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The Secrets She Keeps

2020

The Secrets She Keeps

2020
5.4
In an affluent Sydney suburb, two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan is a glamorous influencer on the rise, with an ambitious television sports reporter husband Jack, while Agatha works in the supermarket as a shelf stacker. Although they live near each other, the two women’s lives could not be more different…Both women have secrets. And both will risk everything to conceal the truth. But their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone.
Mom P.I.

1990

Mom P.I.

1990
7
Mom P.I. is a 1990-92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier. Dunsmore plays eternal optimist Sally Sullivan, a recently widowed mother of two supporting her family as a waitress in a working-class diner, who talks her way into a job as assistant to grumpy, cynical private eye Bernie Fox, played by The Rockford Files' Margolin. Head writer for the show was Chris Haddock, who later created the much grittier Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, also for the CBC.
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant

2005

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant

2005
7.1
Mary Bryant, a Cornish girl who was convicted of petty theft, is being transported to the Australian Penal Colony on the First Fleet with other prisoners bound for Botany Bay.
Black Work

2015

Black Work

2015
5.8
'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.
Adulting

2023

Adulting

2023
6.3
Four varsity friends, whose strong bond has held them together even as their journeys in life have taken them in very different directions. As they try to find love and success in Johannesburg after university.
The Optimists

2017

The Optimists

2017
5.2
The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.
The Terrible

2020

The Terrible

2020
6.2
Ivan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements has always overshadowed a living person, and the unparalleled cruelty that entered folklore literally ruled out the possibility of a more complex view of character. The series is an humble attempt to understand the origins of the actions of Ivan IV and look into the dark labyrinth of his soul. Ivan IV of Russia is gradually reborn into the same Ivan the Terrible - a cruel tyrant. And now rumors of his ruthlessness and violent temper are becoming true, and these changes in the character of the king are changing history. Enemies are approaching Russia - will the country be able to survive?
Island at War

2004

Island at War

2004
7.9
Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Jersey and Guernsey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, Island at War had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man from August 2003 to October 2003. When the series was shown in the UK, it appeared in six 70-minute episodes.
Tamra, the Island

2009

Tamra, the Island

2009
2.6
Set in the 17th Century, Jang Beo-jin is a young female diver on Tamra Island. She doesn't particularly enjoy her situation and dreams of one day leaving the island. One day, to her shock, she discovers a young blond haired man laying on the beach. The young man's name is William and he is a shipwrecked British citizen. Another young man named Park Kyu enters the island under the disguise of one of the many convicts sent to Tamra Island. In actuality, Park Kyu is a budding government official known as a Seonbi. These three young people then become involved in a hilarious love triangle.
Romeo and Juliet

2014

Romeo and Juliet

2014
7.1
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
Eye in the Sky

2015

Eye in the Sky

2015
5
Former CID detective Sze Tou Shun was forced to leave the police force due to suspicions that he was involved in an arson case. He joins a security company, where he meets Cheng Lik Hang. As a former detective, Sze Tou Shun has a reclusive character, but has a sharp eye that can catch tiny details from surveillance footage which are often the key to solving cases. Cheng Lik Hang's thinking and style of working is similar to Sze Tou Shun's and is also excellent at his job. The two become good friends and are looked upon favourably by their superior. This is until private investigator Ng Zan Nei appears. Conflict arises when she mistakes Sze Tou Shun for an old friend...
Cinderella Again

2022

Cinderella Again

2022
6.8
A beauty expert travels back to her high school days, determined to transform her past and rewrite her romantic destiny after a devastating teenage rejection.
This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans

2024

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans

2024
7.7
A cunning cook sets out to charm a demanding head chef and claim his place in a top kitchen, but winning him over proves harder than expected.
The Ghost Squad

2005

The Ghost Squad

2005
5.8
The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down. It starred Elaine Cassidy as a police constable recruited into the squad and Jonas Armstrong as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.
Would you rather

2020

Would you rather

2020
9.3
Sixteen-year-old Shaï, Djeneba, Aladi, and Ismaël grew up between the four towers of Place des Fêtes, a working-class neighborhood in Paris. Together, they let the hours slip by, joke around, and play their favorite game: "Would You Rather."
The Book Group

2002

The Book Group

2002
7.2
Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice are more interesting than she bargained for...
The Hardy Boys

1995

The Hardy Boys

1995
7.7
Junior reporter Frank Hardy and Joe, his computer-hacker brother, work together to crack mysteries.
Andante

2017

Andante

2017
7.7
A computer-obsessed teen's life is turned upside down when he's forced to move to the countryside, where unexpected friendships and a health challenge await him.
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.
Mama Flora's Family

1998

Mama Flora's Family

1998
7.6
A black matriarch in the early 20th century is determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice.