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Fargo is an American crime drama anthology TV series with a subtle black comedy twist thrown upon it.

The show draws heavy inspiration from the 1996 movie of the same name (directed by the Coen brothers), where bizarre, deceptive and intriguing events take place on a regular basis – all tied down by the town of Fargo in North Dakota.

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Breaking Bad is an American drama series about a struggling high school science teacher Walter White who puts his chemistry knowledge to good use when he decides to start moonlighting as a producer of high end drugs.

Diagnosed with inoperable terminal lung cancer at the start of the first series White turns to a life of crime, with the help of a former student, in an attempt to secure financial stability for his family after his inevitable death. Critically acclaimed this dark, unusual and occasionally humorous drama has won a wealth of awards, most notably for the acting talents of lead Bryan Cranston and his young assistant Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).

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The Bridge is a Swiss/Danish collaborative police drama created by Hans Rosenfeldt and written by Björn Stein.

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde (Kim Bodnia) and Swedish Saga Norén (Sofia Helin) have share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

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"Black Mirror: White Christmas" is a chilling feature-length Christmas Special of the critically-acclaimed anthology series, Black Mirror, a collection of stand-alone suspenseful stories.

Starring Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin, the Christmas special is the most mind-bending episode yet, consisting of three interwoven stories brimming with near-future madness. In a mysterious and remote snowy outpost, Matt (Jon Hamm) and Potter (Rafe Spall), share a Christmas meal together and swap creepy tales of their earlier lives in the outside world. Matt is a charismatic American trying to bring the reserved, secretive Potter out of his shell. Are both men who they appear to be? Along the way we see Matt offering an unusual form of romantic guidance to an inexperienced young man, watch Greta (Oona Chaplin) thrust headlong into a nightmarish world of 'smart' gadgetry, and explore what might happen if you could 'block' people in real life, just as you can on Facebook or Twitter. All three stories are bound together into a suitably unsettling whole. Fans of eerie Christmas stories are in for a treat...

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Casey (Haley Lu Richardson) lives with her mother, a recovering addict, in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin (John Cho), a visitor from the other side of the world, attends to his estranged, dying father.

Burdened by the future, they find respite in one another and the architecture that surrounds them.

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In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne, and her closest friend, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), governs the country while tending to Anne's ill health and volatile temper.

When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing as she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous rivalry to become the Queen's favourite.

Melissa McCarthy is masterful in the captivating account - based on a true story - of a down-and-out writer who resorts to lies, deceit and outright crime to get back on top.

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Elise (Veerle Baetens) and Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) have been together for seven passionate years but when their little girl Maybelle must face a serious illness, all the turning points in their intense and moving relationship seem to flash by.

They remember their love at first sight, courtship and passion, coming closer through their bluegrass music band, braving marriage, unexpected pregnancy and eventually the joy of parenthood after the birth of beautiful Maybelle. A complete circle of happiness for this very unconventional couple...
But as the stress and sorrow of Maybelle's treatment takes its toll, Didier and Elise begin to respond in different ways. They fight together for their child, as they hope love will not let them down when they need it most, but will love conquer fate?

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"Stan and Ollie" tells the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act - Laurel and Hardy - with exceptional performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.

After an inauspicious beginning their friendship and performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh whilst winning the love and affection of legions of adoring fans.

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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in 'Chernobyl', the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series.

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own.

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After escaping from a violent cult in rural New York, Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) tries to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lucy (Sarah Paulson), and Lucy's well-to-do husband, Ted (Hugh Dancy), but the brainwashing she endured continues to prevent her from forming an identity of her own.

Overwhelmed with paranoia, guilt and shame, Martha isolates herself until Lucy begins to suspect her sister's emotional trauma has deeper underlying causes.

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Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village.

The summer season brings simmering tensions between the locals and newcomers to boiling point, with tragic consequences.

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It is the defining cultural tale of modern America - a saga of race, celebrity, media, violence, and the criminal justice system. And two decades after its unforgettable climax, it continues to fascinate, polarize, and even, yes, develop new chapters.

From Emmy and Oscar-winning director Ezra Edelman, it's 'O.J.: Made in America'.

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Flowers is a British comedy/drama TV series centered on the eccentric and odd members of the Flowers family.

Maurice (Julian Barratt) and Deborah (Olivia Colman) live under the same roof, but their romantic ties are slowly dissipating thanks to differences in their character and, most importantly, their peculiar twin children. Soon, things are about to change for every Flower involved.

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director (Tilda Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Dakota Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Lutz Ebersdorf). Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.