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Insomnia
Emma Averill is a successful family lawyer with a devoted husband, Robert, two children, and a palatial country home. However, this comfortable life shatters weeks before her 40th birthday when she suddenly stops sleeping. The onset of her severe insomnia mirrors the exact timeline of her mother Patricia’s descent into violent madness decades prior, which ended with Patricia trying to smother Emma's sister, Phoebe. Terrified that she has inherited her mother's "bad blood," Emma is forced to confront her deeply buried childhood trauma as her waking hours dissolve into a hallucinatory nightmare of sleepwalking and paranoia.
Spider-Noir
New York, 1933. Cynical, aging private investigator Ben Reilly is dragged back into a world he thought he had left behind. Five years ago, following the tragic death of his fiancée, Ruby, Ben abandoned his life as the masked vigilante known as the Spider. However, the emergence of superpowered mutants on the city streets forces him to confront his past. What begins as a series of disparate cases quickly escalates into a massive conspiracy involving corrupt city officials, World War I genetic experiments, and a brutal power struggle sparked by ruthless mob boss Silvermane.
Widow's Bay
Season 1 of Widow’s Bay introduces Tom Loftis, a pragmatic mainland widower who takes the mayoral reins of a remote, off-the-grid New England island community. Determined to secure a stable future for his rebellious teenage son, Evan, Tom ignores the locals' warnings about an ancient curse and tries to convert the debt-ridden town into a bustling tourist resort. However, his aggressive campaign coincides with another cyclical awakening of the island's malevolent forces, deeply tied to its bloody history. The once-skeptical mayor is suddenly forced into a desperate battle against an ancestral nightmare he spent months denying.
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House of the Dragon
The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
House of the Dragon
HBO
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
Silo
Apple TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
Late Night with Seth Meyers
NBC
Suidooster
Suidooster is a South African television soap opera produced by Suidooster Films which revolves around a matriarch, her family, friends and the people of Suidooster, a small shopping and business centre in the fictional Cape Town suburb of Ruiterbosch.
Suidooster
Showmax
Good Mythical Morning
Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.
Good Mythical Morning
YouTube
El Señor de los Cielos
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
El Señor de los Cielos
Telemundo
Hot Ones
The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.
Hot Ones
YouTube
The Westies
As the Javits Center construction project ignites a battle for profit in early 1980s Hell's Kitchen, a generational rift threatens the uneasy peace between violent Irish gang the Westies and the Mafia, and draws FBI heat.
The Westies
MGM+
Ancient Aliens
Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.
Ancient Aliens
History
The Chi
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
The Chi
Showtime
Cape Fear
When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.
Cape Fear
Apple TV
La promesa
In 1913 Spain, a woman gets a job at the palace of La Promesa as a reward for saving the marquesses' son - but nobody knows that she has her own plans, which involve avenging her mother's death and finding her missing brother.
La promesa
Netflix