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The true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - imprisoned in Iran and separated from her daughter - and her husband Richard, who fights both the British and Iranian governments to facilitate her release.

Natasha Maxwell spends the holidays at her grandparent’s house in the tiny town of Roundtop, where she grew up. She happily takes over from her grandfather as the small town’s benevolent Secret Santa, covertly delivering gifts to deserving and grateful citizens. Meanwhile, while attempting to foil Adrian, an investigative reporter determined to reveal Natasha’s identity as the mystery gift giver, she ends up falling in love.

Mia is fleeing addiction and leaving behind a professional life in tatters in Scotland. She accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand, only to find the would-be-bride dead upon arrival. Caught up in grief and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister's fiancé Ewan, Mia soon finds that familiarity among a small community breeds secrets and tensions, endangering the brittle fabric of the town itself.

Hal and Harper, two codependent siblings living in Los Angeles, try to preserve their childhood even though their single father forces them to grow up too fast.

Behind the scenes of Sarah McLachlan’s legendary all-women music festival and features interviews with performers including Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu, Olivia Rodrigo, and Emmylou Harris.

The enigmatic Isabelle moves into a small seaside cul-de-sac where her obsessive drive to solve a mystery casts suspicion on four neighbouring families. Based on bestselling Australian author Sally Hepworth's novel.

A journey like no other, full of risk and reward. David Attenborough tells stories of dedication, ingenuity and sacrifice as animals embark on an epic challenge, being a parent.

A black comedy about a doctor who illegally helps terminally ill patients with euthanasia and a detective who tracks down her illegal activities.

A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.

Explosive events unfold after Wright family patriarch Jack is discovered dead from a supposed suicide, leaving his immediate family utterly devastated.

When free-spirited Rickey suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento.

Recently released prisoner Daniel Brennan embodies the struggle of a man caught between two worlds, unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community following his heinous crime. Amidst this isolation, Brennan's only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter Carly, who he has not had any contact with since his arrest over a decade ago.

After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.

When their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies, a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba's secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld.