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List of the best shows and series like The Challenger (2015): Kingdom, The Knick, Lights Out, Brockmire, The Queen's Gambit, Spinning Out, Succession, All American, Lab Rats: Elite Force, Big Love.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA

A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are taken care of, but all of this responsibility comes at a steep price. He has complicated relationships with both of his sons, Jay and Nate, who are both struggling with their own identities and places within Alvey’s life and gym.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:45

    Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. John Thackery is a brilliant surgeon pioneering new methods in the field, despite his secret addiction to cocaine. He leads a team of doctors including his protégé Dr. Everett Gallinger; the young Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. and Dr. Algernon Edwards, a promising surgeon who's been recently thrust upon him. The lively cast of characters at the hospital also includes Cornelia Robertson, the daughter of its benefactor, Captain August Robertson; surly ambulance driver Tom Cleary; Lucy Elkins; a fresh-faced nurse from the country; the crooked hospital administrator Herman Barrow; and Sister Harriet, a nun who isn't afraid to speak her mind.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United States. It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a New Jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback. The series premiered on January 11, 2011 at 10 pm ET/PT. On March 24, 2011, FX announced the cancellation of the show. The final episode aired on April 5.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town a decade later.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    Kat Baker is an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who is about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    "Lab Rats: Elite Force" is set in a bustling metropolis after the Mighty Med hospital is destroyed by a band of unknown super-villains. After Adam and Leo volunteer to oversee the students at Davenport's Bionic Academy, Kaz, Oliver and Skylar join forces with Chase and Bree to form a powerful elite force that combines bionic heroes and superheroes. Together, they vow to track down the villains and keep the world safe.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    La Ciudad de las Estrellas, a tiny town in the South American jungle, is home to an understaffed, understocked medical clinic where three idealistic doctors come looking for change.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA

    Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:56

    When a mysterious object crashes to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have assigned the task of preventing the impending Apocalypse.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    A hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gear-heads.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:13

    In this "Traffic"-like action drama, an international conspiracy explodes when three strangers' lives unexpectedly collide - a female soldier, a corporate lawyer and a political activist.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

      A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:08

      A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

      Markimdb: 8.9
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration00:53

      A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      Five friends learn to deal with the harsh realities of life after college.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:30

      A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, exposes long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core values of all who are pulled into it.

      Markimdb: 8.8
      Genredrama, documentary, history, sport
      CountryCanada, USA

      Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:41

      Dr. Max Goodwin, the hospital's newest medical director, sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.

      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genreaction, comedy, drama, family, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:34

      This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA

      An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.

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      Genrecomedy, drama, sport
      CountryRussia

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      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:46

      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: 8
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Sweden
      Duration01:00

      In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:05

      The peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious “Overlords,” whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      NYC 22 follows six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan. With unique backgrounds, personalities and reasons for being on the force, the new cops will make their share of rookie mistakes while they figure out how to relate to their boss, each other and the people they swore to protect.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:42

      Emily Owens, M.D. is an American medical drama television series created by Jennie Snyder Urman. It was picked up by The CW on May 11, 2012, It premiered on The CW on October 16, 2012, and aired on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. On November 28, 2012, the series was canceled by The CW. The 13th and final episode aired on February 5, 2013.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, documentary, biography, sport, reality TV
      CountryUSA

      An inside look of the lives of seven WWE Divas from their work within WWE to their personal lives.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:19

      A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      The story of the mysterious and brilliant Jack Parsons in 1940s Los Angeles as by day he helps birth the discipline of American rocketry and by night is a performer of sex magick rituals and a disciple to occultist Aleister Crowley.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada

      A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, drama, sport
      CountryUSA

      After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what's left of his career and reputation.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:56

      Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Set in London, where gratification is only an app away, the story centers on Arabella, a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:20

      The trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:52

      Fauna Hodel, who was given away by her teenage birth mother, begins to investigate the secrets to her past, following a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Hollywood gynecologist connected to the legendary Black Dahlia murder.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryUSA

      A widowed mom sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her young son's emerging superpowers while keeping his extraordinary gifts under wraps.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:15

      One day while returning home to stay with his widowed twin sister and her daughter, Kevin Finn, a self-centered man whose life brings him more trouble than he bargained for, is recruited by a celestial being named Yvette, who enlists Kevin with a new purpose in his life, which is to save the world.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:55

      Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA

      Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.




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