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Based on George Pendle's 2006 book of the same name, Strange Angel explores the dramatic intersection between genius and madness, science and science fiction. The story follows the life of Jack Parsons, a mysterious and brilliant man in 1940s Los Angeles, who by day helps birth the entirely unknown discipline of American rocketry, and by night is a performer of sex magic rituals and a disciple to occultist Aleister Crowley.

Danny Boyle will executive produce and direct Pistol, an upcoming six-episode limited series for FX about Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, based on Jones' 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.

Following the fact-based historical book of the same name, this drama will follow the rise of Cromwell as he becomes Henry VIII's closest advisor.

The Long Road Home is a mini-series based on Martha Raddatz's bestseller. It will chronicle the events of April 4, 2004, a day that became known in military annals as "Black Sunday," when a newly-arrived Platoon from the First Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas, was ambushed in Sadr City in Baghdad.The event series will cut between the soldiers on the ground and the homefront in Texas, where their wives and families await news for 48 hellish hours, expecting the worst. The incident, which took place 11 months after President George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech, changed the American military's view of Iraq from a peacekeeping mission to a fight against domestic insurgents.

U.S. history buffs won't want to miss this epic miniseries about one of America's greatest founding fathers John Adams. The mini-series is based on the 2002 book, John Adams, written by David McCullough, and stars two Academy Award nominated actors: Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.

Diablero, based on the book El Diablo me obligó by F. G. Haghenbeck, is a horror fantasy thriller centered around Father Ramiro Ventura, a fallen priest who finds himself seeking the aid of legendary "diablero" or demon hunter Elvis Infante. With the aid of Nancy Gama, a modern day superhero, this improbable trio sets in motion a series of events that could determine the fate of mankind.

The series is based on the book "Bilal" by the Italian journalist Fabrizio Gatti. His investigative research tells the story of 28 African migrants escaping to Europe. It also sheds light on the brutal actions of smuggling gangs and modern human trafficking.

Based on a book by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu, the series follows the story of three siblings of a sick parent: two obsessive daughters - Safiye and Gülben and one son - Han, who has devoted his whole life to catering to his family's needs, shuttling tirelessly between work and home. One faithful day, Han's world will change as soon as he sees and immediately falls in love with İnci. For the first time in his life, Han will seek out his own happiness.

L'Allieva, (literally The Pupil, official English title The Student) is a Procedural Romantic Dramedy Italian tv series, based on the book series of the same name by author Alessia Gazzola, centering on young forensic medical student Alice Allevi. Alice Allevi is a fifth-year med student who has come to a shocking conclusion: she can't go on and become a doctor as she is unable to stand other people's suffering, and thus starts wondering what to do. Paradoxically, the solution comes to her right after the brutal murder of her grandmother's live-in Russian help, as she starts seriously considering the idea of going into forensic medicine while following the development of the case. But with her propensity for goofing up, that idea seems less of a shoo-in and more of an uphill climb...

udas is a dutch series of 6 episodes. It tells the story of a dutch criminal and his family. The series is based on the book of Astrid Holleeder, the sister of Willem. It is a story about the Amsterdam Criminal underworld and of the consequences for the family of Willem.

When a fire kills 242 people in a nightclub, all that the victims' parents can do is mourn... and fight for justice.