Ancient Māori heroes of yesteryear, re-discovered, re-examined and re-imagined.
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The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episode explores influential figure(s) of the Edwardian era: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce; Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George.
In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she met William, a member of the gentry and the eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart... but can love truly conquer all?
A mischievous little pig demon attempts to steal a magical monster-catching gourd from the powerful half-god Feng Pan, only to end up captured and kept by his side. Together, this unlikely pair—a god and a demon—set off on a funny, touching journey filled with monster-catching escapades.
With the help of a journalist from their homeland, a Chinese cultural relic tries to escape the British Museum to return back to their beloved motherland. — The vast majority of the museum's massive collection of up to 8 million items came from countries beyond the UK. The trustees of the British Museum have become the world's largest receivers of stolen property, and the great majority of their loot is not even on public display. Data from UNESCO shows that 1.6 million Chinese cultural relics were stolen and collected by 47 museums around the world, among which the British Museum has the largest collection. Many were plundered during the Siege of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900.
The series follows the life of Yeon Gaesomun, a powerful military dictator in the waning days of the Goguryeo kingdom.
Kalin, a famous model, is in a scandalous controversy because she is with a married man but she doesn't care about it, since he told her that he is going to get a divorce. One day, she found an ancient golden hairpin that made her dream of Thiankham, a woman who has the same face as her. She saw all of Thiankham's life and felt angry for her. The hairpin shows its power by bringing her soul to Thiankham's body. Thiankham, a naive girl, was adopted by Nankham, the hunter of the vassal prince. One day, she was attacked by a tiger and Thewarit, son of the vassal prince, said that he would help her. That made Thiankham feel grateful and respectful towards him. Finally, she became his mistress. Wongduean, who is Thewarit's wife, is so angry. Thiankham tragically dies and vows to be strong and fierce in the next life, so she can get revenge on everyone who treated her badly.
Mainland-born Liang Huan came to Hong Kong with her daughter Li You Hao in the 1980s to be reunited with her husband, Li Gao Shan. However, he dies unexpectedly, leaving Liang Huan to fend for her late husband's teahouse.
Backpacking around New Zealand, filled with epic scenery, unique cultural experiences and amazing outdoor activities everywhere will be an eye opener. Fadhlur and Syarif are to go behind the wheels on a road trip where they will drive from one point to the next destination and they make new friends along the way. Getting closer to nature where camping in the wild and hunting for food source will be a challenge for them in order to understand how the aborigines live. In order to receive instructions and for them to send their mission replies, tablets and social networking sites will be used in order to obtain the budget to the next destination.
Lan Che, a tough street girl defending her neighborhood, becomes entangled in a murder investigation and crosses paths with Lou Mingye, the head of the Dali Court. Though they initially clash, they gradually clear up their differences and join forces to solve cases. As their relationship deepens, Lan Che, with Lou Mingye's support, begins to pursue her dreams and transforms her life.
During the darkest days of the Third Reich, the most dreaded sound was a knock at the door after dark. Everyone who lived under Nazi rule lived in fear of the secretive agents known colloquially as "V-Men". Hitler called them his "deadliest weapon", and without them the Fuhrer's ambition could never have been realized.
Liu E, an orphaned girl, becomes the Empress of the Northern Song dynasty and a regent for the next Emperor.
Talented pipa player Li Sasa is mysteriously transported to the Sheng Dynasty, inhabiting the body of Li Ru Niang. Lost in this new world, she meets Lu Jingnian, head of the Right Sect Fang. Joining his musical group, Sasa helps form an innovative all-women's ensemble. As they bond over their shared passion for music, their relationship faces challenges that test their connection.
Legend of the Warring States: The Tale of Mi Yue follows the story of Mi Yue, a beautiful and resilient woman living during the turbulent Warring States period. Beside her is Qing Er, whose loyalty and bond with Mi Yue become central as they navigate love, betrayal, and the dangerous struggles for survival in a time of constant political warfare. With fate pulling them into rivalries, power plays, and unexpected romance, their intertwined journeys test their courage and determination in a world where beauty and ambition can be both a blessing and a curse.
The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burning passion for seeking justice. From the time he came across Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita, members from a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo, his life then takes a turn to a bluer, and clearer path. Nio, alongside the other men whose hearts burn bravely and true, step forth towards an honest path with their blue wills adorned on their hearts!
Anong, a high-society woman, is searching for a suitable husband, with lawyer Wichai tasked to screen suitors. As she realizes Wichai might be the one, Anong sets out to win his heart against the odds.
The third princess of the Northern Liang Dynasty faces betrayal from the Fifth Prince and finds herself inhabiting the body of a 21st-century girl. To return to her own time, the princess must help Long Mengli achieve her dream of becoming a fashion designer. In the present day, the princess encounters new friends and familiar faces from her past while striving to succeed in the fashion industry.
The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale.
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
Sandokan is a Malaysian pirate who, along with his friend Yanez and their crew, attacks the British forces from his island of Mompracem. During his adventures, he falls in love with Lady Marianna Guillonk, an English-Italian aristocrat.
New Worlds is a four-part 2014 British television drama serial created by Peter Flannery and Martine Brant, a follow-up to their 2008 series The Devil's Whore, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4. During the turbulent Restoration period of the 1600s, young, idealistic renegade Abe Goffe is determined to fight for England to become a true republic. A romantic at heart, he falls for privileged Beth—daughter of Countess of Abingdon Angelica Fanshawe—and brings her into his quest for a new future, transforming her from the innocent young woman she starts out as.
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Go deep into the clandestine world of the legendary brotherhood of warrior monks known as The Knights Templar.
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.
Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
The spirited and impulsive Charlotte Heywood moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
A group of warriors come together to defend Earthrealm from invaders who entered through portals from various other dimensions.
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.