Best South American war series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch war shows from South America, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for King David

    King David 2012

    Our story begins in Bethlehem, an Israelite territory, in the year 1045 B.C. David is 10 years old and is preparing to herd his father Jesse’s flock of sheep. Being the youngest of seven brothers, David is tasked with being the household servant. He’s been relegated beneath his brothers because they all have the honor of being brave warriors for King Saul.

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  • Poster for Invisible Heroes

    Invisible Heroes 2019

    Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans escape the military junta’s persecution. The Finns acted without official authorization while Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible defendant of human rights with the backing of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme.

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  • Poster for AMIA

    AMIA 2025

    Diego, a Mossad agent whose sister was killed in the Argentina terrorist attack, takes a leave of absence and hooks up with Gisela, a local journalist to find those responsible. Their journey to uncover the truth draws them into a world of espionage, intelligence agencies and arms dealers. A dubious world in which lies are truths, and justice and revenge become indistinguishable. The journey that the two embark on will eventually lead to a re-examination of their connection with their families and even their concept of self-identity.

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  • Poster for The Last Bastion

    The Last Bastion 2018

    The Robles family, born and raised in the Americas, experiences the highs and lows of the revolutionary drive to Peru's independence.

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  • Poster for El sabor del silencio

    El sabor del silencio 2024

    Vicente is a renowned chef who takes justice into his own hands when a politician abuses his wife. Revenge gives him pleasure, which reveals his true nature.

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  • Poster for Kings

    Kings 2022

    Kings will tell the story of the nation of Israel, from the moment when the last judge, the prophet Samuel, is used by God to guide His people, to the sad fall of Jerusalem, caused by the armies of Babylon.

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  • Poster for Tres Caínes

    Tres Caínes 2013

    The story follows the Castaño Gil family, a prosperous cattle ranching family marked by the kidnapping and murder of patriarch José Castaño by the guerrilla. This event triggers the decision of brothers Fidel, Vicente, and Carlos to form a self-defense army to fight the guerrillas, intensifying the armed conflict in Colombia. However, what seemed like a unified struggle is threatened by betrayal.

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  • Poster for A Rainha da Pérsia

    A Rainha da Pérsia 2024

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  • Poster for Nos Campos Do Holocausto

    Nos Campos Do Holocausto 2015

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  • Poster for Conexão Repórter

    Conexão Repórter 2010

    Follow up on major investigative reports on police cases and other topics.

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  • Poster for Algo habrán hecho por la historia de Chile

    Algo habrán hecho por la historia de Chile 2010

    Series that narrates the history of Chile, from the Spanish colonization by Pedro de Valdivia and the begin of the Arauco War, to the Centennial of Chile in 1910. The show uses two main styles, jumping from one to the other. One style is the use of actors to represent certain key events. The second style is the plain explanation of the things taking place, which could be done with visual gags, with the hosts in some modern day location, or at a representation of an event.

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  • Poster for Russlands Kriege

    Russlands Kriege 2023

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  • Poster for Héroes: La gloria tiene su precio

    Héroes: La gloria tiene su precio 2007

    Chilean TV miniseries. Each episode relates the history of one of the principal figures Chilean figures of the 19th century: Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, Manuel Rodríguez, Diego Portales, José Manuel Balmaceda and Arturo Prat.

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  • Poster for Política no Brasil

    Política no Brasil 2016

    A program that gets into politics, in a year of changes in the Senate, House, Odebrecht's plea bargain agreement and preparations for the 2018 Elections.

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  • Poster for Eu Prometo

    Eu Prometo 1983

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  • Poster for Historia de un país: Argentina Siglo XX

    Historia de un país: Argentina Siglo XX 2006

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  • Poster for Adiós al séptimo de línea

    Adiós al séptimo de línea 2010

    The adventures of a Chilean female spy and a small Regiment during the Saltpeter War.

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  • Poster for GloboNews Internacional

    GloboNews Internacional 2017

    The program dives in every week in a theme of great international impact to further analyze and understand the ramifications for Brazil.

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  • Poster for Paz

    Paz 2008

    The life of a man from an aristocratic family that faces love and death during the Saltpeter War.

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  • Poster for Amor e Revolução

    Amor e Revolução 2011

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  • Poster for Manuel Rodríguez

    Manuel Rodríguez 2010

    During the years of the Spanish Reconquest, Manuel Rodríguez is a wanted man in Chile. His head already has a price and he's considered a legend among many. But it's his love for Francisca, a noble woman, what will make him take all kinds of risks, regardless of the differences that separate them. From then on, Rodríguez will fight both for the freedom of his homeland and for the love of his life, Francisca.

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  • La patrulla del desierto 1993

    The life of a group of men who patrolled the Atacama Desert during the Saltpeter War.

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  • Poster for El hombre

    El hombre 1999

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