20 Best Adventure TV Shows on Netflix 2026
Find thrilling Netflix picks across action, crime, horror, and mystery, with favorites like Outlander, One Piece, Stargate SG-1, and Dead City.
If you want a new binge that mixes big stakes, sharp characters, and plenty of momentum, this roundup is built for you. We pulled together 20 picks that span action & adventure, crime, drama, horror, mystery, and thriller territory, so there is something here for every kind of viewer. You will find long-running favorites like Stargate SG-1, Outlander, Pokémon, and One Piece alongside newer talk-of-the-moment titles such as Major Crimes, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Revival, and The Boroughs. Some shows lean into sci-fi quests and monster-filled journeys, while others keep the adrenaline high with investigations, survival, and emotional twists. If you are searching for the best adventure TV shows on Netflix, this list makes it easy to find your next watch.
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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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Outlander
adventure · drama · fantasy · romance
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Directed by Metin Hüseyin, Jamie Payne, Stephen Woolfenden, Anna Foerster, Brian KellyCast Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John BellNetflixStarz -
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Revival
action & adventure · crime · drama · horror · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story, as the 'revived' appear and act just like they once were. When local officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
Directed by Samir Rehem, Amanda RowCast Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, Andy McQueen, Katharine King SoNetflix -
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Major Crimes
action & adventure · crime · drama
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes.
Directed by Michael M. Robin, Steve Robin, Sheelin Choksey, Rick Wallace, David McWhirterCast G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. KeeneNetflix -
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Pokémon
action & adventure · animation · comedy · drama · fantasy · kids & family · science-fiction
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
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The Boroughs
adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer's monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their "golden years" are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects.
Directed by Augustine Frizzell, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Ben TaylorCast Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Clarke Peters, Carlos MirandaNetflix -
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One Piece
animation · action · adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates.
Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way.
Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!
Directed by Munehisa Sakai, Kōnosuke Uda, Katsumi Tokoro, Tasuku Shimaya, Yûsuke SuzukiCast Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Tony Beck, Laurent Vernin, Kazuya NakaiNetflixHulu -
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Arcane
animation · action · adventure · drama · fantasy · sci-fi
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
Directed by Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Marietta Ren, Christelle AbgrallCast Kevin Alejandro, Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Katie Leung, Harry LloydNetflix -
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Killing Eve
action · adventure · drama · thriller
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
Directed by Damon Thomas, Stella Corradi, Jon East, Harry Bradbeer, Lisa BrühlmannCast Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh, Fiona Shaw, Kim Bodnia, Owen McDonnellNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Stargate SG-1
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Directed by Peter DeLuise, Martin Wood, Andy Mikita, William Waring, William GereghtyCast Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Richard Dean Anderson, Don S. DavisNetflixAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · mystery
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.
Directed by Oh Seung-hyun, Giancarlo Volpe, Ethan Spaulding, Lauren MacMullan, Dave FiloniCast Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante BascoNetflixParamount Plus -
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One Piece
action · adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy
With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.
Directed by Emma Sullivan, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Christoph Schrewe, Lukas Ettlin, Marc JobstCast Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero, Taz SkylarNetflix -
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Jujutsu Kaisen
animation · action · adventure · fantasy · thriller
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Directed by Shouta Goshozono, Sunghoo Park, Yôsuke Takada, Takeru Satoh, Ryôhei TakeshitaCast Jun'ya Enoki, Adam McArthur, Yuma Uchida, Yûichi Nakamura, Asami SetoNetflixAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
animation · action · adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy · sci-fi
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.
Directed by Yasuhiro Irie, Takuya Igarashi, Tsutomu Yabuki, Ikurô Satô, Kiyomitsu SatôCast Kent Williams, Iemasa Kayumi, Romi Park, Muriel Hofmann, Lili TroncaleNetflixHulu -
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3 Body Problem
adventure · drama · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa, Minkie Spiro, Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Miguel SapochnikCast Jovan Adepo, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Benedict WongNetflix -
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The Monster at the End of This Story
animation · short · adventure · family · fantasy
The Monster at the End of This Story is Sesame Street special on HBO Max.
Directed by Arthur Mark Taylor, Mark TaylorCast Eric Jacobson, Ryan Dillon, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Carmen OsbahrNetflix -
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Spartacus
action · adventure · biography · drama · romance
The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a rebellion against the Romans.
Directed by Jesse Warn, Michael Hurst, Rick Jacobson, Mark Beesley, T.J. ScottCast Manu Bennett, Daniel Feuerriegel, Peter Mensah, Lucy Lawless, Nick E. TarabayNetflixStarz -
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
action · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · mystery
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.
Directed by Jabbar Raisani, Michael Goi, Roseanne Liang, Jet Wilkinson, Amit GuptaCast Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung LeeNetflix -
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Vikings
action · adventure · drama · history · romance · war
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Directed by Ciaran Donnelly, Ken Girotti, Steve Saint Leger, Jeff Woolnough, Helen ShaverCast Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst, Alex Høgh AndersenNetflix -
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PAW Patrol
animation · adventure · comedy · family
Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye are doing their best to protect the people of their town. Led by Ryder, a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy, each of them is equipped with special equipment and together they help anyone who finds themselves in trouble. No task is too big for them and no puppy is too small.
Directed by Charles E. Bastien, Paul H. Brown, Jamie Whitney, Dipesh MistryCast Ron Pardo, Lilly Noelle Bartlam, Kallan Holley, Justin Paul Kelly, Devan CohenNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
Whether you want globe-trotting quests, tense survival stories, or character-driven mysteries, this guide gives you a strong place to start. The mix of classic series and newer releases means you can jump into a familiar favorite or try something fresh without wasting time scrolling. Titles like Outlander, Stargate SG-1, One Piece, and Dead City show how wide the adventure lane can be, and the full list is built to cover a lot of moods. Bookmark this page and come back when you need another recommendation, because it is updated regularly as the catalog changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I need a Netflix subscription to watch these?
Yes — every title on this list is currently available on Netflix. Availability can change, so we recommend checking the streaming link on each title before you start watching.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026