Top 20 TV Shows with War & Politics you need to watch
Top 20 War & Politics TV Shows List
- 1. Shōgun
- 2. Vikings
- 3. M*A*S*H
- 4. Homeland
- 5. Valley of the Wolves: Ambush
- 6. L.A. Law
- 7. The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
- 8. For All Mankind
- 9. Hogan's Heroes
- 10. 'Allo 'Allo!
- 11. Designated Survivor
- 12. Passato e Presente
- 13. Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman
- 14. Madam Secretary
- 15. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
- 16. Kuruluş Osman
- 17. The Big Questions
- 18. The Last Kingdom
- 19. Band of Brothers
- 20. Tour of Duty
1. Shōgun
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
It has an average vote of 8.6 on TMDB.
2. Vikings
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
It has an average vote of 8.092 on TMDB.
3. M*A*S*H
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
4. Homeland
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
5. Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu)
A continuation series of Osman Sinav's The Wolves Of The Valley. This produce focuses on politics, National Security and Regional Middle East problems. The Wolves of The Valley: Ambush serie also attracts attention by two film; The Wolves of The Valley: Iraq and The Wolves of The Valley: Palestine.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
6. L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.</p><p></p><p>Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff.</p><p></p><p>The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
The command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. Patterned after the concept of the White House Situation Room, CNN's lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer hosts newsmakers and experts to discuss and analyze the stories that are driving today's news.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
8. For All Mankind
Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
9. Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group from the camp. Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the commandant of the camp, and John Banner was the inept sergeant-of-the-guard, Hans Schultz.</p><p></p><p>The series was popular during its six-season run. In 2013, creators Bernard Fein through his estate and Albert S. Ruddy acquired the sequel and other separate rights to Hogan's Heroes from Mark Cuban through arbitration and a movie based on the show has been planned.
It has an average vote of 7.582 on TMDB.
10. 'Allo 'Allo!
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
11. Designated Survivor
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
12. Passato e Presente (Passato e presente)
Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.
It has an average vote of 9.5 on TMDB.
13. Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman (Behzat Ç.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi)
Centered around a personally troubled, officially discredited police chief and his inharmonious police team in Ankara Police Force. Even though the show usually focuses on murders and other crimes that happens on a weekly basis, the undertone of the story leads to an eventual duel between Behzat Ç. and the rotten department officials and bureaucrats.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
14. Madam Secretary
After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
16. Kuruluş Osman (Kuruluş Osman)
The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
It has an average vote of 7.993 on TMDB.
17. The Big Questions
Nicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
18. The Last Kingdom
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.
It has an average vote of 8.259 on TMDB.
19. Band of Brothers
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
20. Tour of Duty
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
It has an average vote of 8.07 on TMDB.
