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Not for the faint-hearted, this seven-hour scripted mini-series spotlights Marines fighting in the Iraq war during the early onset of the conflict. This is an adaptation of Rolling Stone's contributing editor Evan Wright's book of the same name.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a three part, web only, musical mini-series. Joss Whedon created and wrote it during the writers' strike 2008 with his brothers Zack and Jed, and with the writer and actress Maurissa Tancharoen.

Based on the novel by Michael Dobbs, this 4 episode BBC mini-series takes a look at the dark underbelly of British Parliament. This is part one (part two is 'To Play the King' and part three is 'The Final Cut') in a trilogy chock full of dirty secrets and political intrigue.

This mini-series is based on Lewis Carroll's books; "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". It provides the stories with a modern twist.

This legendary mini-series in based on the novel of James Clavell. It follows the journey of John Blackthorne from Britain who shipwrecked with his Dutch crew off the coast of feudal Japan. Initially, he is shocked by the local customs but he begins to assimilate as he learns more about Japanese culture. Originally, Shogun was aired in five parts. It was criticized for breaking taboos of nudity and violence but it also received critical acclaim. The original version was cut down to a theatrical release of 151 min, and later into six two-hour episodes.

The show centers on two cousins, played by Glazer and Downs, who discover a time traveling bong and ride high as they blaze through time. Their buzz is killed when the bong breaks and the cousins are forced to bounce around the space time continuum, learning to appreciate there's no time like the present. "Time Traveling Bong" will roll out across three consecutive nights.

Based on a Belgian comic book and a Ubisoft video game, this action mini-series is about a massive governmental conspiracy involving the assassination of the first female U.S. president.

In Plain Sight is a three-part mini-series based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie's quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel. Douglas Henshall (Collision, Shetland) takes the role of William Muncie whilst Peter Manuel is played by Martin Compston (Line of Duty). Muncie first arrested Manuel in 1946 for housebreaking, but also successfully convicted him for a string of sexual assaults. Manuel vowed revenge. Released from prison in 1955, Manuel embarked on a two-year killing spree, claiming eight lives in the close-knit communities of South Lanarkshire. Manuel evaded capture for so long because he was unlike anything the local police had ever encountered: A murderer without any discernible motive whose victims were chosen at random. Muncie was the one man who had Manuel's measure and doggedly refused to give up until Manuel was brought to justice.

The 10th Kingdom is the story of a girl named Virginia Lewis (Kimberly Williams), a New York native, who, along with her father Anthony "Tony" Lewis (John Larroquette), is transported to a world where fairy tales are true - but their "Happy-ever-after" has worn off.

The Kennedys is an eight-hour mini-series chronicling the lives of the famous Kennedy family and the tragedies they have suffered.

Rufus Sewell is Aurelio Zen in this three-part adaptation for the BBC. Set and filmed in Italy, the show is an adaptation of Michael Dibdin's novel Vendetta.

A ragtag team of scientists, led by billionaire Eric Benirall, attempts to discover what in the Bermuda Triangle is causing Benirall's cargo ships to disappear.

Chris O'Donnell, Michael Keaton, Alfred Molina, Rory Cochrane, Alessandro Nivola and Natascha McElhone star in this new 6 hour mini-series about Cold War CIA agents who become entangled in a web of mystery and espionage. The show is based on a novel by Robert Littell.

The Spoils Before Dying is a hilarious comedy series about author-director-writer Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) and his new project. Follow Eric Jonrosh as he takes us on a wild ride of murder, jazz, and mayhem in this satirical take on film noir. Get ready for a show that will leave you laughing and on the edge of your seat.

Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae (Robert Duvall) and Captain Woodrow F. Call (Tommy Lee Jones), two famous former Texas Rangers, run a livery in the small dusty Texas border town of Lonesome Dove.

Dr. Joyce Reardon assembles a team of paranormal talents to investigate an allegedly haunted mansion known as Rose Red in this mini-series written by Stephen King. Can the team survive the horror that they uncover within the walls of this secretive structure? And how far will Reardon go to get the answers she seeks? Welcome to a place that evil calls home...

The New Edition Story is a 3 part mini-series biopic that will follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond. New Edition was formed in the '70s and is best known for the Hot 100 hits "Candy Girl," "Mr. Telephone Man" and "Cool It Now."

Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane into the Caribbean. His two teenaged sons, Karl and David, survive, only to find themselves castaways on Dinotopia. Karl and David are constantly at odds, even as they struggle to adjust to life in their strange new world where talking dinosaurs live side by side in an uneasy alliance with humans.

Loosely adapted from the award-winning Earthsea novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, Legend of Earthsea aired as a two-night event on the SciFi Channel in December 2004. The mini-series follows the tale of Ged, a rebellious youth, learning to become a sorcerer. But when his village is raided, he is killed and brought back to life by a powerful wizard, Ogion, and he finds out that he is destined to become one of the most powerful sorcerers the world of Earthsea has ever known. But first he must master this power, so that he may combat The Nameless Ones, who desire to destroy the world.

The show follows the story of Batman's former sidekick, Dick Grayson aka Robin. After a falling out with his mentor, Dick abandons Gotham and everyone in it. Emerging in the City of Bludhaven years later, Dick takes on the guise of "Nightwing" easily defeating the petty criminals who infest it. But he soon realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew when a mysterious and dangerous assassin only known as 'Deathstroke, begins targeting Bludhaven citizens. Can he defend his new home and the lives of it's inhabitants from the most dangerous foe he's ever faced!? Only time will tell in this epic 5 part mini-series!

Join Mike Rowe as he hosts this 4-part mini-series follow-up to the Deadliest Catch. The many popular deck-hands and captains get together to tell their tales and share their experiences on the high seas.

The Althea Tapes is a six part mini series, a Fear the Walking Dead digital companion. Althea Szewczek-Przygocki is interviewing different survivors prior to and after her encounter with Morgan, revealing why her interviews are so important.

This is the prequel to Melbourne's gangland war drama - the original Underbelly. The two-hour premiere grabbed the attention of 2.58 million viewers, making this Sydney-based mini-series a hot favorite for the best Australian show of 2009.

This mini-series shows what would happen if the moon were about to destroy Earth after being hit by a meteor shower. It documents a group of scientists, astronauts and soldiers who act as Earth's last hope.

"Edge of Darkness" was a landmark mini-series from the BBC. A classic suspense thriller set in contemporary Thatcherite Britain, the series captured accurately the paranoia of an age where Trident missiles shared headlines with anti-nuclear protesters.