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In 2021, improv comedian Luke O’Grady is asked to perform his first ever stand-up comedy set, and record it as a special. The only catch: there is no audience. A meditation on what the role of the comedian is without an audience to guide and assess the performance.
Jan 2026
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
When their father’s death forces them back to their family ranch to spread his ashes, two estranged brothers dance around their troubled past until a strange object falls from the sky.
The captain of a fishing boat from a remote Innu reserve sets out on a journey across Quebec in the hope of finding his missing daughter.
Neighbours and activists rush to surround an immigration van detaining two residents in Scotland’s most diverse community.
Delivering her signature brand of quick-witted social commentary, Katherine tackles marital dynamics and motherhood to media scandals, whilst answering real-life audience dilemmas and offering no holds barred advice.
B.P.R.D. sends Hellboy on a mission to save a woman kidnapped by Beleth and his legions of demons.
Apr 2026
World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.
Mia, 12, is spending her vacation at a lake in the Black Forest with her parents, who have been separated for years, and their new partners. While the adults try to keep things light, Mia escapes more and more often into the forest, where she meets a mysterious boy. On the morning of her birthday, Mia disappears. The fragile family structure is turned upside down and Mia's new freedom becomes increasingly dangerous.
Juan plans to introduce his girlfriend Casilda during the weekend at the family home in the mountains. However, before arriving, Juan and his brother Santiago have to flee from a group of assassins who are chasing them by mistake. The killers belong to a criminal organization that includes Miki, who should never have been there, and Gus, a policeman infiltrated in the group who tries to take care of Miki. Meanwhile, Pinco, who should take Miki's place, enjoys the hospitality of the man in charge of the criminal organization, unaware of the problems that are coming their way.
Mar 2026
After a shocking personal discovery, Han Alone and the gang are left feeling conflicted on how to put an end to the White Glove for good.
A man and woman spend time with each other in their apartment. Presented as ten vignettes.
Lucie, a PhD student without a work visa and plagued by insomnia, is trapped in a destructive affair with her thesis advisor while being pursued by a jealous ex. Seeking help from a reclusive shaman on the city’s edge, she meets Béatrice, a young woman as carefree as she is determined to help her.
After a mysterious girl enters their lives, two sisters uncover a chilling link to a manipulative man from her past. As hidden truths surface, the family is pulled into a dangerous web of deceit, identity, and survival
In the province of Lazio, two teenagers and their friends are desperately searching for Luca, a boy their age to whom they gave a small amount of money in advance without receiving the hashish they had requested. Filippo, one of the boys involved in the scam, must try to keep secret the violent plan devised by his friends to get revenge.
Tonina has always taken care of her family, however she never felt like they really reciprocated her with an equal amount of help and love. Believing that it's her given right, she decides to aquire the ownership rights to a small family holiday home on the island of Hvar. However, after the rest of her kin realize what she had done, tensions begin to brew and a small family gathering turns into a turf war.
A masked stranger breaks into a home in the middle of the night, setting off a devastating chain of events.
Oct 2026