1,162 articles
Will Byers
Will Byers, fully William Byers, is a fictional character in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things, played by Noah Schnapp; his disappearance in 1983 starts the story.
Will Gardner
Will Gardner (William Paul Gardner) is the Good Wife character and Chicago name partner played by Josh Charles, Alicia Florrick's law-school friend and lover, shot dead by a client in season 5 (2014).
William Riker
William T. Riker (Will Riker, Number One), fictional Starfleet first officer of the Enterprise under Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, born 2335 in Valdez, Alaska; later captain of the Titan, husband of Deanna Troi, played by Jonathan Frakes.
Wincest
Wincest: fandom portmanteau of Winchester and incest for the Sam/Dean slash pairing in Supernatural; coined October 2005, among the fandom's most popular ships behind Destiel; generalized as slang for incest.
Winifred Burkle
Winifred "Fred" Burkle, played by Amy Acker, is a fictional physicist on Angel; a Texan trapped five years in Pylea, later Wolfram & Hart science head, killed by Illyria in "A Hole in the World".
Winter Is Coming
Winter Is Coming: first episode of HBO's Game of Thrones (April 17, 2011), written by Benioff and Weiss, directed by Tim Van Patten; adapts the prologue and opening of Martin's A Game of Thrones; 2.2 million initial viewers, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane, also known as Colonial Street at Universal Studios Hollywood, is the fictional Fairview cul-de-sac setting of Desperate Housewives (2004-2012), designed by Thomas A. Walsh and later officially renamed.
Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
Without Breasts There Is No Paradise (Sin senos no hay paraíso) is Telemundo's 2008 telenovela, a 169-episode adaptation of Colombia's 2006 Sin tetas no hay paraíso, based on Gustavo Bolívar's novel about Catalina Santana, a teenager drawn into prostitution and drug trafficking.
Wonder Twins
Wonder Twins: Zan and Jayna, alien shapeshifter twins from planet Exxor created for Hanna-Barbera's 1977 All-New Super Friends Hour, later in DC Comics, a 2019 Mark Russell series, Smallville, and a canceled 2022 HBO Max film.
World Government (世界政府) (One Piece)
World Government (世界政府, Sekai Seifu) is the One Piece fictional union of 170+ nations founded by twenty royal families, headquartered at Mary Geoise, publicly led by the Five Elders but secretly ruled by Imu on the Empty Throne.
Xander Harris
Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris is the human everyman of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Scooby Gang, founding member alongside Buffy and Willow, played by Nicholas Brendon in all seven seasons, distinctive as the only core character with no supernatural powers.
Xena
Xena is the title character of Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), a six-season, 134-episode syndicated action-fantasy series spun off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, starring Lucy Lawless as a reformed warlord seeking redemption alongside Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor).
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are the Warner siblings, cartoon stars of Animaniacs (1993–1998; 99 episodes). Created by Tom Ruegger, voiced by Paulsen, Harnell, MacNeille, rebooted on Hulu 2020–2023.
Yellowstone (franchise)
Yellowstone (Duttonverse) is a Taylor Sheridan neo-Western TV franchise from the 2018 Paramount Network series starring Kevin Costner, spanning prequels 1883 and 1923 and sequels Marshals and Dutton Ranch.
Zack Addy
Zack Addy (Zachary Uriah Addy) is a fictional forensic anthropologist on Fox's Bones, Brennan's original Jeffersonian assistant, played by Eric Millegan, later revealed as the Gormogon's apprentice and exonerated in the final season.
Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor (Zachary Taylor) is the original Black Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, played by Walter Emanuel Jones; first Black Ranger, Mastodon Power Coin, Hip Hop Kido, succeeded by Adam Park, later reprised in Once & Always.
Zecora
Zecora is the zebra herbalist of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, living in the Everfree Forest, speaking in rhymes, voiced by Brenda Crichlow, debuting in "Bridle Gossip".
Zefram Cochrane
Zefram Cochrane is the fictional Star Trek scientist who invented Earth's first warp drive, flew the Phoenix in 2063, and made First Contact with the Vulcans; debuting in TOS "Metamorphosis", later played by James Cromwell.
Ziggy Sobotka
Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character in The Wire season 2 (2003), played by James Ransone; Frank Sobotka's son, a port cargo checker drawn into drug dealing and car theft, who kills Glekas and is imprisoned.
Ziva David (זיוה דוד)
Ziva David (זיוה דוד) is a fictional Mossad officer turned NCIS Special Agent in the CBS series NCIS, portrayed by Cote de Pablo from 2005 to 2013 and returning in 2019; known for the 'Tiva' romance with Tony DiNozzo and her 'Ziva-isms'.
Zordon
Zordon, also known as Zoltar in the pilot, is the tube-bound sage mentor of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, created by Rita Repulsa's time warp, voiced by David Fielding and Bob Manahan, played by Bryan Cranston in 2017, ending with the Z-Wave in Power Rangers in Space.
Zuko
Zuko is the Fire Nation prince in Avatar: The Last Airbender, voiced by Dante Basco, banished and scarred by his father Ozai at 13 for speaking out, hunting the Avatar to regain his honor before joining Aang as his firebending teacher and becoming Fire Lord.