20 Best War TV Shows on Freevee 2026
Find the best war TV shows on Freevee, from War & Peace to The Book of Negroes, plus 20 drama, history, action, and thriller picks.
If you’re hunting for gripping wartime drama, political tension, and character-driven history, this roundup brings together the best war TV shows on Freevee for an easy watchlist. You’ll find sprawling epics like War & Peace (2016) and Versailles (2015), alongside sharper, more intimate stories such as Our Girl (2013) and The Crimson Field (2014). There’s also World War II-era intrigue in Enemy at the Door (1978), the espionage edge of Hitler's Bodyguard (2008), and the high-stakes storytelling of Manhattan (2014). With 20 titles on the page, this guide covers drama, history, war, action, and thriller picks that make it simple to choose your next series.
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Manhattan
drama · history · war
Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.
Directed by Thomas Schlamme, Daniel Attias, Andrew Bernstein, Christopher Misiano, Julie Anne RobinsonCast Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Chernus, Christopher Denham, Katja Herbers, John Benjamin HickeyAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Our Girl
action · drama · thriller · war
Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
Directed by Anthony Philipson, Jan Matthys, Luke Snellin, Claire Winyard, Richard SeniorCast Michelle Keegan, Sean Ward, Ben Aldridge, Rolan Bell, Sean SagarAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Versailles
biography · drama · history · romance · war
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
Directed by Christian Langlois, Thomas Vincent, Richard Clark, Daniel Roby, Christoph SchreweCast George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman, Evan WilliamsAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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War & Peace
drama · history · romance · war
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Directed by Tom HarperCast Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson, Aisling LoftusAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Enemy at the Door
drama · war & military
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War. The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey. The series also marked the TV debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was by Wilfred Josephs.
Directed by Bill Bain, Jonathan Alwyn, Christopher Hodson, Martyn Friend, Tony WharmbyCast Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Antonia Pemberton, Simon Cadell, Simon LackAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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The Book of Negroes
drama · history · war
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
Directed by Clement VirgoCast Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco, Greg BrykAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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The Crimson Field
drama · war
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
Directed by Richard Clark, David Evans, Thaddeus O'SullivanCast Hermione Norris, Oona Chaplin, Richard Rankin, Marianne Oldham, Alice St. ClairAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Hitler's Bodyguard
documentary · history · war
Adolf Hitler caused the deaths of fifty million people. An entire nation followed him to ruin. Over a tumultuous 12 years Adolf Hitler went from being a minor rabble-rousing politician, to supreme leader of Nazi Germany. He was hated by those he persecuted, and even by some of his own commanders - yet in twenty-five years no one managed to kill him. This program shows how Hitler's bodyguards helped him cheat death on many occasions. They expanded from a handful of thugs recruited to protect political meetings and fight opponents on the streets, to many thousands - including some of the most fearsome secret police and paramilitary forces the world has ever known.
Directed by Jonathan Martin, Philip NugusCast Stephan GrothgarAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Troy: Fall of a City
action · adventure · romance · war
A rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of Troy.
Directed by Mark Brozel, Owen Harris, John StricklandCast Louis Hunter, Christiaan Schoombie, Bella Dayne, Chloe Pirrie, Johnny HarrisNetflixAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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War of 1812
drama · war
This four-part series takes a look at this short but intense conflict between the newly formed United States, and Canada and Great Britain.
Directed by Brian McKennaCast Terence McKenna, Raoul Max Trujillo, Nigel Bennett, Richard Clarkin, Richard FitzpatrickFreevee -
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A Bear Named Winnie
drama · war
Based on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned bear cub at White River Ontario. It is namned Winnie (for Winnipeg) and eventually ends up at the London Zoo where it became the inspiration for A.A.Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories.
Directed by John Kent HarrisonCast Michael Fassbender, Gil Bellows, David Suchet, Stephen Fry, Jonathon YoungAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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The Underground Railroad
drama · fantasy · history · war
Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
Directed by Barry JenkinsCast Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Pierre, Sheila AtimAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Wish Me Luck
drama · history · war
A secret organisation called The Outfit recruits and trains civilians, sending them undercover to aid in the war effort, or placing them in administrative tasks to aid the group. Each person arrives at The Outfit by a different route: Mathilde ('Matty') escaped to London from France and wants desperately to contribute to the war effort; Liz, whose husband is serving overseas and whose brother has just died in the war, stumbles into the group almost by accident. Former actor Colin Beale also trains for undercover work. Vivien's husband was executed when his work with The Outfit was uncovered. But they all come together against the common enemy.
