Direction: Michael Katleman

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Michael Katleman. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Northern Exposure (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Joshua Brand · John Falsey · Michael Fresco · Nick Marck

Cast Rob Morrow · Janine Turner · Barry Corbin · John Cullum

Synopsis Northern Exposure (TV Series) (1990) follows Dr. Joel Fleischman, a New York City physician who is sent to the remote, quirky town of Cicely, Alaska, to repay his medical school debt. Initially resistant to the small-town life, Joel gradually becomes...

7.4

33K votes

7.4

33K votes

The X-Files (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Chris Carter · Kim Manners · Rob Bowman · David Nutter

Cast Gillian Anderson · David Duchovny · Mitch Pileggi · Robert Patrick

Synopsis TV Series (1993-2018). 11 Seasons. 218 Episodes. FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are not the same at all. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal while Scully is not. Together, they investigate paranormal cases which takes them all...

7.2

65K votes

7.2

65K votes

Justified (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Graham Yost · Adam Arkin · Jon Avnet · Peter Werner

Cast Timothy Olyphant · Nick Searcy · Joelle Carter · Jacob Pitts

Synopsis TV Series (2010-2015). U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman, enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in...

7.0

3K votes

7.0

3K votes

China Beach (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction William Broyles Jr. · John Sacret Young · Mimi Leder · Christopher Leitch

Cast Dana Delany · Nan Woods · Michael Boatman · Marg Helgenberger

Synopsis TV Series (1988-1991). 4 Seasons. 64 episodes. Created by William Broyles, Jr. and John Sacret Young, the series looks at the Vietnam War from a unique perspective: that of the women, military and civilian, who were present during the conflict....

6.8

140 votes

6.8

140 votes

Direction Peter Nowalk · Bill D'Elia · Mike Listo · Laura Innes

Cast Viola Davis · Billy Brown · Jack Falahee · Aja Naomi King

Synopsis How to Get Away With Murder (TV Series) (2014) follows Annalise Keating, a brilliant and ruthless criminal defense professor, and her ambitious law students at Middleton University. Through her unconventional teaching methods, Annalise immerses them in real-world cases, blurring the...

6.8

8K votes

6.8

8K votes

Taken (TV Miniseries)

2002 · Series · 877 min. · United States

Direction Leslie Bohem · Breck Eisner · Félix Enríquez Alcalá · John Fawcett

Cast Dakota Fanning · Julie Benz · Eric Close · Joel Gretsch

Synopsis Miniseries (2002). 10 episodes. Steven Spielberg presents Taken, an epic entertainment event spanning three families, four generations and fifty years of unearthly secrets. With cutting-edge special effects and a storyline of gripping, otherworldly suspense, Taken launches you into a realm...

6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

E.R. (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Michael Crichton · Christopher Chulack · Jonathan Kaplan · Richard Thorpe

Cast Noah Wyle · Maura Tierney · Laura Innes · George Clooney

Synopsis E.R. (TV Series) (1994) is a gripping medical drama set in the emergency room of County General Hospital in Chicago. The series follows a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, and staff as they navigate the high-pressure environment of saving lives....

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6.7

40K votes

6.7

40K votes

The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)

2009 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Williamson · Julie Plec · Chris Grismer · Joshua Butler

Cast Ian Somerhalder · Nina Dobrev · Paul Wesley · Candice Accola

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2017). 8 Seasons. 171 Episodes. The series picked up from American station the CW, joins True Blood as the second series based on a series of novels. Its recipe is simple: take the timeless appeal of vampires, good-looking...

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6.4

8K votes

6.4

8K votes

Designated Survivor (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction David Guggenheim · Fred Toye · Paul A. Edwards · Mike Listo

Cast Kiefer Sutherland · Maggie Q · Kal Penn · Natascha McElhone

Synopsis TV Series (2016-2019). 3 Seasons. 53 Episodes. A low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. Tom...

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

Life on Mars (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Josh Appelbaum · André Nemec · Scott Rosenberg · Michael Katleman

Cast Jason O'Mara · Michael Imperioli · Gretchen Mol · Jonathan Murphy

Synopsis TV Series (2008-2009). 17 Episodes. A present-day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s. An American remake of the BBC series.

