Olive Kitteridge
A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demea…
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Series Like Empire Falls
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George & Tammy
A chronicle of the country music power couple George Jones and Tammy Wynette, whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time.…
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Patrick Melrose
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately,…
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. Follow Knox's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her fre…
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Knots Landing
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.…
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Castle Rock
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.…
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One Day
After spending graduation night together, Emma and Dexter go their separate ways — but their lives remain intertwined.…
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The Pursuit of Love
Longing for love, obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover. But finding Mr. Right is much harder than she thought.…
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North of 60
North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest. It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around th…
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Conversations with Friends
Two college students, Frances and Bobbi, forge a strange and unexpected relationship with a married couple.…
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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
A writer gets caught up in a murder investigation involving his mentor, an esteemed American author. Based on the book of the same name, by Joël Dicker.…
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The Slap
Hector and his wife Aisha plan a party for family and friends, but the day doesn't turn out as they expected when Hector's hot-headed cousin Harry slaps a misbehaving child. The pa…
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A Friend of the Family
The Brobergs are completely unprepared for the sophisticated tactics a neighbor of theirs uses to exploit their vulnerabilities, separate them and turn their daughter against them.…
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Kaleidoscope
A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.…
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The Mist
A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, …
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Firefly Lane
For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.…
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The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to n…
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The Purge
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a m…
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Vladimir
When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.…
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The Buccaneers
Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls,…
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Death by Lightning
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.…
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The Jacksons: An American Dream
The history of the Jackson family and the early and successful years of the Motown group The Jackson 5.…
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Backstrom
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portla…
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Obsession
A respected London surgeon's affair with his son's fiancée turns into an erotic infatuation that threatens to change their lives forever.…
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My Life with the Walter Boys
When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship.…
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
The story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after-p…
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Parish
Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a r…
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Homecoming
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and…
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The Romanoffs
An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.…
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Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and fall…
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Extrapolations
Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.…
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Expats
Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, a multifaceted group of women sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balanc…
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Julia
Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, …
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The Fear Index
Dr. Alex Hoffman, an American ex-pat physicist, creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. But on …
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The Leftovers
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the peo…
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Tyler Perry's Ruthless
A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and he…
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Life on Top
Based on a novel by Clara Darling, about a college grad who heads to a big city looking for work and discovers her older sister, who's been living there for years, is a model.…
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Toxic Town
When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.…
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Girl Taken
Follow the story of twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen. After year…
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Ambitions
A multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the …
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