Directed by Bill Hays, Gordon FlemyngCast Jane Asher, Michael J. Jackson, Kate Buffery, Jane Snowden, Julian GloverAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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1945-1953: From World War to Cold War
documentary · history · war
At the outset of the Yalta Conference on February 4, 1945, the «Big Three» were all optimistic: victory was in no doubt, and the accord that they had achieved seemed likely to preserve the values they had fought for.
However, in just a few months, nothing would remain of this agreement apart from irreconcilable differences. United in war, the Allies would reveal themselves as divided and rivals in peace. How can such a rapid failure of a real effort at entente be explained? With the Yalta Conference in 1945 to 1953, discover a new world order drawn up by three men, looking for a lasting peace... that would lead inevitably to the Cold War.
Combining archive footage, photographs, original letters and unique testimonies, these two episodes revisit this crucial period in History. A full immersion into postwar years and an emerging new world order.
Directed by Emilie LançonCast Patricia PierangeliAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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The Camomile Lawn
drama · romance · war
The Camomile Lawn is a 1992 British miniseries based on Mary Wesley's novel of the same name, following five cousins and their family in Cornwall as they navigate the start of World War II. The story is framed by a funeral in 1984, which prompts the characters to recall their experiences during the war, including love, loss, and secrets.
Directed by Peter HallCast Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle, Richard Johnson, Rebecca HallAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Blackbeard
adventure · biography · drama · history · war
Bristol, England, 1717. Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy scouts the seas in order to restore safe passage to the sea lanes. He meets his match when he's taken by a fearsome hulk of a menace in the West Indies—a pirate sailing off the Island of St. Vincent. Edward Teach has no plans for retirement. In fact, his goal-to find and lay claim to the fabled treasures of Captain Kidd.
Directed by Kevin ConnorCast Angus Macfadyen, Mark Umbers, Richard Chamberlain, Jessica Chastain, Stacy KeachFreevee -
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'Allo 'Allo!
comedy · history · war
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
Directed by David Croft, Martin Dennis, John B. Hobbs, Richard Boden, Susan BelbinCast Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner, Kim HartmanAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumFreevee -
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Secrets of War
documentary · history · war
Secrets are divulged and stories of espionage, conspiracy, murder, sabotage and greed are uncovered.
Directed by Aleksandr Ivankin, Chip Proser, Tom Jennings, Michael Kase, J.V. MartinCast Paul Beaver, Walter Boyne, Samuel Halpern, Bradley Smith, John McCainAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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Fireball XL5
animation · action · drama · family · horror · sci-fi · thriller · war
Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The show was produced in 1962 by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson through their company APF, in association with ATV for ITC Entertainment. While developing his new show, Anderson thought a brand of motor oil—Castrol XL—had an interesting sound. A phonetic change created the name "Fireball XL", with the "-5" added as the title seemed a bit flat without the numeral.
The show featured the Andersons' Supermarionation, a form of puppetry first introduced in Four Feather Falls and Supercar and used again in their subsequent productions such as Stingray and Captain Scarlet. Thirty-nine black and white half-hour episodes of Fireball XL5 were made on 35mm film: all future Anderson series were produced in colour.
Several Anderson series have been shown in syndication in the US, but Fireball XL5 is the only Anderson series to have run on a US network. NBC ran the series in its Saturday morning children's block from 1963 through to September 1965.
A similar programme often confused with Fireball XL5 is Space Patrol, produced by Gerry Anderson's ex business partner and co-founder of AP Films, Arthur Provis due to a number of similarities and settings.
Directed by John Kelly, Alan Pattillo, Bill Harris, David Elliott, Gerry AndersonCast David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell, John Bluthal, Gerry AndersonAmazon Prime VideoFreevee -
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World War Weird
documentary · history · war & military
Unusual, strange, weird plans, plots that took place, or planned to take place during World War Two.
Directed by Mike Ibeji, Pascal Hughes, Justine Ostrowska, Alex TurnerCast Tom Bateman, John HeffernanAmazon Prime VideoFreevee
Wrapping Up
Whether you want sweeping period drama, battlefield tension, or a story built around real historical stakes, this list is designed to make your Freevee browsing faster and more rewarding. Titles like The Book of Negroes, War & Peace, and The Crimson Field show just how varied these series can be, while the rest of the lineup gives you plenty of tone and setting to explore. Bookmark this page if you like having a reliable watchlist ready when you need it. It’s updated regularly, so the selection stays useful as availability changes.
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Last updated: September 9, 2026