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1. NCIS: Hawaiʻi

   2021 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile.

   NCIS: Hawaiʻi is set in the Aloha State. It follows Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, and her team as they balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself.

2. Arctic Air

   2012 · Drama, Action, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile.

   Arctic Air is a one-hour adventure series set in the booming Arctic, about a maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. That world is Yellowknife, and the High Arctic that lies beyond. The vast terrain and unforgiving climate mean the stakes are sky-high. This is life without a safety net.

3. Chicago Fire

   2012 · Drama, Action · returning

   Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8).

   No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. These are the courageous men and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death. These are their stories.

4. The Night Shift

   2014 · Drama, Action, Medical · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8).

   Welcome to The Night Shift, where the toughest and craziest cases always seem to come through the door. Every shift is a fight between the heroic efforts of saving lives and the hard truths of running an underfunded hospital.At San Antonio Memorial, the men and women who work the night shift are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie TC Callahan. After three grueling tours of duty in Afghanistan, TC is about to learn that his toughest battles will be fought right here at home.

5. Station 19

   2018 · Drama, Action, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile.

   In Seattle, all firefighters are also trained EMTs and the crew at Station 19 is second to none. Working in 24-hour shifts, these professionals spend so much time together that they build relationships unlike any others.Station 19 follows a group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19 - from captain to newest recruit - as they risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

6. Teach You a Lesson

   2026 · Drama, Action · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8).

   When respect collapses in schools, a special unit arrives to set things right — with sharp, no-nonsense lessons you won't find in textbooks. 

7. Last Resort

   2012 · Drama, Action, War · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile.

   500 feet beneath the ocean's surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they're told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan. Captain Marcus Chaplin demands confirmation of the orders only to be unceremoniously relieved of duty by the White House. XO Sam Kendal finds himself suddenly in charge of the submarine and facing the same difficult decision. When he also refuses to fire without confirmation of the orders, the Colorado is targeted, fired upon, and hit. The submarine and its crew find themselves crippled on the ocean floor, declared rogue enemies of their own country. Now, with nowhere left to turn, Chaplin and Kendal take the sub on the run and bring the men and women of the Colorado to an exotic island. Here they will find refuge, romance and a chance at a new life, even as they try to clear their names and get home.

8. Marvel's The Punisher

   2017 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8.4).

   After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Now known throughout the city as The Punisher, he must discover the truth about injustices that affect more than his family alone.

9. Century of Love

   2024 · Drama, Action, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8.3), hidden gem.

   San accepts pain and suffering in exchange for eternal life, all for the sake of reuniting with his reincarnated former girlfriend. Just as the mysterious power is about to disappear, San meets Vee, a cheerful young man who seems connected to him.

10. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    2008 · Drama, Action, Science-Fiction · ended

    Recommended for similar Action profile, highly rated (8.2), also on FOX.

    The mother of all destiny. Her son, the future leader of mankind. Their protector, a Terminator from the future. Together they must take back the future as Sarah Connor prepares her son to fight the war against machines determined to annihilate the human race. The clock is ticking. Can they stop Judgment Day?