A young mermaid named Ariel is fascinated by the human world and makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs. She ventures into the human world to impress a prince named Eric. Along the way, she faces challenges, falls in love, and must find true love's kiss to remain human permanently.
The 4400 is a TV show that revolves around the sudden reappearance of 4,400 individuals who were presumed dead or missing. The returnees possess various supernatural abilities and are met with suspicion and fear. As the government tracks down and investigates the returnees, secrets and hidden agendas are revealed, leading to a complex web of mystery, drama, and intrigue.
The Jeffersons is a sitcom comedy that follows an African-American family's journey of social mobility after moving into a luxury Manhattan apartment building. The show explores various aspects of their lives, including interracial relationships, family dynamics, and the challenges they face in their new environment.
Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch's cunning mother.
In the post-World War II era, Hollywood's golden age is examined through the lens of racial tensions and the struggles of the LGBT community. The series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they navigate the complexities of the film industry and confront homophobia and racism in their pursuit of success.
Four college buddies, Josh, Rubin, Barry, and E.L., go on a road trip to retrieve a sex tape accidentally sent to Josh's girlfriend Tiffany. Along the way, they encounter various misadventures and obstacles while trying to reach their destination. The group faces challenges such as an exploding car, running out of money, and mistaken identities. Despite the setbacks, they manage to overcome them and reach Tiffany's dorm in time, while learning valuable lessons about friendship and love.
mixed-ish follows the Johnson family as they move from a hippie commune to suburban America in the 1980s. The show explores the challenges of being a mixed-race family and tackles issues like racism and family relationships.
A former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect pop superstar Rachel Marron from a stalker. As he successfully protects her, they fall in love but must break off the affair to keep her safe. Rachel learns to trust Frank and cancels her tour. They retreat to Frank's father's home, but the stalker follows. After a series of events, Frank saves Rachel's life at an awards ceremony. They part ways, knowing their relationship cannot work, but share one last passionate kiss.
Roots: The Next Generations is a TV mini-series that chronicles the lives of the descendants of African-American slaves after the American Civil War. The story explores themes of racial discrimination, interracial relationships, and the struggles faced by African-Americans in various historical periods.
After the death of her mother, Julie discovers a ghostly band named 'The Phantoms' in her mother's music studio. She forms a musical bond with them and together they embark on an adventure of friendship, self-discovery, and love for music.
Free State of Jones tells the story of Newton Knight, a Mississippi farmer who leads a rebellion against the Confederate army and establishes a mixed-race community in the midst of the Civil War. The film follows Knight's journey as he fights for freedom and equality in a divided nation.
Breezy isn't your ordinary hitch-hiker: she's sexy, fun... and a cold-blooded killer. As deadly as a viper, Breezy murders her victims with a poisonous ring. As she preys on highway pickups, Breezy moves from town to town, finally settling briefly as a boarder in the house of a young couple who have no idea what kind of sexual wolf they've just let in the door.
A struggling aspiring writer, Rory, finds an old manuscript and passes it off as his own, gaining fame and success. However, he must face the consequences of his actions when the true author confronts him. Meanwhile, the parallel story follows a successful writer narrating the story to an audience.
Will attends a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, Eden, where he reunites with old friends. As the night progresses, Will becomes suspicious of Eden and her new husband, David, and uncovers their involvement in a dangerous cult. Will must protect himself and his girlfriend, Kira, from the deadly intentions of the cult members.
Lakeview Terrace is a crime drama thriller film that follows the story of a couple whose life is disrupted when they move into a suburban neighborhood and their neighbor, a racist cop, starts tormenting them. The film explores themes of race relations, psychological warfare, and the consequences of prejudice.
Guess Who is a romantic comedy that explores the challenges faced by a young interracial couple. With an imminent wedding on the horizon, the couple must navigate racial discrimination, parental disapproval, and the complexities of their relationship. As they plan a party for their future in-laws, hilarity ensues as the couple's differences are revealed, leading to arguments, embarrassment, and a series of comical misunderstandings. Will their love overcome these obstacles or will they be torn apart by societal pressures?
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship, and the pressure to create something great before time runs out. In 1992, Jonathan Larson performs his rock monologue Tick, Tick... Boom! in front of an audience at New York Theatre Workshop, accompanied by friends Roger and Karessa Johnson. He describes an incessant ticking noise he hears in his head, and begins telling about the week leading up to his 30th birthday and his desire to become a successful musical theater composer. Jonathan juggles work at the Moondance Diner in SoHo with preparing for a workshop at Playwrights Horizons of his musical Superbia. He has a party at home with friends, including his former roommate Michael, who left acting for advertising, his girlfriend Susan, a dancer-turned-teacher, and fellow waiters Freddy and Carolyn. While alone later, Susan tells Jonathan about a teaching job at Jacob's Pillow and asks him to come too. Jonathan visits Michael at his new Upper East Side apartment, celebrating his financial success and higher quality of life from their old apartment. Ira Weitzman, the Musical Theatre Program Director at Playwrights Horizons, asks Jonathan to write a new song for Superbia, as the story needs it. This troubles him, as his idol, Stephen Sondheim, told him the same at the ASCAP Workshop some years ago, but he can't come up with anything and he only has a week. Jonathan tries to get his agent, Rosa Stevens, to invite Sondheim to the workshop, but eventually just cold-calls Sondheim and others. He watches PBS's Sunday in the Park with George with Michael and Susan, and afterwards Michael asks him to join an advertising focus group to earn extra money. Susan also pressures him again to move with her, although he feels his career is just starting in New York. The next day he imagines the Diner full with Broadway stars. Carolyn tells him Freddy, who is HIV-positive, has been hospitalized, adding to Jonathan's anxieties as many of his friends have already died in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He walks down Broadway to Playwrights Horizons for the start of rehearsals for Superbia. Susan, frustrated by Jonathan's indecisiveness, breaks up with him. To get money to hire a full band for the workshop, Jonathan attends the advertising focus group. Making a good first impression, he considers a corporate future, but realizes he would hate it and deliberately sabotages it. Michael criticizes him for being in a financially unstable theater career, while Jonathan claims with his impending 30th birthday that he is getting too old to be successful. After finally getting an encouraging call from Rosa about his industry invites, he plans to write the new song the night before the workshop, but his power gets cut off before starting. Heading to a swimming pool to cool off, he pictures sheet music lines on the pool floor and finally comes up with the new song, which he writes out by hand. At the workshop are friends, family, and industry professionals, including Sondheim. Karessa brings down the house with the new song, 'Come to Your Senses,' and Jonathan imagines Susan singing it. He receives praise but no offers to produce Superbia. Rosa tells him he must keep writing, hoping that something will succeed, but he will likely face more rejection. Discouraged, Jonathan runs to Michael begging for a corporate job and perceived stability, but Michael changes his mind after seeing the workshop, encouraging Jonathan to continue in musical theater. When Jonathan accuses him of not understanding what it's like to be running out of time, Michael reveals he is HIV-positive. Finally grasping his career obsession has cost him his relationship with Susan and jeopardized his friendship with Michael, Jonathan wanders through New York before finding himself at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Hopping a fence to a piano, he reflects on his friendship with Michael and the sacrifices he must make, affirming he will continue his musical theater career. He and Michael reconcile. On the morning of Jonathan's 30th birthday Sondheim calls, congratulating him on the workshop and wanting to talk more about Superbia, lifting his spirits. Holding his birthday party at the Moondance Diner, attended by his friends, he is relieved to hear Freddy is to be discharged from the hospital. Susan gifts him blank sheet music paper to help in his career, promising to see 'the next one.' She narrates that the 'next one' was Tick, Tick... Boom!, before he returned to working on a previous project, which became Rent. She reveals he died of an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm the night before Rent's premiere Off-Broadway. He never experienced the success he desired, but his work lives on. In 1992, Jonathan performs the final song from Tick, Tick... Boom!, watching his friends and family in the audience, including Susan in the back.
A college dropout gets a job as a stockbroker at a fraudulent investment firm, where he gets involved in illegal activities and white-collar crime. As he becomes wealthy, he also faces the consequences of his actions and must navigate the pressures and dangers of the financial world.
A prison guard, haunted by the execution of a man he helped to bring to justice, falls in love with the condemned man's widow.
Alex Haley's Queen is a TV show that explores the life of Queen, a light-skinned black woman who passes for white. Set during the American Civil War, Queen's story focuses on her relationships, her fight for freedom, and the social injustices she faces as she navigates a world divided by race and prejudice.