Bodyguard
2018 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,183 votes
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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War & Politics TV Shows
Discover popular and highly rated war & politics TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Manhattan
2014 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 138 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
2016 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 591 votes
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tyrant
2014 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 190 votes
The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Les Misérables
2000 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 105 votes
Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boots
2025 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 216 votes
After impulsively joining the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
TURN: Washington's Spies
2014 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 243 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Law According to Lidia Poët
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 166 votes
In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shōgun
1980 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 241 votes
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Generation War
2013 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 473 votes
Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Sympathizer
2024 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 134 votes
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Vinland Saga
2019 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 981 votes
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boss
2011 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 146 votes
Mayor Tom Kane sits like a spider at the center of Chicago's web of power; a web built on a covenant with the people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Generation Kill
2008 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 525 votes
The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I, Claudius
1976 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 140 votes
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shaka Zulu
1986 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 142 votes
South Africa, 1823. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
House of Cards
1990 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 162 votes
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Catch-22
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 290 votes
Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love in the Moonlight
2016 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 106 votes
A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The White Princess
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 300 votes
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.