Shows Like Shaka Zulu

If you liked Shaka Zulu (1986), a drama 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.

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Shōgun (1980)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and drama
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
2
A Small Light (2023)
★ 8/10Also drama and war & politics
Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the…
3
Pearson (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also war & politics and drama
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
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Foyle's War (2002)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and war & politics
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the…
5
I, Claudius (1976)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war & politics
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
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Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to…
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Andor (2022)
★ 8.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
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…
8
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level…
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The Winds of War (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also war & politics and drama
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous…
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Restless (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and war & politics
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and drama
Four gifted orphans are recruited by an eccentric benefactor to go on a secret mission. Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications, while…
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TRON: Uprising (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and action & adventure
Some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', a young program named Beck becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid.
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Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and action & adventure
The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout, and is…
14
War of the Worlds (1988)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and action & adventure
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band…
15
The State Within (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and war & politics
The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, broadcast on BBC One from 2 November to 7 December 2006. After a plane explodes…
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also action & adventure and drama
At the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family expeditions as a 9-year-old to the battlefields of World War I as a teenager, Indy’s experiences shaped the heroic…
17
Police Story (1973)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
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Tarzan (1966)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained…
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Hornblower (1998)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and war & politics
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
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The Winchesters (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also action & adventure and drama
Before Sam and Dean, there was John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, this is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary, and how they put it all on the line to not only save their…