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Lost Boys and Fairies

2024

Lost Boys and Fairies

2024
7.1
Gabriel and his partner Andy adopt a child. But Gabriel has a history and he will need to embark upon a journey of self-discovery and attempt to repair his relationship with his dad before he can truly begin to parent 7-year old Jake.
My Lucky Star

2007

My Lucky Star

2007
7.5
Like the boy who cried wolf, Xia Zhi Xing had lied one too many times. So when she did tell the truth, nobody believed her except for the most unlikely person, Zhong Tian Qi, a runaway young master of a jewelry empire. His belief in her inspired her to become a real jewelry designer instead of a lying, scheming jewelry con artist. In the process, she taught him the real value of jewels that he is destined to inherit.
Byron

2003

Byron

2003
5
Byron revolutionized English poetry and died a hero. He became famous overnight when the poetic record of his adventures abroad was received with rapture. This rich historical drama explores the true identity of the wild poetic genius who broke every taboo in the book. Byron's affairs and his unconventionality, however, were always destined to bring him down.
Ultraviolet

1998

Ultraviolet

1998
7.1
With the growing threat of viral epidemic and the possibility of worldwide environmental catastrophe, humanity has an unprecedented ability to destroy itself, and vampires need to take control of their threatened food source. CIB, an elite government force, has been formed to combat the vampire threat. But when eternal life is offered, no one is beyond temptation...
Amor secreto

2015

Amor secreto

2015
2
The Road: The Tragedy of One

2021

The Road: The Tragedy of One

2021
8.2
A terrible child kidnapping incident takes place in a mansion complex, where only the top 1% of the most luxurious population reside. With no time to be shocked, the child returns dead and the killer is unknown. However, this incident was just the start of a tragedy. While the crowd is hiding the truth, there are some who start to reveal the twisted hypocrisy and ugly secret inside the mansion.
Kennedy

1983

Kennedy

1983
6
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.
Crown Lake

2019

Crown Lake

2019
9.3
When Eleanor "Nellie" Chambers shows up at Crown Lake Academy, a fancy all-girls boarding school, she knows this school is her ticket to a new & better life. But she also knows fitting in and learning the ropes isn’t going to be easy. Until she finds a guide.
The Halcyon

2017

The Halcyon

2017
6.3
The story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war.
Tell Me Everything

2022

Tell Me Everything

2022
6.7
Follows 16-year-old Jonny Murphy as he navigates through this world along with his friends, exploring the stresses of mental health for today's teens created by the omnipresence of technology and social media.
The Camomile Lawn

1992

The Camomile Lawn

1992
5.5
The Camomile Lawn is a 1992 British miniseries based on Mary Wesley's novel of the same name, following five cousins and their family in Cornwall as they navigate the start of World War II. The story is framed by a funeral in 1984, which prompts the characters to recall their experiences during the war, including love, loss, and secrets.
Love is Phantom

2021

Love is Phantom

2021
5.9
love story begins when Hirasawa Momoko, the cafe clerk at a hotel, meets a stranger on the hotel's observation deck. Even though they have just met, they repeatedly kiss. The next day, Momoko is unable to forget about it and learns that the man was Hase Kei, the elite hotelier who works at the same hotel and is too "perfect" for her.
Summer of Rockets

2019

Summer of Rockets

2019
6.5
Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.
Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation

2020

Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation

2020
8.2
A crime action investigation drama about police investigator Jin Kang Ho from the serious crime squad who never gives up on a case until he gets to the end of it. He will solve unsolved cases with a team consisting of a passionate producing director (PD) of an investigative show with low viewership ratings, a detective who used to be a profiler, a bar CEO who puts his violent past behind, and a funeral director who used to be a well-esteemed autopsy doctor at the National Forensic Service (NIS).
Love in a Cold Climate

2001

Love in a Cold Climate

2001
7.5
Dramatization of Nancy Mitford's novel about three aristocratic young girls' adventures in love.
Queers.

2017

Queers.

2017
5.6
A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.
Press

2018

Press

2018
6.9
The lives of the editors and journalists working at a left-leaning broadsheet and a populist tabloid.
Rashash

2021

Rashash

2021
7.4
Inspired by real events, the powerful series narrates the story of the notorious criminal of the same name in the 1980s, and the Saudi police’s efforts to bring him to justice.
Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

2023

Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

2023
4.1
A comic action drama in which a veiled cultural asset thief 'Skunk' and an unofficial cultural asset recovery team 'Karma' unite against those who cannot be judged by the law.
Torrente

2008

Torrente

2008
2
Torrente:¡un torbellino de pasiones! is a 2008 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Maritza Bustamante and Luciano D'Alessandro star as the protagonists while Anabell Rivero and Felix Loreto star as the antagonists.