External hard drive format that can be usable for both MBP and TVs?

I recently bought a new MBP and found out I can not copy and paste files to my external hard drive as it appears to be 'Read- Only' because of the format. I then changed the hard drive's format to FAT32, which I was able to write files on it from MBP. However, my TV won't read the hard drive anymore which I really need it to because the whole purpose of the hard drive is for me to download movies from the laptop and watch it on the TV through the external hard drive. I've always done it with my PC tons of times but just really new with the MAC OS systems.
Is there any other format I could try that work for both or any other ways?
I'm using the SeaGate Goflex desk adapter USB 1.5TB and LG TV (not too sure what model).

Check the TV's documentation. If you find that it requires NTFS, install software such as Paragon NTFS on the Mac.
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