Christmas, is a time of warmth, goodwill, freshly baked cookies, and cherished moments with loved ones. It comes with an air of magic that captivates both young and old alike, painting the world with hues of red and green while hearts brim with anticipation for the joyous celebrations ahead.
And what’s a better way to amplify the festive cheer than by delving into the wonderful world of Christmas TV shows? In this meticulously curated list, we invite you to rediscover 40 of the most delightful Xmas TV shows that will transport you to a world filled with merriment, joy, and the true essence of this festive season.
1. Dash & Lily (2020)
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- Lead actors: Austin Abrams, Midori Francis
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- Supporting artists: Dante Brown, Troy Iwata, Keana Marie, James Saito
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- Directors: Fred Savage, Brad Silberling, Pamela Romanowsky
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- Release date: November 10, 2020
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- Run Time: 25-30 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.5
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
2. Merry Happy Whatever (2019)
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- Lead actors: Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler
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- Supporting Artists: Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Adam Rose, Hayes MacArthur, Siobhan Murphy
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- Director: Pamela Fryman
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- Release date: November 28, 2019
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- Run Time: 25-30 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6.6
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
3. I Hate Christmas (2022)
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- Lead actors: Giulia Gonella, Pillar Fogliati
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- Supporting Artist: Beatrice Arnera, Fiorenza Pieri
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- Director: Clementa De Muro, Davide Mardegan
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- Release date: December 7, 2022
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- Run Time: 28-39 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6.4
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
4. The Santa Clauses (2022)
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- Lead actors: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell
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- Supporting Artists: Austine Kane, Elizabeth Allen-Dick
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- Director: Katie Locke O’Brian, Charles Randolph-Bright
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- Release date: November 16, 2022
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- Run Time: 28-39 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6.3
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
5. Home For Christmas (2019)
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- Lead actors: Ida Elise Broch, Felix Sandman, Kingsford Siayor
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- Supporting artists: Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gabrielle Susanne Solheim Leithaug, Hege Schøyen
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- Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
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- Release date: December 5, 2019
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- Run Time: 25-35 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.5
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: Norwegian (with English subtitles available)
6. Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas (2020)
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- Lead host: Benjamin Bradley (Mr. Christmas)
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- Director: Michael Pearlman
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- Release date: November 18, 2020
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- Run Time: 25-30 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6.8
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
7. Three Days Of Christmas (2019)
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- Lead actors: Victoria Abril, Elena Anaya, Maribel Verdú, Nerea Barros
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- Supporting artists: Ángela Molina, Verónica Forqué, Charo López, Carla Díaz
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- Director: Carlos Sedes
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- Release date: December 6, 2019
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- Run Time: 50-55 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.2
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: Spanish (with English subtitles available)
8. Nailed It! Holiday! (2018)
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- Lead host: Nicole Byer
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- Co-host: Jacques Torres
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- Director: Paul Starkman
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- Release date: December 7, 2018
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- Run Time: 30-35 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.3
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
9. Wynonna Earp (2016)
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- Lead actors: Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley
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- Supporting artists: Katherine Barrell, Varun Saranga, Greg Lawson
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- Creator: Emily Andras
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- Release date: April 1, 2016
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- Run Time: 42 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.4
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
10. 30 Rock (2006)
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- Lead actors: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski
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- Supporting artists: Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander
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- Creator: Tina Fey
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- Release date: October 11, 2006
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- Run Time: 22-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.2
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
11. How To Ruin Christmas (2020)
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- Lead actors: Thando Thabethe, Busi Lurayi, Clementine Mosimane
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- Supporting artists: Yonda Thomas, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, Motlatsi Mafatshe
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- Creator: Busisiwe Ntintili
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- Release date: December 16, 2020
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- Run Time: 40-45 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6.0
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
12. Over Christmas (2020)
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- Lead actors: Luke Mockridge, Cristina do Rego, Seyneb Saleh
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- Supporting artists: Lucas Reiber, Johanna Gastdorf, Rudolf Kowalski
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- Director: Tobi Baumann
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- Release date: November 27, 2020
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- Run Time: 45-50 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 5.8
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: German (with English subtitles available)
13. The Office (2005)
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- Lead actors: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
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- Supporting artists: Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper, B.J. Novak, Brian Baumgartner
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- Directors: Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
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- Release date: March 24, 2005
