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Old Bridge Secret

2011

Old Bridge Secret

2011
5.7
TURN: Washington's Spies

2014

TURN: Washington's Spies

2014
7.2
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ

2017

Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ

2017
7.8
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
Mother

2016

Mother

2016
8.3
Anne (Mother), a 2016–2017 Turkish drama, follows Zeynep, a substitute teacher who discovers her 7-year-old student, Melek, is being severely abused and neglected by her mother, Sule. To save her, Zeynep kidnaps Melek, fakes her death, and attempts to become her adoptive mother, leading to an emotional, high-stakes battle for custody and safety.
The Legend of Heroes

2024

The Legend of Heroes

2024
7.6
In the late Southern Song Dynasty, as the Jin forces invaded, the Guo and Yang families faced tragedy. Taoist Qiu Chuji and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan bet to train their descendants in martial arts. Guo Jing and Yang Kang, growing up under different circumstances, face various challenges. Guo Jing and Huang Rong develop a relationship amid turmoil, while Yang Kang's actions affect those around him.
Cracker

1993

Cracker

1993
6.6
The wise-cracking Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
Forever Knight

1992

Forever Knight

1992
6.8
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992 and concluded with the third season finale on May 17, 1996.
Being Human

2009

Being Human

2009
7.1
Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.
Outrageous Fortune

2005

Outrageous Fortune

2005
6.7
After her husband is incarcerated, matriarch Cheryl decides that her career criminal family should go straight and abide by the law.
Pecadora

2010

Pecadora

2010
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012
7.7
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.
Wycliffe

1994

Wycliffe

1994
6.8
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.
Cuando seas mía

2001

Cuando seas mía

2001
7.7
Cuando Seas Mia is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It was the second reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists.
Cold Blood

2008

Cold Blood

2008
6.8
Combining the thrill of a mystery with the visceral experience of true crime drama, Cold Blood presents competing versions of what may have happened, and reenacts the events from different perspectives as new evidence comes to light.
The Bridge

2013

The Bridge

2013
6.7
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Lonesome Dove

1989

Lonesome Dove

1989
7.9
A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Tale of the Nine Tailed

2020

Tale of the Nine Tailed

2020
8.4
A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.
Ransom

2017

Ransom

2017
6.6
Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases when no one else can.
Helix

2014

Helix

2014
6.6
Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...or total annihilation.
Cómplices Al Rescate

2002

Cómplices Al Rescate

2002
7.6
Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle are twin sisters who were separated at birth. After 11 years, the twins meet again and Silvana proposes to Mariana to be part of 'Cómplices al Rescate'. Together they will learn about friendship and love.