6.3

760 votes

6.3

760 votes

Scandal (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Shonda Rhimes · Tom Verica · Allison Liddi · Oliver Bokelberg

Cast Kerry Washington · Tony Goldwyn · Darby Stanchfield · Katie Lowes

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2018). 7 Seasons. 124 Episodes. A former media relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of our nation's elite. After leaving the White House, the power...

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

Reunion (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jon Harmon Feldman · Sara Goodman · Rick Rosenthal · Michael Katleman

Cast Gregory Harrison · Dave Annable · Alexa Davalos · Will Estes

Synopsis Six friends come together for their 20th high school reunion in which one of them is murdered and all of them become suspects. A detective traces their turbulent and secretive lives back spanning 20 years to find which one had...

6.2

69 votes

6.2

69 votes

Gilmore Girls (TV Series)

2000 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Amy Sherman-Palladino · Jamie Babbit · Chris Long · Lee Shallat Chemel

Cast Lauren Graham · Alexis Bledel · Kelly Bishop · Edward Herrmann

Synopsis Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (2000) follows the close-knit relationship between single mother Lorelai Gilmore and her teenage daughter Rory in the quirky town of Stars Hollow. Lorelai, who had Rory at 16, built an independent life away from her wealthy,...

6.2

29K votes

6.2

29K votes

L.A. Law TV Series) (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Terry Louise Fisher · Win Phelps · Elodie Keene

Cast Jimmy Smits · Corbin Bernsen · Michele Greene · Harry Hamlin

Synopsis TV Series (1986-1994). 8 seasons. 172 episodes. The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm. The plots were strongly character-based and dealt with both the personal lives and professional activities of the partners, associates,...

6.1

2K votes

6.1

2K votes

Tru Calling (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jon Harmon Feldman · Phillip Noyce · Michael Katleman · Paul Shapiro

Cast Eliza Dushku · Shawn Reaves · Zach Galifianakis · A.J. Cook

Synopsis A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.

5.7

1K votes

5.7

1K votes

Memphis Beat (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Joshua Harto · Liz W. Garcia · John Fortenberry · Randy Zisk

Cast Jason Lee · Sam Hennings · DJ Qualls · Celia Weston

Synopsis TV Series (2010-2011). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.

5.6

141 votes

5.6

141 votes

Jack & Jill (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction Randi Mayem Singer · David Petrarca · Stephen Cragg · Mel Damski

Cast Ivan Sergei · Amanda Peet · Justin Kirk · Simon Rex

Synopsis TV Series (1999-2001). 2 Seasons. 32 Episodes. Amanda Peet is Jack (Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett). Ivan Sergei is Jill (David 'Jill' Jillefsky). This sitcom in named after two of the six main characters, each with a name rather suggesting the other...

5.5

347 votes

5.5

347 votes

The Last Ship (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Hank Steinberg · Steven Kane · Jack Bender · Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Cast Eric Dane · Rhona Mitra · Travis Van Winkle · Adam Baldwin

Synopsis TV Series (2014-Today). After a global viral pandemic wipes out over 80% of the world's population, the crew (consisting of 218 people) of a lone unaffected U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Nathan James, must try to...

Max

5.4

1K votes

5.4

1K votes

Dawson's Creek (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Williamson · Gregory Prange · David Semel · David Petrarca

Cast James Van Der Beek · Katie Holmes · Michelle Williams · Joshua Jackson

Synopsis Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (1998) follows the lives of four close friends navigating adolescence in the small coastal town of Capeside. Dawson, an aspiring filmmaker, grapples with dreams and reality alongside his witty best friend, Joey, whose hidden feelings complicate...

5.4

37K votes

5.4

37K votes

Space: Above and Beyond (TV Series)

1995 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Glen Morgan · James Wong · Thomas J. Wright · Charles Martin Smith

Cast Kristen Cloke · James Morrison · Joel de la Fuente · Rodney Rowland

Synopsis The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.

5.4

53 votes

5.4

53 votes