Fiction
A conspiracy of silence
Weronika, a writer, has decided to flee the capital and settle in Lipowo, a peaceful little town surrounded by forests and lakes, where everyone knows each other and where Christian morality competes with the paganism of ancient times.
Shortly after her arrival, tragic events unfold: a nun from the local convent is found dead.
The local police chief, unaccustomed to blood crimes, lets Weronika join the investigation. Together, they confront a town accustomed to silence where the inhabitants carry many secrets.
60 MINUTES UNTIL THE FIRST LOVE AFFAIR [12x24’]
Right before the act
A love comedy depicting different couples in the 60 minutes before they first have sex: an eager boyfriend confronts a girl who refuses him for a reason; an unusual Sci Fi obsessed couple; a complex love triangle, etc…
All these situations can be humorous, sentimental, innocent, vaguely obscene but they all point to this "impatient feeling" leading up to the first time.
A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HER AND HER BOYFRIEND [7x24’]
The weight of the past
Ichiro is a pessimistic elementary school teacher whose life has been dull until he miraculously starts dating beautiful Yukika Sasaki.
He almost feels he doesn’t deserve such a happy life and falls into despair after testing his friend Yohei’s creation: a VR machine that shows the past. This experience reveals a side of his girlfriend that he didn’t know.
Yukika, who looked so innocent, had such a wild past. Can he accept his girlfriend for who she was and love who she is now?
A VIRGIN WOMAN OF LITERATURE [8x30’]
The book of Love
At 26, Kanoko Tsukishiro has never experienced love. After getting her dream job as an editor in the literature department of a publishing company, Kanoko is assigned to oversee the works of the wildly popular mystery writer, Saku Kagaya.
Kagaya holds a special place in Kanoko’s heart as he is the one who taught her about “first love” through his books.
Kanoko tries her best to work in tandem with Kagaya to produce another hit, but the author remains noncommittal and aloof. Slowly, Kanoko becomes attracted to him.
ABOUT SASHA [10x26’]
Until two weeks ago Sasha was still considered a boy
Sasha has just arrived at a new high school. Mysterious and charismatic, she leaves a strong impression on anyone she meets. And, like any self-respecting teenager, making new friendships, flirting with boys, and fighting with her parents are part of her everyday life.
Except that, until two weeks ago, Sasha was still considered a boy.
Born with an intersex condition, she has now decided to embrace her female side. But her secret must remain hidden.
ANNA KARENINA [8x44’]
An epic story of love
The story is set in late 19th century in Russia's high society.
Saint Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a reckless love affair with the dashing count Alexey Vronsky.
This fatal romance will destroy her life.
BETRAYAL [9x70’]
A family disunited
A family-owned law firm is run with an iron fist by the father, Don Julio. His four children have been obedient and apparently always got on well together.
The problems arise when Don Julio brings together the family to tell them that he is terminally ill and about to die.
The decisions he is mulling are not to the liking of his kids who see their world suddenly collapsing.
BRIGHT MINDS 90’
A team of 2 solitary women
Astrid Nielsen is an autistic woman who works as an archivist for the police and knows every file she has worked on.
When she meets commander Raphaëlle Coste, then in charge of an investigation about suicides of doctors, the two solitary women bond.
Astrid helps Raphaëlle with methodology while Raphaëlle offers Astrid behavioral help.
BRIGHT MINDS [2x52’]
An unusual team
When Commander Raphaëlle Coste visits the police records bureau in search of information for one of her enquiries, she has no idea that she is about to have a life-changing encounter. The brilliant but unsettling young Astrid is autistic and a living encyclopedia of criminal investigations. She has Asperger’s, which makes her very original and rather finicky in some situations.
When she gives Raphaëlle a helping hand, the two realize that their perfectly complementary skills are the key to solving cases, despite or even because of their differences.
BULLET TRAIN BISTRO [24x24’]
A new kind of gourmet drama series
Throughout Japan, there are many delicious foods and drinks that are full of originality.
A company employee traveling to various destinations tries out box meals on his train ride home.
He shares his experiences on social media as he enjoys his food, and suddenly, the Shinkansen becomes a personal izakaya, a Japanese-style pub with infinite possibilities.
BUSINESS MARRIAGE [9x24’]
Sentiments are taboo
After being dumped by her ex-boyfriend on their six-year anniversary, Miyabi Sayama immerses herself in her job on the sales team at a real estate firm.
