20 Best War TV Shows to Stream Right Now
Stream 20 gripping war and military series, from Band of Brothers and SEAL Team to Vikings, Fauda, Shōgun, and more fan favorites.
If you want military stories with real tension, strong characters, and plenty of momentum, this roundup is built for you. We’ve pulled together 20 streaming picks across war, action, drama, history, and even a touch of sci-fi, so there’s something here whether you want battlefield grit or a more character-driven series. Start with classics and fan favorites like Band of Brothers, MAS*H, and The Tudors, then move into modern hits such as SEAL Team, The Last Ship, Fauda, and Shōgun. You’ll also find globe-spanning epics like Vikings that bring conflict, strategy, and survival to the screen in different ways. Use this guide to find the show that fits your mood, from grounded military drama to bigger historical adventures.
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Fauda
action · crime · drama · thriller · war
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Directed by Rotem Shamir, Omri Givon, Assaf BernsteinCast Netta Garti, Lior Raz, Itzik Cohen, Yaakov Zada-Daniel, Doron Ben-DavidNetflixMore details on IMDb → -
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Band of Brothers
Won 6 Emmys 19 nominations
action · drama · history · war
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
Directed by David Frankel, Mikael Salomon, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard LoncraineCast Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, Donnie WahlbergMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Shōgun
Won 18 Emmys Outstanding Drama Series (2024) · 25 nominations
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 KedôinHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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M*A*S*H
Won 14 Emmys Outstanding Comedy Series (1974) · 109 nominations
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 MorganHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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The Last Ship
action · drama · sci-fi · thriller · war
Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction.
Directed by Paul Holahan, Jack Bender, Peter Weller, Michael Katleman, Steven KaneCast Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa NeitlingNetflixMore details on IMDb →
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Vikings
Won 1 Emmy 14 nominations
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 AndersenNetflixMore details on IMDb → -
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SEAL Team
2 Emmy nominations
action · drama · war
Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
Directed by Christopher Chulack, Ruben Garcia, J. Michael Muro, David Boreanaz, Gonzalo AmatCast David Boreanaz, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks, Justin MelnickNetflixParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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TURN: Washington's Spies
drama · history · war
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Directed by Jeremy Webb, Eagle Egilsson, Keith Boak, Andrew McCarthy, Nick CopusCast Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Meegan Warner, Kevin McNallyAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Rome
Won 7 Emmys 15 nominations
action · drama · romance · war
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Directed by Michael Apted, Mikael Salomon, Allen Coulter, Alan Poul, Steve ShillCast Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon, James PurefoyMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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The Tudors
Won 6 Emmys 15 nominations
drama · history · romance · war
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Directed by Ciaran Donnelly, Jeremy Podeswa, Dearbhla Walsh, Steve Shill, Brian KirkCast Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain, Sarah BolgerAmazon Prime VideoParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Pacific
Won 8 Emmys 24 nominations
action · adventure · drama · history · war
Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa, Timothy Van Patten, David Nutter, Carl Franklin, Tony ToCast James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Ashton Holmes, Josh HelmanMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Manhattan
Won 1 Emmy
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 VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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War & Peace
1 Emmy nomination
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 PremiumFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Great War
documentary · history · war
A four-hour cinematic documentary covering U.S. involvement in World War I in the critical year of 1918. After three years of horrific battle in the trenches of France and Belgium, the Allies are on the verge of collapse—and Germany the cusp of victory. The United States is forced to rapidly train, arm, and ship millions of young soldiers overseas to Europe for the first time.
Directed by Mandla DubeCast Conradie van Heerden, Khalid Daley, Jan-Michael Vincent, Langley Kirkwood, Jan CombrinkNetflixMore details on IMDb → -
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Fearless
crime · drama · mystery & thriller · war & military · made in europe
Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
Directed by Pete TravisCast Brooke Haynes, Helen McCrory, Sam Swainsbury, Jonathan Forbes, Wunmi MosakuAmazon Prime VideoMore details on IMDb → -
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Napoléon
Won 1 Emmy 7 nominations
adventure · biography · drama · history · romance · war
A masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe, then his fall, and exile.
Directed by Yves SimoneauCast Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, Anouk AiméeAmazon Prime VideoMore details on IMDb → -
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When Trumpets Fade
action · drama · war
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.
Directed by John IrvinCast Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno, Devon GummersallMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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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 GorostidiHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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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 VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Catch-22
2 Emmy nominations
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 MartinHuluMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
These picks show how wide the genre can be, from ensemble dramas and modern special-ops stories to historical epics and offbeat classics. Whether you’re in the mood for Band of Brothers, SEAL Team, Vikings, or something more unexpected, this list makes it easier to choose what to stream next. Bookmark this page if you like having a reliable watchlist for action-packed and history-rich television. We update it regularly so you can come back whenever you want fresh ideas and current streaming options.
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