Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.
The unique, and rarely told true stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses serving at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War.
In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
French adaptations of the stories by Agatha Christie.
In 1930s Shanghai, detective Guan Cen and university student Lu Yizhen, meet during an investigation into a mysterious death at a women’s dormitory. Two years later, Lu Yizhen becomes one of Shanghai’s first female police officers, working directly under Guan Cen. Together, they reopen an unresolved child kidnapping case, uncovering hidden truths and confronting the shadows of the past.
A famous tailor begins to sew a wedding dress for his best friend’s fiancée – but all three have dark secrets that will soon upend their lives.
Comic artist Hua Xiaozhen’s world is turned upside down when Qin Shaobai, the protagonist of her own manga, unexpectedly comes to life. As they navigate a series of dangers, they work together to uncover the truth behind an assassination plot. Along the way, reality and fiction blur, leading them to an unexpected romance.
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
Six sisters of an upper-class Spanish family experience difficulties in taking over the family's fabrics business after their father's death in 1913.
Bai He is a college freshman who grew up with her father. She has a deep sense of justice, respects her elders and is also a tad tomboyish. Because of an accident, Bai He's life turns into one of the magical encounters. She is pulled right into the center of different novels that take her through history from the time of the ancient dynasties to the Republican era to the present day. Her mission is to help the insignificant characters in the novel find their purpose. In this way, she will be able to save her childhood friend Li Yan Xi.
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
A young possessed woman is brought to live in a convent, where she will provoke passions and test the beliefs and strength of the faithful.
Detectives Jack and Paco investigate a murder spree on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
The Glittering Prizes is a six-part British television drama written by Frederic Raphael, broadcast on BBC Two in 1976. From the 1950s to 1970s, a group of Cambridge University students explore their changing lives and the 'glittering prizes' of success, academia and personal fulfillment in a shifting Britain.
Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to The Three Cripples Pub, while Fagin’s Den is hidden down a murky alley off a bustling Victorian street.
Miniseries based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the two embark on one one of most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history.
After his family is falsely accused and executed, Yu Wenliang escapes prison with the help of Old Luo, who entrusts him with a fortune and a final request. A decade later, Yu Wenliang returns to Shanghai as the wealthy Henry Luo, determined to expose those responsible. Reuniting with his former love Lan Xinyi and childhood friend Li Siwen, he uncovers a shocking truth.
Set in 1930s Shanghai, Jiang Xin, an heir to a wealthy family, loses her memory in an accident. Du Xiaohan assumes her identity, while the real Jiang Xin is captured by powerful businessman Bai Zhangjie.