Meanwhile, Tsukasa Donose, a highly successful company CEO, seeks a marriage of convenience to satisfy societal expectations. When he meets Miyabi, he proposes a "business marriage" where she can live rent-free in a luxury apartment, and he can present a "wife" to the world.
There's just one clause: If they develop genuine romantic emotions, they must divorce. However, Cupid has other plans, and their arrangement begins to falter as emotions enter the picture.
CAPTAIN SHARIF [48x52’]
Chemistry on the job
Captain Kader Sharif is passionate about his job. He has a gift for sniffing out revealing details about a case and criminals may be taken in by his light touch.
His new and ambitious teammate, Captain Adeline Briard, is adamant to follow official procedure and disapproves of Sharif’s methods but finds herself unable to stay mad at him for long.
CASTING LADY JUSTICE [20x52’]
Crime investigator and aspiring actress
Anya is a joyful young criminal investigator that always finds unorthodox ways to handle dangerous situations and to solve cases.
But her dream is to become an actress and, while waiting for her big moment, she’s working on the side as a stuntwoman, providing the film set with police equipment or anything she can access from the evidence room.
Each episode is one-off investigation where humor is prevalent.
CLOISTER [2x52’]
The prisoner and the warden
The story takes place in the late 1920s in the Solovetsky concentration camp.
In this most unlikely romantic setting, a passionate love story unfolds between a prisoner, Artyom, and a Cheka officer, Galina.
But in a place where everybody is striving to survive at any cost, their love is hopeless, dangerous and doomed to be tragical.
COFFEE & VANILLA [10x30’]
A sweet and bitter love story
Risa is a college student who is popular with boys who see her as inacessible. However, she has zero experience in love. Risa keeps saying : "if I’m going to fall in love, I want it to be so sweet it'll melt my heart".
One day, as she is being harassed by a guy, she is rescued by Hiroto, a sophisticated man who looks great in a suit. To thank him, Risa agrees to dinner… which leads to their first kiss… which leads to…
This is the story of a doting love that's slightly bitter yet super sweet.
CRIMINAL GAMES [22x90’]
Murder mysteries in the 50's
This series is set in the colorful, glamorous world of the 50's.
Superintendent Laurence investigates murder mysteries dreamt up by Crime Queen Agatha Christie. He is assisted by his faithful secretary, Marlene, and a young reporter, Alice Avril, who will stop at nothing to get her next scoop.
A delightful blend of style and humor.
DANGER-LESS DETECTIVES [8x24’]
Worthless but hot
They are the most passive, incompetent, and hot detectives ever to enter the police force.
They never solve any crimes, but, man, are they cool.
DELIVERIES FROM THE HEART [6x24’]
Staying connected
The famous Japanese flea market service, Mercari, serves as the background for this series.
Each episode is the dramatization of a story based on real events relating the lives of ordinary people across the country - and how family, friends and others stay connected in modern society.
DERBY GIRL [10x22’]
A female contact sport
Steeped in punk culture, do-it-yourself and feminist values, roller derby is the only mainly female contact sport that has leagues worldwide.
Lola Bouvier, 25, a fallen ice-skating star with an outsize ego, decides to become "the greatest roller-derby champion of all time". But, unwittingly, she joins one of France’s worst teams: the Cannibal Unicorns.
DIANA BOSS [5x20’]
Torn betwen law and rap
Just as she’s starting an internship in a prestigious law firm, 22-year-old Malika gets a chance to compete in a rap contest. Rap has always been a passion for the young woman but, to please her father, she set it aside to dedicate herself to a legal career.
By day, Malika defends clients, by night, she becomes “Diana Boss”, clashing with rappers. Battle after battle, she starts making a name for herself,
In both roles, true to her convictions, Malika fights the same social injustices she is a victim of. But her dual identity soon catches up with her. Eager to find her place, Malika must choose which path to follow: law or rap?
EKATERINA [16x52’]
Becoming Catherine the Great
Ekaterina, the daughter of an impoverished Prussian prince, is about to marry the futur Tsar of Russia, Peter III.
While she dreams of love, the Tsar prefers war games and shows little interest in women. Her girlish innocence soon disappears and her tender nature is replaced by cold fury. She channels her loneliness into a lust for power.
The aggrieved young woman would go on to conquer both land and hearts, handpicking grenadiers to become her lovers, suppressing rebellions and conversing with prominent European philosophers.
