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Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Powertools Worrell), Jim Varney's dim-witted know-it-all neighbor character, created by Nashville's Carden & Cherry ad agency in 1980-1981, starred in thousands of regional commercials, nine films, and Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

Ernest T. Bass

Ernest T. Bass is a fictional wild mountain man on The Andy Griffith Show, played by Howard Morris in five of 249 episodes starting with 1963's "Mountain Wedding," known for rock-throwing and the catchphrase "It's me, it's me, it's Ernest T."

Erotic Stories

Erotic Stories is an eight-part 2023 Australian SBS anthology drama series by Lingo Pictures about sex and intimacy among diverse characters, directed by Madeleine Gottlieb and Leticia Cáceres, premiering 26 October 2023.

Escape at Dannemora

Escape at Dannemora is a 2018 Showtime limited series, created by Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin and directed by Ben Stiller, dramatizing the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape by Richard Matt and David Sweat, aided by prison worker Joyce Mitchell; it earned 12 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe for Patricia Arquette.

Escape from the Trilateral Slopes (边水往事)

Escape from the Trilateral Slopes (边水往事) is a 2024 Youku suspense-adventure web series, 21 episodes, directed by Mou Xincen, supervised by Cao Baoping, starring Guo Qilin and Francis Ng in the fictional border world Sansbianpo.

Escape the Night

Escape the Night is a semi-scripted YouTube Red/Premium reality murder-mystery competition created and hosted by Joey Graceffa, running four seasons (2016-2019) with YouTuber casts in era-themed settings, later revived on Tubi as The Lost Tapes in 2025.

Escape the Night: The Lost Tapes

Escape the Night: The Lost Tapes (Escape the Night Season 5) is a 2025 three-part Tubi horror miniseries by Joey Graceffa, crowdfunded, originally a film, closing the Pandora's Box saga with six guests and three cursed tapes.

Escape to the Chateau

Escape to the Chateau is a Channel 4 reality documentary following Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree restoring the 45-room Château de la Motte-Husson in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, bought for £280,000 in 2015; nine series aired 2016–2022, with series 10 returning in 2026.

Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country is a long-running BBC daytime property show, first aired 14 October 2002, in which presenters help urban buyers find rural homes, with mystery houses, spin-offs, and international sales.

Escaype Live

Escaype Live is a 2022 Hindi drama thriller web series on Disney+ Hotstar, created and directed by Siddharth Kumar Tewary, about six people competing for a 3-crore prize on a fictional social media app; nine episodes, mixed reviews, IMDb 7.5.

Escouade 99

Escouade 99 is the Quebec French adaptation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, produced by ComediHa! for Club Illico, directed by Patrick Huard, two seasons 2020-2022, set in Quebec City's 99th precinct.

ESPN Jeopardy!

ESPN Jeopardy! is a 2026 sports-themed Jeopardy! spinoff hosted by Joe Buck, streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and the ESPN App, in which ESPN personalities and celebrities compete in a charity tournament for a $500,000 grand prize; Jeremy Schaap won season 1.

Estonia (2023 TV series)

Estonia (2023) is an eight-part Finnish-led drama series, created by Miikko Oikkonen and directed by Måns Månsson and Juuso Syrjä, dramatizing the 1994 MS Estonia ferry sinking, the JAIC investigation, and the absence of accountability; Finland's costliest TV series at €15.3 million.

Eternal Brotherhood (紫川)

Eternal Brotherhood (紫川·光明三杰; original title 紫川, Zi Chuan) is a 2024 Chinese historical fantasy war drama adapted from Lao Zhu's web novel, directed by Zhang Meng and Wei Lizhou, starring Yang Xuwen, Liu Yuning, and Zhang Ming'en as three sworn brothers; 48 episodes across two seasons on iQiyi and Tencent Video.

Eternal Faith (吉星高照)

Eternal Faith (吉星高照, also 天官赐福) is an unaired 60-episode Chinese xianxia drama by iQIYI adapting Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's Heaven Official's Blessing, starring Zhai Xiaowen as Xie Lian and Zhang Linghe as Hua Cheng; filmed 2021–2022, shelved under China's dangai restrictions.

Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花) (TV series)

Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花, Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms) is a 2017 Chinese xianxia TV series, 58 episodes, adapted from Tang Qi Gong Zi's novel, starring Yang Mi and Mark Chao as Bai Qian and Ye Hua across three lifetimes; Dragon TV average 1.288% ratings, Douban 6.2, followed by Eternal Love of Dream (2020).

Eternal Love of Dream (三生三世枕上书)

Eternal Love of Dream (三生三世枕上书, Three Lives Three Worlds The Pillow Book) is a 2020 Tencent Video xianxia romance drama, 56 episodes, adapted from Tang Qi's novel, starring Dilraba Dilmurat as Bai Fengjiu and Vengo Gao as Dong Hua; it passed 5 billion views and won a Wenrong Award.

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love is a 2022 Netflix Indian comedy series, Rahul Nair's debut, following awkward 24-year-old Ray (Vihaan Samat) and his imaginary wizard Wiz (Jim Sarbh's voice) through Mumbai dating mishaps.

Ethan Zohn

Ethan Zohn (born 1973), American former pro soccer goalkeeper who won Survivor: Africa in 2002, co-founded Grassroot Soccer, survived Hodgkin lymphoma twice, and returned for All-Stars and Winners at War.

Ethirneechal (எதிர்நீச்சல்) (TV series)

Ethirneechal (எதிர்நீச்சல்) is a Tamil-language family drama broadcast on Sun TV from 7 February 2022 and directed by Thiruselvam, built around educated women resisting the patriarch Adhi Gunasekaran.

Ethos

Ethos (Turkish: Bir Başkadır) is a Turkish Netflix drama series written and directed by Berkun Oya, first released 12 November 2020 in eight Istanbul-set episodes about Meryem, a religious cleaner, and psychiatrist Peri, exploring Turkey's secular-religious divide; a four-episode second season premiered 12 November 2026.

Étoile (TV series)

Étoile (French for "star") is a 2025 Prime Video ballet comedy-drama by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino: New York and Paris companies swap dancers; 8 episodes, canceled after one season despite a two-season order.

Euphoria (American TV series)

Euphoria (American TV series): HBO teen drama adapted from an Israeli series, created by Sam Levinson, starring Zendaya as addicted narrator Rue Bennett; premiered 2019, three Emmy wins in 2020, three seasons, ended with season 3 in 2026.

Euphoria (אופוריה) (Israeli TV series)

Euphoria (אופוריה) is an Israeli teen drama miniseries created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, aired on HOT's Hot 3 from 30 November 2012, one season, partly based on the 2004 Ra'anan Levy murder, and the source of HBO's 2019 American remake.

Eureeka's Castle

Eureeka's Castle is an American Nick Jr. puppet series (1989–1995) set in a giant's wind-up castle music box, co-created and head-written by R.L. Stine, featuring Eureeka, Magellan, and Batly.

Eureka Seven (交響詩篇エウレカセブン)

Eureka Seven (交響詩篇エウレカセブン, Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN) is a 50-episode 2005–2006 BONES mecha anime directed by Tomoki Kyoda, plus its franchise: AO sequel, Hi-Evolution films, PS2 games, and 2025 20th-anniversary project.

Eurotrash (TV series)

Eurotrash: Channel 4 late-night magazine show (1993–2004/2007, 2016 special) by Rapido TV, hosted in Franglais by Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier, spoof reportage and European kinks, 2–3 million viewers.

Eva Lasting

Eva Lasting (La primera vez) is a Colombian Netflix romantic coming-of-age series by Dago García, produced by Caracol Televisión, set in 1976 Bogotá, where Eva Samper becomes the first girl at the all-boys José María Root school; 4 seasons, 45 episodes, 2023-2026.

Eva Longoria: Searching for France

Eva Longoria: Searching for France is a 2026 eight-episode CNN food-travel docuseries, fourth in the Searching For franchise after Italy, Mexico, and Spain, in which Longoria explores French regional cuisine, airing on BBC Two, HBO Max, and SBS.

Evangelion (mecha)

Evangelion (エヴァンゲリオン), the multipurpose humanoid decisive weapon of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), is a biomechanical mecha piloted by teenagers against Angels; designed by Ikuto Yamashita, it anchors a franchise spanning the Rebuild films and a new 2026-announced series.