The 25 best superhero television television shows of all time
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Superhero movies were Dominating the box office For more than a decade, and even if the combatants of costume crime are not as popular as when the genre was at its peak, there are still tons of superheroes on the big screen. But, each good superhero needs an acolyte. Enter television because there are also tons of superhero television shows.
Some superhero television shows are part of a shared universe with these successful films, while others are autonomous iterations of classic characters. Some shows are entirely original, offering the public fascinating stories of superpowers and super-villains which are not from a comic strip but which made their debut on television. We have gathered 25 of the best superheroes of all time, including animated and live series. For the sake of variety, you will not see too many entries of the same franchise - only two shows each from the animated universe Arrowvers, DC and the Marvel cinematographic universe have been included, for example. Read the rest to find out more and see if your favorite has made the list.
Arrow deserves credit as the show that launched Arrowverse from CW, an interconnected franchise that also includes The flash ,, Super girl ,, Black Lightning ,, Batwoman , And Legends of Tomorrow (More on the latter a little). But the series, which features Stephen Amell As a Superhero Green Arrow, a series of funny superheroes for his own merits in addition to being the foundation of one of the most joyful comic strips.
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Batman (1966)
For a long time, the Adam West -directed Batman The 1960s were considered to be discomfort, and criticism thought it was cheap, cheesy and made comics of juvenile superheroes. This point of view completely lacks the point, because Batman is a comedy of superheroes who knows exactly what it is. That Batman Was not cheese an accident; It was part of the charm. There is room for all kinds of superhero stories, and if dark, dark or too serious superheroes have dropped you, Cesar Romero Joker will make you laugh.
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Batman: the animated series
Batman: the animated series Perhaps simply the best adaptation of superheroes of all time, complex. The elegant version and inspired by Art Deco on the Black Knight is emblematic for a reason, offering intelligent and complex tales of Batman's heroism and defining the iterations of its Gallery of Rods. (The tragic background of Mister Freeze has just been B: Tas, Just like Harley Quinn as a character). The show also arises from starting the Animated DC universe , which would propose to present other major shows, such as Superman: the animated series ,, Batman beyond ,, Justice League , And Justice League Unlimited .
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The boys
The satire of superheroes in the course of Amazon Prime Video could have so easily been exhausting the limits. Is it proudly rude, explicit and violent, and the premise of "What if the superheroes were bad?" is the type of vanity that could become very tiring very quickly. But far from being the dream of an Edgelord, The boys is actually a very intelligent and very cutting look at the culture of celebrities, the domination of companies and fascism, featuring tons of incredible performance, in particular Antony Starr's Turn like the main psychotic Homelander superhero.
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Daredevil
The first of Netflix Marvel's emissions can be considered or not as part of the Marvel cinematographic universe. Its canonical status is constantly evolving and unclear. What is obvious is that Daredevil , about a blind superhero with improved senses, is a bit of action television. Each of the three seasons of the program presents a combat sequence at an elaborate socket which ranks up up there with some of the best actions never filmed on large or small screens. A renewal series, Daredevil: born again , arrives soon in Disney +.
The most irreverent of Arrowverse programs is also one of the best. Legends of Tomorrow I took a bunch of characters from list B and C of other Arrowverse and comics programs and sent them to travel in time to correct historical wrongs and repair a guilty chronology. Always funny and willing to detach yourself and become weird in a way that few superhero shows have ever allowed to do, Legends of Tomorrow is a hoe and a howl. The episode where a giant toy in the shape of a Furby becomes a god of war and faces a primordial demon is probably not even the final of the strangest season in the series.
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Patrol of fate
If Legends of Tomorrow is weird, Patrol of fate Perhaps even more bizarre, and it is a compliment to this series, which started its life on the streaming service of the DC universe now disappeared before obtaining third and fourth seasons on what was called HBO Max. With the eponymous team of bizarre superheroes of the comics, Patrol of fate is a hard, clumsy and ultimately serious (and sometimes deconstruction) exploration of the kind of superhero.
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Harley Quinn
Kaley Cuoco Play like the ex-little friend of the Joker in the acclaimed adult comedy of Max, who follows Harley and his girlfriend Poison Ivy ( Tinker ) because they find exactly where on the hero-antihero-villain scale, they want to be. Extremely funny and meta with a skilful understanding of superhero tropes, Harley Quinn is one of the cooler sockets on Batman that there has never been.
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Hawk Eye
Since we only include two programs per universe shared on this list, you might be surprised to see Hawk Eye rather than more ambitious Marvel studios shows such as Loki or the extremely charming Mrs. Marvel . Which makes Hawk Eye It is therefore good, however, he does not feel overwhelmed by the importance or an execution at high concept. It's just a fun superhero adventure at the street level that takes place in New York for Christmas, and he presents Hailee Steinfeld Kate Bishop, the successor of Jeremy Renner coat.
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Hero
The first season of Hero is an incredible television feat: a completely original superhero universe full of mysteries, memorable characters and memorable moments. ("Save the Cheerleader, Save the World.") It is a masterpiece. Unfortunately, after this almost perfect first season, the show left the rails in an increasingly catastrophic way, which makes the series as a whole somewhat difficult to recommend. This first season is so good, however, that any fan of superheroes - or even just a good television, generally - does not miss it.
It's hard to speak Invincible , Amazon Prime Video Animated Adaptation of Robert Kirkman Stands of comics, without spoiling the great twist which raises it from a story of passage of standard superheroes to something much more interesting. Let's just say that there is much more to the relationship of the young recruit Mark Grayson with his father, Omni-Man, than to meet the eye immediately.
