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  1. Call the Midwife cover
    2012 · Period drama, Drama

    Call the Midwife

    In the impoverished East End of London during the late 1950s, young nurse Jenny Lee joins Nonnatus House, a nursing convent where Anglican nuns and lay midwives provide maternity care to the surrounding community. Together, the midwives confront systemic poverty, complex health crises, and transformative social shifts with deep empathy and clinical resolve.

  2. Six Feet Under cover
    2001 · Drama, Black comedy

    Six Feet Under

    Following the sudden death of their patriarch on Christmas Eve, the dysfunctional Fisher family inherits the operation of an independent Los Angeles funeral home. As brothers Nate and David struggle to run the family business alongside their troubled mother and teenage sister, each episode examines mortality, grief, and romance through an unflinching blend of dark humor and intimate drama.

  3. Precious Pearl cover
    2013 · Telenovela, Period drama, Romance

    Precious Pearl

    Joia Rara

    After surviving an avalanche in 1930s Tibet thanks to Buddhist monks, wealthy Brazilian playboy Franz Hauser befriends the spiritual leader Ananda Rinpoche before returning to his family's jewelry empire in Rio de Janeiro. When Ananda dies and is reincarnated as Franz's young daughter Pérola, the family must navigate bitter class divides, corporate treachery, and spiritual destiny.

  4. Toxic Town cover
    2025 · Drama, Crime

    Toxic Town

    In the wake of an alarming rise in upper-limb birth defects in Corby, Northamptonshire, three determined mothers launch a grassroots campaign to uncover the truth about local industrial contamination. Written by Jack Thorne, this four-part drama chronicles their arduous decades-long legal battle against the local council over the negligent demolition of a former steelworks site.

  5. Second Chance cover
    2008 · Soap opera, Drama

    Second Chance

    Seconde Chance

    After being abruptly abandoned by her husband, thirty-five-year-old mother Alice Lerois must re-enter the workforce to provide for her two teenage children. Securing a job at a prestigious Parisian advertising agency, she discovers that her hiring by the agency's director—her estranged childhood best friend—is secretly driven by a long-harbored desire for vengeance.

  6. Blood Sisters cover
    2022 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

    Blood Sisters

    When a lavish Nigerian wedding rehearsal spiraling with domestic abuse turns fatal, two close friends are forced on the run from both law enforcement and a vengeful dynasty. As family secrets unravel across Lagos, their desperate flight exposes corruption and violence lurking beneath high society.

  7. Father's House cover
    1997 · Drama, Family

    Father's House

    Baba Evi

    Adapted from the semi-autobiographical fiction of Orhan Kemal, this classic Turkish drama traces the trials, joys, and generational tensions within a large Istanbul family presided over by a stern, protective patriarch. Through economic hardships and modern social transformations, the household strives to maintain its solidarity and moral core.

  8. Dear Murderer cover
    2017 · Biography, Crime, Drama

    Dear Murderer

    Dramatizing the flamboyant, high-stakes career of prominent Wellington barrister Mike Bungay QC, this five-part biographical series explores New Zealand's landmark mid-century criminal trials. Behind his courtroom theatricality and high-profile defenses—including the infamous 1974 Sutch Cold War espionage trial—lies a volatile personal life fueled by excess and inner turmoil.

  9. The Lobbyist cover
    2018 · Drama, Thriller

    The Lobbyist

    El lobista

    Matías Franco is a charismatic and calculating political lobbyist who orchestrates lucrative backroom deals connecting corporate titans, judicial authorities, and state officials in Buenos Aires. However, his ambition pulls him into a treacherous money-laundering scheme involving a powerful bishop and dangerous criminal interests, threatening to destroy everyone in his orbit.

  10. Angry Boys cover
    2011 · Comedy, Mockumentary

    Angry Boys

    Through a sharp mockumentary format, creator Chris Lilley portrays multiple eccentric men and youths across Australia, the United States, and Japan navigating contemporary masculinity, adolescent insecurity, and family dysfunction. The twelve-part satirical series blends cringe comedy with moments of poignant vulnerability.

