First Act chronicles the journey of child actors and their parents into the Hindi film and TV industry. Through interviews with older child actors, parents, casting directors and filmmakers, the series explores the ecosystem within which children must perform and the challenges they face to achieve the family dream.
Best friends Jess and Josh never went to uni, never had a clear talent and never had the drive to grow up. When their mind-numbing jobs start wearing them down and they don't have an impressive answer to the dreaded question 'So what do you do with yourself?' they decide its time to become their own boss. Jess and Josh embark on an unusual entrepreneurial journey sharing massive highs, heartbreaking lows and plenty of drinks in-between.
The story of the Montreal Thunder U21 (under-21) team, following the team's star players on and off the field. A story of love, crime, race, sex and athletic glory, at its core the series is about how a group of players and coaches unite as family in the whirlwind of life, one step away from the pros.
Painted Lady was a 1997 murder mystery mini series starring Helen Mirren, involving art theft. It costarred Franco Nero and Iain Glen, and was directed by Julian Jarrold.
The role was created specifically for Mirren, as a means for her to try something a bit different from her Inspector Tennison character on the popular Prime Suspect series. The series was a collaborative effort of Granada Television and PBS. It was broadcast in the US PBS's Masterpiece Theatre in December 1997.
The history of U.S. involvement is told in this 7 part documentary series featuring personal stories from veterans and detailing the battles, strategy, and politics of a war that consumed multiple U.S. Presidents. A chronicle of the tragedy that tested the strength of our country and forever changed the social and political landscape of the world.
Jeff Schwarz, the owner of a large liquidation house, works seven days a week following leads and tips that could bring him to the next big buy. Back at the shop, his crew works to make room for the new merchandise by finding buyers for the old.
Vanessa and Marilú decide to leave behind the messed-up world they come from and set out to beat the system no matter the consequences. But when they finally start to see the fruits of their 'work,' they will realize that sometimes the mess isn't in the circumstances but within themselves.
Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world's busiest, isn't full of just people from all around the world who pass through its doors. This series tells tales of the many creatures that end up at the airport's Animal Reception Centre - some legally, many illegally - and the staff who handle arriving and departing shipments of animals in every shape, size, breed and colour. Along with thousands of cats and dogs, the centre has welcomed sloths, giant octopi, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, sharks, alpacas, venomous snakes, vampire bats, and Britain's equestrian team.
An international science conference is held in Australia when Dr. Austin Shepard mysteriously disappears. Dr. Shepard's colleague, Christopher Richardson, and other people are soon faced with the reality of an impending crisis and an attempt to keep the information from the public. While a full-blown supernova does not occur, explosions on the sun cause massive damage in Australia and are shown often in Sydney and in various other cities and countries of the world.
Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson break down their favorite moments from the NFL, NBA and the wide, weird world of sports with colorful commentary on highlights, sketches, celebrity and athlete interviews.
A Mexican-American mother discovers her adopted son was trafficked. Facing a moral dilemma, she searches for the truth, jeopardizing her family's emotional stability and lives.
Twelve city influencers trade their luxurious urban lives for the harsh reality of the Dutch countryside. No filters and no oat milk cappuccinos - just early mornings, dirty hands, and fierce competition. They discover that farm life holds more hidden challenges than they ever imagined. Which city dweller will hold their ground? One thing is certain: it won’t be a picture-perfect scene...
Iliza Shlesinger's "Iliza's Locals" is a three part comedy special featuring the best up-and-coming comics in Los Angeles. Iliza sums it up best: "I love the LA comedy scene and have been out almost every night of my life for 17 years. I've watched the scene grow, I've watched comics grow and I want to give the LA comics coming up a chance to share their talent. Los Angeles has the best comics in the country and I want to share the new generation with people."
Atlantis High is a teen comedy TV show, shot in New Zealand in 2001.
The plot revolves around 16-year-old Giles Gordon, who has just moved to Sunset Cove, "a beautiful coastal surfing town where the sun is always shining, the people are all beautiful and everything is perfect... or so it seems." He enrolls in Atlantis High School, where he soon discovers that Sunset Cove is unlike any town he's ever seen: populated by double-agents, aliens and high school students with blue hair and pointy ears, its inhabitants are eccentric lunatics who at times turn into superheroes or other whimsical figures.
Atlantis High both parodies soap operas and pays homage to spoof television.
Soul Mates has fun with big life questions as the twin souls of a pair of Bondi Hipsters appear throughout history and the future in a fresh blend of sketch comedy with a narrative arc.
In 1700 in America the stories of three warriors, two Mohicans, an European lived with Mohicans, and two Englishes, Cora and Alice (daughters of the colonel Munro) cross each other, in the journey to Fort Henry