Best TV shows — action on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

2016 · 4 seasons

A seasoned detective launches a private cold‑case unit to reopen unsolved crimes—some of which are eerily tied to the investigators' own painful, mysterious histories.

With Chen Hanwei, Rebecca Lim, Desmond Tan and Yûsuke Fukuchi

2005 · Paul T. Scheuring · 2 seasons

Dexter Morgan wakes from a coma to find his son Harrison vanished. Tormented by the consequences of his past, he follows the trail to New York City, intent on finding Harrison and making amends. But closure proves elusive when Miami Metro’s Angel Batista arrives with probing questions, a stark reminder that Dexter’s history is closing in. As father and son confront their personal darkness amid the city that never sleeps, they are drawn deeper into danger than they ever expected—and must rely on one another to survive.

With Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Amaury Nolasco, Wade Williams, Sarah Wayne Callies and William Fichtner

2023 · Taylor Sheridan · 3 seasons

A hard-edged, fiercely driven young Marine, Cruz Manuelos is tapped to infiltrate a terrorist network by joining the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team, where she must operate undercover to dismantle the organization from within. Overseeing the program, station chief Joe is responsible for shaping, directing, and supporting a unit of female operatives as they navigate dangerous assignments and blurred lines between duty and identity.

With Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan and Austin Hébert

1992 · Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski · 4 seasons

Haunted by the murder of his parents, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to dismantling Gotham City's criminal underworld, operating covertly as the masked vigilante called Batman.

With Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings, Loren Lester, Mari Devon, Robert Costanzo and Mark Hamill

2022 · Jessica Gao · 28 seasons

Laila, a committed lawyer in Port Said, wakes one morning to find her husband gone. Her desperate search uncovers that he has fled, leaving her and their two children after ten years of marriage. Driven to uncover the truth behind his disappearance, she confronts hidden secrets that threaten to undo the deep love that once held their family together.

With Tatiana Maslany, Ginger Gonzaga, Jameela Jamil, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Josh Segarra, Maliah Arrayah and Steve Coulter

2022 · Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet · 4 seasons

Set in the years before Captain James T. Kirk's command, Captain Christopher Pike leads a disciplined command team—Spock, his logical science officer, and Number One, the steady second-in-command—piloting the U.S.S. Enterprise into uncharted regions of space where they encounter strange civilizations, scientific mysteries, and challenges that test their principles and leadership.

With Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia and Babs Olusanmokun

2024 · Ben Watkins · 3 seasons

Haunted by loss, Alex Cross is a brilliant homicide investigator whose skill is undermined by deep personal contradictions. Fiercely devoted to his children and home life, he transforms into a relentless—often obsessive—pursuer of killers when duty calls. He yearns for connection, yet the trauma of his wife’s murder keeps him too broken to accept love.

With Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Caleb Elijah and Melody Hurd

2026 · Spencer Hudnut · 2 seasons

Putting the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton signs on with an elite U.S. Marshals unit, where his ranch-honed instincts and Navy SEAL training are forged into a force for frontier justice across Montana. Together with his squad he must juggle family ties and the obligations of the badge while confronting the mounting psychological price of serving as the region’s last line against rising violence.

With Luke Grimes, Logan Marshall-Green, Gil Birmingham, Brecken Merrill, Ash Santos, Arielle Kebbel and Brett Cullen