In 1870s England, idealist Daniel Deronda seeks his mysterious origins and becomes entangled in the lives of the self-centered Gwendolen Harleth, who is trapped in a loveless marriage, and Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth.
Five young Thais resist the strict social norms of 1969, risking everything as their interwoven forbidden loves defy an intolerant world.
After a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, Amy tries to get her life back together.
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.
This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany 37 days later. This tense and gripping miniseries set among the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin tracks the unfolding crisis through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war. 37 Days unlocks the mystery of the war s origins, overturning assumptions about its inevitability, demonstrating that World War One was neither a chance happening nor was it a foregone conclusion.
When Goddess Xiao Qi commits a major crime, she is stripped of her powers and banished to the mortal realm where she meets a mortal who helps her accomplish 100 charitable acts so she can regain her goddess status. The two fall in love, but when their forbidden love affair is discovered, heaven guards descend upon the mortal realm to separate the two lovers.
Bambino! is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine Big Comic Spirits. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 bound volumes of the manga. It received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi. NTV broadcast the live-action TV drama from April 18, 2007 to June 27, 2007. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico by TV Japan, an affiliate of NHK, from January to March 2008.
The night before a high profile operation on the PM, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the PM.
Love, intrigue, favouritism and corruption at the Dresdner Hof.
Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.
Berlin in the 1920s. A dazzling place, but times are not only golden, they are marked by poverty and crime. Vicky arrives in the city, led by promises of a better life, she’s looking for a job. But as soon as she gets there, her hopes and dreams are met with a cold awakening. With no place to stay and nothing to her name, she hires on to work as a saleswoman at a newly-established, glamorous department store. But the founders are also fighting for survival, just like Vicky. Times are tough, and it’s about to get tougher.
A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.
Seven years after her family’s massacre, Jiang Chan discovers a link to Li Sha Lou, a secretive assassin organization. To uncover the truth, she masters her family’s martial arts, adopts the alias Hua Shan, and infiltrates the group.
When the shattered Divine Mirror releases an ancient evil spirit, Xie Yun, into Yao Yang’s body, Bai Xiyin takes him in as her disciple to purify the darkness within. In the process, she sacrifices herself, prompting Yao Yang to embark on a journey to resurrect his fallen master. Joined by mystical companions, he travels across realms to recover her lost soul and uncover the hidden truth behind the mirror’s destruction.
Sang Xia, an overworked assistant, is thrust into a historical drama as the eldest princess trapped in a deadly time loop. To survive, she must uncover a hidden killer among five suitors before her wedding, while navigating palace conspiracies, rivalries, and a tense alliance with her enigmatic companion Yan Chuting.
After being betrayed and executed for treason, Prince Tang Jinshu is reborn five years earlier. Realizing he once trusted the wrong people and lost his true love, he joins forces with Gu Liancheng to rewrite his fate and take revenge on those who destroyed him.
Forced to marry a dying heir, Ye Qingling becomes entangled in a deadly power struggle after his sudden death. To survive, she aligns herself with her cold, cunning brother-in-law, Wei Hengzhi, leading to a forbidden romance and a battle for the throne.
Using a fake imperial decree, the second prince lures Yun Tianchen into a trap, where he is nearly killed. Luo Mingyue, the sole survivor, joins forces with the disguised Yun Tianchen to expose the conspirators and finds their relationship growing amid revenge and political intrigue.
Back to the Rafters picks up six years since we last saw the Rafter family. Dave and Julie have created a new life in the country with youngest daughter Ruby, while the older Rafter children face new challenges and Grandpa Ted struggles to find his place. As Dave enjoys his new-found freedom, Julie must reconcile her responsibilities to the family.
When a modern woman from another world steals her first love, noblewoman Xue Wanning takes control of her fate by marrying the emperor and claiming the throne. With power in her grasp, she’s determined to show the so-called champion of equality that in this world, status isn’t given—it’s enforced.