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The Cult

2009

The Cult

2009
5
The Cult is a New Zealand serial drama television series in which a group of people try to rescue their loved ones from a mysterious cult called Two Gardens. The Cult held the 8:30-9:30 spot on TV2 in New Zealand. The series debuted in New Zealand on September 24, 2009 and finished with a 2 hour season finale on December 10. It was airing on Polish and Portuguese television in 2011, and commenced screening on Australian television from December 2012.
Mobile

2007

Mobile

2007
4
Mobile is a 4-part British television drama series with an interweaving plot based around a fictional mobile phone operator and the adverse-effect of mobile phone radiation to health. The series was screened by ITV in the United Kingdom, during March 2007. The cast includes Jamie Draven, Neil Fitzmaurice, Keith Allen, Sunetra Sarker, Samantha Bond, Brittany Ashworth and Julie Graham. It was written by John Fay.
Rules of Engagement

1989

Rules of Engagement

1989
2
Political intrigue and murder occurs when the English town of Portsmouth is sealed off by the military during the eve of World War III.
End of Summer

2024

End of Summer

2024
6.9
On a summer's evening in 1984, a five-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion, and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy's older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm, when a young man describes a strangely familiar childhood memory of a disappearance. A shaken Vera travels home to her fractured family to uncover, once and for all, what really happened in the summer that never ended.
One Room Angel

2023

One Room Angel

2023
9
Kouki’s empty life shifts after a near-death stab—and waking to find a memoryless angel in his home. One lost soul just met another.
Amor Comprado

2008

Amor Comprado

2008
4
Amor Comprado is a Miami, Florida-made telenovela that was produced by Venevisión International for Univision. It is loosely inspired by TV Azteca's Catalina y Sebastian, written by the same writer of this project. The series stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez and José Ángel Llamas as the protagonists while Patricia Álvarez, Marjorie de Sousa and Zully Montero star as the main villains. Filmed and set in Miami, Florida, USA, the show replaced Nunca Te Diré Adiós at 1PM/12C on Univision. The telenovela also aired in Ecuador at 10:15pm on TC Televisión, on Canal 9 in Valencia, Spain and on Telemetro in Panama. It began airing in Venezuela on October 29, 2008, via Venevisión Plus at 10:00pm with repeats Monday to Saturday at 1:00pm. It was broadcast in United States, Ecuador, Spain, Panama, Chile and Venezuela.
In Time With You

2020

In Time With You

2020
Pim is a savvy sales dept. head at a high-profile shoe company that has mastered the art of achieving a healthy work/life balance. At 30, her parents think she is ripe for marriage, her best friend Pon works for Bangkok Airlines. He has always stood by her through thick and thin ready to offer her a shoulder to cry on. All those around them think them the perfect couple. Except for Pim who sees Pon as a friend. She wants to be swept off her feet. The friends make a bet that whichever one is not married in the following year, must pay the bride or groom-to-be a sum of money as a wedding gift. With just a year to find their soulmate, Pim throws herself wholeheartedly into the process and Pon reluctantly so. Each finds partners who don't turn out to be the one. They still turn to each other to confide in as romances unravel.
Primera dama

2010

Primera dama

2010
2
Sabina Astudillo is an ordinary, young but ambitious woman who is willing to do anything to seduce Leonardo Sandander a presidential candidate to become the First Lady of Chile.
The Dwelling Place

1994

The Dwelling Place

1994
6
Set in the 1830s, the story of 16-year-old Cissie Brodie after the death of parents and the repossession of the family home. She finds a barren place to live and care for her younger brothers and sisters with the help of Matthew, a local carpenter, but her life becomes complicated when the aristocratic Fischel family take an unwelcome interest.
Before We Die

2021

Before We Die

2021
5
Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.
William Shatner's Weird or What?

2010

William Shatner's Weird or What?

2010
6.8
Weird or What? is a series on the Discovery Channel and History hosted by William Shatner. Each episode contains three separate stories of the bizarre and unexplained. As the show unfolds, it weighs various supernatural and scientific theories that attempt to explain the story, and sometimes features tests conducted as proof of a theory's plausibility. The show features strange occurrences such as ghosts, aliens, monsters, medical oddities and natural disasters.
The Mystery of Natalie Wood

2004

The Mystery of Natalie Wood

2004
8
The story of Natalie Wood and how she began acting at a young age, making the transition from a child actress to a serious actress, dating top Hollywood celebrities.
Senda prohibida

2023

Senda prohibida

2023
7.8
A girl leaves her town with the goal of succeeding in life. Upon arriving in Mexico City, thanks to her beauty and her good manners, she gets a job in an office where she falls in love with her boss.
Mapp and Lucia

2014

Mapp and Lucia

2014
6.3
1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels, about the rivalry between two women in a quaint village.
ANZAC Girls

2014

ANZAC Girls

2014
7.1
The unique, and rarely told true stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses serving at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War.
Blackout

2012

Blackout

2012
6.2
Daniel Demoys has gone from being an idealistic young man with a burning desire to make the world a better place, to a disillusioned and corrupt council official. His alcoholism has driven a wedge between him and his family. When Daniel wakes up after another drunken night, he realizes that he might be responsible for a murder. A dramatic act of redemption buys him public adoration, so much so that he has become a candidate in the race for Mayor, but as his public star rises ever higher and he tries to repair the damage done to his private life, he is painfully aware that it could all come crashing down at any moment.
Us

2020

Us

2020
7
The poignant and hilarious story of the Petersens during their vacation across Europe where the father Douglas tries to win back the love of his wife Connie and become reconciled with their son Albie.
Corazón apasionado

2012

Corazón apasionado

2012
8
El Barón

2019

El Barón

2019
6.9
The story of Nacho Montero, a young Mexican rebel, dreamer and visionary who changed the world of drug trafficking.
Supernova

2005

Supernova

2005
3.2
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.