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The Serpent Queen (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an ...
Style: costume drama, period piece, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: royalty, french history, french royalty, monarch, female protagonist, queen, european history, historical figure, renaissance, women, royal family, royal court ...
Time: 16th century
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 7.7
 13K
The Paradise (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the ...
Style: captivating, costume drama, stylized, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: fashion, workplace situations, rise to the top, high society, ambition, workplace, nouveau riche, love affair, love and romance, department store, success, workplace problem ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1900s, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place: england, britain
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Mary Kills People (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and emergency doctor by day, also moonlights as an underground angel of death - helping terminally ill patients who want to die and slip away on their own terms. So far Mary has managed to stay under the radar; but ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, sentimental, thought provoking, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: killings, euthanasia, doctor, medical, partner, lesbian, coworker relationship, terminal illness, sick, medicine, strong female character, angel of death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
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Call the Midwife (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Style: sincere, touching, realistic, stylized, costume drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: midwife, childbirth, pregnancy, convent, nurse, doctor, nursing, friends, medical, family life, hospital, friendship ...
Time: 50s, 60s, 1950s, year 1961, 2020s ...
Place: england, london, europe, britain
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Banshee Origins (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal, law enforcement, ex convict, vigilante, sheriff, small town, criminal heroes, tough heroes, heroes, cons and scams, gang war, con artists ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, pennsylvania
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Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
Style: humorous, clever, offbeat, realistic, erotic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, strong female character, prison, prison life, lesbian relationship, life turned upside down, lesbian love, women's prison, women in prison, lesbian interest, gender ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: idaho, new york state, usa, new york
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 8.6
 528K
House of Cards (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3804 min.
TV show
Story: Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style: political, serious, clever, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: politics, political intrigue, political corruption, manipulation, state affairs, intrigue, blind ambition, u.s. president, lobbyist, journalism, journalist, media ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., syria
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 8.7
 259K
Mad Men (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 4400 min.
TV show
Story: Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 ...
Style: captivating, serious, atmospheric, stylized, clever ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: advertising, workplace, career, boss and employee, family problems, office, businessman, womanizer, cigarette smoking, advertising agency, housewife, workplace intrigue ...
Time: 60s, 2000s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, syria
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 8.5
 122K
The Office (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 455 min.
TV show
Story: The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office ...
Style: humorous, mockumentary, sitcom, feel good, realistic ...
Plot: workplace, everyday life, office, boss and employee, job, employer employee relationship, workplace problem, boss, coworker, storytelling, humour, sketch ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: europe, england
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 7.1
 9K
Fire Country (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, tense, psychological
Plot: troubled past, firefighting, save the day, fire, fire brigade, firefighter, teamwork, prisoner, forest fire, redemption, reformatory, convict ...
Place: northern california
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The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, talky, humorous ...
Plot: workplace, lgbt, chubby, department store, office, loser, couples, unsupportive coworkers, promotion, friends, ordinary person, love and romance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Tales of the City (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is ...
Style: sincere, romantic, touching, sentimental, saga ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, apartment building, lesbian, transgender, lesbian love, friendship, lgbtqi, old woman, filmmaking ...
Place: san francisco
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 6.9
 15K
A Teacher (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 248 min.
TV show
Story: Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school, begins an affair with her student, Eric Walker. But their relationship accelerates faster than anticipated and the permanent damage becomes impossible to ignore.
Style: sexy, psychological, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, moody
Plot: older woman younger man relationship, teacher student sex, older woman teenage boy sex, unfaithful wife, dangerous attraction, older woman teenage boy relationship, fatal attraction, oral sex, teacher student relationship, older woman younger man sex, horny wife, teenage sexuality ...
Time: year 2013
Place: texas
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 7.0
 6K
All Rise (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
Style: disturbing, compassionate, uplifting, emotional, captivating
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: judge, courtroom drama, lawyer, trial, police, coworker relationship, courtroom, new job, justice, district attorney, legal, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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 8.3
 51K
1923 (2022)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.
Style: dramatic, atmospheric, serious, harsh, captivating ...
Plot: cowboy, journey, great depression, fight, relationships, small town, life is a bitch, survival, family relations, society, range war, nudity ...
