NON-ASIAN M/M ACTION, HORROR, CRIME, AND OTHER UNUSUAL GENRES
There are woefully few BL series with action and exciting plots. Here's a list of the ones that exist at the moment. Not every show on this list is necessarily good, but it all breaks the typical slice-of-life/school/work settings. Please let me know if I missed anything.
List of Asian M/M titles with this theme is here: https://mydramalist.com/list/1Nk5lalL
CATEGORIES:
MAFIA/MAFIA-ESQUE. Criminal organization or family.
CRIME. Illegal activity outside of mafia.
ACTION. Fighting, sparring, chase scenes, murder. This has moments to get your blood pumping for non-smutty reasons.
HORROR. Scary, gory, bloody. Not necessarily all three.
MYSTERY/THRILLER. Intrigue in the plot, even if the story itself is fairly low-key.
SUPERNATURAL. Includes supernatural elements that aren't pushed aside for slice-of-life plots.
SCI-FI/APOCALYPTIC. Visions of the future.
LOW INTENSITY. Has elements listed above, but is slow or doesn't utilize them much.
OTHER NOTES:
REC'D. I recommend it.
HAVEN'T SEEN YET. Included because it looks like it fits or I've been told it fits. Take its placement with a grain of salt.
SECONDARY M/M. Main couple is straight, or gay content isn't as heavily featured.
List of Asian M/M titles with this theme is here: https://mydramalist.com/list/1Nk5lalL
CATEGORIES:
MAFIA/MAFIA-ESQUE. Criminal organization or family.
CRIME. Illegal activity outside of mafia.
ACTION. Fighting, sparring, chase scenes, murder. This has moments to get your blood pumping for non-smutty reasons.
HORROR. Scary, gory, bloody. Not necessarily all three.
MYSTERY/THRILLER. Intrigue in the plot, even if the story itself is fairly low-key.
SUPERNATURAL. Includes supernatural elements that aren't pushed aside for slice-of-life plots.
SCI-FI/APOCALYPTIC. Visions of the future.
LOW INTENSITY. Has elements listed above, but is slow or doesn't utilize them much.
OTHER NOTES:
REC'D. I recommend it.
HAVEN'T SEEN YET. Included because it looks like it fits or I've been told it fits. Take its placement with a grain of salt.
SECONDARY M/M. Main couple is straight, or gay content isn't as heavily featured.
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- CreatorLuke HutchieStarsLuke HutchieDaniella Dela PeñaDanny VoAfter fleeing the dark and demonic chains of his shadowy old home, Ezra, a killer gay vampire, takes a leap of faith and enters the modern world.CANADA - HORROR, SUPERNATURAL.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorChristian AlvartStarsFelix KramerFahri YardimAnna Maria MüheA politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.GERMAN - CRIME, ACTION, VERY SECONDARY M/M.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorJarl Emsell LarsenStarsAxel BøyumAnneke von der LippeOdin WaageTwo 15 year old boys secretly meet up in the forest, only to witness a blood bath. They are seen, but escape trying to keep this as a secret, both in fear of the perpetrator and that their secret is revealed.NORWAY - CRIME.
Haven't seen yet. (Original of US remake.) - CreatorsJoaquín GórrizGuillermo López SánchezStarsAmaia AberasturiBerta CastañéTomy AguileraA group of young adults attend a party on a remote island, but the tempting paradise they find waiting for them holds dangerous secrets and entrapments.SPAIN - SCI-FI, ACTION.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorRyan J. BrownStarsJodie TyackOscar KennedyThaddea GrahamA young man joins the crew of a cruise ship in order to investigate the disappearance of his sister.UK - ACTION, HORROR, MYSTERY/THRILLER.
Rec'd. - CreatorKelly JonesStarsBen AldridgeDeclan BennettSiobhán CullenFollows detective Matthew Venn as he returns to an evangelical community in which he grew up to attend his father's funeral.UK - CRIME, MYSTERY, SECONDARY M/M.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorCharlotte CobenStarsBilal HasnaVivian OparahOlisa OdeleA disappearance and severed finger send a missing man's lovelorn boyfriend and twin sister on a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns to find him.UK - CRIME, MYSTERY.
