Jewel Staite

Jewel Staite

Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis. Most recently, she starred as Raquel Westbrook in the Canadian drama, The L.A. Complex.Staite was born in White Rock, British Columbia. The youngest of seven children, she modeled as a child and has acted since age six. She has stated that she is of British, Irish, French Canadian, and Iroquois ancestry. Staite attended the Vancouver Film School and worked at the Vancouver Youth Theatre. She married actor Matt Anderson on April 25, 2003. On December 13, 2011, she announced they were divorcing in a post on her food blog. Staite played Kaylee Frye in the short-lived space westerntelevision seriesFirefly and its subsequent 2005 film, Serenity. She wrote a chapter in the book Finding Serenity, called "Kaylee Speaks: Jewel Staite On Firefly".She played Heidi Gotts in the television series Wonderfalls, and appeared in a Season Three episode of The X-Files.Staite played the role of head medical doctor Jennifer Keller in the Stargate SG-1 spinoff Stargate Atlantis,making her the third actor from the Firefly series to move on to appear in a Stargate series (the first being Adam Baldwin, who had a brief role as a colonel in the Stargate SG-1 Season Seven episode "Heroes", and the second being Morena Baccarin, who played Adria, the main villain in the tenth season of SG-1), and the second to take a recurring role. She replaced Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett). In the fifth season her character was changed from recurring status to part of the main cast. Before taking on the role as Dr. Keller she previously played the Wraith child Ellia in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Instinct".She also appeared in the 2010 Sci-Fi film, Mothman, under direction from Sheldon Wilson. Staite guest starred in an episode of Warehouse 13 as the love interest of Sheldon (played by Sean Maher, who played Jewel's love interest in Firefly). She also did voices in the animated TV series Mummies Alive! and Sabrina: The Animated Series for DIC Entertainment. As of 2012, Staite was a series regular on The L.A. Complex, in which she portrayed Raquel Westbrook, a struggling actress. The show aired in Canada on MuchMusic and in the U.S. on The CW. She also appeared recently in an episode of The Listener.

  • Title: Jewel Staite
  • Popularity: 19.484
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1982-06-02
  • Place of Birth: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
  • Homepage: http://jewelstaite.com/
  • Also Known As: Jewel, Jewel Belair Staite
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Jewel Staite Movies

  • 2008
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    The Forgotten Ones

    The Forgotten Ones

    5.139 2008 HD

    When a devastating boat crash shipwrecks a group of friends in the jungles of an uncharted island, they are savagely picked off one-by-one by a...

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  • 2021
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    Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

    Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

    1 2021 HD

    Scientists Banting, Best, Collip and Macleod at the University of Toronto as they race for a treatment to cure 13-year-old Leonard Thompson of his...

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  • 2006
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    Done the Impossible

    Done the Impossible

    6.2 2006 HD

    A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.

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  • 1995
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    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

    6.2 1995 HD

    Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage...

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  • 2010
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    Mothman

    Mothman

    3.9 2010 HD

    A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them.

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  • 2005
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    Serenity

    Serenity

    7.373 2005 HD

    When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless...

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  • 2011
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    Doomsday Prophecy

    Doomsday Prophecy

    4.1 2011 HD

    With the government agents on their trail, journalist Eric Fox and archaeologist Brook Calvin race against time to save the world after they find an...

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  • 2011
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    The Pact

    The Pact

    5.2 2011 HD

    A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and sinister presence emerges. Short, remade full length in...

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  • 1993
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    Party Mania

    Party Mania

    1 1993 HD

    Race against the video to get ready for the most happenin' party! It's Saturday, and the Keller Twins are having a party. Absolutely everybody's...

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  • 2010
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    Call Me Mrs. Miracle

    Call Me Mrs. Miracle

    5.879 2010 HD

    Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial...

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  • 2012
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    Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

    Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

    6 2012 HD

    Science Channel reunites Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and the entire renegade crew of the Serenity for the first time ever to provide the complete...

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  • 1996
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    Carpool

    Carpool

    5 1996 HD

    A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets...

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  • 2013
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    The Christmas Ornament

    The Christmas Ornament

    6.051 2013 HD

    Newly widowed Kathy plans to skip out on decking the halls and trimming the tree this Christmas, trying to avoid anything that will bring back...

