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TV Shows & Series: Best "martial arts" TV Shows/Series

Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently featured in training scenes and other sequences in addition to fights. Martial arts films commonly include hand-to-hand combat along with other types of action, such as stuntwork, chases, and gunfights. Sub-genres of martial arts films include kung fu films, wuxia, karate films, and martial arts action comedy films, while related genres include gun fu, jidaigeki and samurai films. Notable actors who have contributed to the genre include Zhang Ziyi, Tony Jaa, Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Toshiro Mifune, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, and Sammo Hung. ()

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Xena: Warrior Princess(1995-2001)

TV-PG
| 44min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 598 votes)

Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

With Renee O'Connor, Lucy Lawless, Karl Urban, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, ...

V.I.P.(1998-2002)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
2.6/5 (with 28 votes)

While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency, Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), taking risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.

With Pamela Anderson, Molly Culver, Natalie Raitano, Shaun Baker, Dustin Nguyen, Angelle Brooks, ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1987-1996)

TV-Y7
| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 328 votes)

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Hunter x Hunter(2011-2014)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.3/5 (with 784 votes)

Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter — a member of society's elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined to follow in his father's footsteps, decides to take the Hunter Examination and eventually find his father to prove himself as a Hunter in his own right. But on the way, he learns that there is more to becoming a Hunter than previously thought, and the challenges that he must face are considered the toughest in the world.

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Jackie Chan Adventures(2000-2005)

30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 378 votes)

Jackie Chan teams up in this animé-style adventure with his 11-year-old niece, Jade, traveling the globe to locate a dozen magical talismans before the sinister Dark Hand does. Helping Jackie and Jade is Uncle, a cantankerous but wise antiquities expert. Though officially Jackie works as an archaeologist, in reality he also assists Captain Black, leader of the covert police squad Section 13.

With Jackie Chan

Charlie's Angels(1976-1981)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Action & Adventure
3.3/5 (with 94 votes)

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.

With Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Tanya Roberts, David Doyle, ...

Yin Yang Yo!(2006-2009)

TV-Y7
| 11min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 53 votes)

Two 11-year-old rabbit twins named Yin and Yang train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to save the world from evil villains and forces that want to destroy, corrupt or take it over. However, through all these adventures, Yin and Yang still portray stereotypical siblings; belligerently antagonistic but still ultimately caring about each other and working together if needed.

The Legend of Korra(2012-2014)

TV-Y7
| 23min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 958 votes)

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

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MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES(2023-)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 90 votes)

In the magic realm, magic is everything—everyone can use it, and one’s social status is determined by their skill level. Deep in the forest, oblivious to the ways of the world, lives Mash. Thanks to his daily training, he’s become a fitness god, but he harbors a secret that could turn his life upside down—he can’t use magic! When he’s found out, rather than his life being over, he’s unexpectedly enrolled in magic school, where he must beat the competition!

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993-1997)

44min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
3.3/5 (with 25 votes)

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27, 1993 to January 1, 1997, and was broadcast in over 70 countries. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reruns of the show have been aired on TNT. The show was canceled when its producer, Prime Time Entertainment Network, ceased operations and no other network opted to continue the series.

With David Carradine, Chris Potter

Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005-2008)

TV-Y7
| 25min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.4/5 (with 1,850 votes)

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

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Dragon Ball Z(1989-1996)

TV-Y7
| 26min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
4.2/5 (with 2,100 votes)

The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender, Son Goku, continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origins. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.

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Naruto(2002-2007)

TV-PG
| 24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.2/5 (with 2,644 votes)

Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

Directed by Hayato Date
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Bleach(2004-)

TV-MA
| 24min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.2/5 (with 844 votes)

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.

Cobra Kai(2018-)

TV-14
| 30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 2,922 votes)

This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.

With Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, ...
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Dark Angel(2000-2002)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
3.7/5 (with 199 votes)

Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.

Directed by David Nutter - With Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, John Savage, Valarie Rae Miller, J. C. MacKenzie, Richard Gunn, ...

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising(2023-)

TV-Y
| Animation, Kids & Family, Action & Adventure
4.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Two teenagers from different worlds use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012-)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.3/5 (with 642 votes)

Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

Into the Badlands(2015-2019)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
3.8/5 (with 330 votes)

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.

Directed by David Dobkin, Guy Ferland, Nick Copus, Toa Fraser, Paco Cabezas, Stephen Fung, ... - With Daniel Wu, Orla Brady, Sarah Bolger, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Oliver Stark, ...
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off(2023)

TV-MA
| Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 90 votes)

Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, only to find out her seven evil exes stand in the way of their love.

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven(1998-1999)

42min per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Crime
3.3/5 (with 23 votes)

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel spun off from the The Crow film series starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow.

With Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, Katie Stuart

Renegade(1992-1997)

TV-14
| 44min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
3.3/5 (with 51 votes)

Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.

With Lorenzo Lamas

Warrior(2019-2023)

TV-MA
| 55min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure, Western
4.0/5 (with 245 votes)

A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.

Directed by Assaf Bernstein - With Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, ...

Blade of the Immortal(2019-2020)

TV-MA
| 24min per episode | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 50 votes)

Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.

The God of High School(2020)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 318 votes)

When an island half-disappears from the face of the earth, a mysterious organization sends out invitations for a tournament to every skilled fighter in the world. "If you win you can have ANYTHING you want," they claim. They're recruiting only the best to fight the best and claim the title of The God of High School. Jin Mori, a Taekwondo specialist and a high school student, soon learns that there is something much greater beneath the stage of the tournament.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011-2013)

TV-MA
| 10min per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 48 votes)

The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the background stories of several characters from the series and demonstrating their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament on which the first game was based.

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen - With Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan, Matt Mullins, Ian Anthony Dale

Yu Yu Hakusho(1992-1994)

NR
| 23min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.2/5 (with 208 votes)

One day, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World was caught by surprise that he would sacrifice himself. Yusuke soon finds out he wasn't supposed to die and has a chance for resurrection and bringing his body back to life. After being resurrected, Yusuke becomes a Spirit Detective, along with his comrades, and one adventure after another happens, whether it be an investigation or a fighting tournament.

One-Punch Man(2015-)

TV-PG
| 24min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
4.2/5 (with 1,662 votes)

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong — even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?

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Hell's Paradise(2023-)

TV-MA
| 25min per episode | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 73 votes)

Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge. But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru survive this harrowing quest?

Dragon Ball Super(2015-2018)

TV-PG
| 24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 2,375 votes)

With Majin Boo defeated half-a-year prior, peace returns to Earth, where Son Goku (now a radish farmer) and his friends now live peaceful lives. However, a new threat appears in the form of Beerus, the God of Destruction. Considered the most terrifying being in the entire universe, Beerus is eager to fight the legendary warrior seen in a prophecy foretold decades ago known as the Super Saiyan God. The series retells the events from the two Dragon Ball Z films, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' before proceeding to an original story about the exploration of alternate universes.

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