Denne dramaserie er baseret på den prisvindende bestsellerroman af Margaret Atwood og handler om livet i det dystopiske, totalitære samfund Gilead, som førhen var en del af USA. Gilead er stillet over for miljøkatastrofer og hastigt faldende fødselstal og regeres af et forskruet, fundamentalistisk regime, der behandler kvinder som statens ejendom. Som en af de få resterende frugtsommelige kvinder er Offred (Elisabeth Moss) en Tjenerinde i Kommandørens husstand og en del af en af de kvindekaster, der påtvinges seksuelt slaveri i et sidste, desperat forsøg på at genbefolke en hærget verden. I dette skræmmende samfund, hvor ét forkert ord kan medføre hendes død, færdes Offred blandt kommandører, deres brutale koner, tjenestefolk og hendes medtjenerinder – hvor enhver kan være spion for Gilead – med ét mål: at overleve og finde den datter, som hun blev frataget.
Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again.
The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!
Serien fortæller historien om det vedvarende venskab mellem nordstatsmanden George Hazard og sydstatsmanden Orry Main. De mødes på militærakademiet West Point men må senere i serien se sig på hver sin side i borgerkrigen.
Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.
Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women of different origins and social classes. The brave Isabel, daughter of a former slave and in love with the capoeira player Zé Maria; and Laura, descendant from a wealthy family and destined to an undesired marriage to Edgar. In addition to an unshakable friendship, the two share the same purpose in life: the conquest of freedom in the conservative society of Rio de Janeiro of the early 20th century.
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Den episke fortælling om den Pulitzer-prisvindende forfatter Alex Haleys forfædre som portrætteret i den roste tolv timers miniserie Roots, blev først fortalt i hans bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family fra 1976. Doku-dramaet dækker en historie, der begynder i midten af 1700-tallets Gambia, Vestafrika og slutter under USA efter borgerkrigen, over 100 år senere. Denne miniserie fra 1977 vandt til sidst 9 Emmy-priser, en Golden Globe-pris og en Peabody-pris, og står stadig som den mest sete miniserie i amerikansk historie.
The Underground Railroad” følger den 16-årige Cora Randalls desperate forsøg på at opnå frihed. Efter at have undsluppet fra en plantage i Georgia søger hun mod den mytiske Underground Railroad i håbet om at det underjordiske tog kan bringe hende ud til friheden.
Cora og hendes ven, markslaven Cæcar, begiver sig ud på den dødsensfarlige flugt, men den fanatiske slavejæger, Ridgeway, som Mabel slap fra dengang, sætter nu alt ind på at fange hendes datter og smadre det netværk af mennesker, som hjælper de bortløbne. På sin rejse nordpå må Cora ikke bare overliste Ridgeway og hans blodhunde, men også undgå alle de andre slavejægere, stikkere og lynchgrupper, der huserer på ruten.
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
En dokumentarfilm i fire dele, der byder på en visuelt gribende rejse gennem tiden ind i menneskehedens mørkeste stunder. Serien dekonstruerer skabelsen og iscenesættelsen af historien og udforsker kolonialismens udbytning og folkemord.
A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
“The White Slave”, is a production which narrates the story of Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchioness who arrived in America to marry a prosperous merchant from the region. However, the truth is different, because years back in that same city, she was rescued from death and raised in secret by some slaves who became her family. She was taken from the arms of her loved ones and sent to Spain because according to the society of the time, a white woman could not live with slaves. Victoria is an indomitable woman and she will come back pretending to be someone else to seek justice and liberate her family. This woman is determined to face anyone who gets on her way to free her loved ones from slavery, confront her parents killer and reunite with the man she would give her life for. For Victoria everyone is the same colour which is why she won’t rest until she claims justice and becomes a heroine.
Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
Oscar- og Golden Globe-nominerede Ethan Hawke spiller hovedrollen som John Brown i denne nye miniserie. Serien handler om drengen Onion, som er tidligere slave og ved et tilfælde bliver en del af John Browns familie, der kæmper mod slaveriet i Kansas i 1850'erne. The Good Lord Bird er en dramatisk, historisk og humoristisk fortælling, og serien er baseret på bogen af samme navn, skrevet af James McBride. Foruden Ethan Hawke medvirker blandt andre Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn og Maya Hawke.
Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered his father, leads fellow slaves in an attempt to overthrow the repressive Roman Empire.