Shows Like Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

If you liked Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999), a animation and action & adventure series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Final Space (2018)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of “Final Space,” the last point in the universe, if it actually does exist.
2
Battle of the Planets (1978)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
3
X-Men '97 (2024)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
4
Eyes of Wakanda (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Follow the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history in this globe-trotting adventure, where they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are…
5
Pacific Rim: The Black (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Two siblings - an idealistic teenage boy and his naive younger sister - are forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents.
6
Farscape (1999)
★ 7.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
7
Young Justice (2010)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
8
The Gifted (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of…
9
Star Wars: Visions (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.
10
Ahsoka (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
11
Andor (2022)
★ 8.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him…
12
Doctor Who (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
13
Firefly (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society…
14
The Mandalorian (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter.
15
Samurai Jack (2001)
★ 8.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot…
16
Willow (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.
17
Marvel's Runaways (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
18
Andromeda (2000)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
19
Stargate Universe (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to…
20
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected…