England, 1875. A century after Victor Frankenstein's doomed experiment, his journals have traded hands for decades.

Three years after narrowly escaping the murderous clutches of her half-sister Simone (Amber Riley), Monica (Raven Goodwin) is ready for a fresh start in Seattle as the host of the city's #1 primetime investigative television program. With her best friend Bebe (K. Michelle) by her side and a new love interest, things are looking up for Monica. Secretly nursed back to health and suffering from amnesia, Simone is building a new life when she comes across Monica on TV and her memories come rushing back, leading to a fateful reunion between the sisters. Can the two put the past behind them? Or will Simone's need to get revenge win the day?

Lola James works to save enough money to get her little brother, Arlo, out of their toxic home. Arlo keeps her hopeful, until one tragic night, when her whole world gets uprooted. From that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.

After waking up in the middle of a forest with no memories, a young woman is targeted by mysterious strangers with a motive as unclear as her way back home.

Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.

After having spent six years in an asylum, Harry returns home. He soon remembers what happened six years ago. He had five of his friends over and one of them, Raoul, was murdered. In order to find out which of them is the murderer, he invites them over to reconstruct the crime.

A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.

A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.

The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.

Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.

A Macedonian woman throws herself into a traditionally men-only ceremony, kicking up a ruckus and standing her ground.

Håkan Dahlin has been in an alcoholic institution and when he returns home he starts drinking again.

A woman on a romantic sailing holiday with her boyfriend rescues a refugee woman who makes her confront her past.

The life of Swedish writer Moa Martinson. In 1925 Moa's two youngest children drowns. She is politically active and a passionate. 1928 her husband commits suicide. The next year she marries the author Harry Martinson. After ten years of marriage they separate.

Swedish pauper's family is starving. In desperation, he steals his lord's ox. He hopes that the crime will not be revealed, but it happens.

1930 and times are bad. When Ulla and Gunnar also get notice the future doesn't look bright. Besides that Ulla discover that she's pregnant. Gunnar gets a job thought so now they can get married. But the outbreak of the war 1939 puts both of their patience severely to the test. Gunnar gets called up for military service and the future is uncertain.

The life of the poor Tucker family who worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature was against them.

One day Tord accidentally walks in to the apartment next to his own. Another person named Tord lives there, he has just moved in. Tord and Tord start to spend time with each other.

Nabil invites Ziba's friend Alice home for dinner because he suspects something is going on between them. The realization crushes them both.