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"The Boys" is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes - as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as gods - abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good.

It's the powerless against the super-powerful as 'The Boys' embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about 'The Seven' and their formidable Vought backing.

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The return of the hit series 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' sees Chief Instructor Ant and his elite team of Directing Staff take 25 new recruits deep into the Amazonian Rainforest to take part in a unique version of the jungle phase of SAS Selection.

Selection is designed to find a unique kind of soldier for a unit that operates outside the conventional. Physical fitness is no more than a basic requirement; what's really being tested is resilience and character. From the minute they arrive, the recruits face gruelling psychological and physical exercises as the hostile jungle environment, the heat and the insects take their toll.

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Lars von Trier's bold, brilliant and controversial new film tells the story of Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg and newcomer Stacy Martin), a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, from birth to the age of 50. One night, a gentle old bachelor named Seligman (Stellan Skarsgard) finds Joe beaten up in an alley.

After taking her to his flat he cares for her wounds and questions her about her life, listening intently as, over the film's eight chapters, she recounts the lusty, labyrinthine story of her life...

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Dwayne Johnson stars in this new HBO comedy about a group of past and present football players trying to figure out where the game ends and life begins, all while keeping their cool and having each other's backs.

Set in sun-soaked Miami, the series revolves around retired football superstar/financial manager Spencer Strasmore (Johnson) and his inner circle of friends/clients-each a pro when it comes to playing the game, but not when it comes to life off the field. Also starring John David Washington (former pro-football player). Omar Miller (CSI: Miami), Troy Garity (Barbershop) and Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine).

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A few years after the Final Battle in Storybrooke, a grown-up Henry Mills leaves home in search of his own destiny.

What he finds is true love with a new incarnation of Cinderella and unexpected danger from her hateful stepmother and stepsister - plus the added menace of Mother Gothel, a villainous sorceress. And when a new Dark Curse erases his and everyone else's memories, it's up to Henry and Cinderella's daughter to defeat Gothel and end her reign of terror. If they succeed, will Rumple and Belle ever be reunited? Will Regina finally get her happy ending and will all past memories be restored?

When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) escapes from Death Row and embarks on a new killing spree, scarred veteran FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) works closely with FBI Specialist Debra Parker and sharp upstart Mike Weston to track down a network of Carroll's twisted cult of serial killers in this terrifying new series.

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After Regina crushes the heart of her Dark Half, it appears Storybrooke will finally enjoy an era of tranquillity. But this reprieve is short-lived when the Evil Queen reemerges and wreaks a level of havoc and terror that makes her previous cruelties pale by comparison.

Desperate to right her counterpart's wrongs, Regina fights that ultimate battle against her nemesis, but can one survive if the other is destroyed? Meanwhile, Gold's attempt to win back Belle before their child is born has heartbreaking consequences: Snow and David face a new, even more insidious curse; and just as Emma begins to envision a happy ending with Hook, she discovers she's destined as the Savior, to die at the hands of a sword-wielding assassins - unless she can somehow change her fate.

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Darkness and Light. One conceals, the other reveals, but each is infinitely seductive. Prepare for the ultimate battle between these epic opposing forces in ABC Studios' 'Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fifth Season'.

When the Saviour becomes the "Dark Swan", the lines between good and evil blur as Emma begins to relish the intoxicating taste of absolute power. Terrified she'll succumb, Emma and Hook visit Camelot to find the one person who may be able to aid them: Merlin. Unfortunately, King Arthur proves treacherous, and when he joins forces with a vengeful Zelena, Emma and Hook's hopes are shattered. Now Emma and her entire Storybrooke family must embark on a chilling descent to the Underworld of Hades, where they'll try to rescue Hook from a fate worse than death...with "help" from Rumplestiltskin. But will any of them survive the journey?

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All Billie Jean (Helen Slater) wanted was $608 from the boy who broke her brother's scooter. But when you come from a small town in Texas, justice is something you have to win for yourself. Billie Jean didn't mean to become a fugitive. She'd never heard of Joan of Arc.

But her fight for justice raised an army of kids strong enough to take on the law and the national media. Who knew Billie Jean and Co. were only armed with guns from a toy store? Or that hostage Lloyd (Keith Gordon) tied himself up to be with the gang? Lloyd said: "ln a crazy world, you've got to be crazier than they are". And that's when Billie Jean became a legend...

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It seems only yesterday that Jake (Kevin Bacon) and Kristi (Elizabeth McGovern) were two crazy single kids in love. Now they're two crazy married adults in transition, balancing work, parental expectations, and tuna casserole.

But Kristi just got some news that really ought to make things interesting - she's having a baby. It's an irresistible John Hughes comedy about the labour of life.

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Released in 1971 to critical acclaim and public controversy, Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Last Picture Show' garnered eight Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and was hailed by many as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane.

A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talented cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Sheperd and Timothy Bottoms.

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At the edge of the mortal world lies a mystical vortex which leads to the Nine Kingdoms, a fantastic land where fairy tales are reinvented...and not with happily-ever-after results! An evil queen (Dianne Wiest) has just doomed Prince Wendell (Daniel Lapaine) to life as a dog.

His quest to recapture the throne leads him through a portal to the mystical Tenth Kingdom...Central Park! With the help of ordinary mortals Virginia (Kimberly Williams) and Tony (John Larroquette), they battle evil in a parallel universe of the vile trolls, goblins and every fairy tale character imaginable.

Fast-forward to the 1980's as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing a wide array of foes, including Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig).

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One night in 1990's rural England, a retired couple finds their isolated house besieged by a gang of young criminals. The thieves think it will be easy to make them give up the secret of their safe.

But they have no idea what nightmare they've gotten themselves into as they fight to escape the house alive.

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From Jenji Kohan, the creator of "Weeds", "Orange Is the New Black" is a thought-provoking, funny, and evocative show about life in a women's prison.

Based on the best-selling memoir by Piper Kerman, the newest season of "Orange Is the New Black" delves into the racial and economic tensions that run rampant in the halls of Litchfield. Overrun with new inmates and overseen by inexperienced guards, the prison undergoes an unprecedented culture war.