Pitting notable historical and pop culture figures, real and fictional, against one another in a rap battle format.
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Fate/Aporypha spielt in der Stadt Fuyuki, in der es einmal einen Krieg um den Heiligen Gral gab, der von sieben Magiern und ihren Heroic Spirits geführt wurde. Eine bestimmte Person nutze jedoch das Chaos des zweiten Weltkrieges aus und stahl den Gral. Einige Jahrzehnte vergingen und die Familie Yggdmillennia, die den Heiligen Gral als ihr Symbol ansah, spaltete sich von der Magiervereinigung ab und erklärte ihre Unabhängigkeit. Die Organisation Furious schickte daraufhin ihre Truppen zur Familie, um mit ihnen eine Einigung zu erreichen, doch sie scheiterten und wurden von den beschworenen Servants besiegt. Mit einer Änderung im System des Krieges um den Heiligen Gral brach ein neuer Krieg aus, der mit einem Kampf ‒ sieben gegen sieben ‒ eine neue Größenordnung erreicht.
A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They are the genetic clones of famous historical figures who have been dug up, re-created anew. Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, JFK, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and more are juxtaposed as teenagers dealing with teen issues in the 20th century.
Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich, genannt Sisi, heiratet mit gerade einmal 16 Jahren ihren Cousin Franz Joseph I. und steigt trotz allen Widrigkeiten und ihres Alters zu einem Idol ihrer Zeit auf. Sisi, die die zweite Hälfte des 19. Jahrhundert maßgeblich prägt, ist jedoch nicht nur Kaiserin, sondern muss sich auch als Tochter, Schwester, Ehefrau, Geliebte, Mutter, Freundin und letztlich auch Feindin beweisen. Sie, die als „schönste Frau Europas“ bekannt wird, widersetzt sich den strengen Regeln des Hofes. Sisi weiß, wie sie ihre äußere Erscheinung einsetzen muss, um ihre Vorstellungen verwirklichen zu können. Franz Joseph wiederum setzt auf persönliche und politische Härte, die Krone lastet schwer auf seinem Kopf … „Sisi“ ist die Neuverfilmung des bekannten Stoffs als komplexe Dramaserie.
Twenty years after they were frozen, Abe, Cleo, JFK, and Joan suddenly find themselves thrust into the modern world, where they must navigate a fresh batch of historical clones, dramatic love triangles, and a formidable new foe.
Sein Name ist Fleming. Ian Fleming. London, 1939. Ian Fleming (Dominic Cooper) ist ein Playboy, der das Leben in vollen Zügen genießt, aber im Schatten seines erfolgreichen Bruders Peter (Rupert Evans) steht. Als der Zweite Weltkrieg ausbricht, steigt Fleming ins Spionagegeschäft für den Marine-Nachrichten-Dienst ein. Neben seinen Abenteuern als Spion, ist sein Liebesleben alles andere als einfach. Er muss sich zwischen zwei Frauen entscheiden: der naiven Muriel Wright (Annabelle Wallis) und der geheimnisvollen Anne O'Neill (Lara Pulver) ...
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Das achtteilige Doku-Drama durchleuchtet die Transformation der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika hin zum Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf dem Wilden Westen von 1865 bis 1890, der von den Ereignissen des vorangegangenen Bürgerkriegs geprägt war. In Spielszenen wird das Leben von Westernlegenden wie Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse und Sitting Bull reanimiert. Ergänzt wird die Dokumentation durch Interviews mit Schauspielern aus Western-Filmen wie Robert Redford, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Harmon und Ed Harris.
The lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the duke's death in 1722.
A look at the hunt for California's Zodiac Killer, who murdered at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and early '70s.
Based on the life of Empress Myeongseong (1851 - 1895), the first official wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty. She was killed on October 8, 1895 by Japanese assassins.
Taejo Wang Geon was a 200-episode Korean drama starring Choi Soo Jong in the title role. It became very successful, reaching very high ratings, around 60%.
The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
Im Österreich des 19. Jahrhunderts kämpfen die leidenschaftliche Rebellin Sisi und Kaiser Franz Joseph im Angesicht von Intrigen und Machtkämpfen am Hof um ihre Liebe.
Towards the end of the Warring States Era, the States of Qin and Zhao are engaged in a lengthy battle. Li Hao Lan, daughter of the Censor-in-chief of Zhao, is forced out of her own home after being set up by her stepmother. Having nothing to her name, she is sold as a slave and purchased by Lu Buwei, who is cleverly able to marry Hao Lan to Ying Yiren, a Qin royal who resides in Zhao as a hostage. However, Hao Lan and Buwei's presence in the Zhao palace ignites a dangerous battle, as they rely on their wits to evade Princess Ya’s devious schemes.
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate duel at Ganryujima.
"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.
Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.
The chronicles of Sakamoto Ryoma, a pre-revolutionary who helped shape the face of modern Japan. In order to study swordsmanship, Ryoma heads for Edo where he meets many people who influence his thinking. He becomes close friends with men like Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori and later establishes a naval training school in Kobe. Ryoma's controversial political views make him a target for shogunate assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helps forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brings about the Meiji Restoration.
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