Haven't seen yet. - StarsSarah Michelle GellarRodrigo SantoroArmani JacksonA teenage boy and girl get their lives changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. As the full moon rises, all teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them.USA - HORROR, SUPERNATURAL, SECONDARY M/M
- CreatorRolin JonesStarsJacob AndersonSam ReidEric BogosianBased on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.USA - HORROR, SUPERNATURAL
- CreatorAdi HasakStarsJulianne NicholsonTyler YoungJames PaxtonWhen a young gay couple witness a triple murder, they will do anything to avoid being outed to their small town.USA - CRIME.
Haven't seen yet. (Remake of Norwegian original.) - CreatorsGreg BerlantiAkiva GoldsmanGeoff JohnsStarsBrenton ThwaitesAnna DiopRyan PotterDick and Rachel, a girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. Joining them along the way are the hot-headed Starfire and lovable Beast Boy. Together they become a team of heroes.USA - S4 ONLY - ACTION, SECONDARY M/M.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorsBrad FalchukRyan MurphyHalley FeifferStarsLady GagaKathy BatesAngela BassettAn anthology series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror.USA - S11 (but other seasons have m/m peppered in) - HORROR, MYSTERY/THRILLER.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorsCraig MazinNeil DruckmannStarsPedro PascalBella RamseyBrendan RozarioAfter a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.USA - HORROR, ACTION, SECONDARY M/M.
Haven't seen yet. - DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsDave BautistaJonathan GroffBen AldridgeWhile vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.USA - HORROR, MYSTERY/THRILLER.
Haven't seen yet. - DirectorBarry JayStarsSherri ShepherdMike ManningJonny BeauchampA young man deals with the loss of his abusive father by taking advice from a charming, dangerous stranger who teaches him about life, sex, and fighting back.USA - HORROR, MYSTERY/THRILLER.
Haven't seen yet. - DirectorCarter SmithStarsCooper KochJena MaloneMark PattonFollows two best friends on their final night together, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy.USA - HORROR.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorEric HeissererStarsJessie Mei LiBen BarnesArchie RenauxDark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.USA - S2 ONLY - ACTION, SUPERNATURAL.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorDon ManciniStarsZackary ArthurBjorgvin ArnarsonAlyvia Alyn LindAfter a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town's hypocrisies and secrets.USA - HORROR.
Haven't seen yet. - CreatorBrian YorkeyStarsDylan MinnetteKatherine LangfordChristian NavarroFollows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.USA - S4 ONLY - MYSTERY/THRILLER, SECONDARY M/M
- CreatorsSteve BlackmanJeremy SlaterStarsElliot PageTom HopperDavid CastañedaA family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.USA - ACTION, SCI-FI, SECONDARY M/M
- DirectorJim HansenStarsJeffery SelfMatthew McKelligonBryan SafiA gay mixture of "Dexter" and "Gilmore Girls" blending witty banter, pop culture, reference and good old-fashioned murder!USA - HORROR
- CreatorEd DecterStarsKatherine McNamaraDominic SherwoodAlberto RosendeAfter her mother disappears, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting, and embrace her new role among the Shadowhunters.USA - SUPERNATURAL, ACTION, SECONDARY M/M
- DirectorJon ShearStarsDan FuttermanScott DennyPaige TurcoA series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York City for a mysterious stranger.USA - THRILLER, LOW INTENSITY
- DirectorSean Paul LockhartStarsJack BrockettSean Paul LockhartLaura ReillyA man is out to kill a person he swore on his best friend's death bed to protect. CHRIS JENSEN is torn between his allegiance to his fallen friend, TYLER TOWNSEND, who died in Afghanistan and Tyler's half sister who hires Chris to kill her late brother's gay lover. The lover, ANDREW WARNER, stands to inherit half of the families multi- million dollar company left to him by Tyler. Tyler's half sister JACKIE TONWSEND has other plans for the young and unassuming Andrew. All goes to plan even though Chris has fallen in love with the young Andrew. Andrew grows suspicious, the plan is reveled and it's every man and woman for themselves. A fortune will go to the last one standing.USA - ACTION, THRILLER, LOW INTENSITY
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.USA - HORROR, SUPERNATURAL, SECONDARY M/M