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- Run Time: Approximately 22-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
14. Christmas Flow (2021)
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- Lead actors: Tayc, Shirin Boutella
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- Supporting artists: Marion Seclin
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- Director: Henri Debeurme, Marianne Levy, Victor Rodenbach
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- Release date: November 17, 2021
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- Run Time: 47-54 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 6
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: French (with English subtitles available)
15. New Girl (2011)
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- Lead actors: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris
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- Supporting artists: Hannah Simone, Damon Wayans Jr., Nasim Pedrad
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- Creator: Elizabeth Meriwether
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- Release date: September 20, 2011
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- Run Time: 22-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.7
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- Language: English
16. Holiday Baking Championship (2014)
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- Host: Jesse Palmer (Seasons 1-7), Nia Vardalos (Season 8-present)
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- Judges: Various judges across seasons, including Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, Lorraine Pascale, and others
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- Creator: Triage Entertainment
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- Release date: November 9, 2014
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- Run Time: 60 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.0
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- Language: English
17. Magic For Humans (2018)
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- Host: Justin Willman
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- Director: Adam Franklin
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- Release date: August 17, 2018
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- Run Time: 22-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 7.5
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
18. Elves (2021)
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- Lead actors: Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Lucas Munk Billing
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- Supporting Artist: Petra Michelle Nérette
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- Director: Roni Ezra
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- Release date: December 1, 2021
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- Run Time: 45-50 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 5.6
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: Danish (with English subtitles available on some platforms)
19. Breaking Bad (2008)
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- Lead actors: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris
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- Supporting artists: Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito
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- Director: Vince Gilligan
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- Release date: January 20, 2008
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- Run Time: 47-58 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9.4
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
20. Chernobyl (2019)
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- Lead actors: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson
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- Supporting Artists: Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley
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- Director: Craig Mazin
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- Release date: May 6, 2019
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- Run Time: 60 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9.4
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
21. Only Fools & Horses (1981)
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- Lead actors: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce (initially)
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- Supporting artists: Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong, and others in various episodes
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- Director: John Sullivan
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- Release date: September 8, 1981
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- Run Time: 30-65 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.9
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
22. Friends (1994)
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- Lead actors: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
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- Supporting artists: James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Christina Pickles
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- Director: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
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- Initial release date: September 22, 1994
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- Run Time: 22-24 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.9
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
23. TVF Pitchers (2015)
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- Lead actors: Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar, Abhay Mahajan
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- Supporting artists: Sameer Saxena, Maanvi Gagroo, Biswapati Sarkar
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- Director: Amit Golani
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- Release date: June 3, 2015
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- Run Time: 35-40 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9.1
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- Language: Hindi
24. The Last Of Us (2023)
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- Lead actors: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsay, Anna Torv
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- Supporting artists: Nico Parker, Nick Offerman
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- Director: Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin
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- Initial release date: January 15, 2023
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- Run Time: 43-81 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.8
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: English
25. Gullak (2019)
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- Lead actors: Jameel Khan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Harsh Mayar
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- Supporting artists: Sunita Rajwar, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Harsh Mayar
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- Director: Amrit Raj Gupta
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- Release date: June 27, 2019
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- Run Time: 30-35 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Revenue: N/A
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- Language: Hindi
26. Panchayat (2020)
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- Lead actors: Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav
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- Supporting artists: Chandan Roy, Faisal Malik, Biswapati Sarkar
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- Director: Deepak Kumar Mishra
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- Release date: April 3, 2020
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- Run Time: 30-35 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Language: Hindi
27. The Boys (2019)
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- Lead actors: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
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- Supporting artists: Laz Alonso, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara, Dominique McElligott, Chace Crawford
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- Director: Eric Kripke
