Masada

TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 5 Apr 1981 · English

Masada is a 1981 American historical drama television miniseries aired on ABC under the tentpole ABC Novel for Television. The screenplay by Joel Oliansky is based on Ernest Gann's 1971 novel The Antagonists. A dramatization of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Roman Palestine by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. A siege that ended when the Roman armies entered the fortress, only to discover the mass suicide by the Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent.

Rome

TV Series · 8.2 / 10 · 28 Aug 2005 · English

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Domina

TV Series · 6.8 / 10 · 14 May 2021 · English

The extraordinary rise of Livia Drusilla, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world. Follow Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.

Those About to Die

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 18 Jul 2024 · English

Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.

Julia

TV Series · 7.3 / 10 · 31 Mar 2022 · English

Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women's movement, the nature of celebrity and America's cultural evolution.

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox

TV Series · 6.7 / 10 · 20 Aug 2025 · English

Amanda Knox arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. Follow Knox's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and the world stood so firmly in judgment.

The Hollow Crown

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 30 Jun 2012 · English

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.

Black Sails

TV Series · 7.6 / 10 · 25 Jan 2014 · English

The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.

All the Light We Cannot See

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 2 Nov 2023 · English

A blind French girl and a young German soldier's paths collide during WWII.

House of David

TV Series · 8.3 / 10 · 27 Feb 2025 · English

Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king.

Ambitions

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 18 Jun 2019 · English

A multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.

The Romanoffs

TV Series · 6.4 / 10 · 11 Oct 2018 · English

An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.