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- CreatorAlan BallStarsPeter KrauseMichael C. HallFrances ConroyA chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.
- StarsPeter MullanAnastasia HilleHarry LloydA Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur and the disintegration of a criminal mind.
- CreatorLena DunhamStarsLena DunhamAllison WilliamsJemima KirkeA comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.
- StarsChiwetel EjioforChristopher EcclestonKierston WareingChristopher Eccleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in this intricate conspiracy thriller set in a world of blurred morality, inhabited by conflicted characters on both sides of the law.
- CreatorRonan BennettStarsAshley WaltersKanoJasmine JobsonTwo London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.
- StarsSteven MackintoshWarren BrownNicola WalkerThe story of three employees of a security depot who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist.
- StarsAdam KotzJuliet AubreyNatalie PressBased on the personal testimonies of many of those most closely involved, "Five Daughters" recounts the final weeks in the lives of the five young women murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.Deep character development, uncompromising realism and an insistence in fleshing out the story like a great novel makes "The Wire" one of the greatest television series that ever graced the medium.
- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.More than another mobster piece, "The Sopranos" became many things over its nine seasons. It forced its audience to examine its fascination with organized crime and truly odious characters. It spoke to us through its judicious usage of music, imagery and humor. And in the end, it became a study on the decline of criminal underground with the expansion of corporate America.
- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.Beyond its impact on modern fashion and the way its freewheeling depiction of yesteryear fascinates its audience, "Mad Men" may be the most intricate exercise in subtext that we've seen on TV in the past two decades. A brilliant study of the way in which polished facades, and the intensity of the sale, drives American tastes, culture and history in ways we would have never imagined.
- CreatorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookThe story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.Taking the workplace comedy to new, uncomfortable zones, Ricky Gervais and his writing partner Stephen Merchant introduced the world to David Brent, a nightmare of a mid-level manager running a branch of a paper manufacturing company out of a drab London suburb. Clueless, insensitive, and convinced that everyone finds him massively entertaining, Brent's main goal was to be everyone's friend. His workers may not have been able to stand Brent, but viewers worldwide adore him...even if they would not work for him for all the money in the world.
- CreatorTina FeyStarsTina FeyAlec BaldwinTracy MorganLiz Lemon, head writer of the sketch-comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.Beyond establishing Tina Fey as a major talent in front of the camera and in the writing room, "30 Rock" effectively lampoons the inner workings of the television industry and, specifically, the lunacy behind the curtain at NBC, without ever seeming self-indulgent or insiderish. Additionally, it put to rest any doubts of Alec Baldwin's tremendous talents as a comic actor.
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.Some say "Seinfeld" changed the sitcom genre for the better, others that it ruined it. But the show about nothing inspired sitcom producers to think beyond the linear, story-of-the-week format, dispensing with sentimentality and teachable moments in order to explore the core of what's funny about common human quirks.
- CreatorDavid AngellPeter CaseyDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceDr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.When the majority of the sitcom genre aimed for the lowest common denominator to win laughs, this "Cheers" spinoff took its inspiration from French farce, simultaneously celebrating and poking fun at high culture and intellectual pursuits. Even so, it balanced its light-hearted snobbery with down-to-Earth warmth in tethering Niles and Frasier to their working-class father Martin, his assistant Daphne and Frasier's hard-shelled radio producer Roz.
- CreatorAlexandra ClertGuy-Patrick SainderichinStarsCaroline ProustAudrey FleurotThierry GodardFollows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
- CreatorMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
- CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerDavid SimonStarsKhandi AlexanderRob BrownKim DickensLife after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.
- CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
- CreatorRodrigo GarcíaHagai LeviNir BergmanStarsGabriel ByrneUzo AdubaDianne WiestA psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years.
- StarsMarita BreuerRüdiger WeigangKurt WagnerThe village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.
- StarsHenry ArnoldSalome KammerPeter SchneiderThe village Schabbach experiences Germany's triumphs and tragedies from 1989 to 2000.
- CreatorBeau WillimonStarsKevin SpaceyMichel GillRobin WrightA Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
- StarsKate WinsletGuy PearceEvan Rachel WoodDivorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.