She will become Catherine the Great.
EREN THE SOUTHPAW [10x30’]
The mediocre talent and the genius
Koichi Asakura struggles with the limitations of his own talent but still hopes to become "someone". Meanwhile, Eren Yamagishi is a tremendously gifted artist who must deal with the pain and loneliness that comes from being a genius.
After a fateful encounter in high school, they eventually go their separate ways, one as a designer in a major advertising agency and the other as a New York based artist.
The mediocre talent and the genius. The two opposites go through failures and setbacks as they try to discover who they really are.
ETERNAL YESTERDAY [8x24’]
A poignant story of adolescence gone awry
Mitsuru and Koichi, 17-year-old classmates, couldn’t be more different. While the former is a brilliant student who hardly socializes, the latter is cheerful and popular in class. But they share a strong bond.
However, tragedy strikes when Koichi is hit by a truck right before Mitsuru. Despite having no pulse or heartbeat, Koichi gives his usual smile to Mitsuru, who finds it hard to accept his death and believes that he is still "alive."
This poignant story of adolescence explores the complex interplay between life and death, sex and youth.
GIRLS' SQUAD [10x22’]
The strength of a sisterhood
Anaïs, 14, leaves a beach party suddenly, without warning. The next day, she’s found by the roadside, fighting for her life. Meanwhile, a drowning girl is rescued by a group of friends that goes by the name of “Girlsquad” and is taken to their HQ, aka “the Doll’s House”.
It’s a daunting start to the summer for these inseparable girlfriends. But their strength continues to be put to the test as adversities keep piling on.
In the end, only their sisterhood can save them.
HANA’S LAZY MEALS [10x30’]
Cooking made easy for the slackers
Hana loves to eat but is hopeless at keeping house. Her beloved husband, Goro, is always away from home and, as a result, she has grown a bit lazy. She's hungry and looks in the pantry, but there is almost nothing to eat. She decides to make do with whatever is left and concocts a delicious salmon toast. Boosted by her new confidence she decides to explore her cooking talent.
HANA’S LAZY MEAL is a new genre of drama which ends with a quick-and-easy cooking lesson after each episode.
INSIDE [6x52’]
Murder in the asylum
The day before Ana is due to leave her psychiatric clinic, the young woman is found dead. Her heart has been torn out.
Detective Angèle, 29, handles the investigation. This is her first case. A psychiatric clinic is not an usual setting for a police team. Questionning mad people can be baffling and insanity is disturbing and repellent. But not for Angèle. She feels comfortable here and even finds the inmates engaging, lively and amusing – almost more so than normal people.
Yet, the case is genuinely unsettling. Who to believe? How can she separate truth from lies? What is the relationship between staff and patients? Above all, who was Ana?
IS THIS LOVE CHECKMATE? [4x30’]
Love twists and turns
Tae Komada, a baby-face woman who is a master chess player, appears to have a soothing effect on others. On the other hand, Taiga Hinata is a businessman who lacks communication skills and has no experience in love.
Both randomly meet twice a day starting an unusual tale of love at first sight, at least for one of them.
This story is about the imbalance in love feelings and how relationships sometimes take unexpected turns for better or worse.
JACK O FROST [6x24’]
The memory of love
Fumiya and Ritsu meet by chance in an old coffee shop, fall madly in love, and start a happy life together.
But one day, Ritsu leaves home after a quarrel and gets into an accident that causes him to lose his memory. To avoid any emotional distress, Fumiya withholds that they were dating and starts living together as “roommates".
Will Ritsu get his memory back? How will their relationship evolve?
JONGO [16x22’]
The power of the crystal
Set in modern-day Johannesburg, JONGO tells the story of a young man, Eli, who acquires supernatural abilities from an alien crystal found in a cave. The stone has been bequeath to him by his father, an enslaved miner who has been murdered shortly after escaping from the cave.
As Eli tries to deal with the death of his father and sets out to find the men responsible, he must also grapple with his new powers and how they alter the course of his life.
But what Eli doesn’t know is that the men he is hunting down have crystals of their own and need his stone to fulfill an ancient and devastating prophecy that threatens the lives of millions.
KAKAFUKAKA [10x30’]
The physical power of love
Aki is a freelance writer who is frustrated by her efforts to find work.
