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PartisanPartisan
Viaplay, 2020 On Hiatus | Drama, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
Rating: 5/5

Set in the idyllic surroundings of Jordnära, a gated community that runs a very successful organic farm. A man takes a job offer, soon learning about their unorthodox rules and routines.


13 Commandments13 Commandments
VTM, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
Rating: 3/5

Inspired by the Ten Commandments, a perpetrator commits a series of gruesome crimes hoping to jolt society's dull conscience and restore its moral standards.


Close to HomeClose to Home
CBS, 2005 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 3/5

"Close to Home" stars Jennifer Finnigan ("The Bold and the Beautiful", "Committed") in a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes.


Gunslinger GirlGunslinger Girl
Fuji TV, 2003 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Sci-Fi, Anime

Set in modern Italy, Gunslinger Girl follows a group of traumatically-injured young girls taken from hospitals all over the country, who are then cybernetically enhanced, indoctrinated and trained to be assassins by a secret branch of the Public Corporation for Social Welfare, Section 2. Each girl is assigned to a male handler who oversees her training, deployments, and general conduct. Each handler is free to "condition" his cybernetic assassin to the extent he sees fit, which increases a girl's lethality and loyalty at the expense of human individuality and lifespan.


Stacey Dooley in the USAStacey Dooley in the USA
BBC Two, 2012 Cancelled/Ended | Teens, Travel, Current Events, Documentary

Stacey investigates social issues in the USA.


The Journalist (2022)The Journalist (2022)
Netflix, 2022 On Hiatus | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mini-Series
Rating: 5/5

The Journalist is an adaptation of the hit movie of the same name, The Journalist, released theatrically in 2019 which was a huge hit with audiences garnering a great deal of attention by confronting Japanese political crimes and scandals of recent years. With its shocking tackling of societal taboos, thrilling developments, and stylish visuals, the film won awards in three major categories at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture of the Year, as well as many other film awards. In The Journalist, we welcome Ryoko Yonekura (Doctor X, Legal V) to play the protagonist Anna Matsuda, a Toto Newspaper reporter known as the 'maverick of news media', who strives to expose issues in modern Japanese society. Michihito Fujii(The Journalist(film), Day and Night ) is set to direct this new series.


Black and MissingBlack and Missing
HBO Max, 2021 On Hiatus | Documentary

Follows Black and Missing Foundation founders Derrica and Natalie Wilson as they dive into specific cases and break down how systemic behaviors and attitudes stem from centuries of deeply rooted racism.


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