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Party Down(2009-)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 86 votes)

A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'

Hollywood(2020)

50min per episode | Drama
3.7/5 (with 131 votes)

In post-World War II Hollywood, an ambitious group of aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true.

Entourage(2004-2011)

FSK: 16+ years
| 24min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 243 votes)

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

The Jamie Foxx Show(1996-2001)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.

Bracken's World(1969-1970)

1h per episode | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Bracken's World is an American drama series broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1969 to December 25, 1970. The series was created and produced by Dorothy Kingsley.

Extras(2005-2006)

FSK: 18+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy
3.9/5 (with 165 votes)

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

Cybill(1995-1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her big show business break.

The It Factor(2002-2003)

30min per episode | Reality-TV

The It Factor is a reality television show which aired for two seasons on the Bravo network. It followed actors as they attempted to lead successful careers. The first season profiled actors in New York City, and the second season did the same in Los Angeles. Notable actors who appeared on the show include Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner, model/actress LisaRaye, Michaela Conlin, and Godfrey.

Water Under the Bridge(1980)

1h per episode | Drama

Water Under the Bridge is a 1980 mini series based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott.

Directed by Igor Auzins - With Robyn Nevin

The Assistants(2009-)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The Assistants is a Canadian sitcom that aired from 10 July 2009 to 11 September 2009. The series is the second original comedy to air on the Nickelodeon channel, The N after the series About a Girl.

Joey(2004-2006)

22min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 147 votes)

The charming and still-single Joey, who has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, Joey moves in with Michael, his 20-year-old genius nephew, who unbelievably is literally a rocket scientist. However, what Joey lacks in book smarts he makes up for with people smarts – making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.

Sonny with a Chance(2009-2011)

FSK: 6+ years
| 22min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
4.0/5 (with 158 votes)

Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni, super suave Nico, gregarious funnyman Grady and quirky Zora. Now Sonny must somehow balance these new friendships while adjusting to her family's decidedly different way of life in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Sonny must also contend with heartthrob Chad Dylan Cooper, star of the rival show "MacKenzie Falls," who makes it known that he thinks his dramatic work is better than her comedy career.

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The Stage Door(1950)

30min per episode | Drama

The Stage Door is an American drama series that aired live on CBS Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 9:30 eastern time from February 7, 1950 to March 28, 1950. Based on the play The Stage Door by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman.

The Popcorn Kid(1987)

30min per episode | Comedy

Short lived sitcom about the goings on at a movie theatre. The show mainly focused on Scott Creasman, who wanted to be in movies, but working in the theatre was about as close as he would come.

Queens of Drama(2015)

23min per episode | Reality-TV
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Follows a group of former daytime and primetime actresses working together in front of and behind the cameras to develop, pitch and produce a new series hoping to land a pilot deal by the end of the season.

The Arrangement(2017-2018)

45min per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 20 votes)

An aspiring actress is presented with an arrangement that would link her romantically to a big star in Hollywood, but sticking to the details of her contract may not be easy.

My Sister Eileen(1960-1961)

30min per episode | Comedy

My Sister Eileen is an American situation comedy based on a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker, as well as the 1940 play and 1942 and 1955 film adaptations they inspired. The series premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS on October 15, 1960 and ran for one season of 26 episodes, the last of which was telecast on April 12, 1961. It aired opposite Hawaiian Eye on ABC and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall on NBC.

Directed by Dick Wesson - With Elaine Stritch

The L.A. Complex(2012)

42min per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama
2.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Six young performershaving been dubbed “most likely to succeed” in their hometowns now face the challenges and opportunities of a lifetime in the City of Angels.

Directed by Martin Gero

State of Georgia(2011)

FSK: 12+ years
| 23min per episode | Comedy
3.9/5 (with 3 votes)

An aspiring actress with a larger than life personality and her science geek best friend try to make headway in New York City.

Baxter(2010-2011)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family

Baxter follows Baxter McNab and his friends on their journey through the unique, high-energy world that is Northern Star School of the Arts. At this school where the students will do anything they can to stand out, the stress of a math test is nothing compared to that dance solo, or music recital, or monologue, or - you get the idea. Though his irreverent style might rub some teachers the wrong way, Baxter knows that great friends are the key to survival, and that Northern Star is a crazy amazing way to spend high school. Think Glee meets Fame for kids!

Next Action Star(2004)

1h per episode | Reality-TV

Next Action Star is an American reality television program shown on NBC from June to July 2004.

Loosely Exactly Nicole(2016-2018)

20min per episode | Comedy
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Nicole Byer is living the Hollywood dream. Well, Hollywood adjacent – the deep valley to be precise – and it's not so much a dream but a struggle. With the help of her two besties, Veronica and Devin, Nicole will have to navigate the "real world" as she endures humiliating auditions, unpaid electric bills and the romantic battlefield that is Tinder, all while slowly, but surely, finding her voice as a comedian.

Taina(2001-2002)

22min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Chronicles the life of a sassy 15-year-old Latina caught between two worlds: the traditional world of her Puerto Rican family and the modern world of her friends and life at the Manhattan School of the Arts.

This Isn't Working(2016)

9min per episode | Comedy

Determined to make it in Hollywood, Sarah bides her time between auditions by taking humiliating, soul-crushing temp jobs in order to scrape together enough money for rent and the occasional two-dollar bottles of wine.

Raising the Roofs(2006)

30min per episode | Reality-TV

Raising the Roofs is a 2006 reality television show on Spike TV, following the life of aspiring actor Michael Roof, and the misadventures of his self described Florida cracker dad and uncle, in Hollywood, California.