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Happy's Place

Happy's Place is an NBC sitcom (2024–) starring Reba McEntire as Bobbie, who inherits a Knoxville tavern and shares it with half-sister Isabella (Belissa Escobedo); a Reba reunion created by Kevin Abbott.

Haq Se

Haq Se is a 2018 Hindi ALTBalaji drama web series, an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women about the four Mirza sisters in Kashmir, directed by Ken Ghosh, 20 episodes, starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Surveen Chawla.

Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal (हर मुश्किल का हल अकबर बीरबल)

Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal (हर मुश्किल का हल अकबर बीरबल), also known as Akbar Birbal, is an Indian historical comedy TV series that aired on BIG Magic from 28 April 2014, starring Kiku Sharda as Akbar and Vishal Kotian as Birbal, produced by Sagar Pictures.

Hard Cell

Hard Cell is a 2022 British Netflix mockumentary comedy set in the fictional women's prison HMP Woldsley, created by and starring Catherine Tate as six characters; six episodes, canceled in 2023.

Hard Sun

Hard Sun is a 2018 BBC One and Hulu six-part pre-apocalyptic crime drama by Neil Cross, starring Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn as London detectives who uncover proof Earth ends in five years; also a Sunhouse song and a sunscreen brand.

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC crime drama 1983–1986 by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh; Brian Keith's retired judge and ex-con Daniel Hugh Kelly reinvestigate cases dismissed on technicalities; 66 episodes, declining ratings, 19% Tomatometer.

Hardcore Pawn

Hardcore Pawn: American reality TV series on truTV (2010-2015) set at the Gold family's American Jewelry and Loan pawn shop on 8 Mile Road, Detroit, starring Les, Seth, and Ashley Gold; nine seasons, truTV's record series launch with 2.1 million premiere viewers.

Hardy Bucks

Hardy Bucks: Irish mockumentary comedy series (also The Hardy Bucks) about slackers in fictional Castletown, Co. Mayo; YouTube webisodes that won RTÉ Storyland 2009, ran four RTÉ Two seasons 2010-2018, a 2013 film, and a confirmed 2026 revival.

Harem (genre)

The harem genre, known in Japanese as hāremumono, is an anime and manga category where one protagonist is romantically pursued by three or more characters of the opposite sex.

Harikatha (TV series)

Harikatha (హరికథ), also Harikatha: Sambhavami Yuge Yuge, is a 2024 Telugu mythological crime thriller web series directed by Maggi, starring Rajendra Prasad and Sriram, six episodes on Disney+ Hotstar about murders mimicking Vishnu's avatars near Araku.

Harlan Coben's Final Twist

Harlan Coben's Final Twist is a CBS true-crime docuseries hosted and executive produced by novelist Harlan Coben, premiering January 7, 2026, on CBS and Paramount+. Season 1 ran five weekly murder-case episodes; Season 2 premiered October 5, 2026, moving to Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT.

Harlan Coben's Shelter

Harlan Coben's Shelter: 2023 Prime Video mystery drama series, eight episodes, adapting Coben's 2011 YA novel about Mickey Bolitar; starred Jaden Michael, cancelled after one season.

Harlem (TV series)

Harlem is a Prime Video comedy series created by Tracy Oliver, premiering December 3, 2021, following four Black thirtysomething friends (Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai) in New York; it ran three seasons and was canceled after season 3.

Harley Quinn (TV series)

Harley Quinn (TV series), also called the Harley Quinn animated series, is an adult animated DC black comedy developed by Schumacker, Halpern, and Lorey. Premiered on DC Universe in 2019, moved to HBO Max, five seasons starring Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell.

Harlots (TV series)

Harlots is a British period drama (2017-2020, three seasons, 24 episodes) created by Moira Buffini and Alison Newman for ITV Encore and Hulu, starring Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville as rival 1760s London madams, inspired by Harris's List.

HarmonQuest

HarmonQuest is an American actual-play comedy series (2016-2019, 3 seasons, 30 episodes) created by Dan Harmon and Spencer Crittenden, in which comedians play Pathfinder before a studio audience with animated adventures; it began on Seeso and now streams on Crunchyroll.

Harmony Secret (ดีลลับฉบับเล่นเล่ห์)

Harmony Secret (ดีลลับฉบับเล่นเล่ห์) is a 2025 Thai GL series by CHANGE2561 on One31, 8 episodes, starring Lookmhee and Sonya as rival heiresses bidding for a duty-free concession.

Harold & Kumar

Harold & Kumar, an American stoner comedy franchise starring John Cho as Harold Lee and Kal Penn as Kumar Patel, beginning with 2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, followed by Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), with a fourth film in development.

Harper Matheson

Harper Matheson is a fictional social worker on the Australian soap Home and Away, played by Jessica Redmayne from August 2023 to 2026; sister of Dana, ex-fiancee of Tane Parata, mother of Archie, who exited after a domestic violence storyline with Beau.

Harper's Island

Harper's Island (Harper's Island) is a 2009 CBS 13-episode slasher whodunit created by Ari Schlossberg, set at a wedding on a Seattle-area island where one character dies each episode until the killer is revealed; moved to Saturdays, it ran its full course July 11, 2009.

Harrison Wells

Harrison Wells is an original Arrowverse character from The Flash (2014-2023), played by Tom Cavanagh; the season 1 Wells was secretly the Reverse-Flash Eobard Thawne, and later seasons introduced multiverse doppelgängers such as Harry, H.R., Sherloque, and Nash Wells.

Harrow (TV series)

Harrow: Australian forensic-pathologist crime drama created by Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath, starring Ioan Gruffudd; Hoodlum/ABC Brisbane series, 30 episodes, 2018–2021, aired on ABC, Hulu, Alibi, Disney+.

Harry & Meghan

Harry & Meghan is a 2022 six-episode Netflix documentary series directed by Liz Garbus in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex recount their courtship, press treatment, racism claims, and 2020 exit from royal duties; it set Netflix's documentary debut record with 81.55 million hours viewed in four days.

Harry Potter (TV series)

Harry Potter (TV series), also called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone season 1, is HBO's decade-long adaptation of J.K. Rowling's seven novels, premiering December 25, 2026 on HBO Max with Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout.

Harry Wild

Harry Wild is an Irish Acorn TV comedy-mystery series (2022–) starring Jane Seymour as retired professor Harriet Wild, a Dublin amateur detective with sidekick Fergus; created by David Logan, five seasons plus a 2025 special.

Hart of Dixie

Hart of Dixie is an American comedy-drama series on The CW from 2011 to 2015, starring Rachel Bilson as a New York doctor in small-town Alabama.

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart, American ABC mystery series (1979–1984) created by Sidney Sheldon, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as millionaire amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart; five seasons, 110 episodes, eight 1993–1996 reunion movies.

Haru Urara (Umamusume: Pretty Derby)

Haru Urara (ハルウラ) is a character in the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise, inspired by a Japanese racehorse known worldwide for an unblemished record of losing all 113 races.

Harvey Beaks

Harvey Beaks is a Nickelodeon animated series created by C.H. Greenblatt (Chowder, SpongeBob SquarePants), premiering March 29, 2015, about mild-mannered bird Harvey, his wild friends Fee and Foo, and adventures in Bigbark Woods.

Harvey Birdman

Harvey Birdman is the Hanna-Barbera superhero Birdman (Ray Randall) reimagined as an attorney in the Adult Swim comedy Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000-2007), created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, with Gary Cole and Stephen Colbert voicing lead roles.