Letter from the Sun

Chiisana Tabi

December 2025 •Japanese

Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things

December 2025 •English

Offering an in-depth look at how iconic American-made products are created, this series celebrates the ingenuity, passion and creativity of the people who proudly stand behind these timeless classics.

Zero Waste Life

December 2025 •English

Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.

Japan's Top Inventions

December 2025 •English

Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.

Core Kyoto

December 2025 •English

The timeless heart of Japan's ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today's Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters

December 2025 •English

Heritage Crafts President HRH The Prince of Wales has lent his name to a new series, The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation, set to spotlight Britain’s rich heritage of traditional crafts. Backed by Heritage Crafts and The Prince’s Foundation who put forward the featured experts from amongst Heritage Crafts members, the series sees a selection of top amateur craftspeople take on a variety of crafting challenges to supercharge their skills before each of them creates a final showcase piece to present to His Royal Highness in person.

Oppfinneren

December 2025 •Norwegian

Explore Japan

December 2025 •English

Japan continues to thrive as it incorporates cultural elements of music, fashion, cuisine, sports, arts and science from around the world. People’s encounters trigger the fusion of Japan’s and the world’s diverse culture, unceasingly producing a myriad of new phenomena and events. This series will feature how various culture in modern Japan and overseas blend together and influence each other.

Der Schwarzwaldhof

December 2025 •German

Brave Son of India: Maharana Pratap

December 2025 •Hindi

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap is an Indian television series produced by Abhimanyu Singh of Contiloe Entertainment, based on the life of 16th century Rajput ruler of Mewar, Maharana Pratap Singh. The series premiered on Sony TV on May 27, 2013. The series is introduced by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Murder in the First

December 2025 •English

Murder in the First follows homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan as they investigate a multitude of tragedies in San Francisco.

Tokyo Bandwagon

December 2025 •Japanese

The somewhat peculiar Hotta family runs Tokyo Bandwagon, a secondhand bookstore and cafe in the old part of Tokyo. They are a big four-generation family that is rare these days. The Hottas live by rather unusual family rules, and solve strange incidents that arise in the old town. 26-year-old Ao is the family’s second son, and a freelance tour guide. Although he is the child of his father’s mistress, he has been raised as the second son without prejudice. Ao is an irresistible playboy to females due to the gap between his frivolous behaviour and occasional melancholic expressions, but then he encounters university student Makino Suzumi and falls deeply in love with her.

Murder, She Wrote

December 2025 •English

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Kriminálka Staré Město

December 2025 •Slovak

Bidding the World Farewell

December 2025 •Arabic

When Mahzouza and Mabrouka claim their share in their father's inheritance, their uncle seizes it, claiming that they're a couple of lunatics, and admits them into a psychiatric hospital. However, they escape from the hospital and embark on a journey to expose the truth and claim their rights.

Upstairs, Downstairs

December 2025 •English

Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.

Fatherland

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Lipstick on Your Collar

December 2025 •English

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music, and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.

Maria Mercedes

December 2025 •Tagalog

Maria Mercedes is an upcoming Philippine television drama remake of the 1992 Mexican telenovela of the same name that aired on Televisa with Thalía and Arturo Peniche, starring Jessy Mendiola, Jake Cuenca and Jason Abalos. The series is set to be premiered by ABS-CBN on October 7, 2013 replacing Muling Buksan Ang Puso, and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on October 8, 2013.

Aftershock

December 2025 •Chinese

During the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, Li Yuanni is forced to separate her twin children. As they grow up, the siblings face life's challenges while dealing with the lasting trauma and family bonds from the disaster.