Live Action Superhero TV Watchlist
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1.
The Punisher (2017–2019)
Episode:
Kandahar
(2017)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank skips the subtlety while interrogating Micro. Brutal memories of top-secret missions shed light on Frank's past.
Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah
Votes: 7,593
2.
Preacher (2016–2019)
Episode:
See
(2016)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jesse tries to be a "good preacher", not knowing that a mysterious duo is after him.
Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Joe Gilgun, Ruth Negga, Lucy Griffiths
Votes: 3,165
3.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
Episode:
Stolen
(2020)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The team arrives back in 1983, where Nathaniel and Kora are hard at work building an army; Daisy is tasked with protecting Jiaying; the others learn they'll need to face another supercharged enemy to stop Malick.
Director: Garry A. Brown | Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Elizabeth Henstridge
Votes: 1,733
4.
Batman (1966–1968)
Episode:
The Purr-fect Crime
(1966)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Catwoman initiates a series of thefts that cause Commissioner Gordon to summon Batman and Robin. But the importance of the crimes go beyond the taking of the objects involved. The Dynamic ... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 584
5.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Superman on Earth
(1952)
TV-G | 28 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by Eben and Sarah Kent and Eben gets the infant out before ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 393
6.
Peacemaker (2022– )
Episode:
Best Friends, For Never
(2022)
TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Peacemaker's hazardous escape, tension and mistrust build within the team. Later, as Peacemaker grapples with his new assignment, he receives a surprise visitor.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji
Votes: 7,712
7.
Watchmen (2019)
Episode:
Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship
(2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Angela relives haunting memories of an attack on her family, she detains a mysterious man who claims responsibility for Tulsa's most recent murder. An original play is performed for an audience of one.
Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard
Votes: 8,178
8.
Jessica Jones (2015–2019)
Episode:
A.K.A. Ladies Night
(2015)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jessica Jones is hired to find an NYU student athlete who's vanished, but it turns out to be more than a simple missing persons case.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Rachael Taylor, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 7,435
9.
Doom Patrol (2019–2023)
Episode:
Hair Patrol
(2019)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Vic and Rita face a dangerous man known as the Beard Hunter, who has been activated by the Bureau of Normalcy to find Niles Caulder.
Director: Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Stars: Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, Alan Tudyk
Votes: 2,262
10.
Swamp Thing (2019)
Episode:
He Speaks
(2019)
TV-MA | 48 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Alec is haunted by what he has done as the Swamp Thing. As the mysterious disease continues spreading through the town of Marais, a new menace crawls from the swamp.
Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Crystal Reed, Virginia Madsen, Andy Bean, Derek Mears
Votes: 1,897
11.
Stargirl (2020–2022)
Episode:
S.T.R.I.P.E.
(2020)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After Courtney has an unexpected run-in with a member of the Injustice Society of America, Pat reveals the truth to her about their history; Barbara is elated when she sees Courtney making an attempt to get along with Pat.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano
Votes: 1,676
12.
Superman & Lois (2021–2024)
Episode:
Haywire
(2021)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lois keeps probing into Morgan's involvement with Smallville. Meanwhile, Sam tells Clark to choose between being a superhero and a father.
Director: James Bamford | Stars: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin
Votes: 2,455
13.
The Boys (2019– )
Episode:
Proper Preparation and Planning
(2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Butcher is back with the Boys, but tensions flare with Hughie. Homelander spends quality time with his new "family." Starlight and Stormfront bond at a press junket and the Boys hunt down a super terrorist with a startling identity.
Director: Liz Friedlander | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 12,955
14.
Constantine (2014–2015)
Episode:
Non Est Asylum
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Based on the wildly popular comic book series "Hellblazer" from DC Comics, seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine is armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Matt Ryan, Lucy Griffiths, Charles Halford, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 2,673
15.
The Sandman (2022– )
Episode:
Imperfect Hosts
(2022)
TV-MA | 37 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Morpheus begins his quest to find his tools of power - his sand, ruby and helm - by paying a visit to a pair of notoriously dysfunctional brothers.
Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, Jenna Coleman
Votes: 8,027
16.
Pennyworth (2019–2022)
Episode:
The Belt and Welt
(2020)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Alfred, Bazza and Daveboy look to uncover who stole their money during Alfred's mom's kidnapping. Aleister Crowley's plan against Archbishop Potter moves forward.
Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett
Votes: 430
17. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Paris, 1792: After France becomes a republic, aristocrats are guillotined. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can as The Scarlet Pimpernel in disguises.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers
Votes: 5,159
18.
Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode:
Buckets of Baggage
(2021)
TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Desperate to be helpful, Lucifer assists an exasperated Carol investigate a drag queen's death. Ella and Chloe look into Carol's mysterious background.
Director: Richard Speight Jr. | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside
Votes: 2,929
19.
Cloak & Dagger (2018–2019)
Episode:
First Light
(2018)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two teenagers from different backgrounds awaken to discover they have acquired superpowers and have become mysteriously linked.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Gloria Reuben, Andrea Roth
Votes: 1,701
20.
Krypton (2018–2019)
Episode:
House of Zod
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jayna grapples with her torn loyalties as Seg fights for survival within the heart of Black Zero.
Director: Julius Ramsay | Stars: Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Shaun Sipos, Colin Salmon
Votes: 728
21.
iZombie (2015–2019)
Episode:
Thug Death
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Liv and Clive investigate a murder case in which there are no brains to eat. The only evidence they have to work with is a grainy video and a little bit of blood found at the crime scene. Blaine gets up to some of his old tricks.
Director: Dan Etheridge | Stars: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley
Votes: 632
22. Luke Cage (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sabotaged experiment gives him super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive attempting to rebuild his life in Harlem and must confront his past and fight a battle for the heart of his city.
Stars: Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 139,683
23. The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
Stars: William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Robert Culp, Michael Paré
Votes: 6,624
24.
The Defenders (2017)
Episode:
The H Word
(2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Danny Rand investigate criminals and fight injustice, unaware their paths are about to cross.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones
Votes: 5,197
25.
The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode:
Back to Normal
(2016)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As Barry adjusts to life without superpowers, a super-strong meta-human abducts Harrison, and Wally pesters Joe for a meeting with The Flash.
Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes
Votes: 4,316
26.
Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode:
Shimmer
(2002)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lex and his girlfriend, Victoria, are attacked by an invisible entity. Suspicion falls upon the Palmer family, who are caretakers at Lex's mansion. Chloe believes that daughter Anna Palmer ... See full summary »
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson
Votes: 1,564
27. The Gifted (I) (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
In a world where mutated humans are treated with distrust and fear, an institute for mutants battles to achieve peaceful co-existence with humanity.
Stars: Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind
Votes: 37,791
28.
Echo (2023–2024)
Episode:
Chafa
(2023)
TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Young Maya Lopez leaves her hometown of Tamaha, Oklahoma following her mother's death and moves to New York City, where Wilson Fisk raises her to be a ruthless assassin. Upon learning Fisk had her father killed, Maya shoots him and flees.
Director: Sydney Freeland | Stars: Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene
Votes: 4,026
29.
Cloak & Dagger (2018–2019)
Episode:
Call/Response
(2018)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tandy and Tyrone come face-to-face. Otis reveals a secret side. Greg makes a discovery in Melissa's case against Roxxon.
Director: Ami Canaan Mann | Stars: Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Gloria Reuben, Andrea Roth
Votes: 1,148
30.
The Tick (2001–2002)
Episode:
Pilot
(2001)
TV-G | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Tick recruits an amateur sleuth.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Patrick Warburton, David Burke, Liz Vassey, Nestor Carbonell
Votes: 251
31. The Flash (1990–1991)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
A police forensic scientist, Barry Allen, battles crimes as the super-fast superhero "The Flash."
Stars: John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert, Vito D'Ambrosio
Votes: 8,162
32.
Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode:
Stronger Together
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kara must put doubts aside as she tries to apprehend an escapee from the Kryptonian prison; Cat pressures James for an interview with Supergirl.
Director: Glen Winter | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan
Votes: 3,669
33.
The Tick (2016–2019)
Episode:
The Tick
(2016)
TV-MA | 29 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Tick, a clueless but well-intentioned superhero pursues the ultimate evil enemy, The Terror with the help of his reluctant sidekick.
Director: Wally Pfister | Stars: Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Brendan Hines
Votes: 1,013
34. Runaways (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After discovering a dark secret about their parents, a group of teenagers band together to run away from their homes in order to atone for their parents' actions and to discover the secrets of their origins.
Stars: Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer
Votes: 28,359
35. Wonder Woman (1975–1979)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The adventures of the greatest of the female superheroes.
Stars: Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner, Tom Kratochvil, Richard Eastham
Votes: 10,089
36. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter must recruit a ragtag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time.
Stars: Caity Lotz, Amy Louise Pemberton, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano
Votes: 110,065
37. The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.
Stars: Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin, Charles Napier
Votes: 16,125
38. Iron Fist (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.
Stars: Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, Tom Pelphrey
Votes: 139,818
39. Heroes Reborn (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A year ago, a terrorist attack in Odessa, Texas left the city decimated. Blamed for the tragic event, those with extraordinary abilities are in hiding or on the run from those with nefarious motives.
