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Sky Atlantic (German TV Channel)
Sky Atlantic is a German-and English-language pay-TV station specializing in the broadcasting of HBO productions and therefore has the slogan ''The Home of HBO''. History The pay-TV station started its broadcast in HD on 23 May 2012 at 9 pm and was free of charge for three weeks for all Sky subscribers. For the regular reception, the "Sky Entertainment" package and optionally the HD channels must be subscribed. A SD version was started on December 3, 2013. Since 5 November 2015, a one-hour timeshift of Sky Atlantic is also available in HD. The best audience, with 0.48 million viewers, scored the channel with the premiere of the seventh season of the series Game of Thrones on 17 July 2017. The timeshift channel Sky Atlantic+1 was switched off on 11 September 2017. The service was replaced by the timeshift service Sky1+1 on 22 September 2017. Programming Current programming Source: *''A Discovery of Witches'' (2023–present) *'' A Town Called Malice'' (2023–present) *'' And Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1080i
In high-definition television (HDTV) and video display technology, 1080i is a video display format with 1080 lines of vertical resolution and Interlaced video, interlaced scanning method. This format was once a standard in HDTV. It was particularly used for broadcast television because it can deliver high-resolution images without needing excessive bandwidth. This format is used in the SMPTE 292M standard. Definition The number "1080" in 1080i refers to the number of horizontal lines that make up the vertical resolution of the display. Each of these lines contributes to the overall detail and clarity of the image. The letter "i" stands for Interlaced video, interlaced. This is a technique where the image is not displayed all at once. Instead, the frame is split into two fields. One field contains the odd-numbered lines, and the other field contains the even-numbered lines. These fields are displayed in rapid succession, giving the appearance of a full image to the human eye. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banshee (TV Series)
''Banshee'' is an American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler that aired on Cinemax for four seasons from January 11, 2013, to May 20, 2016, comprising a total of 38 episodes. Set in the small fictional town of Banshee in Pennsylvania Amish country, the series' main character is an enigmatic ex-con (Antony Starr) who assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the town's murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful crime lord Rabbit ( Ben Cross). Imposing his own brand of justice, Hood attempts to reconcile with his former lover, Rabbit's daughter Anastasia (Ivana Miličević), who has herself adopted an assumed identity, married, and raised a family during Hood's incarceration. Hood struggles to maintain his new identity while still embracing crime alongside his partners Job ( Hoon Lee) and Sugar (Frankie Faison) and coming into conflict with local kingpin Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen). The series was developed as part of Cinemax's drive to develop origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lazarus Project (TV Series)
''The Lazarus Project'' (originally titled ''Extinction'') is a British science fiction television series created by Joe Barton (screenwriter), Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu. The series premiered on 16 June 2022. In August 2022, the show was renewed for a second series, which premiered on 15 November 2023. In March 2024, the show was cancelled after two series. Synopsis Series 1 George awakes on the morning of 1 July 2022. Six months later, he awakens and discovers that it is 1 July again, but neither his girlfriend Sarah nor anyone else seems to notice. Another six months later, it reverts to 1 July, and he is approached by Archie, a mysterious woman who invites him to the secret office of the Lazarus Project. George learns that he is one of only 0.000001% of the population with a mutant gene that grants the possibility of organicallyafter hundreds of time revertscoming to remember that reverts are occurring. He joins the project team, which works to prevent apocalyptic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', also known colloquially simply as ''Always Sunny'', is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and co-developed by Glenn Howerton for FX (TV channel), FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005, and stars Charlie Day, Howerton, McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito. The series follows the exploits of a group of narcissistic and sociopathic friends who run the Irish pub#North America, Irish dive bar Paddy's Pub in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spend most of their free time drinking, scheming, arguing among themselves, and plotting elaborate cons against others, and at times each other, for personal benefit, financial gain, revenge, or simply due to boredom or inebriation. The series has run for more seasons than any other American live-action sitcom, surpassing ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''s 14 seasons. In December 2020, the series was renewed for a total of four additional seasons, bringing it to 18 seasons. The show has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industry (TV Series)
