Spartacus

North and South

The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending th

1985

The Handmaid's Tale

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

2017

The Testaments

Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forc

2026

Escrava Isaura

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with th

1976

Underground

A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a sta

2016

DearS

One year ago, a UFO containing 150 aliens crash-landed off the shores of Kasai. Because no one could fix their ship, the Japanese Government decided t

2004

The Book of Negroes

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacher

2015

Decolonisation

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.

2020

The Ancient Magus' Bride

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of t

2017

The White Slave

“The White Slave”, is a production which narrates the story of Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchioness who arrived in America to marry a

2016

Bitter Tropics

In late 18th-century Martinique, a plantation owner, his irresponsible young aristocratic wife and his beautiful black mistress are drawn into a spira

2007

The Civil War

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

1990

Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the go

2012

Hoe Duur Was De Suiker

2014

Spartacus

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainme

2010

A Respectable Trade

A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel.

1998

Roots

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was firs

1977

Xica da Silva

1996

Side by Side

Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women of different origins and social classes. The brave Isa

2012

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set

1982