  11. Avant le crash cover
    2022 · Drama

    Avant le crash

    After dropping out of the corporate rat race to live an austere and unencumbered life, a former financial analyst is pulled back into a high-stakes Montreal investment brokerage by his upwardly mobile friends. Returning to the trading floor tests his moral convictions against an unforgiving culture of relentless performance and status obsession.

  12. Cranford cover
    2007 · Period drama, Drama

    Cranford

    In a quaint 1840s Cheshire market town dominated by genteel widows and spinsters, the tight-knit community navigates social custom, romantic courtship, and financial instability. As the modern railway approaches their doorstep, the townsfolk must reconcile their cherished traditions with the relentless march of industrial change.

  13. Dead Mountain cover
    2020 · Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    Dead Mountain

    Перевал Дятлова

    Alternating between full-color procedural inquiry and atmospheric monochrome flashbacks, a troubled KGB major investigates the mysterious 1959 deaths of nine experienced hikers in the Ural Mountains. As he sifts through classified reports and personal diaries, the narrative retraces the doomed expedition alongside an unraveling official cover-up.

  14. Sanjivani: A Medical Boon cover
    2002 · Medical drama, Drama

    Sanjivani: A Medical Boon

    संजीवनी

    Four young medical interns join the prestigious Sanjivani Hospital, confronting demanding clinical crises, ethical conflicts, and personal romantic entanglements under the guidance of seasoned physicians. The series broke new ground in Indian television by examining hard-hitting public health issues, including HIV/AIDS awareness and hospital politics.

  15. Ghar Ek Sapnaa cover
    2007 · Soap opera, Drama

    Ghar Ek Sapnaa

    घर एक सपना

    A spirited young woman from Bihar sees her hopes of a blissful wedded life shattered when she is wed to a reluctant Mumbai man through the practice of groom abduction. Transported into a wealthy urban household that treats her with hostility, she strives with dignity and resolve to win over her alienated in-laws.

  16. Petersburg Secrets cover
    1994 · Historical Drama, Crime Drama

    Petersburg Secrets

    Петербургские тайны

    In mid-nineteenth-century Saint Petersburg, the entwined fates of two noble families unravel through aristocratic deceit, financial ruin, and secret identities connecting high-society salons to the criminal underworld.

  17. Drunkard Morning cover
    2025 · Historical Romance, Period Drama

    Drunkard Morning

    بامداد خمار

    In early twentieth-century Tehran, an aristocratic young woman named Mahboubeh rejects her family's social standing to marry Rahim, a working-class carpenter's apprentice. Bound by conflicting worlds, she must confront the rigid realities of class divide, domestic disillusionment, and the painful consequences of her defiance.

  18. Chinese Paladin 3 cover
    2009 · Xianxia Fantasy, Action Romance

    Chinese Paladin 3

    仙剑奇侠传三

    In ancient Tang-dynasty China, cheerful pawnshop apprentice Jing Tian dreams of becoming a legendary martial hero. When a mystical jade pendant binds his fate to the spirited Tang family heiress Tang Xuejian, Jing Tian discovers he is the mortal reincarnation of the divine general Fei Peng. Joined by the disciplined Mount Shu Taoist swordsman Xu Changqing, the resurrected princess Long Kui, and the thousand-year-old Nuwa descendant Zi Xuan, Jing Tian embarks on a perilous quest across mortal, spirit, and heavenly realms to find five elemental pearls and seal the catastrophic Evil Sword Immortal.

  19. I'm Alive cover
    2017 · Supernatural Crime Drama, Police Procedural, Sci-Fi

    I'm Alive

    Estoy vivo

    After dying in pursuit of a serial killer known as the Midnight Butcher, police inspector Andrés Vargas receives an unexpected second chance. Reincarnated five years later in the body of another detective, Manuel Márquez, and paired with an otherworldly guide known as El Enlace, he must protect his surviving family and finish solving the case without revealing his true identity.

