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An exciting plot, brutal characters, fights, shootouts and chases – this is why we love action movies. Despite the fact that the recipe for a successful action-packed film has long been verified, it is quite difficult to make a good action movie that does not make you bored or tire. We have selected for you ten of the best TV shows that are highly likely to appeal to fans of action movies. The format of the series will allow you to fully reveal the plot and enjoy the story for several evenings in a row.
10 Wayne (2019)
Wayne is a 16 year old boy. Uncompromising, desperate, in love, driven by a desire for revenge, he embarks on a long journey to return an old Pontiac. It seems to be, what does a teenager care about an old ruin? But this is his father’s car, which was taken away from him shortly before his death. A weighty reason to crave justice. Wayne, the charismatic bully portrayed so brilliantly by Mark McCann, travels with Dan. This is a sweet girl who all her life tried to be good for everyone, but she knew disappointment. Both teenagers come to this journey with a strong background, and their path will not be easy.
9. 24 Hours (2001)
The pilot episode “24” was released in 2001, and the last, 8th season, ended in 2010. Another, additional season came out 4 years later, in 2014. The plot follows Jack Bauer, director of the fictional CTO, who must protect a California senator during the presidential election. And with him his own family, wife and daughter, who can become a victim of conspirators dissatisfied with Bauer’s intervention. The name says: it all starts at midnight in Los Angeles and ends in 24 hours. This concept is preserved throughout all seasons: events unfold within one day. The series became very popular, spin-offs, books, comics and even board games based on it were released.
8. Killing Eve (2018)
“Killing Eve” takes the viewer into the world of two women obsessed with each other. One is an MI5 security analyst played by the inimitable Sandra O. The other is a psychopathic and murderous Villanelle, who is obsessed with the goal of ending an overly curious analyst. It’s a gripping action thriller, almost a British-made thriller, bold, full of good black humor and accompanied by an amazing soundtrack. To date, 3 seasons have been filmed, the last of which premiered in 2020. And if the ratings of seasons 2 and 3 are not the highest, the first definitely deserves attention.
7. Almost Human (2013)
Almost Human is a captivating fusion of action and science fiction filmed in just one season. In the center is the conflict between man and artificial intelligence. The main character, John Kennex, does not want to put up with the innovations of the police. Now, to increase efficiency, people are forced to serve along with robots. And Kennex had a bad experience of cooperation with artificial intelligence: once upon a time, he and his partner got into trouble, and the robot refused to help John’s friend, because there was little chance, and this was contrary to the instructions. As a result, the partner died, and John was left crippled. And here he is again shoulder to shoulder with the machine, but this time the robot is not quite ordinary.
6. In Sight (2011)
Harold Finch is a millionaire who helps the government develop a computer system. It collects and analyzes all available information: video surveillance, telephone conversations, social networks, and so on, in order to prevent terrorist attacks. But the system is also able to predict ordinary crimes that could be avoided, but the police do not do this. Finch is ready to make an offer, but an assassination attempt is made on him. The millionaire is declared dead, but the main character is paralyzed, but not broken. He hires an assistant to bring his idea to life.
5. Gotham (2014)
Gotham is a dark city that exists in the DC Universe. This is where Batman confronted the Joker and the Penguin and Catwoman. The embodiment of the famous comics in the format of the series was only a matter of time. “Gotham” is filmed quite in the spirit of DC. He is gloomy, cruel, raises acute social issues, spares neither heroes nor villains. The plot is based on the formation of Batman and his opponents. A fantasy about how they came to such a life. In total, the series has five seasons, the last of which smoothly brings the viewer to the beginning of Batman’s story.
4. Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010)
“Blood and Sand” is the first season of the series “Spartacus”. The plot is based on the story of a Thracian captured, deprived of his wife and freedom, turned into a slave. And doomed to die in the arena for the amusement of the audience. However, the young Thracian turned out to be not so simple, and now the lanist Quintus Linthulius Batiatus buys him for his own school of gladiators. The show’s writers focused on Spartacus’ early years, his rise to fame, and how he became the man who led the largest slave uprising in the Roman Empire.
3. Escape (2005)
Michael Scofield, the protagonist of the TV series Getaway, is a smart man with good career prospects and excellent performance. And suddenly he finds himself in the Fox River prison for bank robbery. Everything is so, but the robbery was deliberate, and Michael’s brother is awaiting the death penalty in prison for a crime he did not commit. Different surnames help the brothers to be side by side within the walls of Fox River, and this plays into the hands of Scofield, because he has developed a daring plan. Michael intends to get his brother out of the prison, which is considered one of the most protected in the United States. To do this, he thought out a whole chain of ingenious moves, but will chance intervene in his ideal plan?
2. The Healer (2014)
In second place in the top is a Korean drama with a famously twisted plot. At its center is Kim Moon-ho, a talented reporter, successful and famous, who is the envy of all his colleagues. And part-time brother of a millionaire, the owner of a huge company. Kim feels guilt towards Chae Young-shin’s girlfriend because of the events that happened in childhood. Trying to make amends for his wrongdoings, Kim Moon-ho helps Young-shin become a good reporter, but little by little the girl touches the deep-seated strings of his heart.
However, the love line is just one of many. Here and exciting action, and a story full of surprises, and excellent visuals. The picture does not turn into either meaningless shootouts or a tearful drama, but deftly juggles genres, delivering real pleasure to the viewer.
1. Brothers in Arms (2001)
Brothers in Arms is a book by historian Stephen Ambrose that deals with World War II. It was she who formed the basis of the mini-series of the same name, which was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. At the center of the series is Company E (“Easy”), 2nd Battalion, 506th Airborne Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, United States.
The young guys have a long way to go from the camp in Georgia until the very end of the war. They will overcome grueling training and conflict with their captain. They will go through pain and fear, loss and hardship, gain real friends, invaluable experience and strands of gray hair. Through their eyes, the viewer sees the landing in Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Bastogne.