Shows like The Final Cut: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Final Cut (1995) — a drama, comedy and war & politics series created by Andrew Davies — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Final Cut most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prime minister, miniseries and political thriller. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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House of Cards 1990★ 8.1
Shares: War & Politics, Comedy, Drama
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The State Within 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, broadcast on BBC One from 2 November to 7 December 2006. After a plane explodes over Washington DC, panic begins to envelop the British embassy, and its ambassador to Washington, Mark Brydon, finds himself caught in a potentially damaging diplomatic incident.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shōgun 1980★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Pearson 2019★ 7.3
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foyle's War 2002★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Andor 2022★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Ahsoka 2023★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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I, Claudius 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Obi-Wan Kenobi 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Stonehouse 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Drama following the life and times of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying minister under Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government vanished from the beach of a large luxury hotel in Florida in November 1974, leaving a neatly folded pile of clothes as he swam into the sea, intent on faking his own death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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This England 2022★ 6.0
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Inside the halls of power, Boris Johnson grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life during his tumultuous first months as Prime Minister.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Combat! 1962★ 8.0
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crimson Field 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Winds of War 1983★ 7.3
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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12 O'Clock High 1964★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wild Cards 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Small Light 2023★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yes Minister 1980★ 8.3
Shares: Comedy, War & Politics
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Hornblower 1998★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Facts of Life 1979★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now