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  • 2023
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    LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

    LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

    6.3 2023 HD

    After finding his journal, Chaos Mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm recalls the mishaps and mayhem from 30 years ago about the island amusement park...

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  • 2002
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    Cheats

    Cheats

    5.4 2002 HD

    While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing...

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  • 2015
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    How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

    How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

    5.2 2015 HD

    In high school Cassie Cranston was slut-shamed out of the wholesome and repressed town of Beaver’s Ridge following a humiliating attempt at...

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  • 2015
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    A Frosty Affair

    A Frosty Affair

    5.6 2015 HD

    A rom-com about the adventures of a small town teacher, Kate Carter, going back to the city for her wedding. After a blizzard strikes, she is forced...

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  • 2002
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    Damaged Care

    Damaged Care

    1 2002 HD

    Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of preventing his son Bryan being left in his first wife's bad custody with he proceeds of...

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  • 2016
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    Not With His Wife

    Not With His Wife

    4.5 2016 HD

    Forensic accountant Monica Bolland tracks down white-collar criminals, but when her husband Josh, an undercover agent for the FBI, is killed, she...

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  • 2017
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    The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

    The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

    5.4 2017 HD

    A woman mysteriously wakes up in a hotel handcuffed to a firefighter to find messages they left themselves the night before revealing that their...

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  • 2005
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    Widow on the Hill

    Widow on the Hill

    4.6 2005 HD

    A sexy young hospice nurse, is hired by a wealthy man to care for his sick wife who eventually dies. When the nurse becomes the widower's new bride...

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  • 2017
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    Same Time Next Week

    Same Time Next Week

    6.7 2017 HD

    Sara deals with her grief by trying to complete her late husband’s bucket list. Injuring herself on one of the tasks leads her to meet Dr....

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  • 2015
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    She Who Must Burn

    She Who Must Burn

    5.2 2015 HD

    When Angela refuses to leave her planned-parenthood clinic after it is shut down by the state, a family of fanatical evangelists vow to make her pay.

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  • 2018
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    CC

    CC

    6.2 2018 HD

    An AID (Artificially Intelligent Device) nanny named CC follows her programming to the letter of the code in order to protect her ward’s best...

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  • 1993
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    The Only Way Out

    The Only Way Out

    5 1993 HD

    Jeremy Carlisle's ex-wife Lynn is trying to stay away from her dangerously disturbed ex-boyfriend Tony, and Jeremy does all he can do protect his...

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  • 1991
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    Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

    Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

    5.7 1991 HD

    Three women, who seem to have nothing in common: Abigail is a college student at Yale and daughter of one of the professors; Meredith is a married...

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  • 2015
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    How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

    How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

    5.2 2015 HD

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  • 2000
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    Higher Ground

    Higher Ground

    8 2000 HD

    Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 -...

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  • 1997
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    EP Daily

    EP Daily

    10 1997 HD

    EP Daily is a daily news television show that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets. Created and executive produced by host...

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  • 1996
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    Space Cases

    Space Cases

    7 1996 HD

    Space Cases is a science fiction television series. Its premise revolves around a group of misfit students and two adults who are stranded far from...

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  • 2005
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    Supernatural

    Supernatural

    8.3 2005 HD

    When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them...

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  • 2004
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    Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

    8.009 2004 HD

    With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific...

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  • 1999
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    So Weird

    So Weird

    6 1999 HD

    Fourteen-year-old Fi Phillips investigates the paranormal while touring the country in a bus with her widowed rock-star mom and her skeptical...

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  • 2004
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    Wonderfalls

    Wonderfalls

    7.7 2004 HD

    Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is...

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  • 2017
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    Dialing Home

    Dialing Home

    5 2017 HD

    Celebrating 20 years of the Stargate franchise, Dialing Home is a series of retrospectives and talent interviews with the original cast and crew.

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  • 1998
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    Da Vinci's Inquest

    Da Vinci's Inquest

    5.571 1998 HD

    Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven...

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  • 1992
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    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    8.17 1992 HD

    This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each...

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  • 1993
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    The X-Files

    The X-Files

    8.4 1993 HD

    The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena....

