Shows like Decisive Victory (2021)
Loved Decisive Victory? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of Decisive Victory watch next and from titles with the same mix of drama and war & politics.
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Shōgun (2024)
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby…
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Marco Polo (2014)
Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, this lavish drama series follows explorer Marco Polo's adventures in the 13th century.
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House of David (2025)
Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel…
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Shōgun (1980)
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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Hernán (2019)
The Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrives in the shores of what today is Mexico and faces both local demons and those who have sailed with him.
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The Legend of El Cid (2020)
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
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Tyrant (2014)
The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his…
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Nirvana in Fire (2015)
Weakened by illness but strong in mind, Mei Changsu enters court politics to seek justice for a tragedy long forgotten.
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The Hollow Crown (2012)
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
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World on Fire (2019)
The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.
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We Are the Wave (2019)
A mysterious classmate leads four idealistic teens in a revolt against a rising tide of nationalistic fervor, but their movement takes a dark turn.
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Ming Dynasty in 1566 (2007)
A series based on the events in the reign of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994)
Adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is part historical, part legend, and part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their retainers,…
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The Vendetta of An (2025)
Xie Huai'an, son of the Huben Army's creator, survives his family's massacre. After ten long years in hiding, he returns to Chang'an disguised as a lowly registrar, moving step by step through jianghu clashes and palace power plays in a…
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Drawing Sword (2005)
Li Yunlong, a bold and unconventional leader during the War of Resistance, leads his battalion to victory against Japanese forces. Amid rivalry and friendship with fellow general Chu Yunfei, he is wounded in battle and later finds love with…
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Sharpe (1993)
Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes…
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The Rise of Phoenixes (2018)
When a secret from the past rears its head, respected warrior Feng Zhiwei is forced to choose between revenge and her loyalty to ruling prince Ning Yi.
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The Princess Weiyoung (2016)
A princess descended from a ruined noble family disguises herself as the woman who saved her life and embarks on a mission to avenge her loved ones.
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War and Remembrance (1988)
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the extended Henry and Jastrow families navigate the personal, social and political impacts of World War II, including the Holocaust, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Pacific theater.
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Hornblower (1998)
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
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Three Kingdoms (2010)
A Chinese television series based on the events in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
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The Advisors Alliance (2017)
The story of Sima Yi, a great politician and strategist who lived during the Three Kingdoms era. By his side, Sima Yi has his politically-astute distaff members of his household, and pitted against them are the formidable Cao Cao and his…
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Arsenal Military Academy (2019)
In 1910s China, nineteen year old Xie Xiang follows in her deceased brother's footsteps and enrolls in military school disguised as a man. She befriends her fellow cadets and and earns the respect of her instructors during the intense…
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first aired in China on CCTV on 22 December 2003.