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(8/10 stars)Malcolm Reynolds supports his spaceship crew through transport jobs and smuggling. The ship also shelters fugitives whose past endangers everyone aboard. In the remote settlements they visit, the crew usually has to provide its own justice and protection. more about Firefly(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Alan Shore and Denny Crane represent clients at a Boston law firm. Their cases often become arguments about wider social questions. The lawyers' unconventional behaviour creates almost as much friction with their colleagues as it does in court. more about Boston Legal(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder. more about Altered Carbon(Source: TheTVDB)
(9/10 stars)Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only… more about Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Sarah sees a woman who looks exactly like her die and assumes her identity. What seems an escape from her own problems leads to other identical women. Together they must discover who created them and who is monitoring their lives. more about Orphan Black(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Changing crime stories follow ordinary people in the American Midwest as they become involved in serious wrongdoing. A meeting or a poor decision can trigger a chain of further offences. Police try to find the connections behind events that initially look unrelated. more about Fargo(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Young detective Jim Gordon wants to confront crime and corruption in Gotham. After Bruce Wayne's parents are murdered, he promises the boy answers. His investigations reveal how closely the police are connected to the city's powerful interests. more about Gotham(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)Student Light Yagami finds a notebook that can kill people whose names he writes inside. He decides to enforce his own idea of justice. Investigator L tries to identify whoever is causing the unexplained deaths without revealing his own identity. more about Death Note(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(7/10 stars)Matt Murdock works as a New York lawyer and fights criminals in a mask at night. Blind since childhood, he experiences his surroundings through unusually sharp remaining senses. His legal work and his violent pursuit of justice increasingly pull him in different directions. more about Daredevil(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)Inventor Rick takes his grandson Morty to other worlds and dimensions. His technological abilities often create dangers rather than convenient solutions. Back home, both must also deal with a family affected by the consequences of their adventures. more about Rick and Morty(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(7/10 stars)Young people doing community service gain unusual powers during a strange storm. None of those abilities simply solves their existing problems. Instead, they have new secrets to protect from one another and the people supervising their work. more about Misfits(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Drug traffickers build a Colombian business that reaches into the country's politics and daily life. Investigators try to dismantle their organisations. The series follows Pablo Escobar's rise and the conflicts surrounding the cocaine trade. more about Narcos (2015)(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(7/10 stars)In a distant part of the universe, a civilization of humans live on planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies have been at war with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons. 40 years after the first war the Cylons launch a devastating attack on the Colonies. The only military… more about Battlestar Galactica (2003)(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Consultant Marty Kaan and his team compete for lucrative corporate contracts. They sell clients solutions that can benefit the consultants far more than the businesses paying them. Rivalry and personal ambition make cooperation inside the team equally uncertain. more about House of Lies(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Separate episodes tell stories about people and their relationship with technology. Digital approval, surveillance or manufactured realities can become organising forces in everyday life. The price of an apparently useful invention often becomes clear only gradually. more about Black Mirror(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all powerful empire more about Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining… more about Dark Matter(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)After leaving prison, Marius takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his cellmate Pete. He moves in with Pete's long-estranged unsuspecting family and is roped into the family's bail bond business. He's a criminal taking down other criminals and, in the process, discovers the family… more about Sneaky Pete(Source: TheTVDB)
(9/10 stars)Saitama is a superhero who has trained so hard that his hair has fallen out, and who can overcome any enemy with one punch. However, because he is so strong, he has become bored and frustrated that he wins all of his battles too easily. more about One-Punch Man(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Welcome to the Montecito Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where you can do anything you want... but Ed Deline and his crack surveillance team will be watching. Just remember, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... more about Las Vegas(Source: TheTVDB)
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