History LaResistance / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/NineteenFortyOne'': Soviet partisans fight the Nazis occupying their village. There are LoadsAndLoads of characters, many of whom die, and the partisans are even joined by a Nazi officer they mistakenly kidnapped.

** Of course, his cousin's message at the end of the episode ([[spoiler:even though he himself is killed]]) results in multiple uprisings on Nietzschean-held worlds.

** La Resistance is formed in the pilot, whose main purpose is to find out the Taelons' purpose on Earth. In later seasons, several world governments, under pressure from the Taelons, declare martial law and start hunting down the resistance members. Both Boone (season 1) and Kincaid (seasons 2-4) are protectors of a Taelon called Da'an, although both are also secretly members of LaResistance. Initially, the resistance is well-funded, as it was founded by a wealthy tycoon. Their numbers are also high. Later on, though, the numbers and the funds dwindle. By the end, there are very few members left. In the final season, there are less than a dozen members left, as they fight to prevent the Atavus takeover (in this case, it's more about the world not knowing or not believing about the Atavus, although a good number of officials are human/Atavus hybrids).

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E7TheLongGame "The Long Game"]]: [[spoiler:It turns out that Suki [=MacRae=] Cantrell is actually Eva St. Julien, the last surviving member of a group of this called the "Freedom Fifteen", and she [[ReverseMole infiltrated]] Satellite 5 to stop whoever's controlling humanity.]]

* ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'': There is an underground network fighting against the regime, called Mayday. Ofglen is a member [[spoiler: until she returns from her imprisonment and mutilation, after which she is deemed "too dangerous."]]

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Several thousand years ago, a group of Go'auld decided to put down the VillainBall and reject the LargeHam, BodySnatching ways of their race and its leader Ra and actually, *gasp* co-exist peacefully with voluntary hosts. They formed a resistance known as the Tok'Ra, literally meaning, "Against Ra". They join up with two other resistance movments, a network of Jaffa slaves secretly working to overthrow the Go'auld, and Stargate Command, which can be considered the primary Tau'ri resistance. These then form an Alliance, which defeats the Go'auld once and for all (with help from allies like the Asgard; of course, it's [[BigDamnVillains the Replicators]] who actually end up crippling the Goa'uld, leaving the galaxy relatively safe when the alliance uses the Dakara superweapon to deal with ''them'').

* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': This applies, surprisingly well, to the main villains of the series.

** Played straight in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]] with the Year That Never Was, although it was only mentioned briefly by Martha as she [[CrowningMomentofAwesome faces the Master]].

** Played straight in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]] with The Year That Never Was, although it was only mentioned briefly by Martha as she [[CrowningMomentofAwesome faces the Master]].

* This is the entire premise of ''Series/FallingSkies''. And it's not only the humans-some of the Skitters are resisting as well.

** A variant occurs in the episode ''Shadow Play'', where La Resistance is planning to seize power to prevent a World War. [[spoiler: The Resistance exists only in one man's radiation-damaged mind.]]

-->'''[[spoiler:Michael Eddington]]''': Why is the Federation so obsessed with the Maquis? We've never harmed you. And yet we're constantly arrested and charged with terrorism. Starships chase us through the Badlands and our supporters are harassed and ridiculed. Why? Because we've left the Federation, and that's the one thing you can't accept. Nobody leaves paradise. Everyone should want to be in the Federation. Hell, you even want the Cardassians to join. You're only sending them replicators because one day they can take their "rightful place" on the Federation Council. You know, in some ways you're even worse than the Borg. At least they tell you about their plans for assimilation. You're more insidious. You assimilate people and they don't even know it.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E7TheLongGame "The Long Game"]]: [[spoiler:It turns out that Suki MacRae Cantrell is actually Eva St. Julien, the last surviving member of a group of this called the "Freedom Fifteen", and she [[ReverseMole infiltrated]] Satellite 5 to stop whoever's controlling humanity.]]

* ''Series/TwentyFour'': Somewhat obvious in Season 7. The rogue CTU consisting of Chloe, Tony, and Bill have all had their looks changed to fits this trope and make them look tougher. Chloe has had her hair dyed dark, but the most noticeable change is former Bureaucrat Bill Buchanan wearing black head to toe with a two day stubble. He's one beret short of a parody. Tony's transformation is more convincing.

** SubvertedTrope in the two-parter "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel", where the badass leader of LaResistance against the MadScientist John Lumic is London's most wanted...for parking tickets. "I was fighting the system! Park anywhere!" he says. No wonder they accepted Mickey as a replacement so easily.
** Played straight in season 3 with The Year That Never Was, although it was only mentioned briefly by Martha as she [[CrowningMomentofAwesome faces the Master]].
** In ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime The Invasion Of Time]]'', Andred tries to organize one -- and assasinate the doctor as part of it.
** In ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', this is played straight by the resistance against the Dalek Invasion.
** Similarly played straight by the time-travelling guerrillas in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E1DayOfTheDaleks Day of the Daleks]]'', albeit with the twist that [[spoiler:they inadvertently caused the Dalek occupation in the first place.]]

* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'': The crew of Serenity turn into this during the movie.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Several thousand years ago, a group of Go'auld decided to put down the VillainBall and reject the LargeHam, BodySnatching ways of their race and its leader Ra and actually, *gasp* co-exist peacefully with voluntary hosts. They formed a resistance known as the Tok'Ra, literally meaning, "Against Ra". They join up with two other resistance movments, a network of Jaffa slaves secretly working to overthrow the Go'auld, and Stargate Command, which can be considered the primary Tau'ri resistance. These then form an Alliance, which defeats the Go'auld once and for all (with help from allies like the Asgard; of course, it's [[BigDamnVillains the Replicators]] who actually end up killing the last Goa'uld off).

* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' also shows us the Resistance in the MirrorUniverse, led by a Klingon named Voq, also known as Firewolf. Unlike his Prime universe counterpart, this Voq has managed to unite people of various races (including Vulcans and Andorians) against a common enemy - the [[TheEmpire Terran Empire]]. He also speaks English, something Prime!Voq would never do, [[spoiler:except when disguised as Ash Tyler]]. However, given what we know from TOS, the Resistance is destined to fail, and it won't be until Mirror!Spock's reforms and TheAlliance between the Klingons and the Cardassians that the Terran Empire falls. At that point, the tables turn, and it's the oppressed Terrans who form the Resistance.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': When [=EarthGov=] starts becoming more and more corrupt under President Clark, the crew of the titular station declares itself independent from the Earth Alliance until such time as Clark is removed from power. They also start broadcasting their own news program called "Voice of the Resistance" informing people of the true state of their government, while the government-controlled ISN does the opposite. Eventually, with the help of other races, they are able to remove Clark's military strength, allowing politicians to try to remove him from power. He ends up blowing his brains out but not before setting Earth's {{Kill Sat}}s to fire ''down''. Luckily, the satellites are destroyed before that happens.

* ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'': There is an underground network fighting against the regime, which Ofglen is with.

** SubvertedTrope in the two-parter "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel", where the BadAss leader of LaResistance against the MadScientist John Lumic is London's most wanted...for parking tickets. "I was fighting the system! Park anywhere!" he says. No wonder they accepted Mickey as a replacement so easily.