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Chernobyl
2019– · Series · 1 seasonDrama · History · Thriller
10 EmmysBest Drama SeriesIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
MAX - #1490
The Great Beauty
2013 · Movie · Italian · 2h 21mDrama
1 OscarJep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisi...
MAX - #2288
The Leftovers
2014–2017 · Series · 3 seasonsDrama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.
MAX - #2986
Lessons in Chemistry
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDrama
1 EmmyIn the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere; she accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of housewives way more than ...
Apple TV+ - #5281
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2022– · Series · 1 seasonDrama
Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager, Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy's memories, it begins a journey towards shocking truths.
Apple TV+ - #9672
Invasion
2021–2025 · Series · 3 seasonsDrama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Apple TV+ - #10071

Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
2026– · Series · JapaneseDrama · Action
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
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