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Yo Soy Betty, La Fea

Yo Soy Betty, La Fea is a Colombian telenovela released in 1999 that ran for 169 one-hour episodes and spawned several re-adaptations around the world. It is about a highly prepared Economics graduate who settles for a job as a secretary because she always loses jobs to less prepared but prettier people.

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Wonderfalls

An over-educated and unemployable 24-year-old Brown University graduate has an emotional breakdown when inanimate objects in the shape of animals begin talking to her.

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What Makes Sammy Run?

What Makes Sammy Run? is a 1941 novel by Budd Schulberg, adapted by the author and his brother Stuart Schulberg into two episodes of the drama program Sunday Showcase in 1959. It chronicles the rise of ruthless “human dynamo” Sammy Glick, who steals work and tramples people in his path to success.

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Welcome to the N.H.K.

Based on the novel and the manga series of the same name, Welcome to the N.H.K. tells the story of a Hikikomori called Satou Tatsuhiro, who’s lived like a Hikikomori for almost four years, until a girl named Misaki decides to take him on as a project to make him better… as well as help herself.

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Weeds – Season 5

The fifth season starts right after Nancy announces she’s pregnant with Mexican drug lord Esteban’s baby.

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Walking Dead, The: Torn Apart

The Walking Dead: Torn Apart provides a backstory for Hannah, best known as the Bicycle Girl zombie Rick Grimes encountered during the first episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

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Walking Dead, The – Season 1

The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse and follows a small group of survivors that travel across the USA in search of a new home away from the undead.

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Wakamonotachi 2014

In honor of the 55th anniversary of Fuji TV’s Wakamonotachi (若者たち) series, they’ve decided to do a 2014 version with an impressive cast list that includes Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima, Yu Aoi, Ai Hashimoto, and Masami Nagasawa.