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Shows that feel likeGame of Thrones (2011–2019)

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

If you loved Game of Thrones, the closest series we have are The Witcher (2019), The Last Kingdom (2015) and House of the Dragon (2022). All three share Game of Thrones' epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Into the Badlands (2015).

★ 9.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗8 seasons · HBOcreated by David Benioffepicbleakgrittykinetictwisty
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If Game of Thrones hit the spot, these will too

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The Witcher
2019– · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8sci-fi & fantasy · drama · action & adventureNetflix

Monsters, politics, and destiny in a brutal fantasy continent

The difference: One wanderer's episodic path, timeline tricks

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

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The Last Kingdom
2015–2022 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.5action & adventure · drama · war & politicsNetflix

One thread runs through both: king

The difference: Easier on the grit than Game of Thrones

A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

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House of the Dragon
2022– · 3 seasons · HBO
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · drama · action & adventureMax

The Targaryen prequel — same throne, same ruthless family calculus

The difference: One dynasty's civil war, tighter focus

The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.

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Vikings
2013–2020 · 6 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8.5action & adventure · drama · war & politicsNetflix

Common ground: king

The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Game of Thrones does

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.

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The Pacific
2010 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8.3drama · action & adventure · war & politicsMax

Epic and bleak in the same breath

The difference: Sits closer to war & politics than Game of Thrones does

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.

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The Handmaid's Tale
2017–2025 · 6 seasons · Hulu
★ 8.3drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureHulu

Sci-fi & fantasy built on momentum, twice over

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

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SEAL Team
2017–2024 · 7 seasons · CBS
★ 7.9action & adventure · drama · war & politicsNetflixParamount+

Both lean on scale more than on drama

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.

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Akame ga Kill!
2014 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 7.7animation · drama · action & adventure

Both are built on the same subject: dragon

Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.

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Into the Badlands
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · AMC
★ 7.9action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Bleak action & adventure, and it commits to that

In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.

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Falling Skies
2011–2015 · 5 seasons · TNT
★ 7.1action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Sci-fi & fantasy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.

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The Last Ship
2014–2018 · 5 seasons · TNT
★ 7.4action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Epic drama in both cases

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.

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Spartacus
2010–2013 · 3 seasons · STARZ
★ 8.4dramaStarz

Action & adventure built on grit, twice over

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.

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