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Best Action TV Series of 2017

371 Action series that started in 2017, ranked by popularity

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 371 Adult 3 Adventure 125 Animation 109 Biography 4 Comedy 74 Crime 61 Documentary 6 Drama 112 Family 5 Fantasy 19 Game-Show 4 History 10 Horror 9 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 9 News 0 Reality-TV 4 Romance 8 Sci-Fi 29 Short 4 Sport 7 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 19 War 5 Western 1

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 2764 2010s 3051 2000s 1559 1990s 843 1980s 431 1970s 271 1960s 159 1950s 43 1940s 6 1930s 2 1920s 1 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 183 2025 418 2024 421 2023 473 2022 431 2021 435 2020 403 2019 345 2018 368 2017 371 2016 329 2015 321 2014 301 2013 301 2012 263 2011 257 2010 195 2009 212 2008 189 2007 196 2006 148 2005 152 2004 148 2003 140 2002 123 2001 132 2000 119 1999 116 1998 114 1997 108 1996 101 1995 81 1994 91 1993 65 1992 48 1991 63 1990 56 1989 60 1988 40 1987 48 1986 45 1985 53 1984 56 1983 43 1982 26 1981 31 1980 29 1979 41 1978 22 1977 31 1976 32 1975 19 1974 32 1973 34 1972 27 1971 23 1970 10 1969 16 1968 20 1967 27 1966 33 1965 13 1964 15 1963 14 1962 6 1961 8 1960 7 1959 9 1958 8 1957 3 1956 4 1955 5 1954 2 1953 2 1952 4 1950 6 1949 4 1944 1 1940 1 1938 1 1937 1 1929 1

Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 1 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 1 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 0 Gritty 7 Dark tone 9 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 1 Melancholic 0 Tense 8 Unsettling 1 Whimsical 3 Campy 3 Cynical 1 Hopeful 2 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 5 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 1 Fast-paced 5 Episodic 0 Serialized 10 Procedural 3 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 4 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 2 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 7 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 2 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 3 Espionage 3 War & military 6 Family saga 0 Coming of age 5 Workplace 0 School & campus 2 Love story 0 Friendship 1 Found family 3 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 1 High fantasy 4 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 4 Royalty & aristocracy 2 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 4 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 2

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 6 Morally gray 4 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 7 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 3 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 1 Genius lead 2 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 1 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 2 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 12 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 2 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 6 Stylized direction 6 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 5 Distinctive score 3 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 3 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 2 Anime 6 Kids & family 4 Young adult 2 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 2 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 5 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 2 Built to binge 1

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 1 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 3 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 8 Disturbing 4 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 4 Emotionally heavy 3 Easy watching 1

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371 series

Money Heist

614K 41 2017–2021

Heists & cons · Cliffhanger-driven

The Punisher

309K 26 2017–2019

Revenge · Graphic violence

Iron Fist

150K 23 2017–2018

Action · Adventure · Crime

Star Trek: Discovery

147K 65 2017–2024

The Defenders

128K 8 2017–2017

Legion

104K 27 2017–2019

Experimental · Stylized direction

Castlevania

96K 32 2017–2021

Adult animation · Graphic violence

Godless

92K 7 2017–2017

Rural & frontier

Black Clover

51K 170 2017–2021

Anime · Hopeful · High fantasy

Happy!

46K 18 2017–2019

Dark comedy · Chaotic energy

S.W.A.T.

42K 163 2017–2025

Procedural · Adrenaline

The Gifted

41K 29 2017–2019

Social commentary · Serialized

SEAL Team

40K 114 2017–2024

War & military · Adrenaline

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

35K 293 2017–2023

Anime · Long-runner

Future Man

34K 34 2017–2020

Time travel · Raunchy · Absurdist

Inhumans

31K 8 2017–2017

Royalty & aristocracy

Runaways

31K 33 2017–2019

Young adult · Coming of age

The Pit

24K 132 2017–2021

Criminal underworld · Gritty

Knightfall

23K 18 2017–2019

Period piece · Faith & religion

Made in Abyss

22K 27 2017–2022

Anime · Child's perspective

Britannia

19K 27 2017–2021

Stylized direction · Period piece

Suburra: Blood on Rome

18K 24 2017–2020

Criminal underworld · Gritty

Six

15K 19 2017–2018

War & military · Adrenaline

DuckTales

14K 69 2017–2021

Kids & family · Found family

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