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(9/10 stars)Monster hunter Geralt of Rivia travels through a world where magic is part of life. He earns money using his abilities while becoming entangled in other powers' interests. His encounters repeatedly show that people can be as dangerous as the creatures he hunts. more about The Witcher(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor. more about The Newsroom (2012)(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever when Rukia transfers most of her powers to him. Now a Soul Reaper himself with a newfound wealth of… more about Bleach(Source: TheTVDB)
(7/10 stars)A wealthy family living in Bel-Air, California, receives a dubious gift from their poorer relations in Philadelphia when Will Smith arrives as The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Will shatters the sophisticated serenity of Bel-Air with his streetwise common sense, much to the dismay of his upper-crust… more about The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(Source: TheTVDB)
(6/10 stars)At New York City Hall, deputy mayor Mike Flaherty tries to keep the mayor out of political trouble. His staff often spend more time repairing mistakes made inside the office than dealing with outside problems. Personal relationships make their teamwork no simpler. more about Chaos City (Spin City)(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(7/10 stars)Schoolgirl Kagome passes through an old well from the present into a Japan inhabited by demons. She meets the half-demon Inuyasha and a powerful jewel connected to her own origins. Searching for its fragments sends them on a shared journey. more about Inuyasha(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)A child's disappearance unsettles the small town of Winden. The search exposes connections between families that stretch far into the past. Understanding what has happened requires people to question the histories they thought they knew about their own relatives. more about Dark (2017)(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(8/10 stars)Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served. more about Reacher(Source: TheTVDB)
(9/10 stars)Tough on the outside, all heart on the inside, Onizuka turned to the life of a high school teacher for less excitement and action... or so he thought. GTO, a.k.a. Great Teacher Onizuka, is the racy story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher to make a difference and...… more about Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)(Source: TheTVDB)
(6/10 stars)Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to Okinawa to train and bring himself out of a slump. There, he meets Toua Tokuchi, a 134 km/h (83 mph) pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons.… more about One Outs(Source: TheTVDB)
(7/10 stars)The story centers around Yoshino, an ordinary high school student with a mysterious friend named Mahiro. Mahiro made a deal with a witch named Hakaze to hunt down the killers of his parents and sister. Now Mahiro is missing, and Hakaze confronts Yoshino. Yoshino find himself involved in crisis that… more about Zetsuen no Tempest(Source: TheTVDB)
(9/10 stars)The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them above. more about Fallout(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Eight years ago, Citadel, an independent global spy agency, was destroyed by a new syndicate, Manticore. With their memories wiped, elite agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh barely escaped with their lives. Eight years later, Mason’s former colleague, Bernard Orlic, asks for his help to prevent… more about Citadel(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Nineteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes becomes involved in an Oxford murder case that threatens his freedom. He has little investigative experience to rely on. This separate adaptation follows his attempt to uncover a conspiracy extending beyond the university. more about Young Sherlock(Source: Our own short synopsis)
(9/10 stars)They're the Get Backers, and they live by a simple motto: If it was taken, we'll get it back. Their success rate is 100%. They may have no luck with money, but they always come through on a job, no matter how small. Ban and Ginji are no ordinary retrieval service though. With Ginji's… more about GetBackers(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Twenty years have gone by since we last saw Malcolm and his family — and after all that time, they’ve learned absolutely nothing. more about Malcolm in the Middle: Lifes Still Unfair(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)We play games where the world is our board. Jet Lag: The Game is an online reality competition centered around travel. In it, players travel to various locations to complete challenges, helping them towards a larger goal - either by claiming territory or replenishing their travel budget. With the… more about Jet Lag: The Game(Source: TheTVDB)
(8/10 stars)Mein neuer Freund is a German television series. It is the German adaption of the British comedy My New Best Friend running in 2005 on Pro 7. more about Mein neuer Freund(Source: TMDB)
(8/10 stars)In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. more about Silo(Source: TheTVDB)
(7/10 stars)Follows the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future. more about The Orville(Source: TheTVDB)
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