TV series about betrayal

TV series about betrayal
List of the best series about betrayal, selected by visitors to our site: Unprincipled, Why Women Kill, The Undoing, Olive Kitteridge, 3%, Big Little Lies, Barbarians, Squid Game, Tales of the City, Four Weddings and a Funeral.

In the top there are new series of 2021, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy
CountryRussia
CharactersRich, Couriers
PlotLove, Treason, Relationship
PlaceRussia
StyleFascinating

Collection of satirical sketches, telling about the decent inhabitants of the Patriarchal Ponds and their obscene stories. The series includes touching, outrageous and full of love intimate stories that are not accepted to speak out loud.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration00:46
CharactersFamily, Housewives
PlotTreason, Love, betrayal, Relationship, Family life
PlaceUSA
StyleFor girls, Atmospheric, Women in the lead roles, Fascinating

Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersHackers, Psychologists, Rich
PlotTreason, Missing people, Mystery, Riddles, Scandals
PlaceUSA
StyleWomen in the lead roles

Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration03:59
CharactersFamily, Teachers, Mathematicians, Parents, Mothers
PlotDeath
StyleShort, Atmospheric, Makes me think

A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryBrazil
Duration02:14
CharactersTeenagers, Rich, Losers, Orphans, Poor
Plotbetrayal, Survival Games, Survival, Money, Relationship
TimeFuture
StyleDystopian

In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46
CharactersFamily, Housewives, Single mothers, Parents
PlotTreason, Investigation, Death, Mystery, Intrigue
StyleFor girls, Twisted plot, Unexpected ending

Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryGermany
CharactersMilitary, Strong women, Heroes, Soldier, Warriors
PlotWar, betrayal, Power, Uprising, Sword Battles
PlaceForest, Roman Empire, Germany
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleBased on real events

Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountrySouth Korea
CharactersGood people
PlotSurvival, betrayal, Survival Games, Money, Reality Show
PlaceEnclosed space
StyleWorth watching, To cry

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games—with high stakes. But, a tempting prize awaits the victor.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:04
CharactersGays, Neighbors
PlotLove, betrayal
PlaceUSA
StyleTo cry, Fascinating, Touching

Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:51
CharactersFriends
Plotbetrayal, Adventures
PlaceUSA
StyleRomantic

Television adaptation of the romantic comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:46
CharactersSerial killers, Friends
PlotTreason, betrayal, Investigation, Mystery, Fate
PlaceSmall towns
StyleRomantic, Fascinating

Follow three women as they each make life-changing mistakes regarding their children and husbands, which lead to unpredictable criminal consequences. Based on Paula Daly's best selling novel, Windermere.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00
PlotLove, betrayal, Relationship
PlaceHospitals, USA
StyleRomantic, Easy, Lovely, Touching

Over eight standalone episodes, the series explores love in its multitude of forms – including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self love.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Poland
Duration00:60
CharactersWitches, Monsters, Elves, Hired assassins, Wizards
PlotLove, Superpowers, Supernatural, betrayal, Magic
PlaceForest
StyleSpectacular, Atmospheric, By books, Fascinating

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryRussia
Duration13:52

«Кра́ткий курс счастли́вой жи́зни» — российский шестнадцатисерийный фильм режиссёра Валерии Гай Германики. Премьера состоялась на Первом канале 12 марта 2012 года.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration07:03

Mini-series based on the last novel in John Galsworthy's trilogy. A follow-up to The Forsyte Saga (2002).

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
CharactersWriters
PlotTreason
PlaceUSA, New York
StylePsychological problems, Action, For girls, Fascinating, Smart

The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:28
CharactersWriters
PlotLove, Life, Family life, Seduction

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

Markimdb: 9.2
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration00:55
CharactersFamily, Kings, Dragons, Brothers, Sisters
PlotLove, betrayal, Adventures, Magic, Intrigue
PlaceForest
StylePopular, Worth watching, Spectacular, Atmospheric, Fascinating

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

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Genredetective, history
CountryRussia
CharactersSerial killers, Killers, Investigators, Criminals, Detectives
PlotInvestigation, Second world war
PlaceRussia
StyleBased on real events

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Markimdb: 7.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryRussia
Duration00:55

The series is set in 1961. Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov is in a difficult situation; he is suspected of being involved in the death of his friend, talented screenwriter Kostya Parshin, who committed suicide during a drinking-bout. The authorities try to put Khrustalyov in prison by any means. Viktor needs to shoot the comedy "The Girl and the Brigadier" in order to get permission to make the film "Shards" after the wonderful scenario left from his deceased screenwriter friend. Young director Yegor Myachin wants to adаpt this screenplay. Khrustalyov arranges him as a trainee to the venerable director Krivitsky for a comedy. In the same film act Khrustalev's ex-wife Inga and his young sweetheart Maryana, with whom Yegor Myachin is also in love.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration00:47
CharactersBusinessmen, Housewives
PlaceOffice
StyleAtmospheric, Fascinating

Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. According to the show's pilot, the phrase "mad men" was a slang term coined in the 1950s by advertisers working on Madison Avenue to refer to themselves. The focal point of the series is Don Draper, creative director at Sterling Cooper and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the people in his life, both in and out of the office. The plot focuses on the business of the agencies as well as the personal lives of the characters, regularly depicting the changing moods and social mores of the United States in the 1960s.

PlotCulture
StyleBased on real events

This proudly profane series explores the history and impact of some of the most notorious bad words in the English language.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43
CharactersLawyers
PlotPolitics, Mystery
PlaceCourt
StyleFor girls, Fascinating, Touching

The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountrySpain
CharactersTeenagers
PlotLove, Treason, betrayal
PlaceSchool

The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following their day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Canada, USA, United Kingdom
Duration00:53
CharactersKings
PlotLove, Politics, Love triangle, Intrigue, Uprising
PlaceEngland
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleFascinating, Based on real events

The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:43
PlotTreason

Meet Savi, a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life -- both professional and personal -- simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry, try to start a family of their own. Savi's free-spirited and capricious baby sister, Josselyn, couldn't be more different - living single, serial dating and partying, and regularly leaning on her big sister along the way. Their common best friend, April, a recent widow and mother of two, is rebuilding her life after tragedy and learning to move forward, with the support and guidance of her closest girlfriends. And friend Karen, a successful therapist with her own practice, reconnects with the girls after her involvement in a complicated relationship with a patient goes far too deep.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
CharactersLesbians, Neighbors, Lovers
PlotLove, Treason, Love triangle

In crowded and expensive London, cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran open their small apartment to a third person. Somehow, their new addition, Ray, makes the flat seem bigger, not smaller. Gradually, many things become easier, nicer and better with an extra pair of hands.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:28
CharactersBlind, Writers, Actors
PlaceUSA

A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
CharactersStudents
PlotTreason
StyleAction, Fascinating

English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredrama
CountryItaly, France, Spain, USA, United Kingdom
Duration01:58
CharactersPriests
PlotReligion, Power, Intrigue

Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.





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