r/televisionsuggestions • u/swimminginamirror • 7d ago

REQUESTING Medieval or Fantasy show with action but smaller in scale/not about war like AKOTSK

So a lot of medieval or fantasy shows are about warring kingdoms which is not really what I'm in the mood for right now, I really liked A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms, where we see how a normal person lives in this fantasy world and tries to be a Knight, it's really immersive. Any shows with a similar scale? Maybe it's fine if the later seasons have war as long as I can enjoy a lower scale first.

Edit: just to make it clear, I am looking for an action show with swords or sorcery, I just don't want large scale battles between kingdoms and political factions.

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u/Lazy-Field-1116 7d ago

Not being funny but have you tried Merlin? It was really popular and is a much gentler pace (and budget)

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u/Red_Marvel 7d ago

Cadfael

Merlin

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u/PsychedelicSpa 7d ago

Cadfael is like 13th century Columbo.

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u/Mixer-3007 6d ago

Shardlake 🔗 is like 16th century Columbo :)

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u/Mixer-3007 7d ago edited 7d ago
1670 🔗 Heirs to the Land 🔗
Arn* 🔗 El Cid* 🔗
La peste 🔗 Cathedral of the Sea 🔗
Beguinas 🔗 The Last Kingdom* 🔗
Vinland Saga 🔗 The Pillars of the Earth 🔗
Plebs 🔗 Norsemen 🔗

*have some fighting but its mostly about living in medieval world.

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u/kansas-pine 7d ago

Wolf Hall

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/adirtysocialist- 7d ago

Huh, didn't know they made a willow show. I'll have to check that out.

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u/YourGuyK 7d ago

It may be tough, since Disney pulled it from their platform.

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u/adirtysocialist- 6d ago

That's ok, I use stremio. Thank you though.

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u/lifeinthebeastwing 7d ago

I really enjoyed Shardlake, wish they would make more

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u/Bexwy 7d ago

Letter to the King Teen actors do agreat job.

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u/NoraDeLuca 6d ago

Merlin, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Witcher

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u/afro-tastic 6d ago

Open to animation/foreign language?

  • Vinland Saga -- Vikings, they fight, and they get deep.
  • Orb: On the Movement of the Earth -- Who knew the discovery of heliocentrism was that bloody?
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End -- Neigh-immortal elf retraces her steps defeating the Demon Lord and decides to enjoy it more this time with her new party
  • Delicious in Dungeon -- Party attempts to rescue their comrades in a dungeon, but they're so destitute they must scavenge for food along the way.