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TV Series set prominently in the 1970s. Note: TV series made in the 1970s do not qualify for this. This is about post-1970s series depicting the 1970s.

Films, shorts, TV programs and TV episodes the director or co-director of which was female.

TV drama series that focus on the psychological issues of the major characters.

Any other movie reviewed at 366weirdmovies.com which is not in the Certified Weird list.

Films credited with just one screenwriter and that screenwriter is female or films credited with more than one screenwriter and all are female.

Includes Happy Days, Boy Meets World, Jane Eyre, and High School

Post-Apocalyptic is narrative set after the collapse of civilisation. How this happened often informs the particular type of story within the setting. It can be after a destructive war (usually nuclear weaponry), an infectious disease, climate collapse, technological collapse, alien invasion or a zombie outbreak. Whilst usually indirectly associated with science fiction, it is not always the case. Post-apocalyptic settings may also crossover with Dystopian settings, which may depict future societies during times of heavy oppression, violence, and scarcity as a result of disastrous, unfortunate events. Like Dystopian settings, they may also serve as a criticism of contemporary society and social behaviours along with their possible outcomes. This may also crossover with Survival as it follows characters in their struggle for food, water, shelter and protection from the elements.

TV Series set prominently in the 1990s. Note: TV series made in the 1990s do not qualify for this. This is about post-1990s series depicting the 1990s.

Series primarily focused around the romantic lives of adults (between 25 and 40).

Series focused around characters being Body Swapped.

The term "bro comedy" refers to a television genre characterized by its focus on male friendship, camaraderie, and humor. These shows usually feature a group of adult men navigating various aspects of their lives while engaging in playful banter, pranks, and bonding experiences. Bro comedies tend to emphasize themes such as loyalty, brotherhood, and self-discovery within the context of male relationships. The characters in bro comedies are often depicted as immature, irresponsible, or awkward when it comes to romantic or professional pursuits but become more confident and capable when interacting with their friends. Storylines can involve career challenges, dating mishaps, family issues, or simply everyday shenanigans between the core group of guys.

Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes. It often combines fantasy with elements of horror, possessing a dark and gloomy tone or an atmosphere of horror and dread. Demons, angels, mythological entities from religious beliefs. Some overlap, but not to be confused with Supernatural Horror.

TV Series that focus around a child, and their upbringing.

Series set in Chinese Historical Periods. For modern examples, this only includes series deliberately depicting a previous period. So a Chinese TV show made in 1960, depicting the contemporary time period, would not qualify.

TV series with Christian themes. Not meant to apply to TV series that mock or parody Christianity.

Includes Up Here, Gavin & Stacey, Angel's Last Mission: Love, and Shooting Stars

Includes 12 Monkeys, The Night Agent, The Jengaburu Curse, and Vigil

The Crime Profiler genre in TV refers to dramatic series centering around criminal profilers who use psychological principles, behavioral analysis, and pattern recognition to anticipate criminals' next moves, predict motives, and ultimately apprehend offenders. These profilers apply their extensive understanding of human behavior, personality traits, and cognitive patterns to construct detailed profiles of unknown assailants, thereby guiding investigative efforts towards more targeted outcomes.

TV series where demons or demonic entities are major elements of the plot.

TV series that focus around an individual detective solving cases. So more Sherlock, and not NCIS - which would be a police procedural.

TV Series focused around characters suffering from Drug Abuse.

Includes Uysallar, Ride Upon the Storm, The Forsyte Saga, and Finding Carter

Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable.

TV series focused around hostages.

TV series that focus on the general life and aspirations of its primary protagonist or ensemble cast. Their careers, their health, their relationships, their friendships, their aspirations etc. These have to be the primary focus on the show. These shows typically lack any thriller, fantasy, sci-fi or horror elements focusing purely on characterisation.

TV series that focus on Love Triangles between the characters.

TV series that focus on a married couple, with or without kids.

TV series that focus on the military.

Includes The Comeback, Ja'mie: Private School Girl, Hard Cell, and Documentary Now!

"TV series that specifically focus on Motherhood, be it a single mother or a show that just prominently focuses on the mother rather than the father."

TV series focused around murder mysteries. Usually serialised, but if it is episodic - each case or situation must always or prominently be a murder mystery.

TV comedy series that focus on neighbourhood relationships, usually in a suburban or apartment block setting. Many of these follow a family, but tend to have a larger main cast than the primary family, give the neighbourhood more prominent roles.

TV series that focus primarily in the life or lives of people between the ages of 18 and 25.

TV series that take place prominently in an office.

Includes Bump, The War at Home, Playing House, and Necessary Roughness

TV series that parody franchises, other forms of media. Distinct from satire in that it that parody is a spoof of a piece of work, where as satire is uses as criticism about the world: institutions, religions etc - and not a specific work.

Includes Dark Blue, Code 404, Miami Vice, and Naked City

Includes The Good Wife, Victor Hugo, ennemi d'État, Borgen, and Tapie

Includes The Honourable Woman, Rubicon, Mammon, and Furia

A social problem, or social issues-type series is a narrative that integrates a larger social or political conflict rooted in real-life issues into the individual conflict between its characters.

TV series set in small towns, villages etc.

TV series that are designed as shorts: small amount of episodes, and short runtimes.

TV comedy series, usually sitcoms, prominently set in the workplace.

Includes Loki, Torchwood, Rooftop Prince, and Kindred

TV series where characters are transported back in time. Not to be confused with "Second Chance" where characters inhabit younger versions of themselves.

TV series that focus on vampires, either supernatural, natural or sci-fi based.

Movies in which characters have noteworthy tattoos or tattoos that are a focal point

TV series that take a 'case of the week', or 'monster of the week' writing format. Some of these shows will still have wider serialised arcs, but a lot of their episodes will focus on an episodic threat or issue.

Series set prominently in the Interwar Period between 1918 and 1939.

TV Series set prominently in the 1830s.