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Mulan

Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnnie

Yen, Tzi Ma, Yoson An, Jason Scott Lee Where: OSN Disney’s live adaptation of its 1998 animation, which was based on a Chinese folklore tale. Mulan disguises herself as a boy to take the place of her ailing father when imperial soldiers arrive in her village to recruit for the imperial army’s battle against Rouran warriors.

Mosul

Starring: Waleed Elgadi, Hayat Kamille, Thaer Al-Shayei, Suhail Dabbach, Adam Bessa Where: Netflix Critically acclaimed movie telling the story of a local police unit that, between 2014 and 2017, fought Daesh’s occupation of the titular Iraqi city. The unit comprises men who had been injured or had a family member killed by Daesh.

Leyla Everlasting

Starring: Haluk Bilginer, Demet Akbag, Elcin Sangu, Firat Tanis

Where: Netflix, from Dec. 4 Twenty years into their marriage, Adem decides to leave his wife Leyla for his mistress, Nergis. But he cannot find the courage to make a clean break and instead their toxic love triangle creates problems for them all.

Virgin River Starring:

Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson Where: Netflix Season two of this romantic drama sees midwife and nurse Melinda Monroe continuing to adapt to her new life in the eponymous remote Californian town, and learning that she must reconcile her past if she is to truly make the town her home.

The World of the Married

Starring: Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon, Han So-hee

Where: OSN South Korean series based on the popular BBC show “Dr. Foster.” Ji is a family doctor and associate director of Family Love Hospital. Both her career and family life appear perfect, but it soon becomes clear that’s not the case.