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TV Shows & Series: Best "political intrigue" TV Shows/Series


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24(2001-2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 45min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
3.9/5 (with 700 votes)

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.

Medici: Masters of Florence(2016-2019)

FSK: 12+ years
| 55min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.9/5 (with 133 votes)

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

My Country: The New Age(2019)

1h 10min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure
3.3/5 (with 20 votes)

Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.

Versailles(2015-2018)

FSK: 16+ years
| 52min per episode | Drama, Documentary
3.9/5 (with 92 votes)

The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King.Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.

Six Flying Dragons(2015-2016)

1h per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.

Directed by Shin kyeong-soo - With Yoo Ah-in, Nam Da-reum, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyeong, Lee Re, Yoon Yu-seon, ...

The Promise of Chang’An(2020-2021)

45min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)

He story is set in the fictive Sheng country. He Lan Ming Yu is an honest and bright young lady. In her young years, she gets to know the 9th Prince Xiao Cheng Xu by chance. The two get along well and gradually develop feelings for each other. However, fate turns against them and while fake news that Cheng Xu died on the battlefield spread, Ming Yu is forced to marry Cheng Xu’s third older brother and reigning king Xiao Cheng Rui . Cheng Xu helps Cheng Rui establish a great and stable country through continuous big achievements on the battlefield, but Cheng Rui is filled with jealousy towards his outstanding younger brother. When the truth about the death of Cheng Xu’s mother comes to light, Cheng Xu is determined to usurp the throne to take revenge.

Faith(2012)

1h 4min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 15 votes)

After being found in 918, the kingdom of Goryeo faced a critical existential crisis when the powerful Yuan dynasty tried to subjugate them. In the fictional setting of this drama, a warrior living in the timeline of Goryeo meets a plastic surgeon living in the present day. The plastic surgeon gets kidnapped by the warrior who got an order from the king to find a doctor who can cure the fatally injured queen. The two individuals who were not meant to coexist are brought together to fight their way through the ordeals on the land of Goryeo. The warrior makes a promise that he will return her to her world, but a scheming royal advisor persuades the king to force the surgeon to stay as she can be useful to him. There, the surgeon falls in love with the warrior who is the leader of the royal guard. In this era of change and chaos, love that transcends time and space blooms.

Directed by Kim Jong-hak - With Lee Min-ho

The Advisors Alliance(2017-2018)

45min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
4.2/5 (with 10 votes)

The story of Sima Yi, a great politician and strategist who lived during the Three Kingdoms era. By his side, Sima Yi has his politically-astute distaff members of his household, and pitted against them are the formidable Cao Cao and his heirs. After defending the Kingdom of Wei from Kongming formidable talents, who will end up with the ultimate power?

Power Play(2023-)

55min per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The incredible story of Gro Harlem Brundtland, who in the late 70s works as a young doctor, fighting for self-determined abortion, when she almost by accident, stumbles into politics. As the government implodes around her, Gro learns to play her own games of power, climbing the ranks until she is the last woman standing in the ruins of Labour’s celebrated social democracy, ending up as Norway’s first female Prime Minister in 1981.

The Longest Day in Chang'an(2019)

45min per episode | Mystery, Action & Adventure
4.2/5 (with 15 votes)

Chang'an. The city of Eternal Peace. China's ancient imperial capital and the world's most magnificent metropolis. Its treasures and wealth are now under siege from a mysterious army. In 24 hours the enemies will launch a devastating attack. While the nobles panic and flee, the city's most notorious criminal will be its savior!

Directed by Cao Dun - With Lei Jiayin, Jackson Yee, Zhou Yiwei, Peng Guanying, Han Tongsheng, Lu Fangsheng, ...

Snowdrop(2021-2022)

1h 26min per episode | Drama, Soap / Telenovela, War & Politics
4.3/5 (with 113 votes)

An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Youngro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Suho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.

The True Believers(1988)

1h per episode | War & Politics, Drama

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City Hall(2009)

1h 3min per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Shin Woo-chul - With Kim Sun-a

Ming Dynasty(2019-2020)

45min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s death. However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realizing how dangerous it would be to destabilize the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji’s kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruo Wei is honored as Empress Dowager once her 7-year-old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.

House of Cards(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 55min per episode | War & Politics, Comedy, Drama
4.1/5 (with 64 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.

The Bastard Executioner(2015)

43min per episode | Drama
2.9/5 (with 34 votes)

A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. Set in northern Wales during a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval, Wilkin must walk a tight rope between protecting his true identity while also serving a mysterious destiny. Guided by Annora, a mystical healer whose seeming omniscience keeps Wilkin under her sway; manipulated by Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political aspirations; and driven by a deepening connection with the Baroness Lady Love, Wilkin struggles to navigate political, emotional and supernal pitfalls in his quest to understand his greater purpose.

Directed by Kurt Sutter - With Stephen Moyer, Matthieu Charneau, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Kurt Sutter

Motion of No Confidence(2022-)

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Piratas: El tesoro perdido de Yáñez el sanguinario(2011)

1h 15min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
2.2/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Class of 3000(2006-2008)

30min per episode | Animation, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Class of 3000 is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network that was created by, was executively produced by, and starred André 3000 of the Hip Hop group OutKast as superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges, set at Atlanta, Georgia's Westley School of Performing Arts. Mr. Bridges is a jazz and blues artist who occasionally lectures in Atlanta's Little Five Points residential area. It was produced by Tom Lynch Company, Moxie Turtle and Cartoon Network Studios. As of September 25, 2011, it's currently the last Cartoon Network series to be given a TV-Y7 rating without the Fantasy Violence side rating to accompany it as an ironic result. It is also the final Cartoon Network show which aired at the time Jim Samples had been in charge of Cartoon Network.

Paradise Lost(2024-)

A "Game of Thrones" type story about Themyscira/Paradise Island, home of the Amazons and the birthplace of Wonder Woman that involves all of the darkness, drama and political intrigue behind this society of only women.

Bastard Boys(2007)

3h 45min per episode | Drama, War & Politics

Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The script, published by Currency Press, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Television Script.