Season 1 · Episode 1
Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior.
Charlie Miller discovers that his crystal radio is in contact with the German U-boat that sunk the ship his father died on during WWII 30 years ago. Should he change the course of history and save his father?
Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire.
When their Uncle George dies, Bert and Margo Haskell convince a homeless man to pose as their late relative in order to keep receiving his pension checks.
A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.
After buying his son a military playset, a Vietnam veteran-turned-farmer keeps hearing sounds of war in the night and discovers that his son's toy soldiers are alive.
A gangster is in for an unwelcome surprise when he attends the funeral of his ex-partner, a forger who he robbed and left for dead.
Down-and-out Paddy buys a makeup case from an actor's widow, who claims that when the makeup is applied, its wearer instantly becomes the character. When Paddy puts on the makeup, he becomes whatever character is inscribed on the container. So he sets out to get back at the bookie who owes him.
As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.
Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson develops a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.
After accidentally killing an old woman said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.
Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.
A 19th-century Frenchman is aided by his lover to exploit a loophole in the law when he is sentenced to die by guillotine. Should the executioner die on the day of the execution, the prisoner will walk free.
Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince highly influential critic Miss Alexis St. Clair to revise her negative opinion about his performance.
Barry finds his upstairs neighbor Steve waiting in the dark with a gun for his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, to come home.
Following the death of his mother, Frederick inherits her old house and its contents, while his sister Pamela inherits the company, much to Frederick's displeasure.
A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
2021
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
1953
The biggest names in writing, acting and directing come together in a series of shorts on Sky1 HD this festive period. Experience a novel Noel with these original, uplifting and highly creative slices of silent cinema that prove actions do speak louder than words. Starring Mackenzie Crook, Bill Nighy, Peter Capaldi, Ross Kemp, and a host of major stars, each of the 10 Minute Tales promises to be a unique and engaging look at life, loss, and love.
2009
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
2014
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives.
1996
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1978
Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of popular horror series Tales from the Crypt also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC's Weird Science comic book series. The format of Perversions of Science is very similar to Tales From The Crypt, the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was complete, Chrome would conclude Perversions of Science. Most episodes focused on a part of science fiction such as alien invasion or space/time travel. The show featured a mix of established talent and young up-and-comers. "Panic", for instance, starred a young Jason Lee and Jamie Kennedy opposite Harvey Korman. As of 2011 the series has not been released on DVD in the US. However in 2001 it was released in Japan by Pioneer Entertainment where it has since gone out of print subsequently becoming sought after by collectors.
1997
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
1961
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
2001
A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.
2005
In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from the defendant’s point of view, each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial.
2023
Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.
1959
Chiller is a five-part British horror anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, broadcast on ITV from 9 March to 27 April 1995. Described by The Guardian as ITV's 'answer to The X Files', the series is inspired by, but unconnected to, the 1991 Channel 4 thriller Gray Cray Dolls, which broadcast under the Chiller banner. The series featured writing contributions from renowned playwrights Stephen Gallagher, Glenn Chandler and Anthony Horowitz.
1995
This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.
1982
Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
1956