When her boyfriend jilts her, she moves to a friend’s house. There, she reunites with her first boyfriend to whom she lost her virginity. He confesses he hasn’t been able to "get it up" for 2 years, but when he accidently touches Aki, lo and behold, he responds.
He swears he won’t do anything perverted, but asks Aki to help him.
KISS ME [20x60’]
The Beauty and the Handsome
Tenten has just returned from Japan with his family. He is a new student at the local high school but one who is extremely brilliant with an IQ of 200, as well as being handsome.
Meanwhile, Taliw is a cute, lively and clumsy girl who develops a crush on Tenten.
Yet, Taliw is not confortable with her feelings as Tenten sometimes treats her kindly and care while, some other times, teases and embarrasses her in front of all the students.
LA CAZA MONTEPERDIDO [8x70’]
A maze of secrets and lies
Five years ago, two 11 old girls, Ana and Lucía, disappeared in Monteperdido, a village surrounded by the lush nature of the Spanish Pyrenees mountains. After an extensive and unsuccessful search, the case was never solved.
Five years later, Ana, has returned. But where is Lucia? Is she even still alive?
The investigation soon proves to be a maze for the two agents specializing in disappearances. Ana can hardly give any information about her kidnapper, who always hid behind a mask. Moreover, the villagers of Monteperdido and the girls' families are trapped in their own secrets and lies.
LA CAZA TRAMUNTANA [8x70’]
The Hunt
Sergeant Selva arrives in the village of Tramuntana, Mallorca, to find out what happened to his partner, detective Sara Campos.
Two weeks earlier, Sara mysteriously disappeared while investigating the murder of one of the village notables which was witnessed by three teenage girls.
LA REBELION [6x60’]
The flip side of seemingly perfect lives
Four seemingly happy women decide to leave their homes unexpectedly.
Nobody knows where they are but, little by little, the many reasons they had to escape their lives are revealed. Notably, their desire to rebel against their marriages and being housewives, which did not turn out as they had imagined.
Running away has its risks and these women will be united by their journey, as well as a shocking murder.
LIAR [10x24’]
Love mysterious ways
Misao works for a trading company and despises her colleague, Ichikawa, for his brutal and direct nature. But love having mysterious ways, Misao develops feelings for Ichikawa, which are reciprocated. They end up in a relationship.
However, Ichikawa is already dating another woman.
Misao is confused but can’t help continuing her "forbidden love" with Ichikawa, knowing he is cheating on his girlfriend.
LOCK-ON LOVE [5x30’]
Can a loser win the girl of his dreams?
In each episode the main character is a loser who, along with his loser friends, get embroiled in love escapades throughout the campus.
Can these fellows, who are living the antithesis of the “fulfilled” life, truly win the girl of their dreams?
From the original manga of the same title by Nana Shiiba.
LOS ARTISTAS [10x50’]
Forgery in the art world
Cata is a young Mexican art connoisseur whom the bitter twists of fate have led to work in a mediocre restaurant in Madrid. Yago is a young Spanish antique dealer who, due to bad luck, is forced to close his business and seek new opportunities.
The chemistry that develops between these two, coupled with the need to find a way out of their harsh circumstances, makes them a seductive couple looking for buyers of magnificent works of art.
The problem is that such works are fake.
LOVE AND HONG KONG [4x30’]
The doppelganger
Kenta, a director, and his assistant are in Hong Kong filming a documentary featuring Japanese celebrity Elly.
During filming, Elly is kidnapped by Daniel. Amidst the uproar, Kenta meets a woman named Maki who has come to Hong Kong to meet a man she dated through a website, but has yet to see him. Since Maki didn’t have the confidence to use her own image, she used Elly’s face as her online icon. Unbeknowst to Daniel, he kidnapped the wrong girl.
Through the most unusual circumstances, the paths of these protagonists become entangled as they scurry around the city.
LOVE AND LIES [24x60’]
Sometimes truth is better
Mild, an actress, has become famous in a flash. She urgently needs to surround herself with a PR crew led by Tim, and intelligent and brash man.
His way of putting down scandals for his artists is to use lies, the scheme his mother kept preaching him not to do.
MAREA ALTA [10x60’]
Mystery, action and betrayal
Mia, a young cyberactivist dedicated to denouncing injustices, disappears without a trace.
For the detective tasked with investigating the case; the problem is that everyone around Mia seems to have reasons to get rid of her.
