Six war TV shows that rewrote the genre

Television has evolved rapidly with streaming and on-demand viewing, and many series have rewritten the rules of their genres. The war genre, though less common on television than in film, has produced shows that sparked important discussions about the nature of conflict.

Drama, history and action all appear, and these series shifted the parameters of war on TV. The Liberator is an animated World War II biographical series about Felix Sparks that uses a style close to live-action to give its emotional moments weight across four episodes, showing animation can tackle grave subject matter.

The White Queen, set during the Wars of the Roses, turned attention away from the frontlines to the royal politics and the women who pulled the strings, emphasizing female empowerment and proving war stories need not focus only on combat.

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