Actress Cristin Milioti (1985)

Fargo (2014–2024) is an award-winning American black comedy crime drama TV show, created and primarily written by Noah Hawley. Inspired by the 1996 film of the same name, which was written and directed by the Coen brothers, it also takes place within the same fictional universe. The Coens were impressed with Hawley’s script and served as executive producers for the series. It first aired on FX on April 15, 2014, and follows an anthology format. Each season is set in a ...

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) is an American biographical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter. It is based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name. In 1987, 22-year-old Belfort begins working as a stockbroker for L.F. Rothschild, under Mark Hanna. He is quickly drawn to the drug-fueled broker culture and Hanna’s belief that a broker’s only goal is personal wealth. Belfort loses his job after Black Monday, the largest one-day stock market drop since 1929. He then ...

Black Mirror (2011–2024) is a thought-provoking British anthology series, created by Charlie Brooker, that delves into the consequences of technology on society. Originally airing on Channel 4, the show has since found a home on Netflix and has produced six series since its debut in 2011. With a total of 27 episodes and one interactive film called Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, each installment ranges from 40 to 89 minutes and can be viewed in any desired order. While the episodes cover a diverse range of genres, they all share a common theme of the potential future impact of technology, drawing inspiration from ...

How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014), the popular American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS, aired from 2005 to 2014. Set in Manhattan, the show follows Ted Mosby and his group of friends. The story is told through a flashback as Ted recounts his journey to meeting their mother to his children, Luke and Penny, in 2030. The show was a joint production between Bays & Thomas Productions and 20th Century Fox Television, and syndicated by 20th Television (now Disney-ABC Domestic Television). Season 1 ...

Created by Chris McCulloch and Doc Hammer for Adult Swim, The Venture Bros. (2003–2018) is a popular American adult animated action comedy series that first premiered on August 7, 2004, with a pilot episode airing on February 16, 2003. Over its fifteen-year production period, the show has been praised for its writing, characters, humor, animation, and world building. Despite being one of Adult Swim’s longest-running original shows in terms of years, it only produced seven seasons during this time. Its final episode aired on October 7, 2018, after a total of 81 ...