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Binnelanders
2005 · ★ 5.5
A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.
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Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992 · ★ 5.5
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties; targeting a young viewership.
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Alles was zählt
2006 · ★ 4.9
Alles was zählt is a German television soap opera first broadcast on RTL on September 4, 2006. The original plot revolved around Diana Sommer's dream to become a world class ice skater. She fell in love with Julian Herzog, who signed her at the prestigious Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Center, run by the unscrupulous Steinkamp dynasty. Diana and Julian eventually became a couple, but in November 2007, Julian suffered a brain hemorrhage and died during their wedding. Diana remained in Essen until January 2009, when she left to join a skating centre in Halle. The story continues to revolve around the Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Centre and its quest to become a sporting powerhouse, as well as the lives of the characters who work at and around the Centre.
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Rote Rosen
2006 · ★ 3
Rote Rosen is a German telenovela produced by Studio Hamburg Serienwerft Lüneburg and broadcast by Das Erste since November 6, 2006. The show is a complex telenovela, who tells one love story every season about women in their forties.
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Secret Lives
1999 · ★ 4.2
Salatut elämät (Secret Lives) is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki.
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Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990 · ★ 5.3
Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.
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Young Hearts
1995 · ★ 6.3
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
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Sister-in-Law Is at Home!
2015 · ★ 5.6
"Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!" is a popular Hindi sitcom that premiered in 2015 on And TV and is available on ZEE5. Produced by Binaifer Kohli, the show follows two neighboring couples—the Mishras and the Tiwaris. The husbands, Vibhuti Narayan Mishra and Manmohan Tiwari are dissatisfied in their marriages and secretly admire each other's wives. Manmohan, a successful undergarment businessman, is married to Angoori, a simple and naive housewife. Vibhuti, an unemployed former insurance agent, is married to Anita, a confident and modern woman who runs grooming classes. Their constant scheming to impress each other's wives leads to comedic conflicts and chaotic situations, mostly taking place in their homes. The show, inspired by the 1990s sitcom Shrimaan Shrimati, has been well received by both critics and audiences for its humor and engaging storyline.
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Coronation Street
1960 · ★ 5.4
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.
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7de Laan
2000 · ★ 8.3
7de Laan is an extraordinary microcosm where good and bad, evil and wholesome characters find themselves forming part of a wholesome community where no matter what – everyone counts and everyone cares…
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Storm of Love
2005 · ★ 6
These are the stories of relationships taking place in the fictional five-star hotel Fürstenhof, located in Feldkirchen-Westerham near Rosenheim with the plot revolving around members of the family room area, the hotel owners, and employees.
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Ulice
2005 · ★ 4.8
Ulice is a Czech soap opera produced and broadcast by Nova. In the Czech language Ulice means street. The show describes the lives of the Farský, Jordán, Boháč, Nikl, and Liška families and many other people that live in Prague. Their daily battle against real problems of living in a modern world like divorce, love, betrayal and illness or disease. Ulice often shows crime.
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Tomorrow Is Ours
2017 · ★ 6.4
The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.
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Isidingo
1998 · ★ 5.3
South African soap opera centering around the lives of the wealthy Haines family, the Matabanes, and the lives of the inhabitants of the mining town Horizon Deep.
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Na Wspólnej
2003 · ★ 4.7
Na Wspólnej is a Polish soap opera. It has been running since 2003 on the TVN channel as its flagship primetime weekday soap opera. It is loosely based on the German production Unter Uns and it follows the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment block in Wspólna Street, Warsaw. Episodes tend to last around 20 minutes. It is a Polish version of the Hungarian "Barátok közt". The series is shot almost entirely in Warsaw and produced by the Polish branch of Freemantle Media. On 9 September 2008 it celebrated its 1000th episode; "Na Wspólnej" was the fourth Polish television series ever to achieve such status. A special episode was broadcast in which characters from some other of TVN's most popular shows visited Wspólna Street.
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Hotel Cæsar
1998 · ★ 3.6
Hotel Cæsar is a Norwegian soap opera that has been broadcast Monday to Friday on TV 2 since 1998. It was created by Swedish duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. The show consists of more than 2,500 episodes, making it the longest running drama in television in Scandinavia.
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El Señor de los Cielos
2013 · ★ 8
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
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Pandya Store
2021 · ★ 0.5
In the era of nuclear families, Dhara uses her entrepreneurial foresight to revive her ancestral business. But can she keep her family united against all odds?
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Home and Away
1988 · ★ 6.4
Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.
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Egoli: Place of Gold
1992 · ★ 7.2
A South African television soap opera created by Franz Marx which revolves around the daily ups, downs, trials and tribulations of a handful of families in and around Johannesburg (which is often referred to as eGoli - the City of Gold)
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Can Bagi
2025 · ★ 8.2
A mother and businessman discover their daughters were switched at birth. To save one child's life through stem cell donation, they agree to a marriage of convenience, but their arrangement leads to unexpected feelings.
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Chicago Hope
1994 · ★ 7.2
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
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Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...
