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A Different World(1987-1993)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

With Glynn Turman, Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, Loretta Devine, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Cree Summer, ...

All in the Family(1971-1979)

25min per episode | Comedy
3.9/5 (with 74 votes)

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

With Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Danielle Brisebois, Tim McIntire, ...

In the Heat of the Night(1988-1995)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 26 votes)

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.

With Carroll O'Connor, Howard Rollins, Alan Autry, David Hart

Everybody Hates Chris(2005-2009)

22min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family, Kids & Family, Drama
4.0/5 (with 450 votes)

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

With Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, Vincent Martella, ...

The Shield(2002-2008)

45min per episode | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
4.1/5 (with 328 votes)

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

Directed by Shawn Ryan - With Michael Chiklis, David Rees Snell, Glenn Close, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond, Paula Garcés, ...

Side by Side(2012-2013)

Drama, Kids & Family, Soap / Telenovela, Comedy
4.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women of different origins and social classes. The brave Isabel, daughter of a former slave and in love with the capoeira player Zé Maria; and Laura, descendant from a wealthy family and destined to an undesired marriage to Edgar. In addition to an unshakable friendship, the two share the same purpose in life: the conquest of freedom in the conservative society of Rio de Janeiro of the early 20th century.

With Marjorie Estiano, Thiago Fragoso, Isabela Garcia, Alessandra Negrini, Werner Schünemann

Dear White People(2017-2021)

30min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.1/5 (with 78 votes)

At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a diverse group of students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.

With Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, John Patrick Amedori, Marque Richardson
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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story(2022)

Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 1,173 votes)

This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.

With Evan Peters Araya, Niecy Nash, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Richard Jenkins, Michael Beach, ...

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE(2011-2012)

24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the twelfth incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series was first announced in the July issue of Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic, and has gaming company Level-5's President Akihiro Hino in charge of the story. This installment of the Gundam meta-series is set on a futuristic Earth plagued by an interplanetary war that spans a whole century. Its story revolves around three protagonists from the same family, each piloting his own version of the eponymous mecha, fighting to defend Earth and its space colonies from an enemy race far more advanced in terms of technology. The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on June 13, 2011, during a special event at the 2011 Tokyo Toy Show. Gundam AGE premiered on the MBS and TBS broadcasting stations in Japan on October 9, 2011 and 49 episodes were broadcast, with the last episode on September 23, 2012. A compilation OVA titled Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden will be released on July 26, 2013, focusing on the second protagonist of the series, Asemu Asuno.

Oz(1997-2003)

1h per episode | Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 331 votes)

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

Directed by Adam Bernstein - With Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno, Harold Perrineau, ...

I'll Fly Away(1991-1993)

1h per episode | Drama
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.

With Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Kathryn Harrold

Till Death Us Do Part(1966-1975)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 12 votes)

Following the chronicles of the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf Garnett, a reactionary working-class man who holds racist and anti-socialist views.

With Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Una Stubbs, Tony Booth, Joan Sims, Patricia Hayes, ...
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East West 101(2007-2011)

1h per episode | Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Zane Malik and theMajor Crime Squad investigate crime and murder in all quarters of multicultural Sydney.

Directed by Peter Andrikidis - With Don Hany, William McInnes, Susie Porter, Aaron Fa'aoso, Gerald Lepkowski, Daniela Farinacci, ...

Carnival Row(2019-2023)

Crime, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 557 votes)

In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.

Directed by Thor Freudenthal, Jon Amiel, Anna Foerster, Andy Goddard - With Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, David Gyasi, Tamzin Merchant, Andrew Gower, Karla Crome, ...

Lovecraft Country(2020)

1h per episode | Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 307 votes)

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

With Jurnee Smollett, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Courtney B. Vance, Abbey Lee, Jamie Chung, Michael K. Williams, ...

Shots Fired(2017)

45min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 15 votes)

A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

With Sanaa Lathan, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer, Will Patton, Jill Hennessy, ...

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.

With David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello, Dylan McDermott, Jake Picking, ...

The Boondocks(2005-2014)

22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation
4.1/5 (with 159 votes)

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.

Directed by Seung-eun Kim

Love Thy Neighbour(1972-1976)

30min per episode | Comedy
4.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Love Thy Neighbour is a British sitcom, which was transmitted from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976, spanning seven series. The sitcom was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. The principal cast included Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper and Kate Williams. In 1973, the series was adapted into a film of the same name, and a later sequel series was set in Australia.

With Jack Smethurst

Teenagers(2014-2017)

Drama
3.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A web series that depicts the intersecting lives of several off-beat 21st century teenagers.

Aliens in America(2007-2008)

21min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Justin Tolchuk is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin. When his well-meaning mom Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin, his family and the entire population of Medora.

With Dan Byrd

A League of Their Own(2022)

Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 45 votes)

In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away. With the support of her best friend Clance, she must forge a new path to pursue her dream.

With Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D'Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Colindrez, Kelly McCormack, ...

Shaka Zulu(1986)

55min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
3.6/5 (with 60 votes)

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.

Directed by William C. Faure - With Henry Cele

Palmerstown, U.S.A.(1980-1981)

1h per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Palmerstown, U.S.A. is a drama series. It centers on the lives of two 9-year-old best friends, one black and one white, growing up in a small Southern town during the 1930s.

With Jonelle Allen

When They See Us(2019)

1h 15min per episode | Drama
4.1/5 (with 365 votes)

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

Directed by Ava DuVernay
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Amend: The Fight for America(2021)

58min per episode | Documentary, News, War & Politics
3.6/5 (with 69 votes)

When the United States of America was founded, the ideals of freedom and equality did not apply to all people. These are the stories of the brave Americans who fought to right the nation’s wrongs and enshrine the values we hold most dear into the Constitution — with liberty and justice for all.

Familiesagaen De syv søstre(1996-1997)

25min per episode | Drama, Soap / Telenovela
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Familiesagaen De syv søstre is a Norwegian soap opera that was broadcasted from 1996 to 2000.

Dogs of Berlin(2018)

Crime, Drama
3.6/5 (with 47 votes)

A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.

Directed by Christian Alvart - With Fahri Yardım, Felix Kramer, Katharina Schüttler, Anna Maria Mühe, Urs Rechn, Kais Setti, ...
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American Crime(2015-2017)

45min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 57 votes)

An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.

Directed by John Ridley, Millicent Shelton, Gregg Araki, So Yong Kim, Victoria Mahoney, Steph Green, ... - With Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, W. Earl Brown, Caitlin Gerard, Benito Martinez, Penelope Ann Miller, ...

Random Acts of Flyness(2018-)

30min per episode | Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Documentary
2.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.

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