Best drama & action shows on Max, ranked.
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- #293
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
2026– · Series · 1 seasonAction · Drama
A century before GOT, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg, wandered through Westeros while the Targaryen dynasty ruled the Iron Throne, and dragons were still remembered. Great destinies and enemies await the incomparable fri...
MAX - #1686
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024 · Movie · 2h 28mAction · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
MAX - #3183
The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · Movie · 1h 50mAction · Biography · History
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves...
MAX - #3482
Barbie
2023 · Movie · 1h 54mAction · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1 OscarBarbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the outside world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among regular humans.
MAX - #6073
Walker Independence
2022–2023 · Series · 1 seasonAction · Crime · Drama
Abby Walker's husband is murdered before her eyes. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins. Abby and Hoyt's journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter residents running from their own pa...
MAX - #6771

Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
2026– · Series · JapaneseDrama · Action
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
MAX - #6971
The Legend of Ochi
2025 · Movie · 1h 35mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
MAX - #7270
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026 · MovieDrama · Romance
This exclusive special offers an inside look at the epic scale and meticulous care behind HBO's new Harry Potter series-told through the lens of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians bringing J.K. Rowling's books to life for a new generation.
MAX - #8269
U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team
2026– · SeriesDrama · Documentary
Follows U.S. men's national soccer team stars including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah and Weston McKennie in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup, including footage from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
MAX - #8568

Mr. Mikami's Classroom
2025– · Series · JapaneseDrama
Takashi Mikami, a University of Tokyo graduate, joins the Ministry of Education to reform Japan's education but is disillusioned by its reality. Transferred to a private high school, he takes a stand against the authorities, using his role as a teacher to push for change.
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