Shows Like Pokémon Origins

If you liked Pokémon Origins (2013), a family 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
Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also family and action & adventure
Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create…
2
Pokémon (1997)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
3
Pokémon Horizons (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!
4
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and family
Join the world’s sweetest heroes for high adventure in a mystical land of giants and wizards, ogres and dragons, and wondrous creatures both good and evil. Meet Gruffi, Zummi, Cubbi, Grammi, Tummi, Sunni, and all the…
5
Pokémon Evolutions (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation and family
Follow different Trainers around the Pokémon world as they grow and evolve with their Pokémon.
6
Ninja Boy Rantaro (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and animation
Rantarō, Shinbei and Kirimaru are ninja apprentices in the Ninja Gakuen, where first grade ones are called "Nintamas". They must learn everything a ninja must know, but as for our heroes, money, food or playing are…
7
Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
While at summer camp, seven kids come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange digital world. In this new world they make friends with creatures that call themselves Digimon who were born to defend their…
8
Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Set 1,300 years after the events of How to Train Your Dragon, dragons are now just a legend to the modern world. When a geological anomaly opens an immense, miles-deep fissure in the Earth’s surface, scientists from…
9
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Arslan is the heir apparent of Pars, a strong nation that sits at the hear of the trade route connecting the East and the West. When the pagan nation of Lusitania begins an invasion of Pars, the timid Arslan is…
10
Digimon Beatbreak (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions, known as e-Pulse, power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama and feeding on e-Pulse, society begins to…
11
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also action & adventure and animation
This is a world of the skies, where many islands drift in the sky. A boy named Gran and a talking winged lizard named Vyrn lived in Zinkenstill, an island which yields mysteries. One day, they come across a girl named…
12
Monsuno (2012)
★ 8/10Also action & adventure and animation
Monsuno hurtled through space before man existed. Upon burning through the planet's atmosphere and crashing to Earth, they brought chaos and the extinction of the dinosaurs. Over millions of years, the Monsuno essence…
13
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
While investigating the legend of the mythical Pokémon Arceus, Ash, Goh and Dawn uncover a plot by Team Galactic that threatens the world.
14
MegaMan NT Warrior (2002)
★ 7.8/10Also action & adventure and animation
In the year 20XX, a young boy named Netto Hikari receives a very special gift as he enters the 5th grade: his very own customized Net Navi, Rockman.
15
Rage of Bahamut (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Two thousand years ago, the black-and-silver-winged dragon, Bahamut, terrorized the magical land of Mistarcia. The humans, god, and demons that inhabited the land united forces against the fiend and sealed its power…
16
Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007)
★ 8.3/10Also action & adventure and animation
Centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them.
17
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2012)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.
18
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
A diminutive pink creature orbiting in space named “Kirby” crash lands into Dream Land. Once getting acquainted with the citizens who live there in Cappy Town, he begins to defend the town from the monsters that King…
19
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012)
★ 8.2/10Also action & adventure and animation
Randy Cunningham is an average high school freshman until he is chosen to become The Ninja. Now he must defend the downtrodden, save his fellow students and become hero to the good people of Norrisville.
20
The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, But an Appraiser (Provisional)! (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
High schooler Hibiki is transported to a monster-filled fantasy world, where he possesses only non-combat skills. However, through key encounters, he discovers hidden powers and embarks on an epic adventure.