MASTER'S DAUGHTER [7x24’]
Bullying at school
Kazuma is unable to save his twin sister, Ichika, from being bullied.
One day, a mysterious and good-looking student, Sara, arrives at his school. She walks up to Kazuma and taunts him for his inability to help his sister.
MIDNIGHT DINER [30x30’]
A chef and a confidant
It’s midnight and the lights of the Tokyo eatery Midnight Diner are just flickering on. As most of the city falls aleep, clients come in for good food and conversation. The menu only lists pork, rice and soup but, on request, the chef will make almost anything, trusting he has the ingredients.
Despite his stern appearance, the eccentric chef is a friendly listener who draws out interesting stories from the variety of patrons.
At this late hour, his customers include characters from all walks of life including office workers, washed up singers, failed actors, strippers and gangsters.
MIDNIGHT DINER: TOKYO STORIES [10x30’]
Nourishing bodies and souls
A small eatery called Meshiya, also known as Midnight Diner, sits in the back alley of a bustling district of Tokyo.
Starting right at midnight, the chef serves custom-made dishes with a side of solace for his patrons, who bring both their appetites and a story to tell.
In this mundane diner, they find simple yet profound connections with one another, nourishment for their bellies and their souls based on the shared love of a particular dish.
MR. MOCKY PRESENTS THE HITCHCOCK COLLECTION [36x26’]
Suspense and dark humour Hitchcock's style
The distinguished "Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine" published many great crime stories which never made it to the screen. Until now.
Investigation upon investigation, Jean-Pierre Mocky takes us into a world of deep suspense and dark humour, tipping his hat to the great British director.
Each episode is graced with a stellar cast of famous cinema names: Victoria Abril, Michel Piccoli, Frédéric Diefenthal, Gaspard Ulliel, Claude Brasseur, Béatrice Dalle, Richard Bohringer, to name a few.
MUJERES ASESINAS [8x60’]
Murderous women
These protagonists have something in common Their lives aren't simple, easy, or happy. They’ve struggled with violent partners, manipulative parents, hostile bosses, humiliating situations, and retaliation.
They have tried to make their lives better in a peaceful manner, but nothing has worked. They have reached the limit of their strength. All exits are closed.
So they decide to commit murder They pull the trigger, wield a knife, and resort to poison, or physical violence. To them, going to jail or dying is less terrifying than the reality they’re living in.
MURDEROUS FERVOR [10x52’]
Hunting the "Vitebsk Strangler"
From 1971 to 1985, the "Vitebsk Strangler" tortured and killed 36 women in Belarus. No one made the connection between the different murders and suspected a serial killer until 1984, when Leonid, an investigator who had come from Minsk for something else, began to look into the cases.
Confronted with the inertia, corruption and distrust of the local police, Leonid discovers botched investigations, forced confessions and imprisoned innocents. Some have even been executed.
This incredible investigation takes place in the USSR of the 1980s. Through perseverance, Leonid will arrest the real culprit and put an end to the activities of the sinister strangler of Vitebsk.
MY BEAUTIFUL MAN [6x24’]
A friend at any cost
Lonely and friendless, Hira is at the bottom of his class at his high school. His stutter adds to his feeling of being out of place.
With the new semester, Hira makes the acquaintance of Kiyoi, a brilliant classmate but a loner who treats everyone with cold disdain. Hira idolizes Kiyoi.
But an incident changes the power dynamics, and the relationship between the two boys makes a sudden turn.
NEBOA [8x60’]
The cursed years
In 2019, during the Carnival, the body of a teenager turned up on the island of Neboa, where other bodies, killed in just the same manner, appeared in both 1919 and 1989.
Legend, reality, and mystery clash in a magical natural setting.
NIGHTTIME ENTERTAINMENT HIGH SCHOOL [8x30’]
Fun unlimited
Toritsu Mizushogyo High School is the first of its kind in Japan, let alone in the world. It is a public school specializing in nighttime entertainment.
There, you can learn how to become a hostess, a manager, to work at a gay bar or in the sex industry.
All types of classes are offered ensuring that the future of fun at night will be alive and well.
OH, BOY! WE REALLY ARE SAILING [11x30’]
Rock the boat!
The drama is set on board the training ship of a marine pilot university.
Two girls, Marin and Tsubame, have just joined a place where 80% of the students are boys. Together with their classmates, battling unimaginable sea sickness, they struggle to get through the month-long, harsh navigation training.
