In de nabije toekomst heerst in de Republiek Gilead (voormalig Verenigde Staten) een theocratisch schrikbewind dat is gebaseerd op een fundamentalistische uitleg van het Oude Testament. Ook schaffen ze alle rechten van de vrouwen af. Tegelijk worden er bijna geen kinderen meer geboren: bijna alle vrouwen zijn onvruchtbaar geworden. In dit Gilead horen de vrouwen toe aan de staat en gebruiken ze hen alleen nog maar als broedmachines. Offred is een van de weinige vruchtbare vrouwen. Ze is een bediende bij de Commander en leeft in een wereld waar één verkeerd woord haar dood kan betekenen en moet zich staande zien te houden tegenover de commandanten, hun vrouwen en andere bedienden, met het doel om te overleven en om haar dochter terug te vinden.
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
In het begin van de twintigste eeuw verlaat een vrouw van goede komaf de stad om lerares te worden in een Canadees mijnstadje.
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season.
The show originally aired on Tuesdays in prime time after sister series Full House. The show found its niche as an addition to the already successful TGIF Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996, before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season.
Inspiring journey into a high school class – every challenge faced, every life lesson learned – seen through the eyes of the teachers.
Eikichi Onizuka, former gang leader, becomes a teacher of a class of students who torment their teachers and fellow students. Of course they do not do this out of whim, they have their reasons. Onizuka is charged by the chairlady to help these troubled students into a more healthy adulthood, and help rehabilitate the teachers in the process as well.
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network.
The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy.
The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.
Een destructief buitenaards wezen dat de Aarde bedreigt, wordt een leraar wiens leerlingen de opdracht krijgen hem te doden, ook al zijn ze dol op zijn leuke manieren.
He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.
The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.
Waterloo Road is een Britse televisiedramaserie. Oorspronkelijk gesitueerd in een onrustige scholengemeenschap in Rochdale, Engeland, werd de locatie van de show verplaatst naar de voormalige Greenock Academy in Greenock. , Schotland in 2012. De serie concentreert zich op de levens van de leraren en leerlingen van de school en confronteert sociale kwesties zoals buitenechtelijke affaires, abortus, echtscheiding, kindermisbruik en zelfmoord.
Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.
De 42-jarige lerares Cathy Jamison krijgt te horen dat ze terminale kanker heeft. In de wetenschap dat ze nog een jaar te leven heeft, gooit Cathy het roer om en gaat ze het ervan nemen. Cathy is vastbesloten om meer plezier te krijgen in haar leven en van elk moment te genieten.
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.
The Bronx Zoo is a 1987 NBC drama series directed by Allan Arkush and Paul Lynch. It lasted two seasons before cancellation.
Wanneer de kroonprins wordt vermoord, neemt zijn tweelingzus de troon over, terwijl ze probeert haar identiteit en genegenheid voor haar eerste liefde ,een koninklijk geheim te houden.
The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in New Jersey. Also starring was child actor Eric Ian Goldberg, who portrayed the young Lester Bickford, Max's son. Max's colleagues included Marcia Gay Harden as Andrea Haskell, his former student who had recently joined the faculty, and Helen Shaver as his best friend Erica, previously known as Steve before her transition. Max's daughter Nell, played by Katee Sackhoff, attended the college.
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.