All-time top 100

Best War TV shows

The greatest series ever ranked by viewer rating — weighted so a fluke never outranks the classics.

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Band of Brothers posterViewer rating: 90%
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  1. The World at War posterViewer rating: 89%
    The World at War1973
  2. Das Boot posterViewer rating: 86%
    Das Boot1985
  3. Vikings posterViewer rating: 86%
    Vikings6 Seasons
  4. Nippon Sangoku posterViewer rating: 86%
    Nippon Sangoku2026
  5. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo posterViewer rating: 85%
    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo2016
  6. Shōgun posterViewer rating: 85%
    Shōgun1 Season
  7. Snowdrop posterViewer rating: 85%
    Snowdrop2021
  8. The Century of the Self posterViewer rating: 84%
    The Century of the Self2002
  9. Apocalypse: La 2e Guerre mondiale posterViewer rating: 84%
    Apocalypse: La 2e Guerre mondiale2009
  10. Yes, Prime Minister posterViewer rating: 83%
    Yes, Prime Minister1986
  11. Legend of the Galactic Heroes posterViewer rating: 83%
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes1988
  12. My Dearest posterViewer rating: 83%
    My Dearest2023
  13. All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace posterViewer rating: 83%
    All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace2011
  14. The Last Kingdom posterViewer rating: 82%
    The Last Kingdom5 Seasons
  15. Record of Grancrest War posterViewer rating: 82%
    Record of Grancrest War2018
  16. Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious posterViewer rating: 82%
    Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious2019
  17. The War posterViewer rating: 81%
    The War2007
  18. Pursuit of Jade posterViewer rating: 81%
    Pursuit of Jade2026
  19. Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World posterViewer rating: 81%
    Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World2020
  20. Greatest Events of World War II in Colour posterViewer rating: 80%
    Greatest Events of World War II in Colour2019
  21. The Tattooist of Auschwitz posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Tattooist of Auschwitz2024
  22. Yes Minister posterViewer rating: 80%
    Yes Minister1980
  23. Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter posterViewer rating: 80%
    Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter2013
  24. Borgen - Power & Glory posterViewer rating: 80%
    Borgen - Power & Glory2022
  25. An Unknown Enemy posterViewer rating: 80%
    An Unknown Enemy2018
  26. Vinland Saga posterViewer rating: 79%
    Vinland Saga2 Seasons
  27. 86 posterViewer rating: 79%
    862021
  28. House of Cards posterViewer rating: 79%
    House of Cards3 Seasons
  29. XIII: The Series posterViewer rating: 78%
    XIII: The Series2 Seasons
  30. Parade's End posterViewer rating: 78%
    Parade's End1 Season
  31. SEAL Team posterViewer rating: 77%
    SEAL Team2017
  32. Sharpe posterViewer rating: 77%
    Sharpe7 Seasons
  33. Violet Evergarden posterViewer rating: 77%
    Violet Evergarden2018
  34. Lioness posterViewer rating: 76%
    Lioness3 Seasons
  35. The Vietnam War posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Vietnam War2017
  36. M. Il figlio del secolo posterViewer rating: 76%
    M. Il figlio del secolo2025
  37. In Vlaamse Velden posterViewer rating: 75%
    In Vlaamse Velden2014
  38. Youjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil posterViewer rating: 74%
    Youjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil2017
  39. 1864 posterViewer rating: 74%
    18642014
  40. Secret Service posterViewer rating: 73%
    Secret Service2026
  41. Secret City posterViewer rating: 73%
    Secret City2016
  42. A Spy Among Friends posterViewer rating: 72%
    A Spy Among Friends2022
  43. Tour of Duty posterViewer rating: 71%
    Tour of Duty3 Seasons
  44. The Putin Interviews posterViewer rating: 66%
    The Putin Interviews2017
  45. Cleopatra posterViewer rating: 66%
    Cleopatra1999
  46. Roadkill posterViewer rating: 64%
    Roadkill2020
  47. Transatlantic posterViewer rating: 64%
    Transatlantic2023
  48. Catherine the Great posterViewer rating: 61%
    Catherine the Great2019

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