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Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature.
A young woman working as an airport security agent accidentally comes into possession of a smuggling ring’s gold bars. Caught in a chaotic whirlwind of greed and betrayal among various parties vying for the gold, she becomes consumed by the desire to claim it all for herself.
Towards the end of the Warring States Era, the States of Qin and Zhao are engaged in a lengthy battle. Li Hao Lan, daughter of the Censor-in-chief of Zhao, is forced out of her own home after being set up by her stepmother. Having nothing to her name, she is sold as a slave and purchased by Lu Buwei, who is cleverly able to marry Hao Lan to Ying Yiren, a Qin royal who resides in Zhao as a hostage. However, Hao Lan and Buwei's presence in the Zhao palace ignites a dangerous battle, as they rely on their wits to evade Princess Ya’s devious schemes.
A chance meeting between photographer Sara Hadley and Attorney Jack McAllister leads to an instant and undeniable attraction. Just as Sara and Jack's affair is starting, the lovers find themselves in an impossible situation—on opposite sides of a murder investigation.
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).
Fourteen warriors set out to prevent an invasion, but only seven return. Three died along the way, and four were slain for betraying the empire. In truth, it is the Seven Heroes who turned on their allies so they could take all the glory. Ascheriit was their victim, but now, 20 years later, he is back to get revenge.
The pragmatic creator of a dating app and her adventurous competitor test their theories about love in a 60-day challenge to find their ideal partner.
Various couples and their stories of how they came to kiss each other.
Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.
Azul Tequila is a Mexican telenovela. The 80-episode serial was produced for TV Azteca by the celebrity couple Christian Bach and Humberto Zurita in conjunction with Humberto's brother Gerardo through their production company ZUBA Producciones. The complete series has been released in an 8 DVD box set.
The adventures of the marshal of the carabinieri Giovanni Rocca, played by the great Gigi Proietti. Definitely one of the most successful Rai fictions ever, the series, after the first eight episodes broadcast in 1996, went on for six seasons, ending only in 2008. For over a decade the investigations and the private life of the marshal of Viterbo , born from an idea by Laura Toscano, have fascinated the television audience, making them become attached to characters such as the beautiful pharmacist Margherita (Stefania Sandrelli) or the brigadier Cacciapuoti (Sergio Fiorentini).
An introverted photographer's life changes when a former mafia boss hires him for love advice, only to end up falling for him instead.
The Ming Emperor falls into a coma without naming a successor, which leaves the princes and Lord of Qi all vying for the throne. During this time, a series of murders was happening in the capital. Liu Shan Men, a government branch responsible for the safety of the capital, is ordered to investigate. The agents soon discover that the murders are only a precursor to a bigger conspiracy within the royal court.
Simplemente María is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada Madero for Televisa and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from November 9, 2015, to July 31, 2016. It is a remake of the 1989 telenovela of the same name, based on the original story by Celia Alcántara. Adapted by Gabriela Ortigoza and Alberto Gómez, and directed by Mónica Miguel and Claudio Reyes Rubio, it stars Claudia Álvarez, José Ron, Ferdinando Valencia, Arleth Terán, Ana Martín, René Strickler, Norma Herrera, and Carmen Becerra. The story follows María Flores, a humble young woman who moves to Mexico City seeking a better future. After being abandoned while pregnant, she raises her son alone and works as a seamstress to support them. Through determination and talent, María becomes a successful fashion designer while overcoming poverty, prejudice, betrayal, and heartbreak. Her journey is one of resilience, sacrifice, and the pursuit of love, dignity, and a better life.
When a respected judge's world falls apart overnight, he joins a top law firm's pro bono team — where hope and purpose wait in humble, unexpected places.
Yusuf, who grew up in the suburbs of Istanbul, is a young man who tries to keep his family afloat and does not bow to injustice. While he dreams of a modest life with his childhood sweetheart Hazan, fate drags him into the middle of the underworld, power games and class conflict. When he reappears years later with a completely different identity, nothing is the same anymore; The wounds of the past and the hidden secrets will force him to follow both his heart and his revenge.
Sapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The Time Menders, after a stay in an allegedly haunted castle. Hammond also wrote all the stories except for the fifth, which was co-written by Don Houghton and Anthony Read. None of the stories had onscreen titles, or any official titles assigned by the writers. The Region 1 Complete Series DVD release gives the titles "Escape Through a Crack in Time", "The Railway Station", "The Creature's Revenge", "The Man Without a Face", "Dr. McDee Must Die" and "The Trap", respectively. These titles have often been cited as having been created by science fiction magazine Time Screen.
The lives and loves of the young staff who work in a successful Dublin restaurant and the intense friendships and bitter rivalries that blossom in the heat of the kitchen.
A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.
When an aspiring music producer records a violent event, she becomes haunted by its sound.
Having faked an automobile accident, an adventuress is taken into the home of a "ganadero" (a landowner of the Camargue), whom she seduces. Her intention is to steal, with the aid of an accomplice, a cheque which represents the proceeds of a sale of cattle. Her plan is foiled however, thanks to the dedication of the ganadero’s young secretary. Entirely shot on location in the Camargue, this is one of the earliest of Feuillade’s surviving films clearly to demonstrate his predilection for systematically mixing documentary and fiction — though the idea seems already to have been evident in the films he shot in Britanny during the summer of 1909, for example La Légende des phares. Unfortunately none of these films has survived complete.
Two Florida high school vixens hatch a murderous plan to win an inheritance, but they hadn't bargained for an escalating whirlpool of blackmail and sexual games with a sleazy insurance investigator who has his own plans for the money.
A series of encounters in a run-down holiday park change the way an inquisitive young boy perceives the world.
Reload is a drama based on the true story of Francois de Jager. It follows a young man battling a tumultuous upbringing, leading to a life of addiction, gang violence, and homelessness. After a near-fatal downward spiral, a chance encounter with a church leads to his rehabilitation and a new life in ministry.
When Samir and Leyla decide to flee their families’ discord, Samir disappears the next morning. Leyla’s quest ensnares her, entwining her fate with his mysterious disappearance, becoming part of the mystery herself.
Anna and Magnús are separating, working out how best to navigate breaking up without confusing their three children. Over the course of one year, life continues, in many ways, as normal, with each change of season occasioning little differences at home and in the surrounding landscape.
When overworked graphic designer Roy faints, he wakes up to the beautiful Nurse Abi taking care of him. This starts Roy’s fantasy of going out and sleeping with Nurse Abi. But can he turn this fantasy into a reality?
A mid-age hipster in Stockholm is a training freak and trains for the 90 km ski race Vasaloppet. His sister is the opposite, no job, drinks but has a daughter. Suddenly secrets reveals and promises are made.
Albert Durandal is unable to keep a job for more than a few days. The reason: he hums while working, which invariably irritates his superiors. He is not hired as a singer for all that, as no music producer is prepared to bet on him. At the moment he is as free as a (singing) bird and accepts to take care of Josette, the little daughter of Jeanne, his neighbor, who is sick and has to go to a sanitarium. One day, while walking down the street, he helps an old man who has an attack. The latter happens to be an influential millionaire. And with a heart of gold into the bargain : he helps Albert to make it in the singing career. And as Jeanne has recovered, he can marry her and adopt Josette.
Serious and meticulous young chef Marcus begins to experience increasingly strange and unexplained events that challenge his sanity. With his mindset spiralling into paranoia his desperation is intensified by sightings of a familiar figure.
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
Fede, a man who needs money, is contacted to murder a person in room 23 of the Galeon Hotel, without knowing the identity of the victim.
In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) carry out a clandestine mission within another militia operation that is possibly involved in the sales of guns and the murder of an agent. Agent Robin O'Brien infiltrates the operation against her director's orders. When events start unraveling and an FBI agent threatens to take over the operation and start a military action, the ATF agents have to apply what they learned from Waco to save another blood bath.
A man wanders aimlessly through Havana, having several surreal encounters.
Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian commander who was killed in battle, and wants her for his concubine. For Lygia, a Christian, being a pagan's concubine is a severe sin and disgrace. However, when Vinicius is wounded, Lygia cares for him, and starts to reciprocate his feelings. Vinicius, in return, becomes interested in Christian learning and asks Apostle Peter to teach him. In the meantime, Emperor Nero accuses Christians of having started a great fire in Rome. He encourages the imprisonment, torture and murder of his Christian subjects.
A César award nominated short drama.