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Scarlet Hill

2022

Scarlet Hill

2022
5.5
A businessman brings his fiancée and her young son to a scenic resort, and quickly finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation.
Roadkill

2020

Roadkill

2020
6.4
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
Any Human Heart

2010

Any Human Heart

2010
6.4
Logan Mountstuart, writer and adventurer, narrates his life, from the Paris of the twenties to the eighties in London, passing through the New York of the fifties.
The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991
8.2
A storyteller in a labyrinth tells his dog the stories of Perseus and Medusa, Icarus and Daedalus, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Euridyce.
Into the Flames

2014

Into the Flames

2014
3
Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO, this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.
In Spite of the Strong Wind

2023

In Spite of the Strong Wind

2023
5.2
When Tang Chen's career was booming, he had to declare bankruptcy when he was "sold out" by his girlfriend Shuo Bing. But soon he withdrew from the swamp of failure and actively devoted himself to a second venture. Sha Zhou, a good friend for many years, has an excellent writing style, but he has always been a depressed little reporter. With the persuasion of Tang Chen and the support of his wife, he was the first to join the entrepreneurial team. According to the division of labor within the team, Tang Chen and Sha Zhou worked together to find Hou Zhi, Zhu Ran, and Bai Ying, and set up a gray whale public relations company. Tang Chen used his industry acumen for many years to actively search for customers, lead his partners to overcome difficulties, help pig feed magnate Xie Liqiang to build a public image, push the furious divine comedy, and win Feida's public relations contract.
Laura, an Extraordinary Life

2015

Laura, an Extraordinary Life

2015
2
On may 27, 1874, was born in Jericó, Antioquia (Colombia) a woman who would make history: Laura Montoya. In 2013 she was recognized as the first canonized saint in Colombia. This is the extraordinary story of her life.
Two Sentence Horror Stories

2016

Two Sentence Horror Stories

2016
9.5
Two Sentence Horror Stories is a YouTube web series that delivers fear in bite-sized, 5-minute episodes. Each installment unfolds a unique horror tale, blending suspense and terror into an anthology for fans of short, intense scares.
Jacob's Cross

2007

Jacob's Cross

2007
5
The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi, a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.
The Porter

2022

The Porter

2022
5.4
In 1921, friends and train porters Junior and Zeke find their unbreakable bond stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.
Serangoon Road

2013

Serangoon Road

2013
5.5
1964-65. Singapore is a city at a crossroads. Political and racial tensions are at fever pitch as the British pull out, and a new nation is about to be born. The lights of Bugis Street have never burned so bright: bootleg copies of Motown songs boom out from street stalls; the Rolling Stones are in town along with tourists and American sailors fresh from Vietnam. They join British and Australian soldiers checking out the prostitutes and gambling dens, en route to their own war in Borneo. This is the city of Sam Callaghan, Patricia Cheng, the CIA’s Conrad Harrison and the clients of the Cheng Detective Agency. The agency’s cases range from the usual (straying spouses and petty fraudsters) to events with international implications and complications. Sam’s contacts from his military days are useful - but they start to drag him back into a dark world that he would prefer to leave behind.
The Crown Princess

2018

The Crown Princess

2018
9.4
The main heroine - a princess of a small country, comes into danger after her coronation. To protect her they send her to Thailand, where the main hero - a navy man- becomes her bodyguard.
Dirt

2018

Dirt

2018
8.3
"Dirt" stars Taylor Holder and tells the story of an aspiring teen motocross racer.
Dark Oracle

2004

Dark Oracle

2004
6.5
Dark Oracle is a Canadian-produced TV series that premiered in 2004 on the popular Canadian channel YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor, and co-developed by Heather Conkie. In 2005, Dark Oracle won the International Emmy for Best Children's and youth program.
This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans

2024

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans

2024
7.8
Model Plawan, a pad kaprao enthusiast, is hired to train under stern Chef Oab, aiming to win his heart and become his successor.
Parenthood

1990

Parenthood

1990
5.8
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama series based on the 1989 film of the same name. Executive produced by Ron Howard, the series aired for one season on NBC. Parenthood was one of many failed movie-to-TV adaptations in the fall of 1990 which included Working Girl, Baby Talk, Ferris Bueller and Uncle Buck.
The Witch's Diner

2021

The Witch's Diner

2021
7.6
Hee-ra is the owner of the Witch's Diner where employee Jin and intern Gil-yong work with her. Guests are welcome to the Witch's Diner where they sell their souls for their wishes to come true.
The Empress Dowager on a Second Spring

2025

The Empress Dowager on a Second Spring

2025
After a difficult childbirth, Jiang Rong falls into a coma and wakes up to find herself transformed into an empress dowager with a newborn son but no memory of the father. To survive the taboo of a widow giving birth, she must navigate her relationships with three suspected fathers, uncovering secrets, romance, and unexpected humor.
Next of Kin

2018

Next of Kin

2018
6.4
Whip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Dr. Kareem Shirani, is abducted in Pakistan, Mona's charmed life is shaken to its core.
Rake

2014

Rake

2014
5.2
Keegan Deane's staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the law cases that nobody else will touch. He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive elements that plague his own life, including women and gambling.