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XIII: The Series

2011

XIII: The Series

2011
6.3
After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA and the White House.
The Conqueror's Story

2004

The Conqueror's Story

2004
8.3
The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention period of Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB Jade.
Shadows over the Balkans

2017

Shadows over the Balkans

2017
7.7
A historical fiction drama and thriller set in the turbulent period of the late 1930s in the Balkans as a place where high politics, local interests, capital and crime all merge together.
Show Me a Hero

2015

Show Me a Hero

2015
7
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
For the Holy Guiguzi

2019

For the Holy Guiguzi

2019
8
Set during the Warring States Period, the story follows an extraordinary genius whose identity is shrouded in mystery. Like a master in chess, Wang Chan moves the pieces at play in tumultuous times to quell dissidence and help his nation grow in strength as he eventually becomes the revered Gui Gu Zi. In 390 BC, the Crown Prince of Wei was able to crush a coup with the help of Wang Cuo. As a result, Wei Huan is exiled and Wu Qi flees to Chu. Just as Wang Cuo celebrates his victory, Wu Qi returns to take revenge and covet "Sun Tzu's The Art of War" for himself. He surrounds the manor with five hundred of his men and kills everyone in sight. Madame Wang manages to give birth to her son Wang Chan who eventually grows up to become a skilled political strategist.
Colditz

1972

Colditz

1972
7.5
Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Lead Children

2026

Lead Children

2026
7.8
When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.
Jun-chan's Cheering Song

1988

Jun-chan's Cheering Song

1988
7
The year is 1947, August. Ono Junko's family is being evacuated to Wakayama and the father is going to war. A few years later, the father has returned from Manchuria but he also brought a boy that had been abandoned by his mother. The boy is Yuta and the family will adopt him.
Ancient Legends

2010

Ancient Legends

2010
7
Mao Zedong

2013

Mao Zedong

2013
Mao Ze Dong, also known as Chairman Mao and popularly rendered as Mao Tse Tung, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from the establishment of the PRC in 1949 until his death in 1976. This drama shows the contributions and sacrifices he did for his country. (Source: ZGDX_CHENGYAO at MyDramaList)
Bu Liang Ren

2016

Bu Liang Ren

2016
6
In the late Tang Dynasty, the secret of the Dragon Spring Sword and its treasure can only be unlocked by the Li family's bloodline. Li Xingyun, the surviving tenth prince, and his childhood friend Lu Linxuan are thrust into a conflict with rival forces, embarking on a dangerous journey through a turbulent world.
Rebellion

2016

Rebellion

2016
7
A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence.
Into The Ring

2020

Into The Ring

2020
7.6
A poor young woman decides to try her hand at civil service when she hears that a district representative position has an annual salary of 50 million won. She teams up with the newly-demoted Seo Gong Myung to penalize corrupt politicians.
White Deer Plain

2017

White Deer Plain

2017
8.3
Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new to the village soon finds herself caught between the two camps. Director Liu Jin uses the story of these two families as a metaphor for the fate of the Chinese people as first Chinese war lords are overrun by Japanese invaders, then civil war follows hot on the heels of the Second World War and finally the victorious Maoists begin waving their red flags. The drama is based off the novel by Chen Zhong Shi.
Profiles in Courage

1964

Profiles in Courage

1964
7.5
Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965. The series was based on the recently President John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage.
Dian West in 1944

2010

Dian West in 1944

2010
Good Bye My Princess

2019

Good Bye My Princess

2019
7.5
A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and admiration as the 9th Princess, Xiao Feng is forced to leave the life that she has known in order to become the Crown Princess. Her husband, the black-bellied Crown Prince, holds the highest position second only to one, the Emperor. However, the Eastern Palace is the most dangerous place to be. For political reasons, the Prince has no choice but to marry the Princess from a foreign land. He has his own favored concubine while she has her own life. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.
Rise & Fall of Qing Dynasty (II)

1988

Rise & Fall of Qing Dynasty (II)

1988
The Learning Curve of a Warlord

2018

The Learning Curve of a Warlord

2018
6.3
During the chaotic Warlord Era, an eccentric soldier has a sudden stroke of luck and is promoted seven ranks to Marshal. He, along with his three silly friends, do all sorts of bizarre things. Meanwhile, externally, three wild warlords are eyeing him like a tiger. Internally, he doesn't know whether any of his three wives are spies. Ultimately, a battle for hegemony unfolds, with shells flying and dilemmas between friends.
The Vietnam War

2017

The Vietnam War

2017
8.2
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.