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21. Altered Carbon
(9/10 stars)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. more
Top 40 Action TV Shows on Netflix 2026
Discover the best Action TV Shows on Netflix, ranked by real community votes. This list highlights fast-paced series with strong characters and high production value, easy to filter by status and runtime.
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(9/10 stars)22. The Witcher
(9/10 stars)Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. more
23. Ash vs Evil Dead
(8/10 stars)Ash has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope. more
24. Black Lagoon
(8/10 stars)Okajima Rokuro - now known almost exclusively as 'Rock' - was once a typical, put-upon Japanese businessman. Then, on a routine business trip, he was kidnapped and ransomed by the Lagoon Company: a band of mercenary pirates operating out of the crime-riddled city of Roanapur. Abandoned by ... more
25. The Night Shift
(8/10 stars)"The Night Shift" focuses on the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan. After three grueling tours of duty in Afghanistan, T.C. is about to learn that his toughest ... more
26. Money Heist
(9/10 stars)Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan. more
27. Chosen
(9/10 stars)Lawyer Ian Mitchell is brought into a deadly game when he receives a box that contains a gun and a picture of a stranger. Along with those items, the box includes instructions for Mitchell to kill the pictured individual. After being attacked by another stranger, Mitchell discovers he has been chose... more
28. Van Helsing
(7/10 stars)Vanessa Helsing, distant relative of famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, is resurrected only to find that vampires have taken over the world. more
29. Yu-Gi-Oh!
(7/10 stars)A young boy named Yugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil, this alter ego breaks out of the confines of the Millenium Puzzle and challenges wrongdoers to the Shadow Games: Life or Death situations ... more
30. Ajin
(10/10 stars)Mysterious immortal humans known as "Ajin" first appeared 17 years ago in Africa. Upon their discovery, they were labeled as a threat to mankind, as they might use their powers for evil and were incapable of being destroyed. Since then, whenever an Ajin is found within society, they are to... more
31. Berserk
(10/10 stars)In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true and man has no control, even over his own will. In medieval times war raged throughout the countryside. Feudal lords would give large sums of mon... more
32. Frontier
(8/10 stars)The chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. Told from multiple perspectives, Frontier takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with close-quarter hatchet fights, and where delicate relations betwee... more
33. Cardcaptor Sakura
(10/10 stars)Sakura Kinomoto is appointed Card Captor by the Guardian of the Seal, Kerberos, when she accidentally opens the magical book of Clow Cards and scatters them to the four winds. To protect the world from disaster she must capture all of the Clow Cards with the help of her friend Tomoyo and Kerberos. more
34. Squid Game
(9/10 stars)Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes. more
35. Narcos: Mexico
(9/10 stars)A chronicle of the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s and the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent. more
36. A Certain Magical Index
(8/10 stars)Set in Academy City, a city of scientifically advanced superhuman students, located to the west of Tokyo, in a world where magic is also real. Kamijou Touma's right hand, the Imagine Breaker, can negate all magic, psychic, or divine powers, but not his own bad luck. One day he finds a young gir... more
37. Lupin III
(10/10 stars)Probably the most light-hearted and crazy series of all those dedicated to the gentleman thief. more
38. Queen of the South
(9/10 stars)Teresa Mendoza is a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams up with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. more
39. Star Trek: Prodigy
(10/10 stars)A motley crew of young aliens in the Delta Quadrant find an abandoned Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Protostar; taking control of the ship, they must learn to work together as they make their way towards the Alpha Quadrant. more
Why these charts are worth it
Action TV shows work best when pace does not come at the expense of character. The strongest entries in the genre – whether military thrillers, superhero series or classic spy stories – share one thing: their main characters face real pressure and make decisions with actual consequences. Pure action sequences without that core quickly become disposable.
The genre is broader than its reputation: alongside US productions, Korean, Israeli and Scandinavian action series have shown in recent years that high pace and strong storytelling are not a contradiction. Use the status filter to isolate fully completed action series – ideal when you want to watch a story from start to finish without waiting for new seasons.
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Viewers who enjoy action TV shows often also like thriller TV shows or crime TV shows, because these genres share fast pacing, high stakes and strong conflict.
FAQ
What are the best Action TV Shows?
The top Action TV Shows are ranked by real community votes. The more ratings a show has, the more stable its position.
Where can I stream Action TV Shows?
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How are the Action TV Shows rankings created?
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