20 Best Adventure TV Shows on Paramount Plus 2026
Find 20 Paramount Plus adventure picks, from Star Trek and Survivor to Avatar and Battlestar Galactica, with action, sci-fi, drama, and more.
If you’re looking for the best adventure TV shows on Paramount Plus, this lineup gives you plenty of ways to get swept into new worlds, dangerous missions, and high-stakes journeys. From the exploratory optimism of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: The Next Generation to the political tension of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the platform has plenty for sci-fi fans. You’ll also find big-idea drama in Battlestar Galactica, elemental action in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and family-friendly exploration in The Wild Thornberrys. Reality fans can jump into the competition and survival energy of Survivor and The Challenge, making this list a strong mix of action, adventure, sci-fi, drama, and game-show picks.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
action · adventure · sci-fi
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Directed by Chris Fisher, Dan Liu, Jordan Canning, Sydney Freeland, Maja VrviloCast Melissa Navia, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Rebecca RomijnParamount Plus -
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Battlestar Galactica
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
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.
Directed by Michael Rymer, Michael Nankin, Rod Hardy, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Robert M. YoungCast Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia HelferParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Directed by Cliff Bole, Les Landau, Winrich Kolbe, Rob Bowman, Robert ScheererCast Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Brent SpinerParamount Plus -
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Survivor
adventure · game-show · reality-tv
A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.
Directed by Michael Simon, Don Roy King, Glenn Weiss, Joe DeMaio, Bill BradyCast Kelly Czarnecki, Jacquie Berg, Lana BussardHuluParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Voyager
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi · thriller
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Directed by David Livingston, Winrich Kolbe, Allan Kroeker, Michael Vejar, Cliff BoleCast Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan PhillipsParamount Plus -
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The Challenge
action · adventure · game-show · reality-tv
Alumni from reality TV and other forms of entertainment and first time cast members live together and compete against one another in physical and mental challenges for cash prizes.
Directed by Rico Martinez, Jeff Fisher, Joy Rillo Hryniewicz, Mark Seliga, Anthony DominiciCast Verne Troyer, Bruce Flanders, Andrew Morgado, Melissa ReevesParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi · thriller
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Directed by David Livingston, Les Landau, Winrich Kolbe, Allan Kroeker, LeVar BurtonCast Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig, Colm MeaneyParamount Plus -
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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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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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The Amazing Race
adventure · family · reality-tv · sport
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
Directed by Bertram van Munster, Phil Keoghan, Adam VetriCast Arnold Chun, Gurmit Singh, Joe Rocketshoes Dillon, Duman Nursilinov, Kevin R. HershbergerHuluParamount Plus -
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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 -
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CIA
action · adventure · crime · drama · mystery · thriller
Follows a partnership between a CIA Case Officer & an FBI Special Agent who work together on a clandestine taskforce to prevent domestic terrorism in New York.
Directed by Ken Girotti, Jon Cassar, Ludovic Littee, Norberto Barba, Jean de SegonzacCast Tom Ellis, Nick Gehlfuss, Natalee Linez, Necar Zadegan, Jonathan Randell SilverParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Discovery
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jonathan Frakes, Doug Aarniokoski, Lee Rose, Christopher J. ByrneCast Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, Doug Jones, Mary Wiseman, Emily CouttsParamount Plus -
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The Legend of Korra
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · sci-fi
Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.
Directed by Ian Graham, Colin Heck, Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu, Melchior ZwyerCast Janet Varney, Jeff Bennett, Dee Bradley Baker, P.J. Byrne, David FaustinoParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
action · adventure · sci-fi
Young cadets train to become Starfleet officers as they deal with friendships, rivalries, and romance, all while facing a mysterious threat to both the Academy and the Federation.
Directed by Alex Kurtzman, Doug Aarniokoski, Andi Armaganian, Larry Teng, Jonathan FrakesCast Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Karim Diane, Kerrice Brooks, George HawkinsParamount Plus -
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch
action · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · horror · mystery · romance · sci-fi
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
Directed by Gary Halvorson, Kenneth R. Koch, Brian K. Roberts, Linda Day, Peter BaldwinCast Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Bakay, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate RichertHuluParamount Plus -
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The Wild Thornberrys
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy
Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!
Directed by Cathy Malkasian, Sylvia Keulen, Carol Millican, Steve Ressel, Becky BristowCast Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Danielle Harris, Tom KaneParamount Plus -
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
animation · action · adventure · comedy · crime · family · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
Directed by Bill Wolf, Tony Love, Mike Stuart, Bruno-René Huchez, Reg LodgeCast Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, Renae Jacobs, Peter RenadayParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Enterprise
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
Directed by David Livingston, Allan Kroeker, Michael Vejar, Roxann Dawson, David StraitonCast Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene, Dominic Keating, Anthony MontgomeryParamount Plus -
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Among Us
animation · adventure · comedy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.
Directed by Madeline QueripelCast Ashley Johnson, Randall Park, Elijah Wood, Liv Hewson, Phil LaMarrAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
Whether you want space exploration, survival stakes, or animated quests, this collection shows how much variety Paramount Plus brings to the adventure genre. Titles like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Battlestar Galactica, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Survivor each deliver a different kind of momentum, so it’s easy to find the mood you want next. Bookmark this page so you can come back when you want fresh viewing ideas, and check again later since it’s updated regularly with new recommendations and changes to the catalog.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026