We share their experiences on the high seas as well as back on land.
ON NIGHTS WHEN I WANT TO END IT ALL… [7x30’]
A man and the eccentric women in his life
Hiroshi Ono, was abandoned by his mother when he was still young. He meets all kinds of women with whom he clashes at times or runs from at other times
The first woman he fell in love with was a bicycle thief. He lost his virginity to a woman in a wheelchair. And the woman he loved the most, Asuka, makes a living selling her saliva to perverts.
Focusing on the years Hiroshi spent with Asuka, it depicts the good-for-nothing life of this hopeless man who lived at the mercy of wild and crazy women.
ON THE EDGE [8x52’]
Prisoners of the Caliphate
Three young women end up hopeless prisoners of the Caliphate. They would have never met, if it hadn’t been for the blinding love that brought them to hell.
Once there, it becomes obvious that their only chance to survive is to escape, putting their lives on the line.
PARLIAMENT [10x26’]
How to navigate an obscure institution
Samy, a young parliamentary assistant arrives in Brussels a few weeks after the Brexit referendum. He is obviously not fit for the job. In fact, Samy doesn’t know much about European institutions and he hopes to get away with it thanks to his wit and cleverness.
He gets quickly assigned an obscure mission: write a report on finning (the act of removing fins from sharks and discarding the rest of the animal).
But how do you get a report adopted at the European Parliament? Samy has no clue and he has six months to master the secrets of the institution.
PATI [6x52’]
Sentenced for dreaming
Pati is the bubbly eldest of a dysfunctional family with an absent father and a junkie mother.
She combines the roles of surrogate mother to her two younger siblings and cook in a small local restaurant, all the while trying to lead the life of a young woman her own age.
Her dream is to enter a prestigious chef training program, but when her dream is about to become reality, everything collapses around her. Holding her family together will land her in jail.
PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH [8x30’]
The difficult journey of finding the perfect match
A career woman, a nurse, an unattainable beauty and an everyday woman with low self-esteem, all with different views on love, are looking for a husband.
They join spouse-hunting parties and dating apps, but finding the perfect match doesn’t work out as expected. At times, they get unwittingly involved with married men, at other times, they become friends with benefits.
Will they ever find happiness?
PERFECT CRIMES [30x52’]
Can you get away with murder?
This series features killers who believe they have committed the perfect murder. However, they may not be aware of an investigating officer whose sole aim is to find the flaw in their Machiavellian scheme.
Each episode begins with the murderer slaying the victim. The intrigue lies in the way the detective solves the mystery.
The suspense is unrelenting as the police officer attempts to find the weak point in the killer’s perfect plan.
PREMONITION [6x60’]
The fatal 60 seconds
When Jonah Lee dies for 60 seconds he gains a special power, the power of having premonition of fatal accidents and being able to be at the "wrong place and time" for that last 60 seconds.
Jonah is a reluctant hero and perhaps the last person ready to help anyone else but himself.
He sees the visions as a curse rather than a gift. He begins a journey to discover his life purpose and why he was chosen. Maybe this wasn’t given for him to save others but rather to save himself.
PRINCESS HOURS [20x60’]
Royal loves and shemes
The plot takes place in Bhutin, a fictitious country. Crown Prince In and Kaning are getting into a family arranged marriage. Before that, the Prince had a girlfriend named Minnie. He had asked for her hand but she rejected him. Neeedless to say, Minnie now regrets doing so and wants the Prince back.
Meanwhile, the former Crown princess wants the throne back for her son, Prince In's cousin.
But as Prince In and Kaning spend time together they begin to develop feelings towards each other. How will their love story unfold?
PRISON SCHOOL [9x30’]
Adapted from the very popular comic book
Hachimitsu Academy is a private boarding high school that used to be all-girl but is turning coed this year.
Only 5 boys have been admitted and are excited just thinking about what school life will be like at Hachimitsu with over 1,000 girls attending. But one day, when they get caught peeking into the girls’ bathroom, they are forced to spend a month in the “Prison” by the “Secret School Council,” a committee that rules the school with an iron fist.
While the boys try various means to free themselves, the “ Council” will go to any length to drive the boys into withdrawing from school.
