Ancient Māori heroes of yesteryear, re-discovered, re-examined and re-imagined.
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The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.
Follow Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings as they fight for the throne of Norway, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Viking Saga.
In 1937 Beijing, a revered opera star and a businessman unite to preserve culture, love, and hope as their city falls under the shadow of invasion.
Lin Huanhuan and Lin Shangshang are twin sisters. The younger one, Huanhuan was sent to the mountains to study Traditional Chinese Medicine when she was small. Years later, her elder sister, Shangshang, fell in love with the crowned prince. Unexpectedly, the queen deliberately married Shangshang to another prince, Shangguan Li. Lin Shangshang hanged herself and died for love. Lin Huanhuan was forced to marry off as her sister’s substitution, who begins her married life full of quarrels and sweet times.
Back in the place where she was originally murdered, she tries to investigate what happened and learns from the servants that Zhao Qing had often complained about her past self, Chu Zi Qian, as not being worthy of him, trying to get out of the marriage several times, and always arguing with his father the Emperor over it. Concluding that he must've hated her enough to kill her, Chu Zi Qian, now as Lin Yan, decides that it's time for payback.
On her way to an arranged marriage, Shen Yi Yi ends up in disguise as a boy and enters a school, where she crosses paths with four other young men, each hiding their own secrets. Together, they form an unlikely friendship and face thrilling adventures, including uncovering a mysterious case and confronting corrupt officials.
Follow-up series to "The Crown of the Kings" and "The Crown of the Kings. The Jagiellonians" about the reign of King Władysław III of Poland and his younger brother King Casimir IV of Poland.
A group of idealistic young people train hard in the Assassin Academy, eager to complete its trials and become heroes. Han Xiaochu, the top student, is the first to receive a chance for the trial. However, her progress is interrupted by the carefree and seemingly useless student, Long Bixie. As the trials unfold, unexpected challenges and mysteries arise within the academy, and Han Xiaochu must navigate through them to find a way forward.
The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was produced by American cable channel TNT and directed by Uli Edel.
Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family. It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith. Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune. The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison. The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.
Young crook turned detective, Terry Teo is on a mission to avenge his father's murder. The 80s comic book hero is back!
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
The customer is king at Joseon's largest inn where four interns from different walks of life share experiences and become friend.
A surrogacy deal goes wrong when pregnant Nicole changes her mind about giving best friend Tessa the baby she is carrying for her. The ensuing emotional rift splits the small New Zealand town of Kaikōura - already physically torn apart from a recent earthquake.
Qin Zhen, a modern financial female executive dreamed of returning to the Great Wei State and became the wife of the first bodyguard agency that was about to go bankrupt. Together, Fight with playboy husband and used modern management...
The story revolves around an Emperor who does not know martial arts and an Empress who is skilled in swords fighting. They dislike each other and do not get along. One day, they find out that their souls have switched. Left with no choice but to live with the other's identity, they slowly unravel their misunderstandings and learn to love and trust each other.
