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American Horror Story: Season Two (Asylum)

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Director:
Bradley Buecker, Michael Uppendahl, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, David Semel, Michael Rymer, Michael Lehmann, Jeremy Podeswa, Craig Zisk

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer

Starring:
Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Lizzie Brocheré, Zachary Quinto, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes

Other notable appearances:
Britne Oldford, Clea DuVall, Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Grossman, Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Fredric Lehne, Joe Egender, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Dylan McDermott

Running time:
40-46 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
13

 

The story of Briarcliff Mental Institution, its patients and its staff as led by Sister Jude (Lange), Doctor Arden (Cromwell) and Monsignor Timothy Howard (Fiennes) in the 1960s.

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American Horror Story: Season One (Murder House)

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Director:
Ryan Murphy, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Bradley Buecker, David Semel, Michael Uppendahl, Tim Hunter, Miguel Arteta, John Scott, Michael Lehmann

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Jennifer Salt, James Wong, Tim Minear, Jessica Sharzer

Starring:
Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange, Jamie Brewer, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Alexandra Breckenridge, Denis O’Hare

Other notable appearances:
Kate Mara, Jamie Harris, Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Morris Chestnut, Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson, Eric Stonestreet, Mena Suvari

Running time:
39-52 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
12

 

Therapist Ben Harmon (McDermott) was caught in the act of cheating by his wife Vivien (Britton) in their home. To escape the memories of his infidelity, Ben and Vivien move from Boston to Los Angeles with their daughter Violet (Farmiga). Every home owner knows that houses all come with their own quirks, but the quirks in the Harmons’ house are in a league of their own.

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The Flash: Season Two

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Director:
Ralph Hemecker, Jesse Warn, John F. Showalter, Stefan Pleszczynski, Steve Shill, JJ Makaro, Dermott Downs, Kevin Tancharoen, Rob Hardy, Michael A. Allowitz, Rachel Talalay, Millicent Shelton, Hanelle Culpepper, Glen Winter, Alice Troughton, Armen V. Kevorkian, Kevin Smith, Antonio Negret

Starring:
Grant Gustin, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton, Jesse L. Martin, Keiynan Lonsdale

Other notable appearances:
Victor Garber, Robbie Amell, Rick Cosnett, Wentworth Miller, Teddy Sears, John Wesley Shipp, Stephen Amell, Malese Jow, Peyton List, Amanda Pays, Patrick Sabongui, John Barrowman, Emily Bett Rickards, Willa Holland, David Ramsey, Mark Hamill, Shantel VanSanten, Matt Letscher, Jason Mewes, Katie Cassidy

Running time:
40-43 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
23

 

After defeating Reverse Flash last season, two members of Team Flash are gone. The team now face a new threat in the form of Zoom — another speedster whose speed far exceeds that of The Flash. Can Barry Allen (Gustin) put past betrayals behind him and trust the newly arrived Jay Garrick to stop the evil Zoom?

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The Flash: Season One

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Director:
David Nutter, Jesse Warn, Glen Winter, Dermott Downs, Millicent Shelton, Larry Shaw, Ralph Hemecker, Nick Copus, John F. Showalter, Rob Hardy, Steve Surjik, Thor Freudenthal, John Behring, Kevin Tancharoen, Wendey Stanzler, Steve Shill, Doug Aarniokoski

Starring:
Grant Gustin, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Candice Patton, Jesse L. Martin, Rick Cosnett

Other notable appearances:
John Wesley Shipp, Stephen Amell, William Sadler, Robbie Amell, Anthony Carrigan, Wentworth Miller, Emily Bett Rickards, David Ramsey, Amanda Pays, Victor Garber, Matt Letscher, Mark Hamill, Brandon Routh, Emily Kinney, Peyton List

Running time:
42-44 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
23

 

When S.T.A.R. Labs has a catastrophic particle accelerator accident, forensic scientist Barry Allen (Gustin) is working in his lab. Nine months later, Barry wakes up to discover he has developed super speed and healing abilities. With the help of S.T.A.R. Labs’ Harrison Wells (Cavanagh), Caitlin Snow (Panabaker) and Cisco Ramon (Valdes), Barry starts using his powers to stop crime in his hometown, Central City. Team Flash quickly realises that Barry was not the only person affected by the particle accelerator explosion as meta-human villains start to emerge from the woodworks.

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Stranger Things: Season One

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Director:
Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (as The Duffer Brothers)

Writer:
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Justin Doble, Paul Dichter, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock

Starring:
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp

Other notable appearances:
Matthew Modine, Shannon Purser, Randall P. Havens, Chris Sullivan

Running time:
41-55 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
8

 

When Will (Schnapp) goes missing on the way home from playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends, most of the town assumes it is a standard missing child case. Will’s mother Joyce (Ryder), brother Jonathan (Heaton) and friends Mike (Wolfhard), Dustin (Matarazzo) and Lucas (McLaughlin) aren’t so sure. Will they win the battle against the supernatural and human disbelief to save Will?

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