Action series about the chosen ones

List of the best action series about favorites according to viewers: Banshee: Origins, Barry, Our Flag Means Death, Spartacus, Wayne, Kung Fu, Killing Eve, The Rookie, Condor, Deputy.

In the top there are new series of 2023, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in Banshee.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, biography, history
CountryUSA

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 after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration05:35

Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, comedy
CountryUSA

In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction, drama, adventure
CountryUSA

A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Italy
Duration01:08

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration00:45

Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration03:06

Young CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Inspired by Sydney Pollack’s 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA

When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics, who won’t rest until justice is served.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration00:53

Follow a disillusioned teen recruited into a storied high school for assassins. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques, and his own adolescent uncertainties may prove fatal.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Everything changes when Alex Rider learns that his uncle Ian has actually been killed in the line of duty as a British spy. The normal teen is approached by the head of The Department and pressured to help investigate his uncle's death. Alex reluctantly assumes a new identity and goes undercover in a remote boarding school called Point Blanc.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:52

Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, drama, crime, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:58

A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, drama, crime, detective
CountryTurkey

Three girls in high school made a prank on the fourth girl and caused her to be expelled from the high school with her teacher. After 20 years they got together in a high society environment.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, history
CountryItaly, Germany

The story of Saverio Barone, a young prosecutor who in the early nineties became the protagonist of the “caccia alla Mafia” (Mafia-hunt) immediately following the Capaci and Via D'Amelio bombings. Inspired by the true story of the anti-Mafia magistrate Alfonso Sabella.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
CountryTurkey

The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:30

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 story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, history
CountryRussia
Duration08:40

Russian Empire. The second decade of the twentieth century. As a result of the conflict between the Entente and the bloc of the Central Powers led by Germany, which erupted in August 1914, Russia is drawn into the First World War. A wave of unrest is rolling through the country. Revolutionary moods are increasing every day. Counterintelligence is trying with all its might to suppress the activity of German spies active in the territory of the country ...

Markimdb: 8.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration00:43

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.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:46

The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, military
CountryRussia
Duration02:30

Spetsnaz is a 2002 Russian TV miniseries directed by Andrei Malyukov.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, detective
CountryRussia
Duration03:28

A captain in pursuit of escaped prisoners must survive harsh climates and unravel a mystery involving sensitive documents.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, cartoon
CountryChina

Screechers Wild is a Chinese-American animated series, produced by Alpha Group in coproduction with Man of Action and Wexworks Media. As of now, it consists of one season and one web series. It was first broadcasted in China on March 14, 2016, and on the United States on June 15, 2018.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, military, history
CountryRussia, Belarus
Duration03:08

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUkraine

An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, military, history
CountryRussia
Duration10:00

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Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA

In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, cartoon, anime
CountryJapan
Duration01:15

Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, cartoon, anime
CountryJapan

Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in reincarnation after 2000 years were descendants who became too weak after being accustomed to peace, and all sorts of magic that deteriorated to the extreme. Anos enters Demon King Academy that gathers and educates those who are viewed as the reincarnation of the Demon King, but the academy could not see through his true powers and ends up branding him as a misfit.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrehorror, action, fantasy, cartoon, anime
CountryJapan

Yuuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats a finger of Ryoumen Sukuna, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojou, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, fantasy, cartoon, detective
CountrySingapore, Philippines

In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:20

Fallen is a 2006 ABC Family mini-series starring Paul Wesley as Aaron Corbett, an high school student who begins exhibiting strange abilities on his 18th birthday.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryIndia

This thriller series focuses on an anti-terrorist unit agent named Jai Singh Rathod who has twenty-four hours to save the country from a major terrorist attack.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

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 warfare to hunt down the people responsible.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
CountryUSA

Fury and Talos try to stop the Skrulls who have infiltrated the highest spheres of the Marvel Universe.

Orphans raised by a martial arts master are plunged into a mystery involving demonic powers, drug cartels, ancient rituals and blood sacrifice.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, cartoon, short
CountryUSA

A surreal take on transitioning from 20-something to 30-something centering on a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA

Joe attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the spear in the CIA’s war on terror. She enlists Cruz, a female special operations Marine, as an undercover operative in the Lioness Program.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Bruce Wayne is murdered and his adopted son forges an alliance with the children of Batman's enemies. As the city becomes more dangerous, these mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors, known as the Gotham Knights.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryCanada, USA

Spider-Man is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. It was jointly produced in Canada and the United States and was the first animated adaptation of the Spider-Man comic book series, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. It first aired on the ABC television network in the United States but went into syndication at the start of the third season. Grantray-Lawrence Animation produced the first season. Seasons 2 and 3 were crafted by producer Ralph Bakshi in New York City. In Canada, it is currently airing on Teletoon Retro. An internet meme, commonly known as 1960s Spiderman, regarding the series has received an overwhelming amount of popularity. The meme consists of a screenshot taken at a random part of the series and adding an inappropriate and/or witty text. Since the death of Max Ferguson on March 7 2013, there are only three surviving members from the cast. Those three being Paul Soles the voice of Spider-Man, Chris Wiggins the voice of Mysterio and Carl Banas the voice of the Scorpion.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUSA

Lindsay arrives in Mumbai after escaping from an Australian prison where he was serving a 19-year sentence for armed robberies that had fed his drug habit. In Mumbai, he meets Prabhakar who takes him to his native village where the locals name him Shantaram and teach him Marathi. Lindsay relaunches his criminal career as Shantaram in the city's notorious underworld.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom

Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreanime

"This is a tale that took place long ago. There once lived an old man and an old woman. The old man went into the woods to cut down some grass and the old woman went to the river to... (You know the rest.) The ogres had finally been defeated, but apparently, there were more ogres living elsewhere, so Peach Boy crossed the sea... It was an amazing feat to defeat the ogres and a joyous feat that Peach Boy saved many lives. But the one thing that went wrong... Was that they had fun. This is nothing more than a "What if"... What if there was more than one peach that tumbled down the river?

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance

Mehdi, a qualified robber, and Liana, an apprentice thief, get involved in a turf war between drug dealers, and have to collaborate in order to save their loved ones.

Markimdb: 7

Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, cartoon, anime
CountryJapan

Into a world of magicians is born Mash, a young boy who lacks magic but is the strongest person around. His existence and destiny will change his world.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom

Jen is a self-aware young woman who lives in a world where everybody except her has a superpower.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

Cuffs is a fresh, authentic and visceral drama that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of front-line policing. Adrenalized and vibrant, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters. From a booby trapped cannabis farm in a suburban semi to an elderly farmer's wife with a shotgun, the stories are surprising and exciting. There will be more absurd altercations - such as a middle-class dog-napping or fisticuffs between pensioners - as well as the daily grind of speeding drivers, city-centre shoplifters and Saturday night drinkers.




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