  20. In Heaven as It Is in Królowy Most cover
    2025 · Comedy

    In Heaven as It Is in Królowy Most

    U Pana Boga w Królowym Moście

    When a young Warsaw archaeologist arrives in the picturesque Podlasie village of Królowy Most and unearths an ancient charter declaring the town an independent state, the local parish priest, police commander, and eccentric residents find themselves thrown into a whirlwind of political turmoil and comical intrigue.

  21. Crazy Bedis cover
    1996 · Comedy, Romance, Family

    Crazy Bedis

    Çılgın Bediş

    Adapted from Özden Öğrük's popular comic strip, this quintessential 1990s Turkish youth sitcom follows the whimsical daydreams and daily misadventures of high schooler Bediş. Surrounded by her loyal friends, eccentric family, and colorful neighborhood, she constantly dreams up elaborate schemes to win the heart of her crush Oktay.

  22. Thin Blue Line cover
    2021 · Crime Drama, Police Procedural

    Thin Blue Line

    Tunna blå linjen

    Uniformed police officers patrol the vibrant and socially complex streets of Malmö, Sweden. As they confront domestic disturbances, youth conflicts, and volatile street emergencies, each officer must navigate personal relationships, moral dilemmas, and the emotional toll of daily frontline duty.

  23. Marriage Diaries cover
    2010 · Drama, Romance, Telenovela

    Marriage Diaries

    Para volver a amar

    Six women from diverse socio-economic backgrounds confront severe marital crises, ranging from domestic abuse and financial manipulation to infidelity and illness. Banding together through friendship and professional collaboration, they strive to overcome societal expectations and reclaim their autonomy.

  24. 9mm: Sao Paulo cover
    2008 · Action, Crime, Drama

    9mm: Sao Paulo

    9mm: São Paulo

    Inside the relentless homicide division of South America's largest metropolis, five seasoned detectives investigate violent crimes while navigating bureaucratic inertia and systemic corruption. Drawing upon real-life case files, the procedural chronicles the psychological toll and moral compromises demanded by their precinct work.

  25. Normal People cover
    2020 · Drama, Romance, Psychological Drama

    Normal People

    In a small town in County Sligo and later at Trinity College Dublin, Marianne and Connell explore an intense, tender, yet complicated relationship across social divides and mutual insecurities. Their bond profoundly alters the trajectory of their young adult lives through unspoken vulnerabilities and personal growth.

  26. Pressure Point cover
    2024 · Crime, Drama, Miniseries

    Pressure Point

    Smärtpunkten

    In 1999 Sweden, playwright Lars Norén and producer Isa Stenberg collaborate with three inmates at Tidaholm maximum-security prison to stage a play where the prisoners portray themselves. As the production gains acclaim and prison officials overlook mounting security breaches, the inmates use their leaves to carry out violent armed robberies, leading toward one of Sweden's darkest criminal events.

  27. The Octopus 9: The Pact cover
    1998 · Crime Drama, Miniseries, Political Thriller

    The Octopus 9: The Pact

    La piovra 9 - Il patto

    In early 1960s Catania, Carabinieri Captain Carlo Arcuti investigates a French chemist assisting the Sicilian mafia in setting up illicit heroin refineries, reconnecting with Baroness Barbara Altamura as she risks everything to spy on her corrupt husband.

  28. Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi cover
    2014 · Romantic Drama

    Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi

    मेरी आशिकी तुम से ही

    Inspired by Wuthering Heights, the series chronicles the enduring love between a chauffeur's son and a wealthy businessman's daughter as class divisions and familial rivalries threaten to tear them apart.

  29. Sintonia cover
    2019 · Crime Drama, Teen Drama, Music

    Sintonia

    In the outskirts of São Paulo, three childhood friends navigate contrasting paths through funk music, organized crime, and religion as they confront adulthood and strive to transform their lives.

