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Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Zoe Saldaña in Lioness (2023)
#1

    Lioness

TV Series
2023–
24 eps
TV-MA
7.8 (96K)
Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
#2

    House of the Dragon

TV Series
2022–
27 eps
TV-MA
8.3 (567K)
Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Fassbender, and Jodie Turner-Smith in The Agency (2024)
#3

    The Agency

TV Series
2024–
20 eps
TV-MA
7.5 (35K)
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
#4

    X-Men

2000
1h 44m
PG-13
7.3 (703K)
Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Olga Kurylenko, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, and Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts* (2025)
#5

    Thunderbolts*

2025
2h 7m
PG-13
7.1 (303K)
George Buza, Cal Dodd, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Lenore Zann, Ray Chase, JP Karliak, A.J. LoCascio, Isaac Robinson-Smith, and Holly Chou in X-Men '97 (2024)
#6

    X-Men '97

TV Series
2024–
21 eps
TV-14
8.7 (60K)
Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Zoe Saldaña in Lioness (2023)
#1

    Lioness

TV Series
2023–
24 eps
TV-MA
7.8 (96K)
CIA operative Joe McNamara and her team attempt to balance their personal and professional lives as the tip of the spear in the agency's war on terror.
Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
#2

    House of the Dragon

TV Series
2022–
27 eps
TV-MA
8.3 (567K)
An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.
Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Fassbender, and Jodie Turner-Smith in The Agency (2024)
#3

    The Agency

TV Series
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A covert CIA agent is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to his Station; when the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites.
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
#4
X-Men
Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Olga Kurylenko, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, and Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts* (2025)
#5
Thunderbolts*
George Buza, Cal Dodd, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Smith, Lenore Zann, Ray Chase, JP Karliak, A.J. LoCascio, Isaac Robinson-Smith, and Holly Chou in X-Men '97 (2024)
#6
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Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, and Hannah Khalique-Brown in The Undeclared War (2022)
#7
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Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Genevieve O'Reilly, Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona in Andor (2022)
#8
Andor
Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
#9
Watchmen
Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues, Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas, and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
#10
City of God

About Political Drama

The political drama subgenre features the intricacies of political power, government institutions, political conflicts, and the individuals involved in the political process. These dramas often explore themes of ambition, corruption, ethical dilemmas, and the impact of political decisions on society and individuals.
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