Medieval Live-Action TV Shows
by Skavau | created - 03 Sep 2021 | updated - 27 Jul 2022 | PublicMedieval refers to settings in Europe during the Middle Ages. Roughly speaking the medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. This usually includes castles, swordplay and warfare. Frequent portrayals include War and other conflicts (often The Crusades), plague (especially The Black Death), peasantry, witch hunts and political scheming. Another popular trope is the romantic portrayal of courageous knights saving damsels in distress.
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1. Vikings (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst
Votes: 583,128
2. The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.
Stars: Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 33,123
3. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman
Votes: 3,114
4. World Without End (2012)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.
Stars: Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora Waldstätten, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Votes: 9,140
5. Labyrinth (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Follows two women in two different eras both in search of the Holy Grail.
Stars: John Hurt, Tom Felton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tony Curran
Votes: 3,538
6. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,318
7. Marco Polo (2014–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, "Marco Polo" is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century Mongolia.
Stars: Lorenzo Richelmy, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Remy Hii
Votes: 78,693
8. The White Queen (2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
Stars: Aneurin Barnard, Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay
Votes: 31,412
9. The Last Kingdom (2015–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
Stars: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley
Votes: 165,799
10. Knightfall (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century.
Stars: Tom Cullen, Pádraic Delaney, Simon Merrells, Julian Ovenden
Votes: 22,122
11. The Bastard Executioner (2015)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama
In the early 14th century, several oppressed Welsh commoners unite to take revenge on the ruthless nobility.
Stars: Lee Jones, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Sam Spruell
Votes: 9,615
12. Cathedral of the Sea (2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History
In 14th-century Barcelona, a serf's determined climb to wealth and freedom incurs the disdain of the noble class and the suspicion of the Inquisition.
Stars: Susana G. Esteban, Jordi Aguilar, Aitor Luna, Susana Ballesteros
Votes: 5,281
13. Britain's Bloody Crown (2016– )
Not Rated | Drama, History
Using a combination of documentary and drama, historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses - the 30 year civil war between the House of York and House of Lancaster that saw the crown change hands seven times.
Stars: Dan Jones, James Oliver Wheatley, Steffan Boje, Tom Durant Pritchard
Votes: 368
14. Charlemagne (1993– )
90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Young Charlemagns is placed on the Frankish throne in the middle of the 8th Century A.D. Despite having many powerful enemies he slowly unites the nations of Western Europe and rebuilds civilization on the ruins of the Roman Empire.
Stars: Christian Brendel, Anny Duperey, Lino Capolicchio, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Votes: 237
15. Shinui (2012)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
When the queen-to-be of medieval Korea is badly wounded, Captain Choi Young uses a wormhole to "heaven," which is actually 21st-century South Korea, to bring back the spoiled Dr. Yoo Eun-Soo who becomes a pawn in a game of human chess.
Stars: Lee Min-ho, Kim Hee-seon, Yoon Kyun-Sang, Park Se-young
Votes: 3,108
16. El final del camino (2017)
Adventure, Drama, History
During the Christian reconquest of Spain, the Moorish take Pedro prisoner and his two brothers try to release him.
Stars: Antonio Velázquez, Javier Rey, Ismael Martínez, Begoña Maestre
Votes: 127
17. Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014–2019)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The heroic story of Ertugrul Ghazi, the father of Osman (Uthman) who founded the Ottoman Empire.
Stars: Engin Altan Düzyatan, Hülya Darcan, Cengiz Coskun, Nurettin Sönmez
Votes: 39,870
18. Mrkomir Prvi (2021– )
26 min | Comedy, History
The plot of the series takes place in the early Middle Ages. Prince Mrkomir rules in Klis, along with the conspirator Slavomir, the head of the KOA, which is an abbreviation for the Rector's Intelligence Agency.
Stars: Goran Navojec, Ozren Grabaric, Ecija Ojdanic, Pasko Vukasovic
Votes: 168
19. Heirs to the Land (2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
Resourceful young Hugo Llor works to make a name for himself in 14th-century Barcelona while keeping a vow he made to the Estanyol family.
Stars: Yon González, Elena Rivera, Jesús Carroza, Rodolfo Sancho
Votes: 1,680
20. Camelot (2011)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy
When King Uther dies and Britain faces chaos, Merlin presents an unknown named Arthur as the new king by birthright, as the late king's son, against the ambitious desires of his half-sister, Morgan.
Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tamsin Egerton, Peter Mooney
Votes: 24,649
21. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.
Stars: Peter Llewellyn Williams, Ray Winstone, Mark Ryan, Clive Mantle
Votes: 4,986
22. Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu (2020–2022)
120 min | Drama, History, War
The war of the Great Seljuk Emperor, Meliksah and her loyalist, Sencer against Hasan Sabbah, who is sworn to destroy the Seljuks.
Stars: Bugra Gülsoy, Ekin Koç, Hatice Sendil, Gürkan Uygun
Votes: 4,698
23. The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997–1999)
54 min | Action, Adventure
The legendary outlaw and his Merry Men battle evil around Nottingham and Sherwood Forest.
Stars: Martyn Ellis, Richard Ashton, Barbara Griffin, Matthew Porretta
Votes: 739
24. The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy
Tales of Camelot and Avalon, told from the perspective of the women of Uther and Arthur Pendragon's world.
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 10,403
25. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)
Approved | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.
Stars: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge
Votes: 878
26. Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure, History
The adventures of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a noble knight and champion of justice during the rule of the evil Prince John.
Stars: Roger Moore, Robert Brown, Andrew Keir, Martin Wyldeck
Votes: 371
27. El Cid (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 70 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Stars: Jaime Lorente, Francisco Ortiz, Alicia Sanz, Jaime Olías
Votes: 4,216
28. The Name of the Rose (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor. Television adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
Stars: John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Votes: 4,458
29. Vikingane (2016–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, History
Viking life at the close of the 8th century.
Stars: Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Jon Øigarden, Bjørn Myrene
Votes: 21,533
30. Vikings: Valhalla (2022– )
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Follow-up series to 'Vikings' set 100 years later and focusing on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Hardrada, and the Norman King William the Conqueror.
Stars: David Oakes, Sam Corlett, Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson
Votes: 56,534
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