Top 30 Action Shows of the 2000s
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- CreatorDavid MametStarsDennis HaysbertRegina TaylorAudrey Marie AndersonA secret US military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.
- CreatorShawn RyanStarsMichael ChiklisMichael JaceJay KarnesFollows a gang of corrupt Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) cops called The Strike Team, who uses illegal methods to maintain law and order, whilst engaging in a series of undercover dealings secretly in order to get rich.
- CreatorsRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardCounter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
- CreatorsAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsDavid CarusoEmily ProcterAdam RodriguezCSI spin off which follows an elite group of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), who use advanced forensic science and methods to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami, Florida.
- CreatorsGlen A. LarsonRonald D. MooreStarsEdward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie BamberWhen an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
- CreatorDavid KoeppStarsDavid MorseAndre BraugherMatthew BorishWhen corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works with local police.
- CreatorDavid WolstencroftStarsPeter FirthHugh SimonNicola WalkerThe missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.
- CreatorPaul T. ScheuringStarsDominic PurcellWentworth MillerAmaury NolascoA structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
- CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-TFollows the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU), a specially trained squad of detectives who investigates sex crimes including rape, child sexual abuse, human trafficking and domestic violence.
- CreatorsJonathan GlassnerBrad WrightStarsRichard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingA secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
- CreatorsAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsGary SiniseCarmine GiovinazzoHill HarperSecond CSI spin off which follows the Crime Scene Investigator's (CSI) of the New York Police Department (NYPD) as they use advanced forensic science to reveal the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths in New York City.
- CreatorsRobert C. CooperBrad WrightStarsJoe FlaniganRachel LuttrellDavid HewlettAn international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy: The Wraith.
- CreatorsDavid McKennaKen RobinsonStarsBenjamin BrattAunjanue Ellis-TaylorDennis HopperA 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.
- CreatorsVincent AngellBill RotkoStarsPatrick SwayzeTravis FimmelLindsay PulsipherA veteran F.B.I. agent is assigned a new partner, unaware that the partner was recruited to investigate the veteran's activities.
- CreatorsRob HeylandChris RyanStarsRoss KempMiles AndersonChristopher FoxExplosive military drama about a crack SAS team. There's a life-or-death mission, reputations at stake, and stamina sorely tested at a combat survival weekend.
- CreatorsDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsSean MurrayDavid McCallumMark HarmonFollows 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.
- CreatorsRick BermanBrannon BragaStarsScott BakulaJohn BillingsleyJolene BlalockA century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
- CreatorsShane SalernoDon WinslowStarsOded FehrJon SedaVera FarmigaA federal team takes down elite criminals across the nation, led by Frank Donovan with undercover agents Jake Shaw and Alex Cross running surveillance ops.
- CreatorsGene RoddenberryRobert Hewitt WolfeStarsKevin SorboLisa RyderLaura BertramCaptain Dylan Hunt and the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant set out on a mission to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth 300 years after its fall.
- CreatorJason SmilovicStarsJeremy SistoCarmen EjogoDelroy LindoComplex overtones surround the kidnapping of a wealthy New York family's 15-year-old son, leading a specialist and a retiring FBI agent to figure it out.
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
- CreatorCarlton CuseStarsDon JohnsonCheech MarinJodi Lyn O'KeefeA smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.
- CreatorsSteven BochcoDavid MilchStarsDennis FranzJimmy SmitsGordon ClappDetectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
- CreatorsChristopher CroweZachary CroweStarsJonathan LaPagliaDon FranklinJustina VailAn ex-CIA is the point man for a government organization dedicated to time traveling to correct errors that occurred in the previous week.
- CreatorEvan KatzStarsMichael LandesAlexondra LeeRichard GantDetectives Kate Benson and Nick O'Malley from a secret Chicago P.D. unit solve violent crimes committed by mythological creatures aka 'Links' while trying to hide the Links existence from the general public.