''Industry'' is a television drama series that premiered in 2020. Created by former investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the show's first season follows a group of young graduates competing for permanent positions at Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London. It premiered on 9 November 2020 on HBO in the United States, and on 10 November 2020 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. In December 2020, it was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 1 August 2022. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on 11 August 2024. In September 2024, it was renewed for a fourth season. The series has received critical acclaim throughout its run. Cast Main The following cast members have been credited as main cast in the closing credits: * Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, an ambitious graduate from a wealthy background, fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Arabic, assigned to the Foreign Exchange Sales ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Dragon
''House of the Dragon'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), it is the second television series in Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book ''Fire & Blood (novel), Fire & Blood'', the series begins about 100 years after the Westeros, Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of ''Game of Thrones'', and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons". ''House of the Dragon'' received a straight-to-series order in October 2019, with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Life (TV Series)
''For Life'' is an American legal drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that premiered on ABC on February 11, 2020. The series is inspired by the true story of Isaac Wright Jr., who was imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit; he obtained a law degree after he was exonerated (unlike in the series). While incarcerated, he helped overturn the wrongful convictions of twenty of his fellow inmates, before finally proving his own innocence. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on November 18, 2020. In May 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise The series focuses on Aaron Wallace, who has been sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. While incarcerated, Wallace becomes a lawyer and works as a defense attorney for others while striving to get his own sentence overturned. The series is loosely based on the life of Isaac Wright Jr. Cast Main * Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace, a former club owner c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen (miniseries)
''Fallen'' is a 2006 ABC Family miniseries based on '' The Fallen'' series of novels by Thomas Sniegoski, and broken into three parts. The first part was originally advertised as an "ABC Family Original Movie", but nearly a year later, it was followed up with two other parts of equal length over the course of a weekend. ''Fallen'' stars Paul Wesley as Aaron Corbett, a good-natured high school student who discovers he is a Nephilim, human-angel hybrid. An alternate reality game advertising the series won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program. Summary On Aaron Corbett's 18th birthday, he begins exhibiting strange abilities, such as the ability to talk to animals. It is revealed that Aaron is the Redeemer of prophecy, a Nephil with the ability to redeem the fallen angels and return them to Heaven. Aaron leaves his adopted family and spends the next year traveling the world with the angel Camael in order to fulfill his destiny. A fallen angel known as Azazel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domina (TV Series)
''Domina'' is a British-Italian historical drama television series created and principally written by Simon Burke for Sky Atlantic (Italy) and Sky Atlantic (UK). Starring Kasia Smutniak as Livia Drusilla, it examines the power struggles of Ancient Rome from a female perspective. The series premiered on 14 May 2021 in Italy and the UK. MGM+ renewed ''Domina'' for a second series, which premiered on 9 July 2023 in the United States. In April 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons. Premise The series charts the life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. In series 1, the simultaneous divorces of Livia and Augustus from their respective spouses in order to marry each other causes a political sex scandal. All the political power is kept within the family of Augustus, Livia (his third and final wife), Agrippa (whom Augustus regards as his brother), and the daughters of Mark Antony (his son Iullus Antonius is sidelined), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils (TV Series)
''Devils'' () is a financial thriller drama television series created by Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, , Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, and Ezio Abbate for Lux Vide and Sky Italy. It is based on the 2014 novel of the same title by Brera. ''Devils'' is a Lux Vide and Sky Italy production in association with Orange Studio and OCS. The series premiered on 17 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy. Ahead of its premiere, Devils was renewed for a second series. Plot London, 2011. Italian trader Massimo Ruggero is the Head of Trading at the New York London Investment Bank (NYL). While the 2008 financial crisis affects Europe, Massimo is making hundreds of millions for NYL out of speculation. As his mentor Dominic Morgan, the American CEO of NYL and the nearest to a father that Massimo has ever had, fully supports him, the talented trader seems to be the first choice in the run for vice-CEO. However, when Massimo is involved in a painful scandal that sees hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