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Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones , like all these Netflix Marvel shows, could probably bear to cut three episodes of each season to tighten things a little. Even so, it's fantastic, with Krysten Ritter As a titular superhero that has become a private eye which is forced to count with a terrible character from his past: David Tennant Naughty abusive and manipulating the kilgrave spirit.
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Justice League
If Batman: the animated series is a perfect adaptation of the Caped Crusader, Justice League is an almost perfect adaptation of the larger and larger DC universe as a whole. Justice League And Justice League Unlimited , which further widens the scope of the DCAU, make the narration of epic superheroes with a desire to celebrate all that the comics have to offer.
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Legion
The FX series Legion is ostensibly A X men to show , but if you are looking for cuts and destroyes from Wolverine, this is not the program for you. Instead, he features Dan Stevens As a very powerful mutant son of Professor X who also has a schizophrenia, which leads him to engage in a psychiatric service. As you can expect from this premise, the spectacle is intoxicating, crushing the mind and wonderfully unique. It is about as brain as superhero shows. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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My adventures with Superman
Animated inspiration My adventures with Superman Makes the man of steel again fun, presenting a younger and happier vision of the emblematic character and spending as much time (if not more) on the personal relationships of Clark Kent as on the economy exploits of the city of Superman. It is a superhero super-Charming show.
This extremely popular SHōnen anime series takes place in a school for emerging superheroes in a world where superpowers, called "whims" are common. My university hero , based on Kōhei Horikoshi Manga of the same name, applies superheroes and superpower tropes generally considered to be Western Shōnen genre, with all its memorable characters and its developed combat sequences. It is not surprising that the resulting mixture has as many fans around the world as.
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Man suddenly
The central vanity of Man suddenly , an anime based on a manman who has become a webcomic of the same name, is brilliant. The superhero holder in a world full of them has become so powerful that he can defeat anyone and anything with a single punch. And, therefore, he is very bored, then, what does he do then? Of the, Man suddenly Find tons of smart humor and twists and turns, offering a really unique turn on the kind of superhero.
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PowerPuff girls
Sugar, spices, all good and chemical X combine to make flowers, bubbles and renunciation, three superheroes of kindergarten in this network of classic cartoons network. Very stylized and lots of references to all kinds of media, superheroes or other (there is a tribute to an episode with wrapped Beatles with more Easter eggs than you would believe), PowerPuff girls is intelligent, accessible and entertaining superheroes in a different flavor of your traditional Crimefighter comic.
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Smallville
Smallville , an original story for Superman who follows Clark Kent ( Tom Welling ) Superpowing education in the holder of Kansas where it was raised, created in 2001, at the very beginning of the current superhero boom. For this reason, he has aspects that feel dated or apart from the adaptations of more modern superheroes, but this uniqueness adds characters, as Smallville is better appreciated as a soapy teenage drama with superpowing styles.
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Teen Titans is!
There is a little animosity for this one fans of the original Teenage titans Show of the '', which borrows anime tropes and has a clear sense of humor but is ultimately a show on superheroes doing typical superhero stuff. Teen Titans is! , a kind of reinvention that presents the same characters with modified designs, is a right comedy. And while Teenage titans is also a big show, Teen Titans is! is so intelligent and purely pleasant that you should give it the advantage. Is there a bit where Robin explains the housing crisis to his perplexed teammates? And it kills?
The sadly short-lived iteration of the video of the video of Amazon Prime of the favorite superhero of worship manages to be a legitimately funny comedy and an action game of exciting superheroes at the same time-no thin thin affair. Peter Serafinowicz Play like the tick, a remote superhero who may or may not exist, to the dismay of his anxious acolyte Arthur ( Griffin Newman ).
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The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. , The epic and complex comedy of Adult Swim, is mainly a parody of old adventure and shows such as Johnny Quest , but that also usurpting all kinds, including superheroes. Colored costumes, including the monarch, professional "arc" heroes - some costumed, others not. Like with everyone The Venture Bros. Net and cut parodies, when she kisses Batman, The Green Hornet or Spider-Man with pastiche characters, it is clear that it comes from a place of love.
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Wandavision
Before Wandavision , Marvel television programs had a tenuous relationship with the MCU because they were created by another part of the company. Starting with Wandavision , however, Marvel Studios Device has taken the reins, allowing much more integration with the main series and for cinema characters (and cinema stars) to decorate Disney +. And yet the best parts of Wandavision are the games that are not like a normal superhero show, like that of Scarlet Witch ( Elizabeth Olsen ) Sorrow makes him create a visit to the styles and sitcom tropes during the decades. It is a gender mixing exercise that shows how versatile the superhero format is.
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X-Men: The animated series
Recently prosecuted in acclaimed X-Men '97 Disney + Series, the 90s X men It looks a lot like the comics on which it is based: complex, lots of characters and ready to make large ambitious oscillations. In addition, he has one of the best themed songs that has ever honored the small screen. Go - you probably buzz it in your head right now.
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Young justice
Young justice initially presents itself as a cartoon on acolytes. However, the next generation of heroes - whose ranks include Robin, Miss Martian, Kid Flash and Superboy - are actually allowed to grow and become full heroes (and people). Perhaps no other superhero adaptation has captured the power of the construction of the long and complex world Young justice A, and it is a thrill to see these characters change and evolve as the circumstances change and that the issues get up.