RISKY, REVENGE TASTES OF SIN [7x24’]
Love and hate go hand in hand
Mika, who is hated by all the other girls at work, receives a letter. Inside is an ultrasound of a fetus she knows nothing about. As of that day, mysterious things begin happening around her. She’s suddenly unable to reach her fiancé, Toru; at one point, a mysterious man appears in front of her.
What is happening? Who is responsible for all of this?
Love and hate swirl together in this shocking love/suspense drama.
ROOM LAUNDERING [6x30’]
Let me purify your room
Miko Yakumo is constantly moving from one dubious apartment to another. Her line of work involves purifying abodes where unnatural death has occurred, "laundering" them and making them livable for the next tenants.
At every residence, she encounters the original tenant turned ghost who hasn't been able to cross over into the spirit world. And since she is able to see them, she ends up having to listen to all their troubles and woes.
When she reconnects with her insufferable former neighbour, love blossoms between them.
SHE SAVED ME [2x52’]
Intertwined destinies
This is the story of two women, Julie and Laura, victims of domestic violence.
This is the story of their life with their abuser, the man they once loved.
This is the story of their struggle with the institutions that were supposed to help them.
Two intertwined destinies where Julie's sacrifice will allow Laura to survive.
SIX SURVIVORS [6x24’]
Love among the zombies
Six men and women who have survived a zombie virus pandemic in Japan are holding up in a shopping mall.
Problems abound, given their limited supplies. Nevertheless, love blossoms simply from living together.
What will it take to survive, and who will stick with who?
SUBSCRIPTION ADULTERY [6x24’]
A frustrated housewife experiences
After three years of marriage and a career left behind, Michiru feels the distance between her and her husband.
One day, Michiru receives a brochure from a subscription service that facilitates adultery for married people.
Before long, her hidden desires rush forth, and she meets a wide range of men, including CEOs, doctors, chefs, and hot younger men, and goes on numerous secret dates while spending more and more money.
THE BLOOD WIDOW [16x45’]
A most cruel master
This series is inspired by the true story of Countess Dariya Saltykova who, due to her cruelty, went down in history as an infamous serial killer.
When her husband dies in 1755, Dariya is 26 years old and becomes one of the richest women in Moscow. She takes a lover but the latter's betrayal plunges her in fits rage that will never leave her. During several years, she will torture and kill her serfs, mainly women. She is finally found guilty of 38 murders but she is attributed at least a hundred more.
Queen Catherine II put an end to her tyranny by sending her to a monastery prison, where she spent 33 years until her death.
THE DEAD LAKE [8x52’]
A chilling thriller in the heart of Siberia
The Arctic Circle. Residents of a tiny, ever white snow town live a simple life, quiet and unhurried. Everything is turned upside down when ambitious Moscow detective Maxim Pokrovsky is sent to investigate the most shocking crime in local memory: the death of a local oligarch’s daughter.
Soon, Maxim realizes that the motive for the crime isn’t clear and the circumstances of the young woman’s death look like a ritual killing.
As Maxim gets deeper into the case, he starts to uncover his own strange and frightening abilities.
THE HAUNTED HOSPITAL [10x30’]
Scary sightings
The Kumagawa hospital is situated on the outskirts of town, enveloped by the woods. Luna has just began working there for two weeks when a coworker encounters a girl in school uniform covered in blood who absconds as quickly as she appeared.
Luna is no stranger to sightings. Indeed, from a young age, she has had psychic visions, including one instance in middle school when she saw the ghost of a classmate covered in blood. The rest of her class ended up avoiding her.
At the hospital, even patients begin having ghost sightings. One night, Luna heads to the old locked-up ward to get some equipment…
THE HOVERING BLADE [6x52’]
A vigilante father
Since Shigeki’s wife passed away, he has raised his daughter, Ema, a 17-year-old high school student, alone. One night, she does not return from her part-time job. The police discovers her lifeless body with plenty of evidence of the violence she suffered.
A couple of days later, Shigeki receives an anonymous phone call revealing the name and address of Ema’s killer. There, he discovers pictures and videos showing his daughter’s brutal ordeal at the hands of a couple of young teenagers. Because of their age, Shigeki knows that justice will never be served. So, when he faces one of them, he loses it and kills him, then goes hunting for the accomplice.
Adapted from the work of the master of detective novels, Keigo Higashino, this dark thriller questions parents facing the brutal loss of a child and the social acceptance of revenge as a mode of justice.
