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Overview

Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.

Cast

Scott Ryan, Chika Yasumura, Brooke Satchwell, Jeremy Sims, Damon Herriman

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The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

Cast

Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat

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Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?

Director

Andy Devonshire

Cast

Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns

Overview

Glen and his fiancée share a perfect, perfectly mundane life together. Sure, Glen's got crippling erectile dysfunction and Kirsty has a secret shoplifting habit, but they're happy. That is until his brother Lee comes crashing into their lives, whilst on the run from a past that's quickly catching up with him. The trio are forced together: a perfectionist, a fantasist and an anarchist all living under the same roof in an Essex cul-de-sac. It's not long before their 'perfect' lives start to unravel faster than a cheap carpet.

Cast

Ryan Sampson, Danny Dyer

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A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

Cast

Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Sakura

Overview

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

Cast

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Jim Rash

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In an attempt to beautify her town - and advance her career - Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Cast

Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt

Overview

Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are never treated with any respect at all.

Cast

Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry

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The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Cast

Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms

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Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now.

Cast

Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman, Ruth Jones, James Corden

Overview

A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.

Cast

Rebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, John Harlan Kim, Lindy Booth, John Larroquette

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While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.

Cast

Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Amanda Schull, Rick Hoffman, Dulé Hill

Overview

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Cast

Michael Che, Mikey Day, Colin Jost, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson

Duration

89 minutes

Overview

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Cast

Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch

Overview

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

Director

Diccon Ramsay

Cast

Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig

Overview

A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.

Cast

Laura Linney, John Benjamin Hickey, Oliver Platt, Gabourey Sidibe, Gabriel Basso