  30. Hayat Bilgisi cover
    2003 · Comedy, Drama, Teen Sitcom

    Hayat Bilgisi

    After relocating to Istanbul with her younger brother, an idealistic history teacher takes up a post at Rıdvan Kanat High School. Her steadfast integrity and creative teaching methods clash with the scheming, money-minded principal while she helps guide an eclectic group of spirited teenagers through the trials of adolescence.

  31. Reunión de superados cover
    2025 · Comedy, Drama

    Reunión de superados

    At an exclusive private school in Santiago, regular parent-teacher meetings transform into a battleground for social status, hidden infidelities, and buried rivalries. As the facade of their privileged domestic lives unravels, a group of parents must navigate the messy reality of their romantic entanglements and family crises.

  32. Silence of the Abyss cover
    2017 · Drama, Romance

    Silence of the Abyss

    Lặng yên dưới vực sâu

    Set against the rugged limestone plateaus of Hà Giang, the series follows Vừ, a diligent young H'Mông man, and Súa, a spirited woman whose deep love for him is challenged by poverty and entrenched traditions. When a wealthy suitor kidnaps Súa under the customary practice of wife-pulling, both lovers are thrown into profound suffering, confronting forced matrimony, societal expectations, and an enduring struggle for freedom.

  33. Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police cover
    1996 · Action, Crime, Drama

    Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police

    Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei

    Two highway patrol detectives investigate criminal syndicates, hostage crises, and smuggling operations along Germany's autobahn network. Their high-stakes investigations routinely involve extreme vehicle pursuits, multi-car collisions, and tactical firefights.

  34. Shoot for the Stars cover
    2002 · Romance, Drama

    Shoot for the Stars

    별을 쏘다

    After being betrayed by her former boyfriend and business partner, an earnest woman takes on the management of an aspiring young actor struggling with dyslexia. Working side by side against fierce industry rivalry and personal adversity, they strive to overcome his reading difficulties and establish him as a respected leading star.

  35. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia cover
    2005 · Comedy, Sitcom

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    A circle of thoroughly narcissistic, morally bankrupt friends operate an unprosperous South Philadelphia dive bar called Paddy's Pub. Constantly driven by petty grudges, greed, and catastrophic delusions of grandeur, the group repeatedly concocts absurd schemes that derail their lives and terrorize anyone caught in their wake.

  36. The Countess of Monsoreau cover
    1997 · Historical Drama, Romance

    The Countess of Monsoreau

    Графиня де Монсоро

    During the French Wars of Religion under the reign of King Henry III, noble duelist Louis de Bussy d'Amboise falls into a perilous romance with Diane de Méridor, whom the treacherous Count de Monsoreau forced into marriage. Amid court intrigue, royal rivalries, and the schemes of the Duke of Anjou, the lovers navigate deadly conspiracies in Paris.

  37. SeaChange cover
    1998 · Comedy-Drama

    SeaChange

    After her marriage ends and her career in Melbourne unravels, corporate lawyer Laura Gibson takes a job as the magistrate in the small coastal town of Pearl Bay, raising two children while settling disputes among the eccentric locals.

  38. Bleak House cover
    2005 · Period Drama, Mystery

    Bleak House

    Against the backdrop of the protracted Jarndyce and Jarndyce inheritance dispute in the Court of Chancery, young orphan Esther Summerson serves as companion to two innocent wards while an ominous secret connects her to the aristocratic Lady Dedlock.

  39. Börje – The Journey of a Legend cover
    2023 · Biography, Drama, Sport

    Börje – The Journey of a Legend

    Swedish hockey player Börje Salming rises from the mining town of Kiruna to become a pioneering European star in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

  40. Daughter from Another Mother cover
    2021 · Comedy-Drama

    Daughter from Another Mother

    Madre solo hay dos

    When two women with completely opposing lifestyles discover their newborn daughters were accidentally swapped at birth, they choose not to part with the infants they brought home. Instead, ambitious corporate executive Ana and free-spirited student Mariana move in together to co-parent both babies under one roof, navigating clash of values, relationship turbulence, and the unexpected bond of a blended household.

