Spielberg, this show takes place after an alien race has wiped out the majority of the human population. A group of soldiers ban together to try to stand up against the alien force.

170. Durham County

Sep 7, 2009 • Rated TV-MA

Mike Sweeney moves his family to Durham County after his partner is murdered. Sweeney is sure that his next-door neighbor is the serial killer responsible for the deaths of two teenage girls as well as his partner's untimely demise.

171. Wynonna Earp

Mar 31, 2016 • Rated TV-14

Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano), the great granddaughter of Wyatt Earp, returns home to tackle demons and other supernatural with the help of Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon) and Agent Dolls (Shamier Anderson) in the the adaptation of the comic series created by Beau Smith.

172. The Night Agent

Mar 23, 2023 • Rated TV-MA

FBI agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) takes a call on an emergency hotline for spies from non-spy Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan) in this Shawn Ryan thriller based on Matthew Quirk's novel of the same name.

173. Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

Jun 7, 2018 • Rated TV-14

Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt), who grew up privileged until an accident changed her life, crosses paths with the working-class Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph). They soon discover their superpowers are linked together as their feelings grow for each other in this coming-of-age drama based on the comic book series.

174. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Nov 17, 2023 • Rated TV-14

After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco (seen in 2014 film Godzilla), Cate (Anna Sawai) travels to Japan where she discovers her family's connection to the secret organization Monarch.

175. DC's Stargirl

May 18, 2020 • Rated TV-PG

High schooler Courtney Whitmore (Bassinger) discovers the Cosmic Staff and brings together a new group of heroes to fight villains seeking to destroy the world.

176. Vegas

Ralph Lamb, a Las Vegas rancher is recruited to become the new sheriff by the mayor as Chicago gangster Vincent Savino makes a move to Sin City.

177. Marvel's Runaways

Nov 21, 2017 • Rated TV-14

Six teenagers: Alex Wilder (Rhenzy Feliz), Nico Minoru (Lyrica Okano), Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner), Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer), Chase Stein (Gregg Sulkin), and Molly Hernandez (Allegra Acosta) unite against The Pride (a.k.a their parents): Catherine and Geoffrey Wilder (Angel Parker and Ryan Sands); Robert and Tina Minoru (James Yaegashi and Brittany Ishibashi); Dale and Stacey Yorkes (Kevin Weisman and Brigid Brannagh); Frank and Leslie Dean (Kip Pardue and Annie Wersching); and Janet and Victor Stein (Ever Carradine and James Marsters), in this series based on the comic book.

178. Moby Dick

Aug 1, 2011 • Rated PG

Encore enters the original programming front with this new mini-series about one of the most highly-regarded novels of all time. Moby Dick features an all-star cast including William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson and Donald Sutherland.

179. Star Wars: The Bad Batch

May 4, 2021 • Rated TV-PG

The animated sequel/spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is set after that series with members of Clone Force 99 (who call themselves the Bad Batch) beginning new missions in the galaxies.

180. Longmire

Jun 3, 2012 • Rated Not Rated

Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) is a sheriff in a small Wyoming town in this adaptation of the mystery novels by Craig Johnson.

181. 9-1-1: Lone Star

Jan 19, 2020 • Rated TV-14

The spin-off of 9-1-1 focuses on a New York City firefighter (Rob Lowe) who moves to Austin with his son.

182. Copper

Aug 6, 2012 • Rated TV-MA

Detective Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) solves cases in lower Manhattan's Five Points, while seeking answers to his wife's disappearance and his daughter's murder in 1864.

183. Gangs of London

Apr 23, 2020 • Rated Not Rated

The British crime drama created by Gareth Evans begins with the assassination of crime lord Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney), which creates a power vacuum. His son, Sean Wallace (Joe Cole), seeks to take over with the help of Ed Dumani (Lucian Msamati), but the Albanian Mafia, the Kurds, the Pakistanis, and Welsh travellers all see an opening to expand their own power. [Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 23 Apr 2020, will premiere on AMC+ on 1 Oct 2020 before airing on AMC in 2021]

184. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Aug 18, 2022 • Rated TV-14

The latest Marvel dramedy series finds attorney Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) juggling superhuman legal cases, dating, and the fact she transforms into a 6-foot-7-inch green hulk when she feel anger or fear.

185. The Flash

Sep 20, 1990 • Rated TV-PG

The Flash is the story of Barry Allen, a police scientist who is the victim of a freak accident. While working late, his lab is hit by lightning. The blast shatters a number of vials, so Barry is both electrocuted and bathed in dozens of chemicals. When he recovers, Barry finds that he has gained the ability to move at almost impossible speed. Fellow scientist Christina "Tina" McGee works with Barry to help him control his new found powers, even constructing a frictionless suit for him which will not be destroyed by his speed. Donning the red and yellow suit, Barry hides his identity from the world as he uses his powers to fight those who the police cannot catch. In doing so he begins to create the legend of the anonymous scarlet speedster known as The Flash.

186. One Piece (2023)

Aug 31, 2023 • Rated TV-14

The live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name follows Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) as he leaves his small village to gather a crew to find "One Piece" - the treasure that will make him King of the Pirates.

187. Comrade Detective

Aug 4, 2017 • Rated TV-MA

A fictional 1980s Romanian police drama series where detectives Gregor Anghel (Florin Piersic Jr.) and Iosef Baciu (Corneliu Ulici) investigate the murder of officer Nikita Ionesco is "found" and remastered with dubbed voices including Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the leads in this comedy series created by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.

188. Alex Rider

Nov 13, 2020 • Rated TV-14

After the death of his uncle, the teenage Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) is recruited by MI6's Department of Special Operations to infiltrate a school in this adaptation of the novels by Anthony Horowitz. [Premiered originally in the UK on Prime Video on 4 Jun 2020]

189. The Gentlemen

Mar 7, 2024 • Rated TV-MA

Eddie Horniman (Theo James) discovers his father's estate houses part of Bobby Glass' (Ray Winstone) illegal cannabis business in the series set in the same universe as Guy Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name.

190. Echo 3

Nov 23, 2022 • Rated TV-MA

After scientist Amber Chesborough (Jessica Ann Collins) disappears near the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother (Luke Evans) and her husband (Michiel Huisman) set out to find her in this series based on Omri Givon's Israeli series "When Heroes Fly" and inspired by Amir Gutfreund novel of the same name.

191. Once Upon a Time

Oct 23, 2011 • Rated TV-PG

Henry locates his birth mother, whom he believes can save Storybrooke, which is a town of fairy tale characters that do not remember their lives in the fairy tale parallel world.

192. The Marshal

Winston MacBride is a Deputy U.S. Marshal. His job is to pursue interstate fugitives and chase escaped convicts. He does so by using some unorthodox methods to complete his duties. MacBride would rather talk than fight, and use his brains rather than violence. His job takes him all across the country and away from his family. But remember... "He has never let one get away."

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