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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Movie · 2h 10mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on a quest to eliminate the remaining horcruxes. On the other hand, the students and teachers must unite to defend Hogwarts against Lord Voldemort and his army.
MAXPeacock - #1289
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Movie · 2h 22mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
MAXPeacock - #1887

Chicago P.D.
2014– · Series · 13 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
Follows the lives of the personnel of the fictional 21st District, which houses both uniformed officers and the department's elite Intelligence Unit as they fight every day to keep the city of Chicago, Illinois safe.
PeacockPrime Video - #3283

Ip Man
2008 · Movie · Cantonese · 1h 46mAction · Biography · Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to ...
HuluPeacock - #4281

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip
2013 · Movie · 1h 25mDocumentary · Comedy
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond go on a seven-day road trip from Venice, Italy, to Pau, France, in this special episode from the BBC motoring series. Along the way the pair visit the Autodromo Nazionale Monza race track and ta...
Peacock - #5180
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie · 2h 41mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of...
MAXPeacock - #5479
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 · Movie · 2h 26mAction · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Harry Potter is tasked with the dangerous and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Harry must rely on Ron and Hermione more than ever, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart.
MAXPeacock - #6178
60 Days In
2016– · Series · 9 seasonsDocumentary · Crime · Reality
"60 Days In" offers an unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail. Seven ordinary people volunteer to live among its general population for 60 days, without fellow inmates or staff knowing their secret.
Disney+HuluNetflixPeacockPrime Video - #6278
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Movie · 1h 34mDocumentary · History
An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
Peacock - #7077
American Greed
2007–2023 · Series · 15 seasonsDocumentary · Crime
Documentary series focusing on history's largest financial crimes ranging from Ponzi schemes, murder, card counting, generating fake currency and goods, extortion, online dating, identity theft, drug distribution, and insider trad...
PeacockPrime Video - #8775
Tai-Chi Master
1993 · Movie · Cantonese · 1h 36mAction · Comedy · Drama
Two friends, ex Shaolin monks, part ways as they brush with the ongoing rebellion against the government. The ambitious one rises up to be a powerful military commander, while his betrayed friend resorts to learn the calm ways of ...
PeacockPrime Video - #9674

John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
2021– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography · Crime
The chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to ...
Peacock - #10174

Curiosity
2011–2014 · Series · 2 seasonsDocumentary
This program is made by the Discovery Network, and the show's 'full-name' has the suffix phrase of "The Questions of Our Life", after curiosity. The show tries to answer mysteries and certain queries within diverse fields like the...
PeacockPrime Video - #10274
Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994–1995 · Series · 1 seasonAction
The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper. Hawkeye the woodsman meets a brave English woman trying to free her husband from the French. Set during the French and Indian War in the area of the Hud...
PeacockPrime Video - #10374

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999– · SeriesAction · Comedy · Family
An American spends his holiday in Ireland, where he is introduced to the world of magical creatures like leprechauns and fairies. In a subplot, a forbidden love story blossoms between leprechaun Mickey and fairy Jessica.
PeacockPrime Video - #10673

Gulliver's Travels
1996– · Series · 1 seasonAction · Comedy · Drama
5 EmmysAn Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.
PeacockPrime Video - #12072
Z Nation
2014–2018 · Series · 5 seasonsAction · Comedy · Drama
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the United States of America a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for ...
Peacock - #13071

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001– · Series · 1 seasonAction · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1 EmmyThe bones of a giant are discovered. This turns Jack Robinson's life upside down as he learns the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix his greedy ancestor's mistakes.
PeacockPrime Video - #13871
Secrets of the Morgue
2018–2019 · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Crime
"Secrets of the Morgue" explores high-profile murder cases from the perspective of the medical examiner, as they work alongside homicide detectives to bring justice to murder victims and their families. A victims body tells a hidd...
HuluPeacockPrime Video - #14770
Wild West Chronicles
2021– · Series · 5 seasonsAction · Drama
Once a feared lawman, the legendary Bat Masterson trades his sheriff's badge for a pen and becomes a newspaper reporter. He now travels the frontier to chronicle the amazing true stories of the Wild West and bring them to life onc...
PeacockPrime Video - #14970
El Señor de los Cielos
2013–2024 · Series · Spanish · 9 seasonsAction · Crime · Drama
The most powerful drug dealer of his time, Amado Carrillo Fuentes was a man who became the head of the Juarez Cartel. He was nicknamed the lord of the skies for his fleet of planes he used to transport drugs.
HuluPeacock - #16069
Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot
2024 · Movie · 1h 33mDocumentary · Crime
Delves into Joran van der Sloot's lifelong pattern of violence and pathological lying through rare interviews and new insights years after he brutally murdered American Natalee Holloway and Peruvian Stephany Flores.
Peacock - #16669
Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay
2025– · SeriesDocumentary
Heather Gay explores the secrets and sins behind the Mormon church, fracturing the church's seemingly perfect veneer to expose secrets. Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church lea...
Peacock - #17169
Uphill Climb: The Women Who Conquered the Impossible Race
2023 · Movie · 35mDocumentary
The inspiring story of the first women to compete in the Tour de France. These pioneering "hidden figures" of cycling defied those who said women could never finish the toughest bicycle race in the world. They proved them wrong.
Peacock - #17369

Gangsters: America's Most Evil
2012– · Series · 6 seasonsDocumentary · Biography · Crime
Gangsters: America's Most Evil is a cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government.
HuluPeacockPrime Video - #17569

Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson
2025– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
The three-time Grammy winner will chat with Gloria Estefan, Jonas Brothers, Lizzo, and Teddy Swims about music as well as their personal lives, giving viewers a “a front-row pass” at their “unfiltered” conversations. The four-episode special will also feature musical performances in an “intimate, unplugged setting.
Peacock - #18069
Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland
2024– · SeriesDocumentary
Billy juggles his music career with The Smashing Pumpkins, reviving his wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance, family life with his fiancée Chloe Mendel and their two kids, in a multitasking whirlwind that tests his limits.
PeacockPrime Video - #18668
Police: Suspect No.1
2020–2024 · Series · 2 seasonsDocumentary · Crime
Documentary series following the work of Norfolk police as they attempt to identify those responsible for crimes, exploring the intricacies of producing irrefutable evidence, conducting interviews and getting the guilty to confess.
PeacockPrime Video - #19468
Elvis' Women
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
Elvis' Women, goes offstage to reveal the private man -- not the myth -- as viewed through the eyes of the women whose love for the man endures: his nurse, his fiancé, his live in girlfriends, and a few young fans dreaming of more.
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