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Top 300 The West Wing/Manchurian Candidate/Hunt for Red October Type Films & Shows

by muybueno16 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 5 days ago
2 different types of political subgenres that are must-sees.
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  • Robert Patrick, Scott Foley, Max Martini, and Dennis Haysbert in The Unit (2006)

    1. The Unit

    2006–200970 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (24K)
    A secret U.S. military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
    CreatorDavid MametStarsDennis HaysbertRegina TaylorAudrey Marie Anderson
  • Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)

    2. Designated Survivor

    2016–201953 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (112K)
    A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
    CreatorDavid GuggenheimStarsKiefer SutherlandAdan CantoItalia Ricci
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)

    3. 24

    2001–2010192 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (204K)
    Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
    CreatorsRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos Bernard
  • Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24: Live Another Day (2014)

    4. 24: Live Another Day

    201412 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.3 (48K)
    Four years after Jack Bauer went on the run, the CIA agents in London manage to capture Bauer; one of their agents called Kate Morgan suspects he is up to something, and President Heller's condition is sparking worries with his staff.
    CreatorsRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandYvonne StrahovskiTate Donovan
  • Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)

    5. 24: Legacy

    2016–201713 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.3 (12K)
    A military hero who returns to the U.S. with a whole lot of trouble following him back. With nowhere else to turn, the man asks CTU to help him save his life while also stopping one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
    CreatorsRobert CochranManny CotoEvan KatzStarsCorey HawkinsMiranda OttoAnna Diop
  • Kiefer Sutherland in 24: Redemption (2008)

    6. 24: Redemption

    20081h 24mTV-14TV Movie
    7.4 (30K)
    Jack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.
    DirectorJon CassarStarsKiefer SutherlandCherry JonesBob Gunton
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacinda Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds, and Daniel Sunjata in D.C. (2000)

    7. D.C.

    20007 epsTV Series
    6.1 (86)
    The series follows five young interns in Washington, D.C. as they navigate their careers and lives in the nation's capital.
    CreatorsJohn AugustDick WolfStarsJacinda BarrettMark-Paul GosselaarKristanna Loken
  • Blythe Danner, Dana Delany, Oded Fehr, Sasha Alexander, Paul Blackthorne, Julianne Nicholson, and Anna Deavere Smith in Presidio Med (2002)

    8. Presidio Med

    2002–200314 epsTV Series
    6.3 (128)
    In a San Francisco hospital two doctors, Rae Brennan and Matt Slingerland, try to break away from paperwork combined with impersonal care. With other colleagues they try to give their patients their full attention.
    CreatorsJohn WellsLydia WoodwardStarsDana DelanyPaul BlackthorneJocelyn Rose
  • Ji Jin-hee in Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019)

    9. Designated Survivor: 60 Days

    201916 epsTV Series
    8.0 (2.1K)
    When the National Assembly suffers a catastrophic attack, Minister of Environment Park Mu Jin must find a way to lead Korea through the ensuing chaos.
    StarsJi Jin-heeHuh Joon-hoKang Han-na
  • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)

    10. NCIS

    2003– 488 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (172K)
    Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
    CreatorsDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsSean MurrayDavid McCallumMark Harmon
  • Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, Timothy Busfield, D.L. Hughley, Bradley Whitford, and Nate Corddry in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)

    11. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    2006–200722 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (26K)
    A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy television show.
    CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMatthew PerryAmanda PeetBradley Whitford
  • Josh Brolin, Audra McDonald, David Norona, and William Russ in Mister Sterling (2003)

    12. Mister Sterling

    2003– 10 epsTV Series
    8.1 (197)
    The scandal-free son of a former Governor of California is appointed to be Senator, whereupon it's discovered he's an independent. Modern day Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    CreatorLawrence O'DonnellStarsJosh BrolinAudra McDonaldWilliam Russ
  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)

    13. Madam Secretary

    2014–2019120 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (29K)
    A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.
    CreatorBarbara HallStarsTéa LeoniTim DalyErich Bergen
  • Commander in Chief (2005)

    14. Commander in Chief

    2005–200619 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (3.7K)
    MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
    CreatorRod LurieStarsGeena DavisDonald SutherlandHarry Lennix
  • Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom (2012)

    15. The Newsroom

    2012–201425 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (131K)
    A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.
    CreatorAaron SorkinStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.
  • Rebecca Gayheart, Ming-Na Wen, Gale Harold, Joanne Kelly, and Margarita Levieva in Vanished (2006)

    16. Vanished

    200613 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.9 (1.8K)
    A senator's wife goes missing.
    CreatorJosh BermanStarsJohn Allen NelsonJoanne KellyMargarita Levieva
  • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)

    17. Homeland

    2011–202096 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (371K)
    A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
    CreatorsAlex GansaHoward GordonStarsClaire DanesMandy PatinkinDamian Lewis
  • Scott Speedman in Last Resort (2012)

    18. Last Resort

    2012–201313 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (22K)
    A U.S. sub picks up Navy SEALs and receives an order for a nuke launch. Due to the circumstances of the order, the Captain refuses to fire. After escaping an attack from another U.S. sub, the crew and SEALs take refuge on a small island.
    CreatorsKarl GajdusekShawn RyanStarsAndre BraugherScott SpeedmanDaisy Betts
  • Morris Chestnut, Kelli Garner, Jennifer Carpenter, Florin Penișoară, and Sophia Gennusa in The Enemy Within (2019)

    19. The Enemy Within

    201913 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (7.3K)
    FBI agent Will Keaton enlists the most notorious traitor in American history to help catch a spy.
    CreatorKen WoodruffStarsJennifer CarpenterMorris ChestnutRaza Jaffrey
  • Al Sapienza, Sean Brosnan, Michael Hogan, Peter Outerbridge, Simon Phillips, and Eva Link in No Easy Days (2018)

    20. No Easy Days

    20188 epsTV Series
    4.6 (588)
    The President's daughter is kidnapped and held ransom by a British mercenary, and a rebellious Navy SEAL is the only hope of saving her.
    CreatorsSimon PhillipsPaul TanterStarsSean BrosnanSimon PhillipsMichael Hogan
  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)

    21. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    2018–202330 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (187K)
    Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into dangerous field assignments.
    CreatorsCarlton CuseGraham RolandStarsJohn KrasinskiWendell PierceMichael Kelly
  • Dennis Hopper, Benjamin Bratt, and Leonor Varela in E-Ring (2005)

    22. E-Ring

    2005–200623 epsTV Series
    7.0 (1.2K)
    A former special forces commando takes a Pentagon job, navigating power struggles while maintaining ties with his old team. He gets entangled in a love triangle with a CIA agent and a Pentagon lawyer.
    CreatorsDavid McKennaKen RobinsonStarsBenjamin BrattAunjanue Ellis-TaylorDennis Hopper
  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)

    23. House of Cards

    2013–201873 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (550K)
    A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
    CreatorBeau WillimonStarsKevin SpaceyMichel GillRobin Wright
  • Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott in Hostages (2013)

    24. Hostages

    2013–201415 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.7 (10K)
    A premiere surgeon is blackmailed in a plot to assassinate the president after her family is taken hostage by a rogue federal agent.
    CreatorsAlon AranyaJeffrey NachmanoffOmri GivonStarsToni ColletteTate DonovanRhys Coiro
  • K Street (2003)

    25. K Street

    200310 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.5 (346)
    A semi-improvised lobbyist satire.
    StarsMary McCormackJohn SlatteryRoger Guenveur Smith

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