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Clean Sweep (2023)Clean Sweep (2023)
RTÉ One, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.7


Inspired by true events, Clean Sweep follows Shelly Mohan, a housewife, mother of three, married to a Garda detective, who kills her former partner in crime when he threatens to expose her dark past. With her unsuspecting husband hunting for the killer, Shelly must cope with pressures of the tightening noose as well as continue caring for an ailing son, her unfaithful husband, and all usual burdens of motherhood. 


Special OPSSpecial OPS
Hotstar, 2020 Running | Action, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.5


The series follows Himmat Singh of Research and Analysis Wing who draws similar patterns in terrorist attacks and is convinced a single person is behind all the attacks. His task force team of five agents living in various parts of the world aim to catch the mastermind. The story is based on an inspiration taken from nineteen years worth of national significant events.


Notre-Dame, la part du feuNotre-Dame, la part du feu
Netflix, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
4.0


Inspired by true accounts from French firefighters, this drama series explores the impact of the 2019 fire of Notre-Dame on a diverse group of Parisians.


The TruthThe Truth
Kan 11, 2024 On Hiatus | Drama, Crime, Thriller



On the day the most controversial murder case in Israel is to be given a highly anticipated final verdict, 10 years later, another identical murder takes place. A copycat killer? A hit ordered by the man convicted for the first case, from prison? The original murderer who was actually never caught? With only two weeks for the police to present its findings to the judges while the first verdict is on hold, young detective Racheli Zabatani must revisit the past, the events that changed her life and the old case her own father investigated, in order to figure out the mysteries of the present: this new murder case, as well as her own personal quest. Partly inspired by true events.


Me late que síMe late que sí
Netflix, 2025 Running | Comedy, Drama, Crime | ► Trailer



Inspired by real events, this series tells the story of the bizarre fraud of the Mexican Lottery (Melate) sweepstakes in 2012, with a classic heist structure and flashes of tragicomedy. An ordinary civil servant has been obsessed with winning the Melate Lottery sweepstakes for years. Convinced of his bad luck, and just as he is about to give up this fantasy, the urgent need for money sprouts a simple, and therefore brilliant, idea that will allow him to steal the prize in front of millions of people.


A Good CopA Good Cop
Other, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime
4.0


Inspired by true events. It revolves around the lives of three NYPD officers during the "defund the police" movement. Each officer is at a different stage of their career, each one with a different perspective on policing.


YOUTHYOUTH
iQiyi, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance | ► Trailer



The story will be about the 7 BTS members when they were students in highschool until after their debut. The names of the characters will not use the members' real names. It's not known how the the roles will match with the original members. Fictional elements and their original story are going to be mixed. The production company Chorokbaem has started the casting process and are working on the production. The PD is Kim Jae Hong, who worked on Blooded Palace and the writer is Kim Soojin who wrote Old Miss Diaries, Awl. The filming is tentatively scheduled to begin in September 2020. Rookie actors are said to be the ones auditioning for the main cast.


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