  41. Pastewka cover
    2005 · Comedy, Sitcom

    Pastewka

    German comedian Bastian Pastewka plays a fictionalized version of himself in Cologne, where everyday misunderstandings regularly escalate into social disasters.

  42. For Love cover
    1997 · Drama, Romance, Telenovela

    For Love

    Por Amor

    Helena and her daughter Eduarda give birth in the same maternity hospital on the same night. When Eduarda's newborn dies during delivery, Helena secretly swaps her own healthy baby with the deceased infant to shield her vulnerable daughter from unbearable grief.

  43. The Octopus 8: The Scandal cover
    1997 · Crime Drama, Political Thriller

    The Octopus 8: The Scandal

    La piovra 8 - Lo scandalo

    In late 1950s Sicily, a reform-minded nobleman returns from America intent on modernizing his ancestral estates, only to collide with entrenched rural mafiosi who kidnap his young son to halt the project. A tenacious carabiniere lieutenant sent to investigate uncovers a ruthless power struggle within the syndicate while falling into a forbidden romance that sparks public scandal.

  44. Hideyoshi cover
    1996 · Historical Drama, Jidaigeki

    Hideyoshi

    秀吉

    The 35th NHK Taiga drama chronicles the rise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from his humble peasant origins into one of Sengoku Japan's most formidable unifiers alongside Oda Nobunaga.

  45. Al Aasr Market cover
    2001 · Drama, History

    Al Aasr Market

    سوق العصر

    In the turbulent era surrounding Egypt's 1952 revolution, an idealistic man wages a relentless personal and moral struggle against a corrupt, authoritarian power broker who frames and imprisons him.

  46. NANA cover
    2006 · Animation, Drama, Music, Romance

    NANA

    Two twenty-year-old women with the same name—punk rock vocalist Nana Osaki and starry-eyed romantic Nana Komatsu—cross paths on a train bound for Tokyo and unexpectedly end up sharing Apartment 707. As Osaki strives to launch her band Black Stones into the music industry and Komatsu seeks fulfillment in romance, their friendship becomes an emotional lifeline amid love, heartbreak, and growing adulthood.

  47. Silver cover
    2005 · Drama, Romance

    Silver

    Gümüş

    Grieving the sudden death of his beloved partner, wealthy Istanbul heir Mehmet reluctantly enters an arranged marriage with modest provincial dressmaker Gümüş. As Gümüş rises in fashion design and demonstrates unwavering dignity, their fraught union gradually evolves into profound love.

  48. Family Ties cover
    2000 · Drama, Romance, Telenovela

    Family Ties

    Laços de Família

    In Rio de Janeiro's coastal Leblon district, an independent aesthetics clinic owner willingly yields her relationship with a younger doctor when her adult daughter falls hopelessly in love with him. When her daughter is later diagnosed with leukemia, the mother embarks on an agonizing moral sacrifice to save her life.

  49. Deep Rooted Tree cover
    2011 · Historical Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    Deep Rooted Tree

    뿌리깊은 나무

    In fifteenth-century Joseon, royal investigator Kang Chae-yoon probes a mysterious string of scholar murders inside the royal palace while harboring a deep vendetta against King Sejong. As he uncovers the clandestine aristocratic faction Milbon, Chae-yoon becomes entangled in a dangerous conflict over the king's secret project to create the Hangul alphabet.

  50. Evil cover
    2023 · Drama, Thriller

    Evil

    Ondskan

    In late 1950s Sweden, sixteen-year-old Erik Ponti is expelled from his Stockholm school following severe disciplinary issues and sent to Stjernsberg boarding school as a last resort. Desperate to escape a lifetime of abuse at home and break free from violence, Erik encounters an entrenched culture of sadistic hazing run by senior students and condoned by the faculty. As tensions escalate, he must resist the school's oppressive hierarchy and protect his dignity without becoming the very monster he despises.