THE KING’S FAVORITE [4x52’]
The "almost" queen
For more than twenty years, Diane de Poitiers has been King Henri II’s favorite. Despite her strong personality and her legendary beauty, she is still just another courtesan, and her position remains fragile.
As Henri’s upcoming marriage to Catherine de Medici may jeopardize her dream of power, Diane will do anything to maintain her influence.
But can her relationship with Henri, twenty years her senior, last forever?
THE MEAL WITH HOKUSAI [8x30’]
Happiness through simple cooking
Yamada Fumiko, nicknamed Bun, is a poor university student who lives alone in Tokyo with her talking toy Hokusai.
A shy person and a daydreamer, Bun makes the people around her happy with imaginative, delicious food that takes little effort.
THE MEMORIES OF HAPPINESS 120’
A rocky family
Taro Miura was once a prominent figure in the lunch box service business but due to various difficulties he now makes his living by collecting garbage. One day, he sees his ex-wife, Junko, with a man he does not know.
Taro ends up going back to the house he used to live in, where his Junko and their daughters reside.
Taro is unhappy about his ex-wife’s new marriage and his behavior gradually escalates.
THE MISSING [16x52’]
Each case is a new heart-stopping search
Lieutenant Colonel Zorin is a hardboiled and cynical top detective. But after a scandal in a hostage case, he has been “exiled” to the missing persons department.
In this kind of work, the police usually partners with a volunteer organization headed by Pasha, who happens to be Zorin’s son. Unfortunately, the relationship between the two men is cold and distant but they have to team up anyway.
Every two episodes reveal a new heart-stopping case.
THE OPTIMISTS - SEASON 1 [13x52’]
Brainstorming the Cold War
1960 is the peak of Khrushchev’s thaw politics. The Soviet Union is cautiously opening up to the rest of the world. Although the Cold War clock is already ticking, the West is still more an ally than an enemy.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, an unusual collective is at work. The Strategic Analysis Group is composed of young, liberal graduates from top diplomatic schools. Their job is to brainstorm unorthodox moves in the USSR’s love-hate dance with the West. Their ideas seldom reach the top of the Ministry food chain and older colleagues openly dislike them.
Together they represent a unique era with all its joys and fears, wild hopes and crushing disappointments.
THE OPTIMISTS - SEASON 2 [8x52’]
The Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban missile crisis is in full swing. The USSR–USA relationship is at its tensest.
While on a mission in New-York, Dmitry Nesterov, a spy star, falls in love with an American woman but their passionate love affair is interrupted when Dimitry is urgently sent back to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow.
Together with young diplomats, he ends up in the thick of things because of the ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
TOKYO NOODLE FACTORY [6x24’]
A restaurant on the brink
With their slogan, "fast, cheap and tasty", the Tokyo Noodle Factory is patronized by many regulars who keep the shop busy.
However, the manager has been on maternity leave for two months and the new director is quite an eccentric, leaving the employees to clean up the mess after him.
Can peace return to the restaurant?
WINE, DINE AND WOO ME [16x30’]
A journalist's dream assignment
Megumi Kanbayashi has been a freelance writer for five years. As a just-turned-30 single woman, she is beginning to feel the pangs of marriage anxiety. One day, Megumi’s editor brings her an idea for a series to be offered on the internet. It’s a novel premise : advertise for a single male looking for a relationship, let him pick a restaurant for a blind date during which he will woo her over a meal.
Megumi loves the idea of a free, delicious meal and seizes the opportunity. And so begins the search for candidates for the "WINE, DINE AND WOO ME" column series.
Actual restaurants in Tokyo are featured in every episode.
YOU WANT ME TO STEAL YOU [7x24’]
The limits of sexless love
Lovebirds at the office, Naoya and Natsuna are plagued by sexlessness and a lifestyle discrepancy.
Everything is turned upside down when a new colleague enters the picture and sets to seduce Naoya in every way he can.
MARY HIGGINS CLARK: FROM BOOKS TO MOVIES [4x92’]
From the best selling novels from the queen of suspense
Each of these movies recreates the tense and distinctive atmosphere of Mary Higgins Clark’s books which have captivated millions of readers all around the world.
These films host a prestigious international cast including: Kristin Scott-Thomas, Sex in the City’s Kim Cattrall, Christopher Lee, French stars Annie Girardot and Stéphane Audran and German actor Werner Stocker.