Time: 1920s, 1940s, 60s
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 7.9
 130K
Grimm (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style: fairy tale, captivating, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, monster, creature, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, hunt down, protector ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Upstairs, Downstairs is a British television drama series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975. Set in a large townhouse in Edwardian, First ...
Style: realistic, stylized, serious, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot: butler, domestic servant, maid, working class, master servant relationship, high society, wealth, master and servant, lifestyle, couples, rich and poor, couple relations ...
Time: 1900s, edwardian era, year 1971, 1920s, 1930s ...
Place: england, london, britain, hawaii, europe
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 8.9
 417K
Fargo (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, captivating, detective, clever ...
Plot: dark humor, psychopath, small town, law enforcement, police investigation, cop, snow, killings, small town life, social relations, scheme, policewoman ...
Time: 2010s, year 1979, year 2014, future, year 2006 ...
Place: minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
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 7.1
 6K
L.A. Law (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a ...
Style: realistic, stylized, serious, clever, thrilling ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, lawsuit, law firm, courtroom drama, hypocrisy, workplace situations, office, partner, womanizer, hotshot lawyer, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
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 8.1
 52K
Power (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: James “Ghost” St. Patrick has it all: a beautiful wife, a gorgeous Manhattan penthouse, and the hottest, up-and-coming new nightclub in New York. His club, Truth, caters to the elite: the famous and infamous boldface names that run the city that ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, captivating, erotic ...
Plot: nightclub, nightlife, drug dealing, ambition, nightclub owner, businessman, organized crime, money laundering, sexual activity, drug lord, double life, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.2
 9K
The Path (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Path explores the unknown and mysterious world of the cult-like Meyerist Movement in upstate New York. At the center of the movement lies Eddie, a conflicted husband; Sarah, his devoted wife; and Cal, an ambitious leader. We follow each as they ...
Style: biblical, thought provoking, suspense, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot: religious sect, religion, faith, belief, identity crisis, religious, manipulation, meaning of life, relationship problems, society, religious faith, social problems ...
Place: new york state
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 8.3
 359K
Homeland (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, political ...
Audience: teens
Plot: terrorism, espionage, cia, spy, national security, investigation, treason, war on terror, terrorist, danger, secret service, top secret ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, new york ...
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 7.9
 4K
Cucumber (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date night in history.
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, emotional, erotic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, homosexuality, gay couple, gay interest, gays and lesbians, couple relations, life turned upside down, gender, lgbtq, lgbt, fear of commitment, gay lead character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, manchester
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 8.0
 6K
Silk (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as "taking silk."
Style: clever, serious, realistic, captivating, costume drama ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, lawyers and clients, courtroom drama, rivalry, workplace, success, workplace intrigue, uninhibited rivalry, courtroom, hotshot lawyer, lawsuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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 8.7
 194K
Severance (2022)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Mark 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.
Style: breathtaking, captivating, experimental, tense, existential ...
Audience: date night
Plot: office, memory, distopia, alternate world, conspiracy, office politics, secret identity, corporation, private vs public, office worker, psycho, coworker ...
Time: future, 2020s
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Good Girls Revolt (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A look at the personal and professional lives of employees at an American news magazine in the late 1960s.
Style: captivating, witty, touching, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot: feminism, female protagonist, office, journalism, women, writers, best friend, feminist, rivalry, strong female presence, manipulation, gender ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: new york
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 8.4
 82K
The Good Wife (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, political, suspense ...
Plot: legal, trial, lawyer, workplace situations, dedicated lawyer, law firm, lawyers and clients, court, self discovery, female protagonist, working mom, politics ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: chicago, hawaii, usa
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 8.6
 254K
The Crown (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspense, clever, historical drama ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: royal family, british royal family, queen, monarchy, monarch, royalty, winston churchill, british history, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, prime minister, british politics ...
Time: 50s, 1940s, 70s, 80s, 1950s ...
Place: england, buckingham palace, london, syria, britain
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The Walking Dead (2010)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, scary, apocalyptic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, supernatural, pandemic, walking dead, zombie apocalypse, plague, undead, fear ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia
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 7.0
 7K
Judging Amy (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to ...
Style: realistic, sincere, sentimental, serious, touching
Plot: legal, judiciary, judge, family relations, parents and children, starting over, single mother, couples, love and romance, courtroom drama, living with parents, female judge ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
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