12 Best Action TV Shows on AMC+ 2026
Explore AMC+'s top action-packed series, from The Walking Dead: Dead City and Gangs of London to Snowpiercer, Nautilus, and more must-watch picks.
If you want a smart place to start streaming high-energy TV, this roundup of the best action TV shows on AMC+ brings together muscle, suspense, and strong storytelling in one place. You’ll find post-apocalyptic tension in The Walking Dead: Dead City and Snowpiercer, sharp genre-bending thrills in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and brutal street-level crime drama in Gangs of London. For fans of dark survival stories, Z Nation and Into the Badlands deliver fast pacing and big stakes, while Nautilus adds a fresh adventure angle. The list also includes Copper for gritty period drama, giving you a mix of action, adventure, drama, horror, and thriller picks worth adding to your queue.
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The Walking Dead: Dead City
action · adventure · drama · horror · thriller
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis, Edward Ornelas, Kevin Dowling, Gandja Monteiro, Loren YaconelliCast Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Logan Kim, Gaius Charles, Zeljko IvanekNetflixAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
action · adventure · comedy · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Directed by Michael Patrick Jann, Paco Cabezas, Tamra Davis, Dean Parisot, Richard LaxtonCast Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, Hannah Marks, Jade Eshete, Mpho KoahoAmazon Prime VideoAMC+ -
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Snowpiercer
action · drama · sci-fi · thriller
More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
Directed by Christoph Schrewe, Leslie Hope, James Hawes, Sam Miller, Helen ShaverCast Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Roberto UrbinaAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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Gangs of London
action · crime · drama
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
Directed by Corin Hardy, Gareth Evans, Hongsun Kim, Xavier Gens, Nima NourizadehCast Michelle Fairley, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-WarnerAMC+ -
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Z Nation
action · comedy · drama · horror · romance · sci-fi
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
Directed by Abram Cox, Dan Merchant, John Hyams, Alexander Yellen, Jodi BinstockCast Russell Hodgkinson, Nat Zang, Keith Allan, Kellita Smith, Anastasia BaranovaPeacock PremiumAMC+ -
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Nautilus
action · adventure · drama
The origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
Directed by Michael Matthews, Ben C. Lucas, Isabelle SiebCast Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Céline Menville, Luke Arnold, Jacob Collins-LevyAMC+ -
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Into the Badlands
action · adventure · drama · fantasy
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
Directed by Paco Cabezas, Toa Fraser, David Dobkin, Guy Ferland, Nick CopusCast Daniel Wu, Orla Brady, Emily Beecham, Aramis Knight, Ally IoannidesAMC+ -
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Copper
action · drama
Kevin Corcoran is a rugged young Irish immigrant policeman trying to keep the peace in the historical Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City while searching for information on the disappearance of his wife and death of his daughter.
Directed by Larysa Kondracki, Ken Girotti, Jeff Woolnough, Clark Johnson, David HydeCast Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh, Kevin RyanAMC+ -
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Law & Order: UK
action · adventure · crime · drama · mystery · thriller
Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.
Directed by Andy Goddard, Mat King, Mark Everest, Julian Holmes, Joss AgnewCast Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman, Jamie BamberAMC+ -
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Firestarter: Rekindled
action · horror · sci-fi · thriller
A young woman who has the ability to start fires with her mind, must now face the trauma of her childhood by battling with a group of very talented children and their cruel leader, John Rainbird.
Directed by Robert IscoveCast Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, Dennis Hopper, Danny Nucci, Skye McCole BartusiakAMC+ -
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Cannes Confidential
comedy · crime · drama · action & adventure
The bond that develops between former con man Harry King and idealistic policewoman Camille Delmasse.
Directed by Camille DelamarreCast Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber, Shy'm, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Sammy LecheaAMC+ -
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Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water
action & adventure · drama · science-fiction · horror · mystery & thriller
Riley is serving as a weapons officer aboard the USS Pennsylvania near the Gulf of Mexico when a mysterious outbreak forces the crew to strategize a way off the sub before it becomes their tomb, in this prequel to Fear the Walking Dead.
Directed by Kenneth RequaCast Nick Stahl, Jason Francisco Blue, Jay Gutierrez, Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson, Garrett GrahamAMC+
Wrapping Up
Whether you want zombies, dystopian survival, martial-arts chaos, or a crime series with real edge, AMC+ has plenty to keep the energy high. The titles above make it easy to jump between different kinds of intensity without losing the momentum. Bookmark this page so you can come back whenever you need your next watch, and check in again as the lineup grows. This page is updated regularly, so you’ll always have a current guide to the strongest action-packed series on the service.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026