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This drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernick's high school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.

Story of Andrew Dice Clay, as he deals with a demanding girlfriend, two kids, mounting gambling debt and all of life's obstacles that keep him from being a stand up guy.

Anne Boleyn explores her struggle to stay alive in the final months of her life, as she endeavors to secure her daughter's future and challenge the patriarchy as her execution hangs over her head.

A biographical story of La Veneno, transgender icon and TV personality, and those who surrounded her.

It is an authorized version on the life of the Mexican singer Luis Miguel.

Loosely based on the life of the famed Judge Lynn Toler, Judge Me Not tells the story of female attorney Zelma Jay Johnson who is as troubled as she is troubling. While navigating mental health issues, a rocky relationship, and a volatile family... Zelma surprises everyone when she wins a judicial seat at the ripe age of 31. However, once she achieves this goal, she must fight her inner demons whilst managing the chaos of the court system.

This is a detective series, set in Bochum/Germany. Albert Einstein's great-great-grandson Felix Winterberg is a physics professor who has inherited his ancestors' genius. To avoid prison time for breaches of the Narcotics Law, he is forced to assist Bochum's police service as a consultant in difficult homicide cases.

This legal drama investigates the corruption behind London's Old Bailey in the 18th century and is inspired by the life of pioneering English barrister William Garrow.

CARLOS tells the story of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who was one of the most wanted terrorists in the world for two decades. Between 1974, when he attempted to kill a British businessman, and 1994, when he was arrested in Khartoum, he lived several lives under many names and went through all the political complexities of his era. Who was Carlos? How were his identities interrelated and superimposed? What did they revolve around? And who was he before he threw himself heart and soul into his endless combat? These are the questions this fiction is built upon.

A drama inspired by the real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, The District revolves around Jack Mannion, a tenacious champion of the underdog and an avowed crime-fighter, whose revolutionary tactics have resulted in a 50-percent drop in crime.

A reality-based drama series about the controversial financier Jan Stenbeck, who reluctantly takes over the family business Kinnevik and transforms it into a groundbreaking media empire. He makes many enemies, even within the family, and the price he has to pay is high.

If Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former professor, forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell. This series recounts the fictional murder investigations that Bell might have undertaken with the assistance of young student Doyle.

Anderson Spider Silva is a fictional biographical series about the life of the MMA fighter.

1988. Diagnosed with a serious ailment that could bring an end to his career in front of the cameras, Brazilian TV presenter Silvio Santos looks back on his journey to becoming one of the biggest presenters in all of Brazil.

Gaurav Tiwari, a paranormal investigator, faces his greatest challenge when his pursuit of the truth behind unexplained phenomena leads him into a deadly spiral. As his mysterious death leaves questions unanswered, a journalist delves into his eerie and celebrated legacy, unearthing secrets that blur the line between reality and the supernatural.