Filmed on location in New York, the drama showcases the sometimes-complex process of determining guilt or innocence, while lives hang in the balance. Often inspired by the latest headlines, the plots highlight legal, ethical or personal dilemmas to which people can relate.

Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and son Opie live with Aunt Bee, who takes care of the family. Andy's deputy is his bumbling but neurotically hilarious cousin, Barney Fife. Among Andy's Mayberry friends is the town's resident barber, Floyd.

Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Jonestown mass murder-suicide that killed more than 900 Americans, this four-part documentary tells of leader Jim Jones' transformation from charismatic preacher and civil rights advocate into narcissistic demagogue who championed the biggest mass suicide in U.S. history. This story is based on the best-selling book by investigative journalist Jeff Guinn and includes archival footage -- secret FBI and CIA recordings, unreleased photographs, personal letters and previously classified documents -- as well as new interviews with survivors and Jones family members who have not previously spoken on the record.

Mary Richards is a thirty-something single woman who settles in Minneapolis after breaking up with a boyfriend. She lands a job as an associate producer of the evening news at WJM-TV, which happens to be the area's lowest-rated station. Her boss, Lou Grant, hates her spunk but often looks to her to solve newsroom (or even personal) problems. Mary's other coworkers include news writer Murray Slaughter, egomaniacal anchorman Ted Baxter and "Happy Homemaker" Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White). Mary's home is a modest studio apartment -- and her upstairs neighbor, Rhoda Morgenstern, quickly becomes a good friend. Later in the series, Mary moves to a plush high-rise apartment before leaving Minneapolis and WJM for good.

A 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley's book tells the story of African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.

In partnership with The Hollywood Reporter, SundanceTV presents roundtable discussions with the stars, showrunners and producers of the year's most acclaimed series. Each hourlong episode features nominees in specific award categories, with the season's first half presenting leading Emmy contenders and other top stars, while the second half shows interviews with Oscar-nominated actors, directors, producers, and more. Past panelists include Amy Schumer ("Inside Amy Schumer"), Lena Dunham ("Girls"), Lizzy Caplan ("Masters of Sex"), Taraji P. Henson ("Empire"), Timothy Hutton ("American Crime"), Jon Voight ("Ray Donovan"), Don Cheadle ("House of Lies") and Jordan Peele ("Key & Peele").

In a divided Germany in 1983, naive 24-year-old East German soldier Martin Rauch is pulled from his benign post as a border guard and given a new assignment: undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service in West Germany. Hiding in plain sight as Moritz Stamm in the West German army, Rauch must gather NATO military secrets. As he veers between father figures, love interests, and East and West Germany, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harboring secrets, both political and personal. The coming-of-age story -- created by American journalist and author Anna Winger and her German husband, Joerg Winger -- is the first German-language drama to be aired on a major U.S. network.

Not to be confused with Newhart's eponymous 1961 variety show, "The Bob Newhart Show" finds the comic playing Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychologist living with wife Emily in a highrise. Bob is forced to deal with crazy patients, his wife and their friends.

Leaders, risk-takers, visionaries ... iconoclasts. The popular Sundance Channel series celebrates the extraordinary personalities in disciplines as varied as art, cinema, music, cuisine, sports, science, business and philanthropy, with each episode pairing two talents from entirely unlike worlds who shed a light on their unique experiences and inspirations. Featured twosomes have included Charlize Theron and Jane Goodall, Mario Batali and Michael Stipe, Brian Grazer and Sumner Redstone, Renee Zellweger and Christiane Amanpour, Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels, Dave Chappelle and Maya Angelou, Sean Penn and Jon Krakauer, Desmond Tutu and Richard Branson, and Venus Williams and Wyclef Jean.

Georg Stanford Brown and Paul Winfield star in a 1979 miniseries.

Based on a series of short films, the dramedy series "This Close" explores the relationship between 20-something best friends Kate, who is newly engaged, and Michael, who is attempting to move on from his ex-fiancé. Universal and relatable themes of love and friendship are touched on throughout the half-hour episodes, which are written by stars Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman -- actual best friends, both of whom are deaf. The ensemble cast includes Cheryl Hines as Kate's boss and Marlee Matlin as Michael's mother, a recovering alcoholic trying to reconnect with her son.

Estranged couple Tom and Louise have a unique way of attempting to repair their crumbling marriage. It's not the fact they attend weekly marital therapy sessions; it's the manner in which they prepare for them. Before appointments with their therapist, Tom and Louise meet at a pub to try to get their stories consistently coherent. They delve into how their lives were before they met, what drew them together, and how, eventually, the bond started to crack. Throughout each episode, viewers are provided with an honest, humorous take on contemporary relationships.

Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (directors of "Reversing Roe" and "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"), "The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park" takes a deeper look into the murder of Jennifer Levin, exposes evidence that was inadmissible in the trial and looks into the circumstances that made the story unfold the way it did. America's untamed ambition in the mid-1980s, the rarified lifestyle of New York's privileged prep school kids, sexism, elitism, an all-out tabloid media war that blamed the victim and an imperfect justice system.

One of the United Kingdom's most famous comedy duos return as David Mitchell and Robert Webb star in this six-part comedy series. Following the death of his dad, Stephen looks set to step into his late father's shoes and gain control of the family business. However, when an unexpected guest named Andrew appears at the funeral, things take a surprising turn. A former foster child of Stephen's parents, the charming Andrew is soon welcomed back with open arms, leaving an annoyed Stephen determined to find out the true motives behind Andrew's return.

Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Avi Belkin examines an unsolved, mysterious death in the American heartland and the corrosive effects of vigilantism. In a case garnering international attention in the early 1980s, "town bully" Ken Rex McElroy is shot dead in front of almost 60 people in Skidmore, Mo. As local and federal investigations ensue, witnesses to the crime continue to deny having seen anything. The code of silence that envelops the tiny town changes the lives of its residents forever, as additional violent incidents plague the isolated community in the years that follow.