Stars: Jack Coleman, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Kiki Sukezane
Votes: 28,992
40. Powers (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Set in a world where humans and superheroes co-exist, a homicide detective whose powers were taken from him investigates crimes involving superhumans along with his partner.
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Susan Heyward, Noah Taylor, Eddie Izzard
Votes: 6,745
41. Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
24 min | Sci-Fi
The adventures of two female superheroes.
Stars: Deidre Hall, Judy Strangis, Norman Alden, Marvin Miller
Votes: 538
42.
Naomi (2022)
Episode:
Don't Believe Everything You Think
(2022)
TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama
Naomi's closest friends join her to help uncover who or what's behind the unexpected event that has their small military town buzzing and left her with strange new fainting spells.
Director: Amanda Marsalis | Stars: Kaci Walfall, Cranston Johnson, Alexander Wraith, Mary-Charles Jones
Votes: 509
43.
Batwoman (2019–2022)
Episode:
Pilot
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Kate Kane returns to Gotham when a gang targets her father and her ex-girlfriend Sophie Moore.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang
Votes: 5,177
44.
Titans (2018–2023)
Episode:
Trigon
(2019)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Titans make their last stand against Trigon.
Director: Carol Banker | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter
Votes: 3,716
45.
Helstrom (2020)
Episode:
Mother's Little Helpers
(2020)
TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Daimon Helstrom investigates a possessed young boy. In San Francisco, Ana Helstrom stages an auction to expose a criminal. Disturbing events at St. Teresa's cause concern as the siblings' estranged Mother remains hospitalized.
Director: Daina Reid | Stars: Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom
Votes: 690
46.
Inhumans (2017)
Episode:
Behold... The Inhumans
(2017)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The royal family, stranded in Hawaii after a military coup, faces internal strife, which they must overcome in order to return home before their way of life is destroyed forever.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Ken Leung, Eme Ikwuakor
Votes: 2,023
47. Witchblade (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
NYPD Det. Sara Pezzini has a supernatural weapon and abilities to help her fight evil.
Stars: Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Anthony Cistaro, Will Yun Lee
Votes: 2,843
48. Witchblade (2000 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Witchblade is the story of New York detective, Sara Pezzini, whose search for justice leads her to an arcane weapon that grants her the power to battle Earth's darkest evil forces.
Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Yancy Butler, Anthony Cistaro, Conrad Dunn, David Chokachi
Votes: 2,349
49. Birds of Prey (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, long after the Batman has driven himself into exile, his legacy lives on in the form of the Birds of Prey--Black Canary, Oracle, and the Huntress.
Stars: Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer, Rachel Skarsten, Shemar Moore
Votes: 5,563
50. The Spirit (1987 TV Movie)
74 min | Action
A legally dead police detective decides to battle crime as a masked superhero.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Nana Visitor, Bumper Robinson, Garry Walberg
Votes: 297
51. Ms. Marvel (2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Kamala, a superhero fan with an imagination--particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel--feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home, that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she admires.
Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Yasmeen Fletcher
Votes: 119,994
52. Gotham Knights (2023)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
Bruce Wayne is murdered and his adopted son forges an alliance with the children of Batman's enemies. As the city becomes more dangerous, these mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors, known as the Gotham Knights.
Stars: Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, Navia Ziraili Robinson, Fallon Smythe
Votes: 7,345
53.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode:
Just Jen
(2022)
TV-14 | 29 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jen is a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, a stressful event compounded by uniquely She-Hulk issues.
Director: Anu Valia | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Ginger Gonzaga, Jameela Jamil, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Votes: 13,112
54.
Arrow (2012–2020)
Episode:
Canary Cry
(2016)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Oliver and the team struggle to come to terms with a friend's death, especially Diggle, who is overwhelmed with guilt for choosing to believe Andy had changed.
Director: Laura Belsey | Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland
Votes: 4,032
55. Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Agent Nick Fury is asked to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War.
Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Lisa Rinna, Sandra Hess, Neil Roberts
Votes: 3,185
56.
Secret Invasion (2023)
Episode:
Promises
(2023)
TV-14 | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Fury grapples with past and present.
Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Olivia Colman
Votes: 7,649
57. The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An archaeologist gains an amulet that allows her to transform into the superheroine goddess Isis and fight evil.
Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Joanna Pang, Ronalda Douglas
Votes: 1,217
58. Shazam! (1974–1977)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.
Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Davey
Votes: 1,666
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