Living in Ikebukuro — an area infamous for juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto Majima becomes associated with a youth gang called the G-Boys. A troubleshooter known for his cool headedness and ability to get things done, Makoto diffuses tense situations around Ikebukuro to keep his friends and others out of harm's way. However, the mysterious death of his girlfriend and an escalating gang turf war threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.
Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.
A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator.
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
A ten-part serial based on Jeffrey Archer's 1984 novel of the same name, which follows the careers and personal lives of a quartet of fictional Parliament members from 1964 to 1991, with each vying to become Prime Minister.
Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a vampire assists police in dealing with crime. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007 on Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on Citytv and Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series.
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing master spy of the Cold War and once heir-apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
Kyoto heiress Rio Yuki enters a loveless marriage at 16 with tech CEO Masatomo Takamine. Ten years later, a spirited battle of wills ensues when Rion moves to Tokyo to demand a divorce, seeking freedom while Masatoshi fights to win her heart.
After an accident, public interest lawyer Ning Yue starts to realize that the seemingly stable and happy marriage she thought she had was actually a web of lies and control, carefully woven by her husband, Hu Cheng, to keep her in the dark. As the truth emerges, Ning Yue refuses to remain passive, igniting a race against time. Will the frog be boiled alive, or will she break free from the web first?
Wang Xinyan, a brilliant investment director, infiltrates Minglan Group with a hidden agenda: to avenge the family that destroyed her life. As she seeks justice for her younger brother’s tragic death, her plans take an unexpected turn when she becomes entangled in a turbulent web of love and conflict with Jin Group's heir, Jin Yelei, and his uncle, Jin Xuyan.
When the smart and capable boss Yu Xiling meets the athletic and energetic student Gu Zhaohe, their first encounter starts with a misunderstanding, sparking mutual teasing and attraction. Who will be the first to give in?
The world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another.
Daracha is a 35-year-old woman who is well-educated and has a simple life with a set routine. After the failure of her first love, she has never opened up her heart to anyone. That is, until one day, Wayu arrives into her world. The younger man is in his late twenties but loves to live his life freely, without the restrictions of a nine-to-five job and other societal expectations. Despite being so different from each other, the two fall in love and are happy. However, everyone around Daracha considers this relationship to be unacceptable as Wayu does not have a stable job like her and spends his life only today without planning for the future or taking quick actions when problems arise.
After losing her mother and father at a young age, Xiang Haikui embarks on a journey through multiple worlds to find her father. She meets the mysterious Yin Changli, who promises to help her but requires her to sign a contract. Together, they face challenges and uncover unexpected truths that alter their destinies.
Shu Yawang's happy life with her childhood friend Tang Xiaotian and neighbor Xia Mu is shattered when Tang Xiaotian's senior, Qu Weiran, violates her out of possessiveness. This forces Shu Yawang to break up with Tang Xiaotian and leads to a tragic incident where Xia Mu accidentally injures Qu Weiran. To protect Xia Mu, Shu Yawang marries Qu Weiran, claiming to be pregnant, but after a miscarriage, she goes into hiding. Four years later, Shu Yawang returns and unexpectedly reunites with Xia Mu, Qu Weiran, and Tang Xiaotian, reigniting the complicated emotions among the four.
A mystery-of-the-week anthology starring fictionalised versions of famed crime novelists Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G.K. Chesterton.
Hollywood Wives is an American television miniseries based on Jackie Collins' 1983 novel of the same name and produced by Aaron Spelling. Broadcast on ABC in February 1985, it follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and capitalized on the public's taste for opulent melodramas that dominated ratings in the 1980s.
In rural County Donegal, Ireland, a pub landlord murders his barman and is then blackmailed by an anonymous 'Bogmailer', leading to a dark, quirky mystery with a charismatic police sergeant investigating.
The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name that aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes long, 60 minutes each. Part 2 won the 1979 Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or Special for film editors Ken Denisoff, Janet McFadden, and Tucker Wiard. In 1979, when most literary programs were being produced in the United Kingdom, Boston public television station WGBH decided to produce a homegrown literary classic of its own. The result is this epic version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's enduring novel of Puritan America in search of its soul. Hester Prynne overcomes the stigma of adultery to emerge as the first great heroine in American literature. Hawthorne's themes, the nature of sin, social hypocrisy, and community repression, still reverberate through American society. Meg Foster brings a quiet strength to the role of Hester, the adulteress condemned to wear a scarlet "A" for the rest of her life. As her partner in crime, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, John Heard writhes in private torment most convincingly. Kevin Conway completes this grim triangle as the mysterious, maleficent Roger Chillingworth. The costumes and scenery are simple, so as not to detract from the dialogue as each character grapples with the meaning of sin, forgiveness, and redemption.