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Severance
2022– · Series · 2 seasonsThriller · Drama · Mystery
10 EmmysMark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Apple TV+ - #1093
The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984
2023– · Series · Hindi · 1 seasonThriller · Drama · History
Inspired by true stories, this series is a gripping tale of extraordinary heroism demonstrated by the employees of the Indian Railways in Bhopal. They rose against all odds to save their fellow citizens on the night of December 2,...
Netflix - #1490
Twenty Five Twenty One
2022– · Series · Korean · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. At 22 and 18, they say each other's names for the first time, at 25 and 21, they fall in...
Netflix - #1690
Heartstopper
2022–2024 · Series · 3 seasonsDrama · Romance
Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together in class. Their friendship becomes something more for Charlie, but he does not believe he has a chance.
Netflix - #1989
Hidden Love
2023– · Series · Mandarin · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
Sang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, the boy who often comes to her house to play with her brother. Years after she joins the university in the city he now lives, and during their day-to-day interactions, they slowly fall in l...
Netflix - #3286
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+ - #3686
Fellow Travelers
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
Paramount+ - #4086
Our Beloved Summer
2021–2022 · Series · Korean · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
A coming of age, romantic comedy revolving around ex-lovers who broke up with a promise never to meet again. But the documentary they filmed ten years ago gets the fame and they are by compulsion facing camera once more.
Netflix - #4285
Daisy Jones & the Six
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
2 EmmysIn 1977, Daisy Jones and The Six were on top of the world; the band had risen from obscurity to fame, and then, after a sold-out show at Soldier Field, they called it quits; now, decades later, the band members agree to reveal the...
Prime Video - #5085
Dark Matter
2024– · Series · 2 seasonsThriller · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could've lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself.
Apple TV+ - #5384
Messiah
2020– · Series · 1 seasonThriller · Drama · Mystery
When a C.I.A. officer investigates a man and his followers who attract international attention through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a con artist.
Netflix - #6284
Beyond Evil
2021– · Series · Korean · 1 seasonDrama · Mystery · Thriller
The story of two fearless men who are willing to go through extreme lengths in their pursuit of a returning serial killer. To uncover the murderer's identity, the two are forced to look deeper than what the evidence seems to suggest.
Netflix - #7183
The King's Affection
2021– · Series · Korean · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
The story is set during the Joseon Dynasty when twins were considered an ominous sign. When the Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins, an order is sent to kill the daughter. To save her, she is secretly sent out of the palace.
Netflix - #8082
The Empress
2022– · Series · German · 2 seasonsDrama · History · Romance
Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry.
Netflix - #8282
Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
2024– · Series · Korean · 1 seasonDrama · Musical
Jeong Nyeon has no money or education, but she has a talent for singing. Her dream is to join a traditional female theater company and succeed. Will Jeong Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and becoming rich?
Hulu - #9381
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+ - #9680

To My Star
2021–2022 · Series · Korean · 2 seasonsDrama · Romance
After his career takes a turn for the worse, superstar actor Kang Seo Joon is afraid he's hit rock bottom. But after a chance meeting brings the talented chef Han Ji Woo into his life, Seo Joon is certain his luck is about to change.
PeacockPrime Video - #10080
Bandish Bandits
2020– · Series · Hindi · 2 seasonsDrama · Romance
Indian classical singer Radhe and pop star Tamanna. Despite their contrasting personalities, the two "set out together on a journey of self-discovery to see if opposites, though they might attract, can also adapt and go the long h...
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