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Best Adventure TV Series of 1997

135 Adventure series that started in 1997, ranked by popularity

All Adventure series All series from 1997

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

Action 53 Adult 0 Adventure 135 Animation 72 Biography 6 Comedy 41 Crime 6 Documentary 2 Drama 24 Family 24 Fantasy 8 Game-Show 2 History 5 Horror 0 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 1 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 4 Sci-Fi 4 Short 0 Sport 1 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 0 War 0 Western 0

Decades

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

2020s 2199 2010s 2530 2000s 1511 1990s 1063 1980s 641 1970s 514 1960s 341 1950s 110 1940s 9 1930s 1 1920s 1 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 117 2025 267 2024 365 2023 397 2022 358 2021 361 2020 334 2019 290 2018 336 2017 321 2016 304 2015 280 2014 224 2013 213 2012 190 2011 195 2010 177 2009 169 2008 150 2007 180 2006 166 2005 158 2004 143 2003 155 2002 138 2001 134 2000 118 1999 133 1998 127 1997 135 1996 119 1995 106 1994 101 1993 100 1992 82 1991 80 1990 80 1989 86 1988 48 1987 67 1986 67 1985 70 1984 69 1983 71 1982 57 1981 49 1980 57 1979 69 1978 48 1977 66 1976 53 1975 48 1974 51 1973 52 1972 59 1971 39 1970 29 1969 48 1968 45 1967 53 1966 50 1965 29 1964 34 1963 25 1962 12 1961 20 1960 25 1959 23 1958 14 1957 23 1956 11 1955 13 1954 11 1953 3 1952 7 1951 2 1950 3 1949 6 1944 2 1940 1 1938 1 1928 1

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

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

Tone & mood

Bleak 2 Gritty 2 Dark tone 3 Feel-good 1 Cozy 3 Wholesome 5 Melancholic 0 Tense 1 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 0 Campy 2 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 4 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 1 Episodic 14 Serialized 1 Procedural 1 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 4 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 5 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 2 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

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

Characters & perspective

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

Emotional payoff

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

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 3 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 1 Anime 2 Kids & family 10 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 1 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 4 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

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

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 2 Disturbing 2 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 7 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 8

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135 series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

176K 144 1997–2003

Urban fantasy · Supernatural

Stargate SG-1

110K 213 1997–2007

Berserk

81K 25 1997–1998

Graphic violence · Anime

Pokémon

57K 1235 1997–2023

Long-runner · Anime

Johnny Bravo

43K 67 1997–2004

Episodic · Slapstick

Recess

31K 129 1997–2001

Kids & family · School & campus

Cow and Chicken

23K 52 1997–1999

Absurdist · Slapstick

The New Batman Adventures

21K 24 1997–1999

Dark tone · Stylized direction

The Odyssey

21K 2 1997–1997

Period piece · Tight limited run

The Angry Beavers

17K 64 1997–2001

Chaotic energy · Absurdist

Spawn

12K 18 1997–1999

Dark tone · Adult animation

Bob the Builder

7K 283 1997–2015

Kids & family · Family-safe

I Am Weasel

7K 79 1997–1999

Absurdist · Episodic · Slapstick

Oggy and the Cockroaches

6K 517 1997–2018

Slapstick · Episodic

Shaktimaan

6K 520 1997–2005

Indian TV · Kids & family

Bear in the Big Blue House

5K 117 1997–2006

Cozy · Wholesome · Kids & family

Caillou

5K 203 1997–2018

Kids & family · Family-safe

Extreme Ghostbusters

4K 40 1997–1997

Supernatural · Episodic

Power Rangers Turbo

3K 45 1997–1998

Action · Adventure · Family

True Women

3K 2 1997–1997

Action · Adventure · Biography

101 Dalmatians: The Series

2K 65 1997–1998

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

2K 26 1997–1998

Action · Adventure · Comedy

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

2K 68 1997–2000

Action · Adventure · Comedy

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

2K 2 1997–1997

Adventure · Romance · Sci-Fi

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