World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
A mischievous little pig demon attempts to steal a magical monster-catching gourd from the powerful half-god Feng Pan, only to end up captured and kept by his side. Together, this unlikely pair—a god and a demon—set off on a funny, touching journey filled with monster-catching escapades.
Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.
Talented pipa player Li Sasa is mysteriously transported to the Sheng Dynasty, inhabiting the body of Li Ru Niang. Lost in this new world, she meets Lu Jingnian, head of the Right Sect Fang. Joining his musical group, Sasa helps form an innovative all-women's ensemble. As they bond over their shared passion for music, their relationship faces challenges that test their connection.
Two high-class thieves caught red-handed strike a deal with the FBI to avoid imprisonment: put their skills at the service of an inter-agency task force whose mission is to recover missing and stolen government property.
Trigrad is a remote village in the Julian Alps, where the main wealth is the forest. Wood is not only the foundation of the wood industry, on which the well-being of the village depends, but it also has a higher significance. It is a place where mysterious and sacred powers hide. In this mystical environment, we follow the story of the main protagonist Crt, who left his native mountain village as a child and returned after many years of absence as a successful architect to sell the forest he inherited from his late father. On his return, the main character encounters unusual events, and the line between reality and imagination is increasingly blurred. With the new findings, it faces a key dilemma, namely whether to sell the forest or not.
Mainland-born Liang Huan came to Hong Kong with her daughter Li You Hao in the 1980s to be reunited with her husband, Li Gao Shan. However, he dies unexpectedly, leaving Liang Huan to fend for her late husband's teahouse.
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With the help of a journalist from their homeland, a Chinese cultural relic tries to escape the British Museum to return back to their beloved motherland. — The vast majority of the museum's massive collection of up to 8 million items came from countries beyond the UK. The trustees of the British Museum have become the world's largest receivers of stolen property, and the great majority of their loot is not even on public display. Data from UNESCO shows that 1.6 million Chinese cultural relics were stolen and collected by 47 museums around the world, among which the British Museum has the largest collection. Many were plundered during the Siege of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900.
Song Xixi, a brave and determined woman, left the battlefield to fulfill her promise to her mother and married under a family arrangement. However, when her husband, Zhan Beiwang, returned from the war and wanted to take a concubine, breaking his promise, she did not sit idly by. She asked for a divorce and, with all the determination in the world, returned to the war. She restored her family's honor, defended her city, and along the way, found her true soul mate: King Beiming, Xie Rumo. It was a journey of struggle, transformation, and personal rediscovery.
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Heist is an American television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately canceled due to low ratings. The series was from acclaimed director Doug Liman and revolved around professional thief Mickey O' Neil, who created a team of experts to try to pull off the biggest heist in history — to simultaneously rob three jewelry stores on Rodeo Drive during Academy Awards week. Meanwhile, Amy Sykes, lead detective for LAPD’s Robbery Division, led the task force investigating a series of thefts committed by this new crew. Under high pressure from her superiors, she had to figure out not only who was behind the crimes, but also what larger job they were leading up to.
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the buccaneers' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.
In 19th-century Paris, young vampire Noé finds the Book of Vanitas in human hands. Calling himself Vanitas, this doctor wields its power and tempts Noé with a plan to “cure” all vampires. Allying with him may be dangerous, but does he have a choice?
Though Bobby Stevens appears to be a regular family man with a nine-to-five job, he's actually an expert thief who is seeking a few last big jobs so he can finally leave the business for a comfortable, lawful lifestyle with his wife, Hope, and their two children. While they never discuss Bobby's illegal pursuits, Hope is growing weary of turning a blind eye.
A Time Prophet predicted that Kai would be the one to destroy the divine order in the league of the 20,000 planets, someday that will happen, but not today. Today a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, a female with a body designed for sex and a robot head madly in love with her all make up the crew of the spaceship Lexx, the most powerful weapon in the two universes.
A little fox demon has come to the mortal world to repay a debt. She takes the place of the bride in marrying the cold general Gu Yu Fan. Their relationship which starts from marriage turns into love. Gu Yun Fan is hailed as the god of war of Tiansheng Kingdom. He sustained injuries after leading an army to defeat invaders from Beirong. In order to ensure that the Gu family bloodline will continue, the emperor orders an arranged marriage. To repay her benefactor, little fox demon Xia Jiu'er marries into the Gu family. After many twists and turns, Gu Yun Fan and Xia Jiu'er reveal their sincere affection for each other. Can they break through the boundaries between humans and demons to be together?
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.