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Wire in the BloodWire in the Blood
ITV, 2002 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
3.7


Based on characters in the novels by Val McDermid, "Wire in the Blood" centers around Dr. Tony Hill, a clinical psychologist who is able to tap into his own dark side to get inside the heads of serial killers.


What's Wrong With Secretary KimWhat's Wrong With Secretary Kim
tvN, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
4.1


Lee Young-Joon's family runs a large company and he works as the vice-president of the company. He is smart, rich and handsome, but he is arrogant. His secretary is Kim Mi-So. She has worked for him for years and she is perfect for him, but Kim Mi-So decides to quit her job.


ShikiShiki
Fuji TV, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
4.2


During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur. At the same time, a strange family moves into a long abandoned mansion in the region. After supposedly visiting this strange family, the fashionable Shimizu Megumi goes missing and the entire village goes out in search for her.


Dalziel and PascoeDalziel and Pascoe
BBC One, 1996 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery



Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities.


The Thorn BirdsThe Thorn Birds
ABC, 1983 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Mini-Series
2.7


Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback, the story focuses on three generations of the Cleary Family and spans the years 1920 to 1962.


Martial UniverseMartial Universe
Dragon TV, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
4.7


Lin Dong, a child from a small village isn't favored by his clan. By chance, Lin Dong obtains a mysterious artifact that is coveted by many clans in the martial world. Because of this artifact, Lin Dong is approached by many people of different clans and is forcibly involved in various events of the martial universe.


Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga UmatteiruSakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
Tokyo MX, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Animation
3.0


Shoutarou Tatewaki, a high schooler living in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, meets Sakurako Kujou, a bone-loving ojou-san who has an ability to analyze specimen. Because of meeting her, he has to accompany her to various cases.


Love O2O - Just One Smile Is Very AlluringLove O2O - Just One Smile Is Very Alluring
Jiangsu TV, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Romance
4.5


What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei Wei Wei, at this time and place is on the computer, methodically commanding a guild war, and won a perfect and glorious victory despite being at a disadvantage, and was completely unaware that cupid is nearby. Soon after basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty's heart. Therefore this romance slowly bloomed. ~~ Drama adapted from the novel by Gu Man.


Love You Seven TimesLove You Seven Times
iQiyi, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
4.0


The drama is adapted from the xianxia novel "One Moment of Impulsiveness, Seven Lives of Unluckiness," which tells the story of Xiang Yun, a fairy of the Moon Elder Pavilion, and Chou Kong, a disciple of the Star King of Mouri, who were sent down to the mortal world by the Jade Emperor to experience seven lifetimes of love. Xiang Yun was originally a cloud, but was later transformed into a fairy by the Moon God and worked in the Moon God's Court. The two of them quarreled and accidentally messed up the red rope, leading to a marriage chaos in the three worlds. The Jade Emperor found out about it and punished them both for going through seven lives of love before they could return to the heavenly realm, and the story began from there.


Miss the DragonMiss the Dragon
Tencent Video, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, History
4.5


A young maidservant named Liu Ying saves a snake on behalf of her young mistress in a chance encounter. However, the snake turns out to be a thousand year ancient dragon named Yuchu Longyan, who now wants to marry her to repay her kindness. The two's lives then becomes entangled with each another as their love transcends over three lifetimes.


The Lost TombThe Lost Tomb
Other, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller



Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family's past. With the help of his grandfather's notes and his team - the quiet Zhang Qiling, the resourceful Pang Zi, the experienced Wu Sanxing, San Xing's loyal helper Pan Zi, and the skillful Ah Ning - Wu Xie sets out to find the lost treasures as well as the people responsible for the massacre of his family.


Fallen Angels Murder ClubFallen Angels Murder Club
Lifetime, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Mystery
5.0


The members of the Fallen Angels Murder Club must have two things in common - a love for books and have a criminal record. Hollis Morgan (Toni Braxton) meets both requirements. When a member of her book club is murdered in a scene straight out of the previous night's novel, Hollis becomes the subject of police scrutiny. Refusing to get stuck with another bad rap, Hollis sets out to investigate her fellow club members and after a second book-inspired murder, she races to identify the killer before she becomes the next victim. Also stars Eddie Cibrian.


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