20 Best War TV Shows on Hulu 2026
Explore 20 Hulu war series, from M*A*S*H and Shōgun to Das Boot and The Unit, with comedy, drama, action, and historical picks.
If you want a TV queue that mixes battlefield tension, sharp writing, and binge-worthy drama, this roundup is built for you. The lineup includes everything from the classic satire of MAS*H (1972) to the sweeping scale of Shōgun (2024), plus tense standouts like Das Boot (2018) and Catch-22 (2019). You’ll also find modern action with The Unit (2006) and Paris Has Fallen (2024), along with historical drama such as Abraham Lincoln (2022) and the military-fantasy edge of Gate (2015). With comedies, dramas, action series, and full-scale war stories in the mix, there’s plenty here for both casual viewers and serious fans.
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Shōgun
action · adventure · drama · history · war
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye, Jonathan van Tulleken, Charlotte Brändström, Takeshi Fukunaga, Hiromi KamataCast Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yûki KedôinHulu -
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M*A*S*H
comedy · drama · war
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
Directed by Charles S. Dubin, Alan Alda, Burt Metcalfe, Gene Reynolds, Hy AverbackCast Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Harry MorganHulu -
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Das Boot
drama · war
An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in the WWII drama.
Directed by Dennis Gansel, Andreas Prochaska, Hans Steinbichler, Matthias Glasner, Rick OstermannCast Franz Dinda, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Rainer Bock, Leonard ScheicherHulu -
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Catch-22
action · comedy · drama · thriller · war
Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence and bureaucracy constantly stand in his way.
Directed by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ellen KurasCast Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart, Rafi Gavron, Graham Patrick MartinHulu -
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The Unit
action · drama · thriller · war
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
Directed by Steven DePaul, Bill Norton, James Whitmore Jr., Vahan Moosekian, Terrence O'HaraCast Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Audrey Marie Anderson, Robert Patrick, Max MartiniAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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Paris Has Fallen
action & adventure · war & military · drama
A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy threatening Paris.
Directed by Hans Herbots, Oded Ruskin, David Caffrey, Alice TroughtonCast Tewfik Jallab, Ritu Arya, Sean Harris, Emmanuelle Bercot, Paul GorostidiHulu -
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Abraham Lincoln
documentary · biography · drama · history · war
The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
Directed by Malcolm VenvilleCast Graham Sibley, Stefan Adegbola, Jenny Stead, Andre Jacobs, Colin MossNetflixAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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Our Last Crusade or The Rise of a New World
animation · action · fantasy · romance · war
For years, a great war has raged on between the scientifically advanced Empire and a paradise of witches known as the Nebulis Sovereignty. This age-old battle sets the scene for a fateful encounter between two young combatants: an imperial swordsman, Iska, and the witch princess, Aliceliese. As sworn enemies, they vow to cut each other down in order to unite their worlds, and yet Iska finds himself entranced by her beauty and righteousness, while Aliceliese is moved by his strength and resolve. In the midst of a never-ending war that forbids them from being together, they have no choice but to destroy each other-or find another way.
Directed by Mirai Minato, Shin ÔnumaCast Yûsuke Kobayashi, Sora Amamiya, Alejandro Saab, Lindsay Seidel, Jason LiebrechtHulu -
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Army Wives
drama · romance · war
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families.
Directed by John T. Kretchmer, Rob Spera, Joanna Kerns, Chris Peppe, Kevin DowlingCast Brian McNamara, Wendy Davis, Catherine Bell, Sterling K. Brown, Terry SerpicoHulu -
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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
animation · action · drama · sci-fi · war
When Banagher Links meets the mysterious Audrey Burne, he inherits the Unicorn Gundam and is swept up into the battle for space colony independence.
Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Teruo Satô, Kôichi Hatsumi, Kazuya Murata, Hirotaka EndôCast Daisuke Namikawa, Troy Baker, Yuri Lowenthal, Keith Silverstein, Colleen O'ShaughnesseyHulu -
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
animation · action · drama · romance · sci-fi · war
Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. In their first guerilla operation, Shiro's team is tasked with distracting the Zeon forces while Federation ground troops locate a mysterious new Zeon weapon.
