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Mahabharat (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013
Duration: 20 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: India
Plot tags: mythology, hinduism, king, female warrior, ambition, feud, revenge, betrayal, warrior, emperor, deception, dysfunctional family, vengeance, rivalry, greed, royalty, fight, hate, anger, palace, throne, secret, power struggle, showdown, uninhibited rivalry
Vikings (2013)
Plot Summary:
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 568000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Plot tags: viking, battles, king, warrior, medieval, sword fight, legends and myths, sword and shield, norse mythology, historical character, war, adventurer, myth, mythology, conflict, heroes, danger, tough heroes, swords and armor, female nudity, leader, intrigue, execution, merciless, rise to the top
Generation War (2013)
Plot Summary:
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well
Duration: 270 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Plot tags: world war two, holocaust, nazism, military, friendship, war, nazi germany, danger, against humanity, eastern front, atrocity, friends, wehrmacht, soldier, group of friends, guilt, anti semitism, enemy, nazi soldier, world war, wartime, nazi, resistance, nurse, military life
Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
Plot Summary:
The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: renaissance, prodigy, leonardo da vinci, inventions and discoveries, inventor, sex scene, escapades, shrewd, talented, medieval, intelligence, lust, visionary, historical character, unconventional method, lifestyle, a vision, painter, vampire, male nudity, zoophilia, magical, twists and turns, sword fight, verbal byplay
Drunk History (2013)
Plot Summary:
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: drunk, joke, comedian, cultural icon, state affairs, absurd humor, guest, political satire, religion, world war two, american civil war, murder, battles, u.s. president, interview, sketch, food, intrigue, satire, sketch show, drunkenness, alcohol abuse, legislation, disorder, silly humor
The White Queen (2013)
Plot Summary:
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France
Plot tags: queen, royal family, royalty, throne, intrigue, monarchy, royal court, aristocracy, young woman, rivalry, king, love and romance, nudity, tudors, seduction, secret meeting, betrayal, rise to the top, medieval, sword, mother daughter relationship, virginity, unfaithful husband, loveless marriage, attempted rape
Mr Selfridge (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows Harry Gordon Selfridge ('Mile a Minute Harry'), a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, Harry created a theater of retail where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining - or just eccentric - was showcased
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: businessman, rise to the top, high society, visionary, department store, materialism, lifestyle, ambitious, success, career, boss, manager, entrepreneur, ambition, workplace, employer employee relationship, fashion, marriage, workplace situations, seduction, business venture, mogul, husband wife relationship, biopic, world war one