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This fictional drama series is loosely inspired by an investigation of alleged corruption in private and state oil and construction companies in Brazil.

"Press" is set in the world of newspapers - its past riven by hacking scandals, its present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24 hour news cycle, its future uncertain.Press is written by Mike Bartlett, creator of Doctor Foster and winner of two 2015 Olivier Awards for different plays, including the critically acclaimed King Charles III. Press will be produced by three-time BAFTA winner Nigel Stafford-Clark.Writer Mike Bartlett says: "From exposing political corruption to splashing on celebrity scandal, editors and journalists have enormous influence over us, yet recent events have shown there's high-stakes and life-changing drama going on in the news organisations themselves. I'm hugely excited to be working with the BBC to make Press, a behind-the-scenes story about a group of diverse and troubled people who shape the stories and headlines we read every day."

A political crime thriller that centers on the complex relationships between crime reporters and the police. The series follows Daisy Channing (Elyse Levesque), a young reporter trying to balance a messy personal life with a burgeoning career. Things begin to go sideways for Daisy when she witnesses a murder she thinks is gang-related, only to find herself slowly drawn into an interconnected web of criminal and illicit sexual activity that reaches into the corridors of corporate and political power. It's the kind of story that will destroy lives, including those of her own family.

The series is set in Italy in the midst of the political turmoil of the early 1990s and follows a young police detective attempting to root out corruption and organised crime.

Set in the 1970's, Baek Gi Tae is an ambitious man, who thirsts for wealth and power. Jang Gun Yeong is a prosecutor with animalistic instinct and fearsome tenacity. Facing a major incident, Jang Gun Yeong throws his everything to stop Baek Gi Tae. The people around them include Lobbyist Choi Yu Ji, Investigator O Ye Jin, Bae Geum Ji and Chief Secretary Cheon Seok Jeong.

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.

"Escobar, the king of evil" is a fictional series product of free adaptation of "The Parable of Paul," Alonso Salazar, press articles and publicly known facts of national life, the historical facts are surrounded by fictional characters and dialogue, allowing supply and re-documented situations.

The story of Seo Dong Joo, a man who hacked into a 2 trillion won political slush fund account to survive, and Yeom Jang-seon, a secret power broker who killed the man without knowing that he had been hacked and lost the 2 trillion won.

Explores dark money in politics and campaign fund-raising 15 years after Citizens United ruling allowed unlimited anonymous political spending.

This is a drama series starring Christopher Eccleston as Daniel Demoys a man who feels a stranger in his own life. Over the years he has gone from being an idealistic young man with desire to a disillusioned and corrupt council official. His life is now a complete mess and he is drinking heavily and suffering with blackouts.

A group of courtesans attempts to escape the grasp of a notorious kingpin - but political corruption and blood ties make freedom a near-impossible goal.

This drama tells the story of Xue Fangfei, the daughter of a well-off county magistrate who lost everything after a major upheaval. Saved by Jiang Li, the daughter of the Secretariat Director, she took on the identity of Jiang Li and returned to the capital. With the help of Duke Xiao Heng and others, she overcame numerous hardships, tirelessly fought against injustice, rescued her father who had been wrongly imprisoned, assisted Xiao Heng in upholding justice, protected the common people, and ultimately regained a beautiful life.

A British comedy that might be described as a combination of "Yes, Minister" and "Blackadder", this is the story of A. B'Stard, a statesman in the tradition of Genghis Khan, who will stop at nothing to make himself richer and more comfortable.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary, CNN reexamines the Watergate affair and the anatomy of the infamous break-in that started it all - this time told firsthand by John Dean, former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon, in the CNN Original Series, Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal. Produced by Herzog & Company, it is an immersive look inside Nixon's inner circle and the schemes behind closed doors by the Committee to Re-Elect the President that would eventually unravel his presidency. Across four revealing episodes, Dean divulges more than he ever could under oath, shedding new light on the back-channeling, the back-pedaling, and the backstabbing. Featuring rich archival footage and interviews with key insiders who had a front-row seat to the biggest presidential scandal of the 20th century, this series questions if America has learned anything since Watergate or if we as a nation will repeat the past. 

This boys love tale follows Ichiro, an investigator at the Metropolitan Police Department, and Shiro, a yazuka member who uses sex to blackmail politicians and just happens to be the younger brother of a senior investigator who has gone missing. Ichiro and Shiro team up and work together to solve the mystery of the missing investigator, acting as lovers to fool any higher ups who may be onto them.

"The Lies Within" is about a woman whose husband disappears after the sudden death of her father. She joins the National Assembly and teams up with a detective in her search for the truth. The two characters work together to break through the silence and lies that people spill to protect their own interests.

A disgraced journalist returns to Dirty Neck, his Florida hometown, to become a local hero with the knack of reporting lurid stories of "stupid people doing stupid things", much to the chagrin of the town's controlling and shifty mayor.

Entrepreneur Elias Karo takes four journalists hostage in order to reveal that 30 years ago, a bank manager and a district court judge took his family's possessions with the government's blessing and caused a still ongoing family tragedy.

A complex tangle of politics, investigation, and romance unfolds against the backdrop of Moldova in the last thirty years, where the forces of good and evil collide in a captivating plot.

When the gubernatorial front-runner is shot in the street, the reporters of Frente Tijuana race to cover the story, but the facts they uncover run much deeper than the assassination-insidious corruption has been allowed to grow in the shadows. Violence and intrigue become the norm for Borja's team of journalists as they risk their lives in their crusade to expose the truth.

First broadcast in Italy in 1984, The Octopus (La Piovra) is an international blockbuster, running 18 years and producing nine follow-up series. The title of this classic Mafia thriller says it all, evoking the image of a secret criminal culture extending its tentacles into every layer of society.

Trap is an investigative thriller about national anchor Kang Woo Hyun. He goes on a trip with his family and gets caught in a trap where he faces the situation of a lifetime. Because Kang Woo Hyun is Korea's national anchor, he has earned the trust of the country. He appears to have everything, as he is respected by society, has a happy family, and even received love calls from political circles. However, he suddenly experiences a tragedy, losing everything in one fell sweep.

The awarding of the World Cup to countries around the world has been infested with bribery, corruption, global politics, backroom deals and greed; it all came to a head when the 2022 World Cup was awarded to Qatar, a desert nation.

In northern Argentina, the governor's daughter is kidnapped by his trusted man while a crucial lithium exploitation law is being voted on. As the kidnapper's motivations are revealed, a secret plot that began to develop 13 years ago comes to light, challenging the girl's identity. The race-against-time negotiation exposes the true nature of power, the limits of love, and the curses of kinship.

Jasiel Correia II navigates his role as the youngest mayor ever elected to office, only to be indicted by the FBI for his former company.