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  • 1998
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    Seven Days

    Seven Days

    6.827 1998 HD

    "Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I do it all the time. I work for a secret government...

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  • 1992
    imgS3 E13

    The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    7.2 1992 HD

    The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children, originally broadcast 1992-94 on CBC Television. It...

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  • 1995
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    Flash Forward

    Flash Forward

    8 1995 HD

    A look at the lives of two best friends and neighbors since birth, Tucker and Rebecca, and their respective adventures as they travel through the...

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  • 1999
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    Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

    Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

    1 1999 HD

    Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy was a CBC Television television show based upon the adventures of author and rancher Richmond P. Hobson, Jr. in...

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  • 2021
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    Family Law

    Family Law

    7.7 2021 HD

    Lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi is struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of...

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  • 2012
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    The L.A. Complex

    The L.A. Complex

    5 2012 HD

    Six young performers having been dubbed “most likely to succeed” in their hometowns now face the challenges and opportunities of a...

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  • 2011
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    The Killing

    The Killing

    7.9 2011 HD

    The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series...

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  • 2004
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    Huff

    Huff

    7.7 2004 HD

    Dr. Craig Huffstodt, a family man and a successful psychiatrist, gets a wake-up call after a tragedy occurs with one of his patients.

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  • 2000
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    Just Deal

    Just Deal

    5 2000 HD

    High school students Dylan Roberts and Ashley Gordon make the transition from being just friends to dating, while dealing with a whole range of real...

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  • 2009
    imgS5 E6

    Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

    7.7 2009 HD

    After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret...

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  • 2009
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    Castle

    Castle

    8 2009 HD

    After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New...

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  • 2016
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    DC's Legends of Tomorrow

    DC's Legends of Tomorrow

    7.307 2016 HD

    When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening,...

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  • 1997
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    Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

    8.27 1997 HD

    The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien...

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  • 2015
    imgS5 E11

    Blindspot

    Blindspot

    7.4 2015 HD

    A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos...

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  • 2002
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    Firefly

    Firefly

    8.3 2002 HD

    In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class"...

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  • 2004
    imgS5 E20

    Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

    8.009 2004 HD

    With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific...

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  • 2018
    imgS1 E13

    Take Two

    Take Two

    6.9 2018 HD

    Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her...

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  • 2003
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    Dead Like Me

    Dead Like Me

    7.639 2003 HD

    When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others...

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  • 2015
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    The Magicians

    The Magicians

    7.6 2015 HD

    Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of...

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  • 2022
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    Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

    7.2 2022 HD

    It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song,...

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  • 2015
    imgS5 E13

    The Magicians

    The Magicians

    7.6 2015 HD

    Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of...

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  • 2017
    imgS7 E10

    The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

    8.5 2017 HD

    Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit....

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  • 2019
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    The Order

    The Order

    7.7 2019 HD

    Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.

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  • 1992
    imgS7 E13

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    Are You Afraid of the Dark?

    8.17 1992 HD

    This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each...

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  • 2013
    imgS4 E13

    Motive

    Motive

    6.4 2013 HD

    A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the...

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  • 2018
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    The Case That Haunts Me

    The Case That Haunts Me

    8 2018 HD

    Detectives recall the career-defining cases that still keep them up at night, from mysterious disappearances to twisted family murders.

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  • 1998
    imgS7 E13

    Cold Squad

    Cold Squad

    7.182 1998 HD

    Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver...

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  • 2013
    imgS1 E8

    State of Syn

    State of Syn

    10 2013 HD

    In a futuristic society where instability reigns, one commodity remains accessible to all: technology. When synesthete Annika Drake loses her...

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  • 1997
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    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    7.2 1997 HD

    Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each...

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  • 2009
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    The Listener

    The Listener

    6.9 2009 HD

    Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this...

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  • 2015
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    Con Man

    Con Man

    6.6 2015 HD

    Con Man centers on the post-show life of Wray Nerely the co-star of “Spectrum,” a sci-fi series, which was canceled before its time and...

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  • 2000
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    2gether: The Series

    2gether: The Series

    1 2000 HD

    The fictional boy band goes behind the scenes of the world of pop music.

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