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Series 2 of the gritty drama series - featuring an acclaimed ensemble cast led by Oscar nominees James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal - finds its protagonists living at the apex of the Golden Age of Porn, when the dream of a mainstream X-rated film business is a credible reality and late-'70s Times Square is at its gaudiest and most unrestrained. From executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos, 'The Deuce' brilliantly captures this volatile world in the midst of seismic change. - Director:
- Alex Hall
- Cast:
- James Franco, Carolyn Mignini, Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Oscar nominees James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in a gritty new drama from David Simon and George Pelecanos that traces the evolution of the porn industry in NYC's Times Square in the 1970s, as the business of pleasure begins its climb to become a billion-dollar industry. 'The Deuce' features a vivid assortment of characters - barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, police and nightlife regulars - as they swirl through a world of sex, crime and high times. - Director:
- Michelle Maclaren
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- James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe
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He's irreverent. He's opinionated. He's inappropriate. He's hilarious. He's Larry David, and he's back - as Larry David - in the awardwinning HBO' comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'. In Season 10, Larry gets into a series of escalating predicaments while taking on a major project to spite a new adversary - which proves to be more complicated than he anticipated. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, JB Smoove and Richard Lewis reprising their roles, along with a slew of guest stars, including Ted Danson, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Clive Owen and Vince Vaughn, you just know it's going to be pretty, prettaay, prettaaay good! - Director:
- Jeff Schaffer
- Cast:
- Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines
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From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Corner, this unvarnished, highly realistic drama series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore - one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance. Told from the points of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn. - Director:
- Tim Van Patten
- Cast:
- Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba
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Based on the bestselling fantasy book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin, this drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms arc locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour, conquest and triumph. In the 'Game of Thrones', you either win or you die. - Director:
- Timothy Van Patten
- Cast:
- Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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The Emmy Award winning 'Game of Thrones' returns for a final season of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour...and an epic clash between the living and the dead. With the Army of the Dead - led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon - bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, of course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own. - Director:
- David Nutter
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
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The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne...a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. - Director:
- Stephen Daldry
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- Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton
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Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and physically challenged son (RJ Mitte). Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students (Aaron Paul). As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line. - Director:
- Vince Gilligan
- Cast:
- Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul
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The most-watched Series in HBO history and a worldwide phenomenon, 'Game of Thrones' remains a huge runaway hit. This year after the shocking developments at the end of Season 5 - including Jon Snow's bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys' near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei's public humiliation in the streets of King's Landing - survivors from all parts of Westerns and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south. - Director:
- Jeremy Podeswa
- Cast:
- Alfie Allen, Leigh Gill, Jacob Anderson
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Westworld: Series 2 (2018)Westworld: Season Two - The Door
Welcome Back to 'Westworld'. Chaos takes control in this next chapter about the birth of a new form of life. In Season Two. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) reaches for the reins and Maeve (Thandie Newton) ventures out on a mission of her own. As the newly liberated "hosts" settle their debts with humanity, we uncover more about Delos as both Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) are forced to retrace and reconcile their past deeds. These 10 riveting episodes from series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, produced by Kilter Films and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, also feature James Marsden, Tessa Thompson and more in this perfectly designed ensemble cast. - Director:
- Richard J. Lewis
- Cast:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Hiroyuki Sanada, Gustaf Skarsgård
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The Most-Watched Series in HBO History and a worldwide TV phenomenon, 'Game of Thrones' remains a runaway hit, and the fifth season's 12 Emmy Awards are the most of any TV series in a single year. This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westerns and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself the rightful King of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jaime embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend while a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires some hard sacrifices. This season features some of the most explosive scenes yet, as the promise that "winter is coming" becomes more ominous than ever before. - Director:
- Michael Slovis
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
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In the third season of the hit HBO drama series 'Game of Thrones', the Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the north threaten to alter the overall balance of power. Robb Stark, King in the North, faces major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters while beyond the Wall, Manee Rayder and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march south. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targarycn - reunited with her three fast-maturing dragons - attempts to raise an army to sail with her from Essos, in hopes of eventually claiming the Iron Throne. In Season 3 of this original series based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling books, the battling families of Westeros continue to clash as bonds are strained, loyalties are tested, and cruel fates are met. - Director:
- Daniel Minahan
- Cast:
- Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey
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In the second season of the epic HBO original series Game of Thrones, kings from across the fictional continent of Westerns vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the Throne in King's Landing, counselled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns, and Robb Stark fighting as the King in the North. In the meantime, a new leader is rising among the wildings north of the Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow and the Night's Watch, while Daenerys Targaryen looks to shore up her depleted power in the East with her three new born dragons. With tensions and treaties, animosity and alliances, Season Two is a thrilling journey through a riveting and unforgettable landscape. Based on the bestselling book series by George R.R. Martin, 'Game of Thrones' is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour, conquest and triumph. - Director:
- Alan Taylor
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- Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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In this thrilling fourth season based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling books, the Lannisters' control over the Iron Throne remains intact, but can they survive their own egos as well as the ongoing threats around them? While an unshaken Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) continues to rebuild his army on Dragonstone, a more immediate danger comes from the south, as Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal), the Lannister- loathing "Red Viper of Dome", arrives at King's Landing to attend Joffrey's wedding. At the Wall, the Night's Watch seems over-matched against Mance Rayder's advancing army of wildlings, which in turn is being trailed by an even more formidable foe. What's more, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), accompanied by her fierce trio of dragons and an Unsullied army, is poised to "liberate" Meereen, the largest Slaver City in the east, which could provide her with an imposing force to execute her ultimate plan of reclaiming the Iron Throne for her family. - Director:
- D.B. Weiss
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Struan Rodger, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning, best-selling novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale' is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized "return to traditional values". As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, belonging to the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - with one goal: to survive and find the daughter who was taken from her. Also featuring Yvonne Strahovski and Samira Wiley. - Director:
- Reed Morano
- Cast:
- Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski
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