11 Heart-Pounding Drama Movies & Shows To Stream On Disney+ & Hulu
October 16, 2025
K-dramas, sports stories, and workplace tension. Find your next rush of adrenaline right here.
If you’re chasing a jolt of drama, Disney+ and Hulu on Disney+ (for bundle subscribers)* have plenty to raise the pulse. Think slick K-dramas, workplace pressure cookers, sports triumphs, brushes with history, and more. Pick your flavor of intensity, then tap Add to Watchlist, so the thrills are ready whenever you are.
K-Dramas
A Shop for Killers, Hulu
Jian's only guardian is her uncle. After his sudden death, she learns of a suspicious shopping mall that he left behind. Who was her uncle, and what kind of shopping mall did he run? Before Jian can even fathom what is going on, she is attacked by unidentified people who are after her uncle's supplies. Now that she is alone, will Jian survive against them? (Hulu)*
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Snowdrop
In 1987, bloodied man Soo-ho jumps into a women's university dormitory in Seoul. Yeong-ro, a female student who fell in love with him at a group blind date, tends to his wounds as the dormitory is ensnared in intense surveillance. As Soo-ho's secrets unravel, he must eventually face the conflict between his heart to Yeong-ro and responsibility to his comrades, as well as to his sibling who awaits him in his home country. What will be of their fate?
Work and Everyday-Life Dramas
The Devil Wears Prada
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway star in this comedy about a young woman who moves to New York and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine. Relive this cult classic in preparation for The Devil Wears Prada 2, exclusively in theaters May 1, 2026.
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FX’s Dying for Sex, Hulu
After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she decides to leave her husband to explore the complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life, with her best friend Nikki by her side. (Hulu)*
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FX’s The Bear, Hulu
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family. (Hulu)*
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High Potential, Hulu
Single mother Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) cleans the Los Angeles Police Department by night and solves its toughest puzzle by accident, cracking an impossible homicide that stumps seasoned detectives. Impressed brass hire her as a civilian consultant and partner her with by-the-book detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). Based on smash French series HPI, each hour-long episode pairs procedural twists with domestic juggling, showing how Morgan’s unconventional pattern-spotting rewires crime-scene logic while keeping family front and center. (Hulu)*
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Medical Dramas
Grey's Anatomy, Hulu
Grey’s Anatomy begins with surgical interns Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens, and George O’Malley tackling the most demanding residency west of Harvard under relentless supervisors. Through sleep-starved shifts, intimacy complications, and life-or-death operations, the characters of this landmark medical drama forge lifelong bonds that continue to grow and develop even as the series enters its 22nd season. (Hulu)*
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Sports Dramas
The Rookie
High-school baseball coach Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) promises his struggling team he will attend a professional tryout if they clinch a district title. The team surges from worst to first, and Morris’s 98-mph fastball shocks scouts. Directed by John Lee Hancock, the inspirational drama retraces Morris’s late-bloomer quest to become the oldest rookie in the major leagues, showing how perseverance and mentorship can change futures.
Young Woman and the Sea
Based on the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England.
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A Thousand Blows, Hulu
In 1880s East End London, Jamaican friends Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe step into the brutal bare-knuckle boxing scene, where a single punch can crown a king or leave fighters broken. Rising victories attract Mary Carr, queen of the Forty Elephants gang, who aims to exploit Hezekiah’s fists and enrage reigning champion Henry “Sugar” Goodson (Stephen Graham). Created by Steven Knight, the six-episode drama explores criminal ambition and shifting loyalties inside smoke-filled ring venues. (Hulu)**
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Historical Dramas
FX’s Shōgun, Hulu
An original adaptation of James Clavell’s novel, FX’s Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne, comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga’s and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator, Toda Mariko, a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her, and her duty to her late father. (Hulu)*
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Whether it’s the clash of samurai steel or the sizzle of a hectic kitchen, these high-stakes picks prove that drama comes in many flavors on Disney+ and Hulu on Disney+.* See something you like? Add it to your Watchlist so it’s there whenever you need an adrenaline boost. If none of these are right for you, fret not, new releases arrive regularly, so the next edge-of-your-seat experience could be just around the corner. And if it’s more action you're after, then check out our dedicated action watch guide.
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