7 shows with spectacular fights
"Into the Badlands"
Action, adventure, drama | 4.03 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2015 — 2019
The series is based on the classic Chinese fairy tale "Journey to the West". After the collapse of civilization, humanity has returned to a feudal system. Now people live in the Badlands, divided into sectors, each controlled by local barons. Order is guarded by an army of deadly warriors. At the center of the plot is Sunny, the most dangerous warrior of the Badlands. He wrestles away from the bandits a young boy who is involved in political intrigue.
For the fight choreography is responsible for the martial arts master Ku Huen-chiu, who participated in the development of the movie "Kill Bill". The series uses the Hong Kong approach to shooting action scenes, when the camera moves away from the main faces and the audience can see dozens of fighters in one scene.
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"Kingdom"
Drama, family, sports | 4.15 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2014 — 2017
The sports drama centers on Ryan Wheeler, who is coming out of prison. He receives an invitation to get back in the ring from Alvey Kulina, a retired MMA fighter and owner of the Navy St. gym. The idea is opposed by Alvey's girlfriend Lisa, who was previously engaged to Ryan.
"Binge watched all the episodes in one day. Jay is such an awesome character, yay)))) Such a crazy kid, but the most normal of them all. Standing up for his family.
Love how they showed such a scary thing as a burnout. Dangerous shit, but you can not get away from it, if you do not want to like Frankie Edgar forever fight with giants, who to fight for 10-15 kg gain in a day.
Also liked the involvement of real fighters in the series. Karakhanyan, Cub Swanson...
It was cool to see the actor who plays Alvy as a trainer again. Imean, he was one of the brothers' trainers in Warrior too", — iEstale.
"Not a bad finale, and the series as a whole is great. It showed male strength and character, endurance and stuff. I still remember a joke from the first season, when Ryan was having sex with a girl he said "And you definitely work as an accountant with those tattoos" (or something like that)", — Masya.
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"Warrior"
Action, crime, drama | 4.29 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2019 — 2023
The plot is based on Bruce Lee's idea, which he did not manage to realize in his lifetime. The series takes place in the late 19th century in San Francisco, during the "Tong Wars" between Chinese groups. The main character becomes a mercenary for one of the most influential groups.
For filming in South Africa built a full neighborhood in the style of San Francisco 1870's. In stuntmen picked up actors from different countries, each of whom owned a different from the rest of the fighting style, due to which the fight choreography turned out to be more complex and spectacular.
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"Banshee"
Action, crime, drama | 4.25 out of 5 on MyShows | 4 seasons | 2013 — 2016
The series tells the story of Lucas Hood, an ex-convicted thief. He arrives in the town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he is tricked into becoming sheriff. Lucas's former "colleagues" find him in his new place, wanting revenge for his snitching in the past. Banshee is plunged into an abyss of crime and murder as the new sheriff tries to restore order.
"...No TV series I want to put in an example/comparison. "Banshee" is the best thing I've watched in a while. Too bad I watched it so late, and didn't even realize this series existed until April of this year. Just if you like the unstressful plot, fantastic camerawork, amazingly staged fights and just fucking wonder who all these people are and how they will interact and how many corpses they will leave behind - welcome to Banshee", — Ralf_Swinger
"Recently watched the Reacher series, the final scene in the factory is right in line with Banshee. The A-team, the moshing, the explosions.
Really in the spirit of 90's action movies 💪
What aheroes running around the day after being badly wounded 😙..." — Koralain
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"The Mandalorian"
Action, adventure, fantasy | 4.55 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2019 — ...
The western-style series dives into the Star Wars universe five years after the events of "Return of the Jedi".
Assassin Din Djarin, called the Mandalorian, is tasked with destroying a mysterious target. While completing the task, the mercenary discovers that he has been assigned to kill a child. Instead of completing the task at hand, the warrior goes on the run with the baby named Grogu.
Ryan Watson said that the shooting of the final battle in the second season took several shooting days. For the realization attracted stuntmen who own capoeira: the actors trained for a month and in the frame used real weapons, although usually for the sake of safety use shortened replicas.
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"Heels"
Drama, sports | 3.99 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2021 — 2023
The series focuses on the confrontation between two wrestling brothers who are unable to leave their personal conflicts even in the ring. The heat of emotions between them is for the good of the show, but not for their families and loved ones. The heroes will have to find out which of them is the winner.
"For the start is very cool, like the wrestling exposition with references, like the acting, the final twist of the series of course suuuuuuper unsportsmanlike, but but it just feels that the anger brotherly will start now specifically", — mamkerink
"Always liked wrestling since it was shown on tnt with Fomenko's commentary. No soccer, boxing or any other sport did not cause such a storm of emotion, even though it was immediately clear to everyone that it is a production, but it is really interesting. The series was also good, it's a pity they put it on pause. Heroes of course shambolic too, but the story itself is normal, and fans of wrestling will definitely go. The ending is a bomb", — Fenyks
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"Spartacus"
4.37 out of 5 on MyShows | 3 seasons | 2010 — 2013
The series delves into the world of gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. The main character Spartacus has lost his home and family to invaders who took him prisoner. He will have to prove himself in the arena to gain his freedom and find his wife.
Director Michael Hirst ("Hercules: The Legendary Journeys") strived for historical accuracy, so the role of gladiators selected actors in good athletic shape, who had to learn the art of gladiatorial combat for a month and a half and do not rely on the help of stuntmen during filming.
Yes, "Mandalorian" is not the most obvious choice. It would be better to replace it with, for example, "See" - there are also cool action movies. And considering that the characters are almost all blind, it looks even more spectacular. Plus one of the producers is Jonathan Tropper, the creator of "Banshee" and "Warrior", which is very noticeable.
I haven't seen any, now I'll add to the list of views 😌
That I watched cool TV shows, so I need to catch up with the rest.
The warrior in this collection is the best for me. I haven't seen the others, but I will definitely look at them.
It's not entirely clear what the Mandalorian is doing here.
"The heroes will have to find out WHICH of them is the winner" xD
The Mandalorian is clearly superfluous here
"Banshee" the parasha is full, there's not even anything to add.
"In the desert of death" there is also low-grade slag. Once again, a bad and terrible patriarchy versus a wonderful and perfect matriarchy. And in the middle of the man are puppets waving their fists.
Spartacus is a cartoon for children.