Best Adventure Shows (Ranked)

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Band of Brothers

★9.4Ended

#1Score 9.39609.5k IMDb votes

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.

Avatar - The Last Airbender

★9.3Ended

#2Score 9.29458.4k IMDb votes

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

Game of Thrones

★9.2Ended

#3Score 9.202.7M IMDb votes

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

Attack on Titan

★9.1Ended

#4Score 9.10753.6k IMDb votes

After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

★9.1Ended

#5Score 9.09260k IMDb votes

Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.

Rick and Morty

★9.0Ongoing(2013– )

#6Score 9.00716.1k IMDb votes

An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.

One_Piece

★9.0(1999– )

#7Score 8.99370.4k IMDb votes

Follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew in order to find the greatest treasure ever left by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mystery treasure named "One Piece".

Arcane

★9.0Ended

#8Score 8.99459.4k IMDb votes

Set in utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart.

Batman The Animated Series

★9.0Ended

#9Score 8.98140.6k IMDb votes

The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.

Hunter x Hunter 2011

★9.0Ended

#10Score 8.98207.1k IMDb votes

Gon Freecss aspires to become a Hunter, an exceptional being capable of greatness. With his friends and his potential, he seeks out his father, who left him when he was younger.

Firefly

★8.9Ended(2002–2003)

#11Score 8.89305k IMDb votes

Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

Cowboy Bebop 1998

★8.9Ended

#12Score 8.88174.4k IMDb votes

The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

Gravity Falls

★8.9Ended

#13Score 8.88186.4k IMDb votes

Twin siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines spend the summer at their great-uncle's tourist trap in the enigmatic Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Vinland Saga

★8.9Ended

#14Score 8.88153.3k IMDb votes

A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.

Mahabharat

★8.9Ended

#15Score 8.7928k IMDb votes

When a dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas lead them to the threshold of war, Lord Krishna decides to step in and take control of the situation.

Berserk

★8.8Ended

#16Score 8.7684.1k IMDb votes

Guts is a skilled swordsman who joins forces with a mercenary group named 'The Band of the Hawk', lead by the charismatic Griffith, and fights with them as they battle their way into the royal court.

Invincible 2021

★8.7Ongoing

#17Score 8.69355k IMDb votes

An adult animated series based on the Skybound/Image comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.

Naruto Shippuden

★8.7Ended

#18Score 8.69233k IMDb votes

Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.

Rome

★8.7Ended(2005–2007)

#19Score 8.69207.9k IMDb votes

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Battlestar Galactica

★8.7Ended(2004–2009)

#20Score 8.68188.9k IMDb votes

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

Top Gear

★8.7Ended(2002– )

#21Score 8.68138.5k IMDb votes

The hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.

Adventure Time

★8.7Ended

#22Score 8.68137.1k IMDb votes

A twelve-year-old boy and his best friend, a wise twenty-eight-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures in a remote future.

Star Trek - The Next Generation

★8.7Ended

#23Score 8.68152k IMDb votes

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Blue Eye Samurai

★8.7Ongoing

#24Score 8.67108k IMDb votes

Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

Over the Garden Wall

★8.7Ended

#25Score 8.6793.3k IMDb votes

Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.

X-Men 97

★8.7Ongoing

#26Score 8.6560.7k IMDb votes

A band of mutants use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them; they're challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

The Mandalorian

★8.6Ended

#27Score 8.60668.1k IMDb votes

The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.

Stranger Things

★8.6Ended

#28Score 8.601.7M IMDb votes

When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

★8.6TV-MAOngoing2026-

#29Score 8.59290.3k IMDb votes

A century before the events of "Game of Thrones", Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg, wander through Westeros while the Targaryen dynasty rule the Iron Throne. Great destinies and enemies await the incomparable friends.

Shogun 2024

★8.6Ongoing

#30Score 8.59254.1k IMDb votes

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

Marvels Daredevil

★8.6Ended

#31Score 8.59544.2k IMDb votes

A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.

Andor

★8.6Ended

#32Score 8.59288.6k IMDb votes

Prequel series to Star Wars' 'Rogue One'. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero.

Archer

★8.6Ended

#33Score 8.58177.2k IMDb votes

Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones.

Regular Show

★8.6Ended

#34Score 8.5777.2k IMDb votes

The daily surreal adventures of a blue jay and raccoon duo that attempt to deal with their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.

Young Justice

★8.6Ended

#35Score 8.5552k IMDb votes

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

Scavengers Reign

★8.6Ended

#36Score 8.5338k IMDb votes

The crew of a damaged deep space freighter strands on a beautiful but dangerous planet.

Lonesome Dove

★8.6Ended

#37Score 8.5231.1k IMDb votes

Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.

Primal

★8.6Ended

#38Score 8.5231.3k IMDb votes

A caveman and a dinosaur bond over shared tragedy and work together to survive in a perilous prehistoric world.

The Venture Bros

★8.6Ended

#39Score 8.5230.5k IMDb votes

The bizarre escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high-strung bodyguard, and his two overenthusiastic sons.

The Owl House

★8.6Ended

#40Score 8.5026.9k IMDb votes

Accidentally sent to the world of the Boiling Isles before a trip to summer camp, a teenage human named Luz longs to become a witch and is aided by rebellious Eda and pint-sized demon King.

Vikings

★8.5Ended(2013– )

#41Score 8.50651.8k IMDb votes

Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.

Doctor Who 2005

★8.5Ended

#42Score 8.49264.5k IMDb votes

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and their companions from planet Earth.

The Last Kingdom

★8.5Ended(2015– )

#43Score 8.49193.7k IMDb votes

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba

★8.5Ended

#44Score 8.49239.3k IMDb votes

A family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.

Jujutsu Kaisen

★8.5Ongoing

#45Score 8.49224.1k IMDb votes

A boy swallows a cursed talisman - the finger of a demon - and becomes cursed himself. He enters a shaman's school to be able to locate the demon's other body parts and thus exorcise himself.

Futurama

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Futurama

★8.5Ongoing

#46Score 8.49281.1k IMDb votes

Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.

Star Wars The Clone Wars

★8.5(2008–2020)

#47Score 8.48149.1k IMDb votes

Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

Fullmetal Alchemist

★8.5Ended

#48Score 8.4787.5k IMDb votes

When a failed alchemical ritual leaves brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric with severely damaged bodies, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them: the fabled philosopher's stone.

Justice League

★8.5Ended

#49Score 8.4658.3k IMDb votes

Seven of the most formidable heroes form arguably the most powerful team ever.

Samurai Champloo

★8.5(2004–2005)

#50Score 8.4665.3k IMDb votes

Fuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."

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