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Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, 'Snowpiercer' centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe.

Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation. The series is based on the graphic novel series, 'Le Transperceneige', by Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette and Benjamin Legrand and the acclaimed movie, 'Snowpiercer', directed by Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho, screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Kelly Masterson, screen story by Bong Joon Ho.

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On a rainy October morning, fifteen Danes have their lives turned upside down when their metro train is hijacked by unknown perpetrators, who threaten to kill each of them, one by one, if their demands aren't met.

This is the beginning of a historic hostage situation that, over the course of one single week, changes Denmark forever. The politicians argue whether or not to negotiate with terrorists. In the press, there are discussions on where the line is drawn in portraying the captives and seeking out their families. Ordinary Danes are left thinking that it could have been them. Among the hostages, the thoughts vary between rebellion, negotiation and apathy, but one thought is shared by all: "Am I going to die now?".

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After summoning Zed (Reece Ritchie) and other Blackbloods to save the Outpost, Talon (Jessica Green) is caught between loyalty to her friends and her Blackblood heritage. A Priestess named Yavalla (Jaye Griffiths) promises a Blackblood paradise and teaches Talon about her lost family.

But when a mind-numbing epidemic consumes the Realm, Talon must solve the mystery of her past and unleash a forgotten power before the world is forever enslaved.

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Grace and Jonathan Fraser have the life they always wanted: She's a successful therapist, he's an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, and their son attends an elite private school in Manhattan. But for Grace, everything unravels overnight. A violent death. A missing husband.

A series of unthinkable revelations. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star in this gripping HBO limited series from writer David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and director Susanne Bier (Bird Box). An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller filled with shocking twists and turns, 'The Undoing' exposes the lies we tell ourselves - even when the truth is right in front of us.

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As life crumbles around her, the sole detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen in this riveting, suspenseful HBO original limited series.

Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet has created an iconic character in Detective Mare Sheehan, a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancee. Just as the case of a missing young girl has grown cold, the murder of a teen adds immense pressure on Mare to find the killer in a town where everyone is a potential suspect.

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17-year-old Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw) has a serious crush on her classmate Abbie (Zoe Terakes), and is struggling to find the courage to ask her to the Year 12 formal.

When Ellie accidentally spills the beans to her mum (Marta Dusseldorp) and outs herself in the process, things start to get complicated and a little bit spooky, when her deceased aunt Tara (Julia Billington), a lesbian activist from the 80's, returns from the dead as a "Fairy Godmother" to dish out advice whether - Ellie wants it or not.

Join fan favourites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure-of a-lifetime on Disney's 'Jungle Cruise', a rollicking thrill ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton.

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Emma Stone stars as one of cinema's most notorious and stylish villains, Cruella de Vil. Determined to become a successful fashion designer, a creative young grifter named Estella (Stone) teams with a pair of mischievous thieves to survive on the London streets.

But when her flair for fashion catches the eye of the legendary designer Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), Estella rises to become the raucous, revenge-bent "Cruella".

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A year after the explosive events of last season, England finds itself embroiled in a devastating civil war with the powerful neofascist Raven Union, led by Lord Harwood (Jason Flemyng), which threatens to control the entire country. North London remains one of the few resistance holdouts.

It's here, in the West End Neutral Zone, that we find Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon). His years in the British Army training with the SAS have taught him to be a cynical optimist - expecting the worst, but knowing that he can handle it. Now running The Delaney, a black-market Soho club that welcomes everyone regardless of their politics, Alfred - with his SAS mates "Bazza" (Hainsley Lloyd Bennett) and "Dave Boy" (Ryan Fletcher) - is now in search of a way out...before London, and his country, burns itself to the ground. And he's got his eye on America.

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The infamous Earp curse is broken and witty and wild demon hunter Wynonna Earp would love to be celebrating with cold whisky and hot donuts.

Too bad she has to rescue everyone she loves, save the town of purgatory, and take on her Most diabolical, Earp-Hating enemy yet All without her trustworthy gun, peacemaker. And that's just monday...

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'Do we get stupider as we grow up?' In his wildly popular Broadway show 'American Utopia', David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense.

Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. 'American Utopia' flows like an iridescent dream vision. Work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters is highlighted among exhilarating renditions of Byrne's solo work, as well as Talking Heads classics. According to the multi-hyphenate, we love looking at humans more than anything else. Anti-fascist and anti-racist, Byrne illuminates our responsibility to care for one another as he and his co-performers burn down the house.

Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

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"Promising Young Woman" is a bold new vision that has ignited a debate starring Academy Award Nominee Carey Mulligan as 'Cassie': a wickedly smart but singularly focused woman, who in order to overcome events from her past lives a double life by night. Following an unexpected encounter.

Cassie is given the chance to right the wrongs of the past.

In Blumhouse's continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

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At the end of the First Crusade, the Knights Templar was formed to protect Christian passage to the Holy Land. After two centuries they were wiped out. Now, an ancient mystery is about to be unearthed.

In New York, a celebration of Vatican art is underway when four robed horsemen storm the event and disappear with an historic decoder. Among the guests is Tess Chaykin daughter of a famous archaeologist. When she realises that the theft is connected to the Knights Templar, she alerts detective Sean Daly. Why was the decoder the only item stolen? Templar scholar Bill Vance, an old friend of Tess's, may have the answer that cracks the code of an ancient journal's truth about the divinity of Jesus. Also on the trail of the journal is Monsignor De Angelis, a priest dispatched by; the Vatican, and Bill Vance, whose motives are far more personal - and dangerous. As the search continues, Tess gets closer to the truth and nearer to the legendary journal itself. If she survives long enough to decode it, the course of history will change putting the fate of the world in her hands.