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- Release date: July 26, 2019
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- Run Time: 55-66 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Language: English
28. Stranger Things (2016)
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- Lead actors: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown
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- Supporting artists: Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton
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- Creators: The Duffer Brothers (Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer)
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- Release date: July 15, 2016
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- Run Time: 42-65 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Language: English
29. Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai (2004)
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- Lead actors: Satish Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Sumeet Raghavan, Rupali Ganguly, Rajesh Kumar
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- Supporting artists: Shital Thakkar, Arvind Vaidya
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- Director: Deven Bhojani
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- Release date: November 8, 2004
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- Run Time: Approximately 20-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.8
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- Language: Hindi
30. Mahabharat (1988)
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- Lead actors: Nitish Bharadwaj, Mukesh Khanna, Roopa Ganguly, Gajendra Chauhan
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- Supporting artists: Gufi Paintal, Puneet Issar, Praveen Kumar Sobti
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- Director: Ravi Chopra
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- Release date: September 16, 1988
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- Run Time: 45-50 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9
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- Language: Hindi
31. Friday Night Lights (2006)
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- Lead actors: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Aimee Teegarden
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- Supporting artists: Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Minka Kelly, Scott Porter, and others
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- Creator: Peter Berg
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- Release date: October 3, 2006
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- Run Time: 42-45 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.6
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- Language: English
32. Aspirants (2021)
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- Lead actors: Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal
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- Supporting artists: Sunny Hinduja, Namita Dubey
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- Director: Apoorv Singh Karki
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- Release date: April 7, 2021
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- Run Time: 45-50 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9.5
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- Language: Hindi
33. House Of Cards (2013)
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- Lead actors: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Corey Stoll
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- Supporting artists: Michael Kelly, Sakina Jaffrey, Molly Parker
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- Creator: Beau Willimon
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- Release date: February 1, 2013
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- Run Time: 42-60 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Language: English
34. Ramayan (1987)
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- Lead actors: Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia, Sunil Lahri
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- Supporting artists: Dara Singh, Sanjay Jog, Vijay Arora
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- Director: Ramanand Sagar
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- Release date: January 25, 1987
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- Run Time: 35-40 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9
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- Language: Hindi
35. The Crown (2016)
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- Lead actors: Claire Foy (Seasons 1-2), Olivia Colman (Seasons 3-4), Imelda Staunton (Season 5 – upcoming)
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- Supporting artists: Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O’Connor
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- Creator: Peter Morgan
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- Release date: November 4, 2016
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- Run Time: 50-60 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.7
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- Language: English
36. Yeh Meri Family (2018)
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- Lead actors: Vishesh Bansal, Mona Singh, Akarsh Khurana, Ahan Nirban, Ruhi Khan
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- Supporting artists: Prasad Reddy, Ahmed Khan
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- Director: Sameer Saxena
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- Release date: July 12, 2018
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- Run Time: 25-30 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 9.3
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- Language: Hindi
37. The Family Man (2019)
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- Lead actors: Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Neeraj Madhav, Shreya Dhanwanthary
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- Supporting artists: Sharad Kelkar, Darshan Kumaar, Gul Panag
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- Directors: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. (Raj & DK)
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- Release date: September 20, 2019
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- Run Time: 45-60 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.6
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- Language: Hindi, with English and other language subtitles available
38. Rocket Boys (2022)
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- Lead actors: Jim Sarbh, Saba Azad
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- Supporting artists: Regina Cassandra
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- Directors: Nikkhil Advani
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- Release date: February 4, 2022
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- Run Time: 35-40 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.9
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- Language: Hindi
39. Whose Line Is It Anyway (1998)
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- Lead artists: Drew Carey (host), Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady, and various guest performers
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- Creator: Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson
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- Release date: August 5, 1998
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- Run Time: 22-24 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.4
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- Language: English
40. Derry Girls (2018)
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- Lead actors: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn
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- Supporting artists: Ian McElhinney, Kathy Kiera Clarke
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- Creator: Lisa McGee
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- Release date: January 4, 2018
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- Run Time: 22-25 minutes per episode
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- IMDb Rating: 8.4
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- Language: English
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