Directed by Umanosuke Iida, Takeyuki Kanda, Kunihiro Mori, Atsuko Kase, Akira NishimoriCast Steve Staley, Steve Kramer, Debra Rogers, David Ellenstein, Emilie de Azevedo BrownHulu -
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Whiskey on the Rocks
biography · comedy · drama · history · war
Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 'Whiskey'-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.
Directed by Björn SteinCast Rolf Lassgård, Anders Mossling, Artur Svorobovich, Kęstutis Jakštas, Andrius BialobžeskisHuluDisney Plus -
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No Man's Land
drama · thriller · war
Dive into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world.
Directed by Oded Ruskin, Rotem ShamirCast Souheila Yacoub, James Krishna Floyd, Dean Ridge, Mélanie Thierry, Félix MoatiHulu -
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America: The Story of the US
documentary · drama · history · war
From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and events that helped forge the United States of America.
Directed by Marion Milne, Jenny Ash, Clare Beavan, Andrew Chater, Nick GreenCast Daniel Webb, Gary Green, Morné du Toit, Sean C. Michael, Greg KriekAmazon Prime VideoHulu -
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We Were the Lucky Ones
drama · history · war
A Jewish family is determined to survive and reunite after being separated in World War II.
Directed by Amit Gupta, Neasa Hardiman, Thomas KailCast Joey King, Logan Lerman, Hadas Yaron, Robin Weigert, Lior AshkenaziHulu -
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Battleground
war & military · comedy · drama
Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to elect a dark horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves as executive producer alongside Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb.
The show marks Hulu's first foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.
Directed by J.D. WalshCast Jack De Sena, Jay Hayden, Teri Reeves, Alison Haislip, Meighan GerachisHulu -
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Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North
action · adventure · biography · drama · war · western
This 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.
Directed by Rafa LaraCast Jorge A. Jimenez, Juan Luis Medina, Andrés Montiel, Marco Treviño, Pablo AbitiaHulu -
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The World Wars
documentary · history · war
The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.
Directed by John EalerCast Maximilian Klas, Ian Beyts, Jacopo Rampini, Jonathan Hartman, Nabil VinasHulu -
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
science-fiction · war & military · action & adventure · animation · drama
On a terraformed post-disaster Mars, a group of child security agents rebel against the adults who betrayed them and the oppressive Earth government.
Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, Ei Aoki, Naomichi Yamato, Shôji Ikeno, Shin'ya WatadaCast Bill Rogers, Adin Rudd, Landon McDonald, Kengo Kawanishi, Jennifer AlyxHulu -
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00
action & adventure · animation · drama · science-fiction · war & military
The year is 2307 A.D. Although fossil fuels have been depleted, humanity has obtained a new source of energy to replace them, in the form of a large-scale solar power generation system based on three huge orbital elevators. However, the benefits of this system are available only to a handful of major powers and their allies. In this world of never-ending conflict, a private armed organization appears, dedicated to the elimination of war through armed force. Its name is Celestial Being, and it is in possession of "Gundam" mobile suits.
Directed by Seiji Mizushima, Masaki Kitamura, Kenji Nagasaki, Kazuki Tsunoda, Tatsuyuki NagaiCast Sam Vincent, Mamoru Miyano, Shin'ichirô Miki, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Hiroshi KamiyaHulu
Wrapping Up
This guide pulls together a wide range of military-themed series, from witty classics to big-budget modern thrillers, so it’s easy to find something that fits your mood. Whether you want a lighter take, a tense submarine story, or a historical epic, the selections here make browsing simpler and more rewarding. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a fresh watchlist, since it’s updated regularly with new picks and streaming changes. If you’re sorting through what to start next, this collection gives you a strong place to begin.
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Last updated: September 8, 2026