Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater 1955

5.00

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.

1955

Black Mirror

Black Mirror 2011

8.29

Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

2011

American Horror Story

American Horror Story 2011

8.10

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.

2011

Fargo

Fargo 2014

8.29

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

2014

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories 2009

8.00

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

2009

True Detective

True Detective 2014

8.28

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

2014

The White Lotus

The White Lotus 2021

7.61

Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.

2021

Genesis

Genesis 2021

7.85

The story of the first 2,300 years of humanity and recounts events exclusively from that period. The plot begins by giving us a greater understanding of why we exist and how we turned from perfection to imperfection. The origin of all social and racial problems is there at the beginning of everything, when via one decision a human being who only knew good and enjoyed it so much also chose to know evil.

2021

Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre 1990

7.80

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

1990

Tadhana

Tadhana 2017

7.00

Tadhana is a drama anthology that features the different faces and stories of people who decided to take their chances abroad, with nothing but their hope of a better future.

2017

Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots 2019

8.24

Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

2019

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents 1950

5.60

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.

1950

Lo que callamos las mujeres

Lo que callamos las mujeres 2013

6.00

Anthology series that deal with different stories of women, who must endure the abuses and injustices of life.

2013

As the Saying Goes

As the Saying Goes 2011

7.30

Dramatization of real-life situations and stories that are related to popular sayings, by Don Tomas.

2011

What If...?

What If...? 2021

8.09

Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments.

2021

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre 1947

7.50

Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.

1947

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone 1985

7.75

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

1985

Dear Uge

Dear Uge 2016

1

Urbana Genoveva Esperanza hosts a web show titled as Dear Uge where she features love stories. In the show, she also have a feeling charming sidekick, Devine.

2016

Play for Today

Play for Today 1970

6.33

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

1970

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week 1955

4.00

A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.

1955