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The series will follow, a physicist, professor, and family man who - one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago - is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation...! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream...!

Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home. Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.

"In Toronto's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by an elite squad of detectives who investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto. These are their stories." The one-hour crime drama Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is coming to Citytv. An adaptation of the legendary Law & Order brand. Based on the classic series created by Dick Wolf for Universal Television, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent will showcase original Canadian stories written and produced by, and starring, Canadians.

When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

Drama based on CJ Sansom's bestselling "Shardlake" novels depicting an unlikely detective working under Henry VIII's reign.

Following a fatal road accident, our protagonist suddenly finds himself transported to another world, and wakes up with the inability to move, near a mysterious lake. Very quickly, the observation is alarming: our man no longer hears his own voice and worse still: when he tries to scream in fear, the words that come out of his mouth are not the ones he wanted to say. "One product purchased, the second is free! In reality, our hero has turned into a vending machine, and the only actions he is able to perform are limited to those of a simple machine. In such a context, how will he manage to survive in this fantasy world?!

Hosted by Tom Gleeson and Tom Cashman, an Australian adaptation of the British show.

The protagonist Akira Fudo learns from his best friend, Ryo Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryo tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudo begins.

Historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship.

This is the show that has taken America and Britain by storm. In the UK version, contestants play for 10,000 or 50,000 pounds, and in the US Nighttime, they play for $1,000,000. Who are the hosts of this show? I think you mean Anne Robinson. She originally hosted this show in the UK in 2000, and still does. George Gray hosted the daytime syndicated version until its cancellation in August of 2003. Is this show cancelled? Which show do you mean? The nighttime US. Yes. Plans were in the works for a new GSN-produced WL, but things were cut off. Now there is pretty much no hope for that, due to GSN's new look.

This Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI) produced sci-fi series on CBS is an adaptation of a British thriller of the same name. The new show is about a special science adviser to the US government who saves people from the worst abuses of science. He is accompanied by his feisty female bodyguard.

Set in the 1960s, the series, packed with mystery and suspense, Paranormal depicts the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, a single hematologist who finds himself faced with a series of supernatural events.

Featuring stories from the manga not adapted in the main anime.

About a reality show where a shared pot of 44.8 billion Won is kept with 8 participants who try to spend less to take more money home.

Revival of Raymond Burr-led 1967-1975 series about a San Francisco police detective who's forced to find new ways of fighting crime after being paralyzed by a gunshot.

Four survivors are killin' zombies and searching for a place to call home. At least they have each other.

In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess an answer, by listing items that would be included in said answer, or synonymous. For instance, if the answer is "Things That Bounce", clues would be "Po-Go Sticks", "Kangaroos", "Basketballs", etc. To add to the challenge, the contestant who is giving the clues has their hands strapped to their chair, so they're unable to gesture in order to help the guessing process. The show is hosted by Michael Strahan.

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A sorcerer who was once the top student of the famous Tower of Fang, now spends his time chasing around his hopeless clients as a moneylender, at least until his client comes up with a plan to make money: marriage fraud. Unwillingly being dragged in to the plan, Orphen encounters a monster who has long been his goal since the day he left the Tower of Fang. Between those who seek to kill the monster and Orphen, giving everything to protect the monster, his lousy but peaceful days end. Trying to turn back his sister, Azalie, back to her true form leads to many more mysteries and the key to the secret to the world.

"The Slap", an eight-episode miniseries based on the 2011 Australian short-run series. The Slap is described as a complex family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, begins to expose long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core American values of all who are pulled into it. (Source: Deadline.com)

The show, like the movie, will center on a childish man, played in the film by John Candy, who learns how to be an adult by taking care of his brother's kids in a very childish way.

The Emma Fielding Mysteries is Hallmark Movies & Mysteries newest franchise made for TV Movie series. Based on the series of novels by famed historical archeologist turned fiction writer Dana Cameron. Courtney Thorne-Smith ("Life with Jim," "Melrose Place") stars as Emma Fielding in "Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery," a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original World Premiere, Sunday, June 4 (9 p.m. ET/PT).

The series will cover everything "from Genesis to Revelation" within five two-hour parts, each containing two or three biblical stories told through live action and computer-generated imagery.

Legends of the Hidden Temple is an adaptation of the classic kids game show, made for adults and filmed in an actual jungles. Reboot of the classic Nickelodeon adventure format.