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2013
89 eps
Historical Drama Action
Rise To Power Epic Battles
The rise of legendary Norse warrior Ragnar Lothbrok from farmer to king, and later the adventures of his sons. A brutal, beautiful saga of ambition, family, and Viking Age raids on…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.
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2010
39 eps
Historical Action Drama
Revenge Quest Gladiator
The story of the legendary Thracian gladiator Spartacus who leads a massive slave revolt against the Roman Republic. Explosive, stylized, and unexpectedly emotional — think 300 mee…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.
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2014
38 eps
Historical Adventure Drama
Pirate Adventure Power Struggle
Set as a prequel to Treasure Island, Captain Flint and his crew operate out of Nassau during the Golden Age of Piracy, battling colonial forces and internal power struggles. A grip…
Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of.
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2015
46 eps
Historical Action Drama
Divided Loyalties Warrior Protagonist
Saxon nobleman Uhtred, raised by Vikings, fights to reclaim his birthright while serving King Alfred the Great as he unifies England against the Danish invasions. A propulsive, cha…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.
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2022
24 eps
Historical Action Drama
Historical Epic Epic Battles
Set 100 years after the original Vikings, following legendary Norse explorer Leif Eriksson, his sister Freydis, and the ambitious warrior Harald Sigurdsson as they forge new paths …
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't.
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2007
Action Thriller Spy
Burned Spy Fish Out Of Water
Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of.
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2022
18 eps
Comedy Adventure Romance
Odd Couple Friendship Forbidden Romance
Aristocrat-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet inexplicably becomes the most talked-about captain of the high seas, catching the attention of Blackbeard himself. A queer, warm-hearted roman…
Our Flag Means Death scratches the same itch as The Elusive Samurai — different world, same emotional frequency.
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2020
7 eps
Showtime
Historical Drama Comedy
Reluctant Companion Charismatic Idealist
A young enslaved boy nicknamed Onion is accidentally emancipated by abolitionist John Brown — a man of total, consuming, utterly sincere conviction who is also quite comfortable ri…
The Good Lord Bird scratches the same itch as The Elusive Samurai — different world, same emotional frequency.
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2019
30 eps
Cinemax / HBO Max
Action Historical Crime
Martial Arts Master Fish Out Of Water
San Francisco, 1870s. A young martial arts prodigy from China arrives looking for his sister and lands in the middle of a violent tong war in Chinatown, with corrupt politicians, a…
Both are built around survival that strips characters down to what they're actually made of.
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2018
Comedy Coming Of Age Historical
Ensemble Teens Coming Of Age
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up.