20 best shows like The Legacy (2014)


List of the best shows and series like The Legacy (2014): Brothers and Sisters, Parenthood, South Riding, Life In Squares, Borgen, Finding Carter, Angels in America, Here and Now, The Knick, Rise.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Brothers & Sisters is an American television drama series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Pasadena, California. The series premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011. It aired, for its entire run, in a Sunday night timeslot after Desperate Housewives. The cast included a collection of award-winning actors, including Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Calista Flockhart, Rob Lowe, and Patricia Wettig. Sally Field received both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance throughout the series. Rachel Griffiths was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her work on the show. In May 2011, the show completed its fifth and final season on ABC. On May 13, 2011, it was announced that ABC had decided to end the show.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims. Loosely based on the 1989 film of the same title, Parenthood tells of the Braverman clan which consists of an older couple, their four children and their families.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom

The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South Riding charts the story of Sarah Burton's homecoming to Yorkshire in 1934 after twenty years teaching in London and the Empire. After a fiery interview with a conservative interview panel, outspoken Sarah takes up her first headmistress-ship at Kiplington High School for Girls, determined to demonstrate to her new pupils that the future is theirs for the taking.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:30

The three-part series centres on the close and often fraught relationship between sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa’s sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant as they, and their group of like-minded friends, navigate their way through love, sex and artistic life through the first half of the 20th century.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama
CountryDenmark
Duration00:58

40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA

A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Italy
Duration05:52

Set in 1985, the film has at its core the story of two couples whose relationships dissolve amidst the backdrop of Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family — a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children from Vietnam, Liberia and Colombia and their sole biological child — and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.

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: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    A working class high school drama department and the students come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program galvanizes the entire town.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    What happens after the world ends? This show explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silver Lake, CA.

    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: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration06:12

    A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Canada
    Duration00:55

    Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.

    Mark
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryRussia

    A fight en route to an airport leads an ordinary Moscow couple to split on a whim. With Nikita ending up in Thailand and Zhenya in Berlin, both find themselves in two separate love triangles, inadvertently causing chaos in others' relationships as they attempt to fix theirs. But even continents apart, their lives turn out to be more intricately connected than they realize.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryDenmark, USA
    Duration02:13

    After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama
    CountryGermany

    A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, history
    CountryUSA

    Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and of course her marriage to Shechem and it's bloody consequences.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredrama, military
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:35

    As dawn breaks on April 25, 1915, ANZAC troops go into battle on the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula. Landing in the dark chaos, Tolly, Bevan and their mates struggle to establish a tenuous foothold on the treacherous slopes and deep ravines. They endure the next eight months on the peninsula learning lessons of survival. By the time of the final evacuation they have also learned the skills of combat and what it means to be a young man in war.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

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

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:40

    What starts out as a simple, reckless mid-life affair between a genetic scientist named Yvonne and a Westminster paper pusher takes an intriguing turn when she realizes he’s a spook – then suddenly gets very dark indeed. A provocative study of obsession, longing and just how far down a criminal path desire can take you.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration08:30

    Bleak House is a fifteen-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House, which was originally published in 1852–53. Produced with an all-star cast, the serial was shown on BBC One from October to December 2005, and drew much critical and popular praise. It has been reported that the total cost of the production was in the region of £8 million.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryDenmark

    Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:30

    The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryItaly, France, Germany, Russia, Poland
    Duration06:35

    War and Peace is a 2007 Russian-French-Italian-German miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm. It was broadcast in Belgium and in France in four parts during October and November 2007. It was inspired by Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, which also is divided into four parts. The actors are of different nationalities.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:32

    The two-night scripted miniseries “Houdini” follows the epic tales of Harry Houdini as he emerges as America’s first bonafide world-renowned superstar.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA

    Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountrySweden

    Set in a parallel universe, Real Humans imagines a world where robots have become so human that they're barely distinguishable from real humans and follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of robots who have attained free will and want their freedom from human ownership.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    A dramatic thriller that explores the demons lurking beneath the surface of a contemporary American family. The Rayburns are hard-working pillars of their Florida Keys community. But when the black sheep son comes home for the 45th anniversary of his parents' hotel, he threatens to expose the Rayburns' dark secrets and shameful past, pushing his siblings to the limits of family loyalty.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genredrama, detective, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel/Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement in the final years of Palestine under the British mandate.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantastic, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:30

    A love story in two films charts the very different challenges to happiness for Michael and Thomas in the aftermath of World War 2, and to Adam and Steve in the present day.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:44

    When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celebrities, Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are chasing down their latest clients...sometimes literally. With business cards in hand, they're ready to nab a client within seconds after a car accident, arrest for solicitation or any other incident where their legal services may be needed. Once in the courtroom, they show their flair for the dramatic and the shocking.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySpain

    As Helena gains the trust and love of a dangerous heroin cartel leader in Barcelona, she develops the skills she needs to eventually seize his empire.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:38

    A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friend dies unexpectedly.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryBelgium, Netherlands

    Undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation by posing as a couple at the campground where he spends his weekends. Inspired by real events.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryNorway

    A young girl playing by "Djupelv" finds the remains of a body. The family doesn't want to get involved and calls in an anonymous tip, but the same day the girl runs away from home.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genredrama, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:35

    A post-apocalyptic story about a botched U.S. government experiment that turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, and an orphan girl who might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    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: 8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:25

    In his first HBO stand-up comedy special, Ramy Youssef shares candid anecdotes about his life as an Egyptian-American comedian, writer, actor and director.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    When everyone else mysteriously vanishes from their wealthy town, the teen residents of West Ham must forge their own society to survive.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:24

    Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountrySpain
    Duration02:03

    In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.




    MoviesList