Drama Archives - Scorpion TV TV With Bite Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:52:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Scary Tales of New York https://www.scorpiontv.com/programmes/scary-tales-of-new-york Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:38:18 +0000 http://scorpiontv.com/?post_type=portfolio_item&p=2875 An investigation into the iconic real-life crimes in the age of film noir, from the Double Indemnity murder to the Honeymoon Killers and the mob hit on the boss of Murder Incorporated. The uniquely restored colour footage sets the epic stage. It is sharpened in a way that turns grainy […]

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An investigation into the iconic real-life crimes in the age of film noir, from the Double Indemnity murder to the Honeymoon Killers and the mob hit on the boss of Murder Incorporated. The uniquely restored colour footage sets the epic stage. It is sharpened in a way that turns grainy super 8 and 16 mil into a crisply detailed 4K window on the real mean streets of New York more than seventy years ago.

E01 · The Model and the Maniac
The prime suspect of a gruesome triple homicide, wax sculptor Robert Irwin, sold his story to finance his defence and escape the death penalty.

E02 · Double Indemnity
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband’s life and a lover as an accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown’s plan to stage a murder?

E03 · The Lonely Hearts Killers
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck have a good thing going, conning lonely women of their riches-until their dysfunctional relationship pushes them to murder.

E04 · Haircut for a Mob Boss
Umberto ‘Albert’ Anastasia, once the chief of the notorious ‘Murder Incorporated’ crime firm, winds up the target of a mob hit in a barber shop chair.

E05 · The Mad Bomber
Before the Unabomber, New Yorkers were terrified for 16 years by an attacker who planted bombs across the city. The culprit was an electrician named George Metesky.

E06 · Last Call For Michael Malloy
The strange story of Michael Malloy shows how some people just won’t die when you want them to.

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SF8 https://www.scorpiontv.com/programmes/sf8 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:22:22 +0000 http://scorpiontv.com/?post_type=portfolio_item&p=2673 Watch Full Episode    Password available on request. Synopsis SF8 revolves around people who dream of a perfect society. It tackles the themes of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, robots, games, fantasy, horror, superpowers and disasters. Episodic Synopses The Prayer A nursing robot agonizes over who to save among the patients […]

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Synopsis

SF8 revolves around people who dream of a perfect society. It tackles the themes of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, robots, games, fantasy, horror, superpowers and disasters.

Episodic Synopses

The Prayer

A nursing robot agonizes over who to save among the patients in its care.

Manxin

In a society where people believe in ‘Manxin’, an artificial intelligence fortune-telling service that boasts a high hit rate.

Joan’s Galaxy

In a world experiencing a fine dust disaster, society is dividing into two casts; those who can afford a vaccine which permits a 100-year lifespan and those who can’t and will die by the time they are 30.

Blink

A detective who doesn’t like artificial intelligence systems ends up working with an AI implant.

Baby It’s Over Outside

A young man and woman choose romance in the face of the impending destruction of Earth by a rogue comet.

White Crow

BJ Juno becomes trapped in a terrifying fantasy world while live-streaming a VR game.

Love Virtually

A man and woman who meet in a virtual reality (VR), find love in the real world.

Empty Body

Hyera’s son dies in an accident but she manages to revive him by combining part of his brain with AI. One day, Hyera finds her son’s changing behavior suspicious and tries to find the truth.

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