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Series · 10 connectionsWinter. Hawkins. 1985. Welcome back to a town crawling with secrets, where beloved heroes are facing fresh mysteries... and an all-new breed of strange.
Created byEric Robles, Jennifer Muro
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2021 · 52 min · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.
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2024 · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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2022 · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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2018 · 44 min · Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
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2024 · Crime · Drama · Mystery
A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
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2012 · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
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2023 · Action & Adventure · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.
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2019 · Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
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2020 · 45 min · Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.
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