Popular Action TV Shows - Page 210
The Philanthropist
2009
The Philanthropist
2009
star 7.1The title character, Teddy Rist (portrayed by James Purefoy), is a billionaire playboy haunted by the death of his only child. His life changes when he rescues a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria. As a result, Rist begins using his fortune to personally change the lives of others.[4] The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.[5] The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.I Shouldn't Be Alive
2005
I Shouldn't Be Alive
2005
star 7The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.God of Desolation
2020
God of Desolation
2020
star 7The earth veins are booming, and the sky is about to be broken. In the wild world, the human race is just an extremely weak race, facing severe danger of survival, and it is the blood of other races. The four guardians of the human race are old and have not been able to find a suitable successor. The last four decided to integrate their flesh and blood into the wild and the earth, and choose a new successor according to the will of the world. A few years later, Ji Xiaofa, the first genius of Jishui Village, was deceived by a mysterious woman, Yu Xue, and lost her life wheel, and thus became a useless person, completely abandoning herself. On this day, the people from Guardian Mountain came to Jishui Village, and they picked up the children with outstanding qualifications as the next successor of Guardian Mountain. Ji Xiaofa's life wheel was broken and unable to go together, so he had to go to Master Fox's house to practice.Best Enemy
2023
Best Enemy
2023
star 6.5Childhood friends Chen Ke Hai and Fang Li went their separate ways and found themselves in the No. 76 secret service. In 1939, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics created a special class to combat the No. 76 of Wang Jing Wei's regime, with the hope of resisting Japan. Chen Ke Hai, now a secret member of the Communist Party, returns to Shanghai with the mission of infiltrating No. 76, where Fang Li is the leader. The brutal experiments reveal the truth about the bureau. Chen and Fang are separated after a failed assassination attempt. Facing a drastically different Chen Ke Hai, Fang Li tests him and places an agent at his side. Chen Ke Hai struggles to convey valuable information to his party without backing down. After the war, the former colleagues have a final confrontation over their contrasting beliefs.Rounin
2007
Rounin
2007
star 6.2Rounin is a 2007 Filipino primetime TV series produced and aired by ABS-CBN. It is a fantasy and martial arts series shown in Philippine TV and is said to be one of the most expensive locally-produced TV series aired in the Philippines. It is also the first Filipino series shot using high-definition video technology. The series is line produced by Reality Films while Larger Than Life Productions is handling post, visual effects, VFX supervision, mastering and grading. The series is shot using Panasonic’s HDP2 technology. The series ended after one season due to failure to do well in the ratings game.Naji Attallah's Squad
2012
star 7.2A retired Egyptian officer working at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv decides to plot revenge against Israel for freezing his bank accounts when he objected to its monstrous conduct in Palestine. In Egypt, he recruits five of his former students to rob Israel’s largest bank.Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North
2023
star 8.5This is the story of Doroteo Arango, of a life that began on the wrong side of the law, to becoming "Pancho Villa", the feared commander and key figure in the Mexican Revolution. Buried within the story is a man fixated on his own myth, a man whose efforts to become a larger-than-life figure would shape history, but also leave him with many vengeful and powerful enemies.Valley of the Wild Roses
2006
star 5.7The vast, unspoiled Valley of the Wild Roses, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is the scenery for separate stories of Western life, family drama and romance. People arrive, leave, return in search of love(rs), riches, redemption, revenge...Amaya
2011
Amaya
2011
star 9.5Amaya, born in the reign of Rajah Mangubat and as the daughter Datu Bugna. A "binukot" - a hidden princess and forbidden to step on ground. Born with a twin snake, a secret hidden by his father to keep her away from danger. Due to having a twin snake, her destiny is to become the savior of her land against Rajah Mangubat.Black Rider
2023
Black Rider
2023
In his quest to protect people, Elias becomes the Black Rider. This leads him to a syndicate called Golden Scorpion.Spirit Warrior
1988
Spirit Warrior
1988
star 7.2A young mystic without a past, Kujaku was born under a dark omen possessed of incredible supernatural powers. Raised by priests, he has learned to use these powers for good. But the evil Siegfried von Mittgard seeks to steal his birthright, and rule the world as the Regent of Darkness. He has dispatched bloodthirsty minions to destroy Kujaku before he can awaken to his destiny. Now, Kujaku must unravel the riddle of his past, before the power within consumes him!The Investigators
1961
The Investigators
1961
star 5The Investigators is a short-lived American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961.Armor Hero Lava
2013
Armor Hero Lava
2013
star 10Ma Tian and Dr. Li create a dangerous virus for profit, but an accident causes it to spread, transforming people into monsters. Scientist Ke Guolong develops super-powered armors using the four elements of nature, and a group of young heroes, led by Duan Mu Yan, works to stop Ma Tian and fight the mutated creatures.Reign: The Conqueror
1999
Reign: The Conqueror
1999
star 6.1In the 4th century B.C., a pagan shaman prophesies that Olympias, Queen of Macedonia, wife of King Phillip II will give birth to a baby who will grow up to destroy the world, and the baby named Alexander. Years later, Alexander with many successful campaigns unifies Persia and Macedonia, so great that it makes Aristotle worry that the world can be destroyed by Alexander's advance toward the East...Sons of Thunder
1999
Sons of Thunder
1999
star 9.5Sons of Thunder is a television show that ran from March to April 1999 on CBS. It was a spin-off of Walker, Texas Ranger.The Three Divisions of the Universe Secret
2021
star 6Young Zhong Kui bands together with his friends to form a three-man team dedicated to catching demons.Magical Warfare
2014
Magical Warfare
2014
star 7.3Takeshi Nanase is an ordinary high school boy who has a somewhat dark past. One day, he comes across a girl named Mui Aiba, in a uniform he has never seen before, collapsed on the school campus. This encounter changes his destiny completely. She tells Takeshi that she is a magician, and she apologizes, for she turned Takeshi into a magician, too. What Takeshi once knew as one world is actually two — the world where magicians live and the world where humans live.Extreme Hearts
2022
Extreme Hearts
2022
star 4.1The story is set in the future, not long after the present day. Hyper Sports, which use extreme gear as support items, have become popular hobby competitions among both children and adults. Hiyori Hayama is a high school singer who has nothing to do with Hyper Sports, but a certain incident sets the story in motion.The Sparticle Mystery
2011
star 7.8An experiment gone wrong causes everyone over the age of 15 to disappear from planet Earth.