2000 · ★ 3.4
A mother-in-law's struggle to put up with her three bahu's. The three bahu's have grown up sons. The bahu's sons start to get involved with having girlfriends and the bahu's try and break their relationships up.
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Dallas
1978 · ★ 6.9
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
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RadhaKrishn
2018 · ★ 9
The story of Radha and Krishna is the epitome of eternal love, which transcends eras and emotions.
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L for Love
2000 · ★ 4
M jak miłość is a Polish soap opera, revolving around the multiple generations of the Mostowiak family. The series premiered on November 4, 2000 on TVP2, primarily as a weekly drama, and after one season shifting into a new timeslot and extending to two episodes per week. For the last few years the show has been the most watched drama on Polish television. Its popularity led to a Russian adaptation, entitled Lyubov kak Lyubov. The series is also broadcast on the international channel TVP Polonia with English subtitles.
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Brookside
1982 · ★ 6.2
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
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EastEnders
1985 · ★ 4.2
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
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In aller Freundschaft
1998 · ★ 6.3
German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.
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Melrose Place
1992 · ★ 5.8
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.
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Dark Shadows
1966 · ★ 7.3
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
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Casualty
1986 · ★ 6.2
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
2011 · ★ 8
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain is the sublime love story of an unexpected relationship. A marriage of compromise between two completely opposite personalities blossoms into a true partnership.
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CentoVetrine
2001 · ★ 6.7
The series tells the stories of some of the characters who work or are related to an imaginary shopping center Centovetrine, located in the center of Turin. There are many stories of love and passion, but also struggles for power and dynastic quarrels in the telefilm.
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The Sullivans
1976 · ★ 5.4
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.
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Sangeethe
2019
A bitter musical rivalry intertwines with a complex, cross-class romance between a talented middle-class band leader and the daughter of a wealthy, corrupt businessman. As their relationship sparks severe backlash from her powerful family, they must navigate intense socioeconomic conflicts. Meanwhile, a fierce, high-stakes competition between rival youth bands tests the loyalty, friendships, and ambitions of the young musicians involved.
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Family Affairs
1997 · ★ 3.7
Focuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.
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Holby City
1999 · ★ 5.8
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
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Klan
1997 · ★ 5.5
Family is the most important thing, and the children of Władysław and Maria Lubicz from Warsaw can always count on each other, no matter what surprises life offers.
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Dreams of Freedom
2024 · ★ 6.1
Begoña Montes is a woman who lives trapped in a toxic marriage and seeks the long-awaited freedom in Spain in 1958.
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Senora Acero
2014 · ★ 7.9
The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.
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Ici tout commence
2020 · ★ 6.9
This television drama series is centered around the prestigious culinary school of renowned chef Auguste Armand. The show follows the lives of students and staff as they navigate the challenges and pressures of the culinary world—delving into their personal and professional lives, revealing secrets, rivalries, and complex relationships.
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Emmerdale
1972 · ★ 4.3
The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.
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Dahoam is Dahoam
2007 · ★ 4.8
The lives of the residents of the fictitious village of Lansing in Upper Bavaria.
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Grachi
2011 · ★ 8.2
Grachi is a young woman who will learn to use her magical powers. She will have to face Matilda and the evil Director of Escolarium, who plans to become the most powerful witch.
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Suidooster
2015 · ★ 7
Suidooster is a South African television soap opera produced by Suidooster Films which revolves around a matriarch, her family, friends and the people of Suidooster, a small shopping and business centre in the fictional Cape Town suburb of Ruiterbosch.
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Meu Amor
2009
Meu Amor is a Portuguese telenovela which aired from October 19, 2009 to October 23, 2010 on TVI. The show won the 2010 International Emmy award for best telenovela.
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Falcon Crest
1981 · ★ 5.5
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.
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Strawberries with Sugar
2003 · ★ 6.3
Across several generations, groups of young Portuguese people navigate school life and summer holidays while dealing with friendships, first loves, rivalries, family conflicts and decisions that shape their future. Each season introduces new protagonists, schools and challenges, exploring themes related to adolescence, identity, responsibility and belonging. Sport, music, dance and other forms of expression accompany their journeys of growing up, marked by dreams, choices and ever-changing relationships.
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Passions
1999 · ★ 6.9
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008. Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony. Story-lines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families — the African American Russells, white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds — as well as the supernatural including town witch Tabitha Lenox. Created by writer James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, the series was subsequently picked up by direct broadcast satellite service DirecTV, which broadcast new episodes airing on its exclusive channel The 101. In December 2007, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for the series, and the studio was unable to sell the show elsewhere. The final episode aired on DirecTV on August 7, 2008.
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Unter uns
1994 · ★ 7.8
Unter uns is a German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL on 28 November 1994. Centered around the lives of the people in a residential house, which is set in the fictional Schillerallee in Cologne. Since the show debuted the baker's family Weigel is the series core family. Unter uns isn't based on a foreign soap opera like Verbotene Liebe or Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. After Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, the show was the second daily soap for RTL, followed years later in 2006 by Alles was zählt. The show aired its 3,500th episode on 30 December 2008.
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