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Follows the story of a group of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough House after the big mistakes they've made that resulted to the end of their mainstream careers.

Told in real time, Hijack is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, as authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Sam Nelson is an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers - but his high-risk strategy could be his undoing.

In La Casa de Papel (aka Money Heist), a group of very peculiar robbers assault the Factory of Moneda and Timbre to carry out the most perfect robbery in the history of Spain and take home 2.4 billion euros.

Based on a popular Danish series called Forbrydelsen, this AMC crime drama project follows three different subplots all linked to a single murder.

The Regime tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.

Beacon 23 follows two people whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. A tense battle of wills unfolds at the edge of space, Halan, the beacon keeper, begins to question whether Aster is friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.

A man appears in the Middle East performing miracles. The world's reaction is chronicled in Messiah, a captivating TV series. The man's true identity is unknown, and tensions rise as people question whether he is a divine entity or a dangerous imposter.

Liar tells the story of a night that changes the lives of Laura Newell and Andrew Ellis forever. Laura is a smart and dedicated teacher, not long out of a relationship and unsure about getting back on the dating scene. Andrew is a renowned surgeon whose son is a pupil at Laura's school. An initial attraction leads to a date, but neither fully realises the far-reaching consequences that their meeting will have on each other or their families. Truth and consequences go hand in hand in a tense and gripping thriller that examines both sides of a relationship and both sides of the truth. Are there really two sides to every story?Liar explores the devastating cost of deceit on both the couple and their friends and family, as secrets and lies are laid bare...

A family is caught in a political conspiracy that will change their lives forever in this gripping series based on an Israeli show. As they navigate through dangerous situations and make life-altering decisions, tensions rise and secrets are revealed. Don't miss this thrilling drama!

COBRA is an intense political drama that follows a team of experts as they navigate a national emergency threatening Great Britain. As crisis contingency planners and senior politicians work to protect the country, tensions rise and secrets are revealed.

Journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of conspiracies beneath the placid facade of Canberra, putting innocent lives - including her own - in danger. As tensions rise between China and America, Harriet must navigate a web of interlocked conspiracies in this thrilling political drama.

Beneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 LA lurks a relentlessly evil serial killer. In this true-crime story, two detectives won't rest until they catch him.

Aussie and American employees juggle on-the-job tensions and personal relationships at a joint intelligence facility in remote Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

High Country tells the story of detective Andrea Whitford who is transferred to the Victorian High Country, where she is thrust into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have vanished into the wilderness.

The sister is a chilling and suspenseful story of murder - and perhaps ghosts - which exposes the quiet terror of a man trying to escape his past. It follows well-meaning but directionless Nathan, who has a terrible secret he's long prayed would stay buried and for which he's long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news....triggering a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense, dread, love and possible redemption.

Procedural revolving around a team of investigators who solve the highest profile crimes by sending our heroes into the past in the body of the victim. They assume the victim's identity and must race against time to prevent the crime before it happens.

Based on Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic, Death and Nightingales is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, set in the beautiful haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885. A place where neighbours observe each other and inform, a world of spies, confessions and double dealing; where a pervading sense of beauty is shot through with menace and impending doom. Set over a desperately tense 24- hour period, it's Beth Winters' (Ann Skelly) 25th birthday - the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Jamie Dornan) and escape from her limited life and difficult and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner stepfather Billy (Matthew Rhys). As decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax, Death And Nightingales is a powerful and gripping drama that follows a woman struggling to control her own destiny and will illuminate tensions that tear both families and nations apart.

In this "Trapped" spin-off, police duo Andri and Hinrika investigate a murder in the remote highlands when a spiritual group and a biker gang clash.

An incident sparks internal conflict as members of a riot squad juggle personal worries with the daily tension of police work on the streets.

Ross Kemp hosts a nail-biting quiz. Using knowledge, strategy and a little luck, contestants must cross the bridge, spotting the lies. One wrong step and they lose everything.

Under mysterious circumstances, 17-year-old Anna and her mother, Eva, suddenly move from the jet set life in China back to Eva's small childhood town in Denmark. They move in with Eva's brother, Christian, who hospitably opens the doors. But beneath the surface lurk old grudges and inflamed family relationships, which have unfathomable consequences for Anna and her secretive mother.

Acclaimed two-part series based on the true story of an unprecedented hostage crisis which shocked Germany in the summer of 1988. Two robbers hold up a bank and demand free passage from the police while taking bank employees hostage.

The family of a Colombian congressman are kidnapped by a rogue group in response to new extradition laws. As Alberto, the congressman, and the police try to close in on the kidnappers, things become very dangerous.